Background
Stone, James Herbert was born on September 10, 1918 in Little Rock. Son of Calvin P. and Minnie Ruth (Kemper) Stone.
Stone, James Herbert was born on September 10, 1918 in Little Rock. Son of Calvin P. and Minnie Ruth (Kemper) Stone.
Bachelor of Arts, Stanford, 1939; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale, 1947.
Instructor history, Stanford, 1947-1952; acting associate professor, Stanford, 1960-1961; member of faculty, San Francisco State University, 1952-1980; professor humanities, San Francisco State University, 1961-1980; emeritus, San Francisco State University, since 1980; head humanities department, San Francisco State University, 1961-1964, 73-74; coordinator American studies program, San Francisco State University, 1958-1973. Acting instructor University of California at Berkeley, summer 1952.
Secretary Palo Alto Historic Resources Board, 1980-1984. Secretary Palo Alto History Association, 1984-1985. Served to First lieutenant Army of the United States, 1942-1946, China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations.
Member American Studies Association (president Northern California 1956-1958, Far West regional representative executive council, biennial convention program chairman 1973), California Humanities Association (co-founder 1969), Coordinating Council Arts and HumanitiesCalif. (executive secretary 1969-1973), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Margaret M. Hale, June 22, 1941. Children: Judith, Laura, Margaret Ruth, Abigail.