Background
Clapp, Harold Leroy was born on June 14, 1909 in Jamestown, New York, United States. Son of Marvin L(aVerne) and Mary L(ucille) (White) Clapp.
Clapp, Harold Leroy was born on June 14, 1909 in Jamestown, New York, United States. Son of Marvin L(aVerne) and Mary L(ucille) (White) Clapp.
U. Delaware Foreign Study Group, Nancy and Paris, France, 1928-1929. Bachelor of Arts, Colgate University, 1930. Master of Arts, University of Wisconsin, 1933, Doctor of Philosophy, 1935.
Instructor Romanic languages Colgate University, 1930-1932. Assistant in French and Italian, University of Wisconsin, 1933-1935.
Professor Romance language and head department Lake Erie College, Painesville, O., 1935-1939.
Professor Romance language Grinnell College, since 1939. Executive secretary Council Basic Education, Washington, 1956-1957, director, 1957-1958, vice president, 1958-1959.
Director U. Delaware Foreign Study Group, Geneva, Switzerland, 1947-1948. Director American Friends Service Committee student work project, Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico, summer 1941.
Director area and language units, Army Specialized Training Programs Grinnell College, 1943-1944.
Member Council Basic Education (president 1959-1960), American Association University Professors.
Married Laura May Rice, June 26, 1931. Children: Charles Marvin, Robert Allen, James Edward.