LEITZ, Robert C(harles), III

LEITZ, Robert C(harles), III. American, b. 1944. Genres: Novellas/Short stories, Intellectual history, Literary criticism and history, Race relations, Social commentary. Career: Louisiana State University at Shreveport, assistant professor, 1973-77, associate professor, 1977-82, professor of English, 1982-, curator, J.S. Noel Collection, Noel Memorial Library, 1994-, Ruth Herring Noel Distinguished Professor, 2000-, American studies fellow, 1986, faculty senator, 1988-89. Huntington Library, Henry E. Huntington Research fellow, 1978, 1979; Texas A&M University, visiting professor, 1986. Derringdew Silky Terriers (kennel), owner. Publications: (with K.M. Price) Critical Essays on George Santayana, 1991. EDITOR: Selected Letters of W. D. Howells, vol. 3, 1980; (with E. Labor and I.M. Shepard) The Letters of Jack London, vol. 1: 1896-1905, vol. 2: 1906-1912, vol. 3: 1913-1916, 1988; (with Labor and Shepard) The Short Stories of Jack London: The Authorized Edition with Definitive Texts, 1990; (with Labor) The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and Other Dog Stories, 1990; (with E. Labor and M. Shepard) The Complete Short Stories of Jack London, 1993; (with J.R. McElrath Jr.) To Be an Author! Letters of Charles W. Chesnutt, 1889-1906, 1997; (with J.R. McElrath Jr. and J. Crisler) Charles W. Chesnutt: Essays and Speeches, 1999; (with K.L. Cope) The Eighteenth Century: A Current Bibliography, 2002. Address: Louisiana State University at Shreveport, Noel Memorial Library, Shreveport, LA 71115, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]