Background
Brown, Emerson Lee was born on December 28, 1901 in Hemple, Missouri, United States. Son of Aubrey S. and Della (Holmes) Brown.
Brown, Emerson Lee was born on December 28, 1901 in Hemple, Missouri, United States. Son of Aubrey S. and Della (Holmes) Brown.
Bachelor of Arts, Baker U., 1924; Master of Arts, University Kansas, 1929; postgraduate, School Business Columbia, 1956.
Instructor history, Marion (Kansas) High School, 1924-1926;
principal, Marion (Kansas) High School, 1926-1930;
field representative, Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1930-1938;
social studies editor, Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1938-1952;
general manager school department, McGraw-Hill Book Company. New York City, 1952-1963;
editorial director, McGraw-Hill Book Company (Webster division), 1963-1967;
vice-president, director, McGraw-Hill Book Company (Webster division), 1954-1967;
senior vice president, BCMA Associates, 1967-1981;
vice president, Moseley Associations, from 1981. Delaware United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization international seminar on improvement textbooks, Brussels, Belgium, 1950.
Member Government Advisory Committee on National Book Programs, 1964-1966. President American Textbook Publications Institute, 1964-1965. Board of directors CEMREL, Inc., St. Louis, 1972-1981.
Member National Council Social Studies, Phi Delta Kappa.
Son of and Della (Holmes) B. Married Marguerite Bangs, June 6, 1926. Children: Emerson Lee, Robert Tindall.