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Wren, Melvin Clarence was born on June 18, 1910 in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Son of Clarence Walter and Dorothy Elizabeth (Kahler) Wren.
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Wren, Melvin Clarence was born on June 18, 1910 in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Son of Clarence Walter and Dorothy Elizabeth (Kahler) Wren.
Bachelor, State University Iowa, 1936. Master of Arts, State University Iowa, 1938. Doctor of Philosophy, State University Iowa, 1939.
Postgraduate, University California, Berkeley, 1946.
Member of faculty, U. Montana, 1940-1941, 42-67;
professor of history, U. Montana, 1952-1967;
department chairman, U. Montana, 1958-1967;
professor of history, U. Toledo, 1967-1978;
professor emeritus, U. Toledo, 1978-1984;
department chairman, U. Toledo, 1967-1969. Instructor American U., 1941-1942. Research in English Archives, 1947-1948, 54, 59, 70.
Visiting professor U. Washington, 1958, U. Nebraska, 1970. Lecturer U. Maryland., 1962-1963.
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Fellow American Council Learned Societies. Member American History Association, American Political Science Association, Dobro Slovo, Order Artus, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Alpha Theta, Pi Gamma Museum.
Married Ester Gwendolyn Schlunz, November 28, 1936. Children: David Christopher, Nancy Priscilla (deceased).