Background
Lee, J. Murray was born on October 25, 1904 in Spokane.
Lee, J. Murray was born on October 25, 1904 in Spokane.
AB, Occidental College, 1926. AM, Columbia, 1928; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1934.
Teacher City Schools, Burbank, California, 1926—1929, research director, 1929—1936, director, curriculum and research, 1936—1937. Assistant professor, education University Wisconsin, 1937—1941. Dean School Education, director, summer sessions.
Professor, education State College Washington, 1941—1956. Professor, elementary education University Miami, 1956—1958. Chairman, department elementary education Southern Illinois University, 1958—1968, professor, 1968—1973, emeritus, since 1973.
Visiting professor, summers Columbia Teachers College, 1932, College William and Mary, 1935, University Texas, 1936—1937, University Hawaii, 1951, University Colorado, 1956, Michigan State University, 1958, University Southern California, 1961. Visiting lecturer Yale University, 1952—1953. Consultant, curriculum, Bastrop, Louisiana.
With, public school survey, Utah. Member, department elementary school principals National Education Association. Lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1945.
Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, Education Research Association, American Society Curriculum and Development (charter), Rotary Club, Phi Delta Kappa.
Married Dorris May Potter, 1926. Children: Lorna Bryson, Lawrence K. Married Myrtle F. Lee, 1956.