Discipline: Literature

E.R. Hutchison

Discipline: Literature
MacDowell Fellowships: 1969
Dr. Earl R. Hutchison has had a diverse professional and academic career. After serving in three infantry divisions during and between World War II and the Korean War, ending as a 1st Lt. and jumpmaster in the 82nd (30th, 24th, 82nd), he earned degrees leading to his Ph.D. at the main campuses of Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin. He worked on a weekly newspaper as an assistant editor, on a small daily as assistant managing editor and on a larger daily as a general assignment reporter. As professor of English/Journalism at Tennessee Technological University, he directs the English-communications program. In addition to having a television play produced by CBS-TV, he has books published by Grove Press (Tropic of Cancer on Trial), John Wiley & Sons (Mass Media and the Law – co-editor) and Longman (Writing for Mass Communication). Numerous stories and articles have appeared in newspapers and magazines.

Studios

Sorosis

E.R. Hutchison worked in the Sorosis studio.

Sorosis Studio was funded by the New York Carol Club of Sorosis. The small, masonry studio was designed by F. Winsor, Jr., the architect who also designed Savidge Library (1926) and Mixter Studio (1927). At the time of construction, the large porch on the southeast façade offered a spectacular mountain view that has since been obscured…

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