Background
Coolidge, Archibald Cary was born on June 9, 1928 in Oxford, England. Son of Archibald Cary and Susan Thistle (Jennings) Coolidge.
English language educator literature researcher
Coolidge, Archibald Cary was born on June 9, 1928 in Oxford, England. Son of Archibald Cary and Susan Thistle (Jennings) Coolidge.
Bachelor, Harvard University, 1951; Master of Arts, Brown U., 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Brown U., 1956.
Instructor English,, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1956-1959; assistant professor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1959-1965; associate professor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1965-1974; professor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, since 1974.
With United States Marine Corps, 1945-1946, China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations. Member U. Iowa Research Club, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Lillian Dobbel Merrill, June 29, 1951. Children: Lillian, Emily, Sarah, Archibald, Anne, John, Alexander.