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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. James Brander Matthews, was a U.S. writer and educator. Matthews was the first U.S. professor of dramatic literature. He graduated from Columbia College in 1871, where he was a member of the Philolexian Society and the fraternity of Delta Psi AKA St. Anthony Hall, and from Columbia Law School in 1873, but turned to a literary career. From 1892 to 1900 he was professor of literature at Columbia, and thereafter held the chair of dramatic literature. His influence was such that a popular pun claimed that an entire generation had been brandered by the same Matthews . During his tenure at Columbia, Matthews created and curated a dramatic museum of costumes, scripts, props, and other stage memorabilia. Originally housed in a four-room complex in Philosophy Hall, the collection was broken up and sold after his death

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