Background
Cole, Charles Chester was born on September 12, 1922 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles Chester and Kathryn Platt (Snyder) Cole.
Cole, Charles Chester was born on September 12, 1922 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles Chester and Kathryn Platt (Snyder) Cole.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia University, 1943; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1951; Doctor of Laws, Lafayette College, 1970.
Lecturer history, Columbia University, 1946-1949; assistant dean, Columbia College, 1949-1957; associate dean, Columbia College, 1957-1958; instructor history, Briarcliff Junior College, 1949; dean, Lafayette College, 1958-1970; provost, Lafayette College, 1967-1970; president, Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, 1970-1975; executive director, Ohio Humanities Council, Columbus, 1976-1989; executive director emeritus, Ohio Humanities Council, Columbus, since 1990. Trustee Ednl. Testing Service, 1968-1972, College Entrance Examination Board, 1965-1968, Cedar Crest College, 1972-1979, National Cultural Alliance, 1989-1991. Consultant college entrance examination board State University New York, Federation of State HumanitiesCouns.
(The Social Ideas of the Northern Evangelists)
(Social Ideas of the Northern Evangelists)
Member Ohio Bicentennial Commission, 1986-1988. Served as First lieutenant 8th Air Force United States Army Air Force, 1944-1945. Member American History Association, Association Higher Education (Executive Committee 1955-1958), Ohio Academy History, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Mary Elizabeth Ewald, April 20, 1944 (divorced 1979). Children: Phyllis, Dorothy, Barbara, Elizabeth. Married Gael Monie O'Brien, January 14, 1983 (dissolved 1988).