Background
Allen, Howard Wilson was born on May 17, 1931 in Dahlgren, Illinois, United States. Son of Omar E. and Helen M. (Wilson) Allen.
Allen, Howard Wilson was born on May 17, 1931 in Dahlgren, Illinois, United States. Son of Omar E. and Helen M. (Wilson) Allen.
Student, Southern Illinois University, 1951. Bachelor, University Chicago, 1954. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1955.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1959.
Assistant professor, U. Akron, Ohio., 1959-1962; assistant professor of history, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1962-1967; associate professor, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1967-1973; professor, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, since 1973. Director data recovery University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1964-1966, visiting scholar, 1976-1977.
( In this study of Miles Poindexter, Insurgent Republican...)
With United States Air Force, 1951-1952. Member Social Science History Association (executive director 1981-1992), Organization American Historians.
Married Loreta Kay Warren, December 27, 1956 (divorced April 1983). Children: Mark Wilson, Robin Warren, Laura Susan. Married Lorie M. Jenner, December 31, 1983.