Eugene Keith Chamberlin

Background

Chamberlin, Eugene Keith was born on February 15, 1916 in Gustine, California, United States. Son of Charles Eugene and Anina Marguerite (Williams) Chamberlin.

Education

Bachelor of Arts History, University of California at Berkeley, 1939, Master of Arts, 1940, Doctor of Philosophy, 1949.

Career

Teacher Spanish, Latin, Lassen Union High school and Junior College, Susanville, California, 1941-1943. Teacher history Elk Grove (California) Joint Union High School, 1943-1945. Teaching assistant history University of California, Berkeley, 1946-1948.

Instructor history Montana State University, Missoula, 1948-1951, assistant professor, 1951-1954.

Assistant professor to professor San Diego City College, 1954-1978. Participant time cab driver San Diego Yellow Cab Company, 1955-1974, 79, 86.

Visiting professor of history Montana State College, Bozeman, summer 1953, University of California Extension, 1964-1968, San Diego State College, 1965-1968, others Instructor, coordinator history lectures San Diego Community Colleges-television, 1969-1977.

Professor of history San Diego Miramar College, 1978-1983, San Diego Mesa College, 1983-1986, MiraCosta College, 1998.

Member of advisory committee Quechan Crossing Master Plan Project, 1989-1990. Historian San Diego First Church Of The Brethren, 1954-1998. Huntington Library-Rockefeller Foundation grantee, 1952.

Fulbright-Hays grantee, Peru, 1982.

Recipient merit award Congress of History San DiegoCounty, 1978, Outstanding Educator award, San Diego City College, 1970, award for dedicated service to local history San Diego History Society, 1991, Ben Dixon award Congress History, San Diego and Imperial Counties,1997.

Achievements

• Eugene Keith Chamberlin has been listed as a noteworthy historian, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association of University Professors (various commission, national council 1967-1970, president California conference 1968-1970, acting executive secretary 1970-1972), San Diego County Congress of History (president 1976-1977, newsletter editor 1977-1978), American History Association (life, Beveridge-Dunning committee 1982-1984, chairman 1984), Pacific Coast Council on Latin-American Studies, Cultural Association of the Californias, The Westerners (Calafia, South Dakot chapters), East Clampus Vitus Squibob Chapter (historian 1970-1996, emeritus historian and archivist 1996, chapter president 1972-1973, ECV director proctor 1983-1989, grand council. Member Church of the Brethren (delegate 200th Annual Conference 1986).

Connections

Married Margaret Rae Jackson, September 1, 1940. Children: Linda, Thomas, Rebecca, Adrienne (deceased), Eric.

Father:

Charles Eugene Chamberlin

Mother:

Anina Marguerite (Williams) Chamberlin

Spouse:

Margaret Rae Jackson

child:

Thomas Chamberlin

child:

Linda Chamberlin

child:

Adrienne Chamberlin (deceased)

child:

Eric Chamberlin

child:

Rebecca Chamberlin