Background
Cline, Howard Francis was born on June 12, 1915 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Francis E. and Sarah L. (Orr) Cline.
Cline, Howard Francis was born on June 12, 1915 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Francis E. and Sarah L. (Orr) Cline.
Bachelor of Science magna cum laude in History, Harvard, 1939, Master of Arts (Frederick Sheldon Prize fellow) 1939-1940, Social Science Research pre-doctoral fellow 1942-1943, Doctor of Philosophy in History, 1947.
Dean college Harvard, 1943-1947, registrar college, 1945, assistant counsellor for veterans university, 1945-1946, Woodbury Lowery traveling fellow, 1946, executive secretary Committee International and Regional studies, 1946-1947, instructor history, 1947. Instructor history Yale, 1947-1949. Assistant professor of history Northwestern University, 1949-1952.
Director Hispanic Foundation, Library Congress, Washington, 1952-1971.
United States Government representative II International Colloquium on Luso-Brazillian Studies, Sao Paulo, 1954. Adviser United States delegation VI General Assembly, Pan American Institute Geography and History, Mexico, 1955, II Cultural Council, Organisation American States, Lima, Peru, 1956.
American Council Learned Societies representative III International Colloquium on Luso-Brazilian Studies, Lisbon, Portugal, 1957. Adviser United States delegation IV Consultation, Commision on History, Cuenca, Ecuador, 1959, national member Commision on History, 1960-1968.
Vice chairman United States Delegation IV Interam.
Cultural Council, 1959. Member Executive Committee commission Latin American Anthropology National Research Council, 1956-1959.
Member Executive Committee commission Latin American Anthropology National Research Council, 1956-1959. Member American History Association (executive. Member committee guide to history literature 1956-1960, committee info services, 1968-1971), Anthropological Society Washington, Conference Latin American History (chairman 1963, distinguished service award 1972), Societe des Americanistes (France), Latin American Studies Association (secretary 1966-1967), Hispanic Society of America (corresponding.
Club: Cosmos.
Married Mary A. Wilson, June 14, 1941. Children: Ann East., Sue L. Assistant.