Background
Littlefield, David Joseph was born on August 22, 1928 in Tupper Lake, New York, United States. Son of James Herbert and Grace (Hayes) Littlefield.
Littlefield, David Joseph was born on August 22, 1928 in Tupper Lake, New York, United States. Son of James Herbert and Grace (Hayes) Littlefield.
AB, Spring Hill College, Mobile, 1951. Master of Arts, Yale, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy in English, Yale, 1961.
Visiting fellow Classics, Princeton, 1966.
Member faculty Middlebury (Vermont) College, since 1953, professor English, since 1969, director Freshman English, 1966-1968. Director Middlebury (Vermont) College (Braitmayer Teaching Fellow Program), 1967-1969, chairman division humanities, 1967-1970, chairman department English and drama, 1971-1974, Old Dominion Foundation professor, 1969-1970, Philip Battell Stewart and Frances Cowles Stewart professor English, since 1971. Consultant Kinney National Service Corporation, 1968.
Consultant-panelist media program division public programs National Endowment for Humanities, since 1975. Fellow Stanford, summer 1975. Visiting professor Antioch School Law, Washington, summer 1976, fall 1978.
Member Vermont Council on Humanities and Public Issues, 1972-1980, chairman, 1972-1976. Member American Academy Arts and Sciences advisory committee to W National Educational Television/Channel 13 Liberty Series, 1974-1975. Trustee Brandon Training School Association, since 1980.
Member council academy advisers Marlboro College. Board directors Citizens Advisory Center, Washington. Served with United States Air Force, 1951-1952.
Member Law and Humanities Institute, American Philological Association, Classical Association New England.
Married Jean Alice Johnston, August 25, 1953. Children– James Patrick, David Joseph, Thomas Mark, Christopher Johnston.