Lee Emerson Bassett

1872 - 1959  (87 years)

• Name	Lee Emerson Bassett
  Birth	26 Nov 1872	Bristol, Kenosha County, Wisconsin
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Dec 1959	Palo Alto, California
  Burial	UNKNOWN	Alta Mesa, Palo Alto, California
  Notes	Who was Who, Volume V (1969-1793) Bassett, Lee Emerson, coll. prof.; b. Salem, Wis., Nov. 26, 1872; s. Volney L. and Adeline (Foster) B.; Lawrence U., Appleton, Wis. 1891-94; Cummock Sch. of Expression, Los Angeles, 1896-98; Curry Sch. of Expression, Boston, 1900-01 (hon. Dr. Sc. of Oratory, 19390: A.B., Stanford Univ., 1901; Oxford Univ., Eng., 1907-1908; m. Florence Jackson, June 10, 1903; children William M. (died in service, December 18, 1944), David Lee. Instructor public speaking, University of Southern Calif., 1898-99; instructor English, 1900-05, assistant professor, 1905-13, Stanford University; associate professor public speaking, Univ. of Washington, 1912-13; assoc. professor English, 1913-19, professor, 1918-38, professor emeritus since 1938, Stanford Univ., visiting prof. U. of Hawaii, 1934-35; dean Max Reinhardt Workshop,; Hollywood, 1939-40, Pres. Western Assn. of Teachers of Speech, 1931, Nat. Assn of Teachers of Speech, 1933; mem. Nat Assn. of University Professor, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Kap Lambda (Beta Chapter). Author: A Handbook of Oral Reading; A Handbook of Extemporaneous Speaking, Contbr, ednl. CA.
  Person ID	I14421	1A William Bassett of Plymouth
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2011

  
  

  Father	Volney Love Bassett,   b. 19 Dec 1833, Sempronuis, Cayuga County, New York d. 31 Jul 1891, Bristol, Wisconsin (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Adeline Foster,   b. 26 Sep 1831, Oswego County, New York d. 15 Dec 1914 (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Marriage	25 Dec 1855	Bristol, Wisconsin
  Family ID	F03879	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Florence Jackson,   b. 27 Nov 1878, Vallisca, Iowa d. Feb 1954, Palo Alto, California (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	10 Jun 1903	San Francisco, California
  Children	1. William M. Bassett,   b. 28 Jul 1909, Palo Alto, California d. 18 Dec 1944, Lost at Sea (Age 35 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] + 2. David Lee Bassett,   b. 31 Dec 1913, Palo Alto, California d. 17 Nov 1966, Seattle, Washington (Age 52 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
  Family ID	F05856	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart