Background
Baylen, Joseph Oscar was born on February 12, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Leo and Mary (Lakin) Baylen.
Baylen, Joseph Oscar was born on February 12, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Leo and Mary (Lakin) Baylen.
Associate of Arts, Wright Junior College, 1939. Bachelor of Engineering, Northern Illinois University, 1941. Master of Arts, Emory University, 1947.
Doctor of Philosophy, University New Mexico, 1949.
Instructor history, U. New Mexico, 1948-1949;
assistant professor of history, New Mexico Highlands U., Las Vegas, 1950-1952;
associate professor, New Mexico Highlands U., 1952-1954;
professor of history, chairman division social science, Delta State Teachers College, 1954-1957;
professor of history, Mississippi State University, 1957-1961;
professor of history, U. Mississippi, 1961-1966;
chairman, U. Mississippi, 1963-1966;
department chairman history, Georgia State University, 1966-1978;
Regents' professor, Georgia State University, 1969-1983;
emeritus Regents' professor of history, Georgia State University, since 1983;
lecturer in history, Center for Continuing Education, U. Sussex, 1985-1989. Visiting assistant professor of University Maryland. Overseas Program, Europe, 1952-1953.
Visiting associate professor Agnes Scott College, 1953. Visiting professor summers Emory University, 1952, U. Alabama, 1960, Georgetown University, 1964, 65, Tulane University, 1966, 68, U. York, 1979. Fulbright-Hays lecturer, United Kingdom, 1961-1962, 72-73.
Member Mississippi History Commission, 1954-1957, 63-66. Vice chairman Southern Humanities Conference, 1964-1965, chairman, 1965-1966. Member National Fulbright Advisory Screening Committee, 1962-1964, chairman, 1964-1965.
Consultant National Endowment for Humanities, 1969-1983, British Broadcasting Corporation-television, since 1988. Member Federal Government Regional Archives Committee, 1971-1974. Chairman advising committee on history University System of Georgia, 1970-1972, 76-78, British Library., Consultative Group on Newspapers, since 1990.
Lecturer U. Sussex, City University, London.
Captain Army of the United States, 1941-1945. Fellow: Royal History Society. Member: North America Conference British Studies (chairman southern conference 1977-1979), Southern History Association (chairman European history section 1972-1973), American History Association (executive council 1972-1975), European Movement, London Press Club (board directors 1995—2001), Travellers Club, Phi Kappa Tau, Kappa Delta Pi, Pi Gamma Mu, Phi Alpha Theta, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Margaret Pringle, June 16, 1979. 1 son, James Leo; 1 stepdaughter, Julia.