Background
Tobin, James Edward was born on January 17, 1905 in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Josip Juraj and Mary L. (Kelleher) Tobin.
Tobin, James Edward was born on January 17, 1905 in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Josip Juraj and Mary L. (Kelleher) Tobin.
Bachelor of Arts, Boston College, 1925. Master of Arts, Fordham University, 1928. Doctor of Philosophy, 1933.
Staff Associate Press. 1925-1927; faculty Fordham University, 1927-1946, associate editor university press, 1928-1953, professor, head department English graduate school, 1936-1946. Editorial board Thought, 1939-1946.
Vice president, editor-in-chief Declan X. McMullen Company, Incorporated., 1946-1948.
Assistant professor English Queens College, 1948-1953, associate professor, 1954-1958. Professor, 1959-1968, chairman division arts, 1958-1961, director School General Studies, 1961-1966, dean, 1966-1968.
Editorial board Fathers of the Church, 1949-1961, Catholic Book Club, 1949-1962.
Member of advisory board Molloy College, 1955-1967, trustee, 1967-1968, library named in his honor at Molloy College, 1967. Member Area II selection committee Woodrow Wilson. Member Catholic Poetry Society American (Chairman of the Board 1951), Catholic Renascence Society (board directors 1958-1965), Modern Language Association (bibliography committee 1943-1949, chairman 1948-1949), Bibliographical Society, Modern Humanities Research Association.
Married Lorraine Claire Walsh, September 9, 1929. Children: Jean, Robert, Richard, David, Philip.