Background
Raines, John Marlin was born on September 8, 1907 in Tarkio, Missouri, United States. Son of E.N. and Anna Grace (Marlin) Raines.
Raines, John Marlin was born on September 8, 1907 in Tarkio, Missouri, United States. Son of E.N. and Anna Grace (Marlin) Raines.
Bachelor of Arts, Museum B., Tarkio College, 1928. Master of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1929, Doctor of Philosophy, 1935.
Instructor English, Muskingum College, New Concord, O., 1929-1931. Professor of English, Missouri Valley College, Marshall, 1935-1939. Instructor English, Woodrow Wilson Junior College, Chicago, 1939-1943, Cornell Univercity, 1945-1946.
Assistant professor of University Oklahoma, 1946-1950, Professor of English, 1950, 1951-1971, David R. Boyd professor, department chairman, 1951-1953.
Visiting associate Professor of English, University of California, Davis, 1957.
Served from Lieutenant (junior grade) to Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1945, lieutenant commander Reserve. Member Modern Language Association, American Association University Professors, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Ann Herrick, December 26, 1935.