Background
Ashton, John William was born on July 11, 1900 in Lewiston, Maine, United States. Son of Albert William and Hattie Manetta (Flower) Ashton.
Ashton, John William was born on July 11, 1900 in Lewiston, Maine, United States. Son of Albert William and Hattie Manetta (Flower) Ashton.
Bachelor of Arts, Bates College, 1922, Doctor of Laws, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1928.
Mary Breatrice. Instructor English and speech Yankton (South Dakot) College, 1922-1923. Instructor English State University Iowa, 1923-1926, assistant and associate Professor of English, 1927-1940. International Research fellow Huntington Library, 1932-1933.
Professor of English and department chairman U. Kansas, 1940-1945.
Branch head English Shrivenham American University, County Berkshire, England, 1945. Professor of English, dean College Arts and Sciences Indiana University, 1946-1952, vice president, 1952-1958, vice president, dean graduate school, 1958-1965, Professor of English and folklore, 1966-1970, professor emeritus, 1970-1971.
Member advising committee on National Defense Education Acting fellowships under Office of Education, 1962-1966, director division graduate programs, 1965-1966, consultant, 1966-1971. Member training grants committee National Institute Dental Research. Served C.O.T.S., Camp Lee, Virginia, 1918.
Member American Folklore Society, Modern Language Association, National Council Teachers of English, Religious Education Association (director), Council Graduate Schools United States (chairman 1964), Church History Society, North.E., Hoosier, California folklore societies, Renaissance Society American, North Central Association Colleges Secondary Schools, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho.
Married Florence Elizabeth Huber, November 1, 1925.