Stallman received a bachelor's degree in English in 1957University of Oregon. Graduation Convocation, Friday, September 2, 1966, p. 24. and a master's degree in English in 1961,University of New Mexico Board of Regents. Minutes for June 09, 1961, p. 17. both from the University of New Mexico, and a Ph.D. from the University of Oregon in 1966. He worked as a professor of English at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and was an authority on William Morris, as witness his doctoral thesis The Quest of William Morris (Eugene, Oregon: University of Oregon Press, 1966). and various articles published in professional journals.
