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| 1960 | Correspondence |
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September 2
Graduated, M.A. (English), University of Chicago, Illinois. |
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September
Part-time instructor in English Department at Indiana University, Gary, Indiana. On his application to teach at Indiana University, Bellairs was asked about furthering his formal education; noted he had "possible fellowships for study in England." |
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Fall
Bellairs meets Bernard Markwell at dorm meeting in Laughlin Hall {more...}. |
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Fall
Enrolled in classes at University of Chicago (fall quarter) |
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| 1961 | Correspondence |
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c. Spring
Bellairs meets Dale and Marilyn Fitschen. |
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May
Bellairs leaves International House, where he'd lived since September 1959. |
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Begins doctoral studies at the University of Chicago. |
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Enrolled in classes at University of Chicago (winter, spring and fall quarters) |
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c. Spring-Summer
Resides in an apartment on Woodlawn near 53rd street with Dale Fitschen, John Moriarty and Lewis McFarlane for a semester. |
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December
Leaves for England. |
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| 1963 |
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Spring
John first tells his story of St. Fidgeta at a graduate student party in the Fitschen Hyde Park apartment. |
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April
Joined the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) at the rank of instructor. |
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June
Leaves English Department at Indiana University. |
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September
Begins Instructor of English, College of St. Teresa; Winona, Minnesota. |
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Enrolled in classes at University of Chicago (fall quarter) |
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Fall
Winona: Bellairs played the role of Joshua in Jean Anouilh's "Ring Round the Moon." |
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Leaves the doctoral program at the University of Chicago having completed all requirements except his dissertation. |
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| 1964 | Correspondence |
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Spring
Wnona: Bellairs played the role of Sir Toby Belch in "Twelfth Night" (1965 CST yearbook, 191). |
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unknown
Travels by train to Jacksonville, Florida to visit Al Myers. Visits Longboat Key, Jacksonville Beach, and St. Augustine. |
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Enrolled in classes at University of Chicago (fall quarter) |
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November
Winona: Bellairs played the role of Paedagogus in "Electra," (1965 CST yearbook, 107). |
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Winter
While John was teaching, Marilyn and Dale Fitschen mailed "St. Fidgeta" to the Thomas More Association in Chicago in hopes it would be considered for publication in their Catholic literary journal, The Critic. Dan Herr, the publisher, responded that "against his better judgment" they would print St. Fidgeta. |
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| 1965 | Correspondence |
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Spring
Winona: Bellairs acts in the production of Shaw's "Heartbreak House" (1965 CST yearbook, 189). |
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Spring
Winona: Bellairs had a role in Jean Giraudoux's "The Mad Woman of Chaillot." |
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June
Leaves College of St. Teresa |
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c. June-September
Returns to Chicago, most likly enrolled at UC for thesis research; resides at 100 Bellevue Avenue. |
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June
"St. Fidgeta: Her Life and Amazing Times" made appearance in the June-July issue of The Critic. |
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c. June-August
Bellairs becomes godfather of newborn Romy Fitschen. |
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Fall
"Variations on a Vase" published in the Adelaide, South Australia Southern Reivew. |
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September
Contracts arrive for the production of The Grand Central Schism and Other Parodies for Catholics. |
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unknown
Frank Bellairs (father) steps down as owner of Elk's Cigar Store. |
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Winter
"An Anatomy of Abuses: Why Bad Poetry is Bad" published in the College of St. Teresa Censor. |
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| 1966 | Correspondence |
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Enrolled in classes at University of Chicago (winter and spring quarters) |
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June
St. Fidgeta and Other Parodies published. |
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July 14
Date on UC Career Counseling and Placement booklet; address given as Bellevue Avenue. |
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July 27
Bellairs takes the train to Mount Carroll and meets Robert Blackburn and later President Mullin. |
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July 28
Letter to Bellairs in Chicago, from President Mullin of Shimer College offering him an appointment as a full-time member of the college faculty for the academic year 1966-1967. Dutuies would include teaching and faculty counselor for one of the men's dormitories in the regular academic semesters. |
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September
The September PMLA (Publication of the Modern Language Association) (Vol. 81, No. 4, page 91) lists John as a member of the MLA; address given is International House (Apt. 667). |
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September
Begins as member of Humanities faculty; Shimer College; Mount Carroll, IL. In addition to teaching, Bellairs serves as Resident Head of McKee Hall. |
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September 15
First meeting of John's Humanities class, according to Pat Thomas. |
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November 7
Shimer College: Bellairs reviews Wilder's "The Skin of Our Teeth" for the Excalibur, Shimer College, November 7, 1966. |
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November 30
Resigns from Shimer College, effective the end of the current school year (spring 1967). |
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December
Membership in the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) ends. |
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| 1967 | Correspondence |
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c. Febraury 22
Bellais leads a Funeral March for Shimer College. |
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March 6
Shimer College: Bellairs writes "Catalog a Provocative Work" for the Excalibur, Shimer College, xxxxx. |
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unknown
Leaves Shimer College |
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c. June-July
John leaves for England. |
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August 23
Mt. Carroll: Offical letter of recommendation for Dale from John, who signs as "Member of Faculty, Shimer College (1966-67)." |
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| 1968 | Correspondence |
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January 18
Bellairs leaves England on Queen Elizabeth II. |
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January 24
Queen Elizabeth docks. |
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January
Returning from England, John settled in Boston. |
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February 26
The Pedant and the Shuffly published. |
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May 10
John and Priscilla went out on a first date. |
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June 24
Married Pricilla Braids. |
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June
John moves into Priscilla's apartment (#6) on Ellery Street, Cambridge, where she had been living for two years. |
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c. Fall
Begins Instructor of English, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA |
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| 1969 | Correspondence |
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March 5
Article "Exterminating Negroes; or, Situation Bears Watching" appears in the National Catholic Reporter. |
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March
Death: George Henry Bellairs; (b. 1891)
(John's uncle) |
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c. April-May
John and Priscilla move to a new, larger apartment in the same building (#11) on Ellery Street, Cambridge. Lived at this location until May 1970. |
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unknown
Leaves Emmanuel College |
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Summer
Begins English faculty, Merrimack College, North Andover, MA. |
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June
Brad Strickland marries Barbara Ann Justus |
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September
The Face in the Frost published. |
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September 12
Birth: Frank J. Bellairs; Boston, MA (d. 1999)
(John's son) |
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October 9, 1969
"Graffiti," a humor column, is written for the first edition of Cambridge Phoenix {more...}. |
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