Background
Washburne, Carleton Wolsey was born on December 2, 1889 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of George Foote and Marion Guyon (Foster) Washburne.
Washburne, Carleton Wolsey was born on December 2, 1889 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of George Foote and Marion Guyon (Foster) Washburne.
Student, University Chicago, 1908-1910; student, Hahnemann Medical College, Chicago, 1910-1911; AB, Stanford, 1912; Education, University of California, 1918; Ped. D. (honorary), University Messina, 1944.
Teacher country school, Los Angeles County, California, 1912-1913;
director municipal playground, Los Angeles, summer 1913;
director municipal playground, Oakland, California, summer 1914;
teacher ungraded room and playground, Tulare, California, 1913-1914;
head department science, San Francisco State Teachers College, 1914-1919;
superintendent schools, Winnetka, Illinois, 1919-1945;
chairman, Graduate Teachers College, Winnetka, 1932-1945;
director education sub-commission, Allied Commission in Italy, 1944-1946;
public affairs officer, Department of State (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation)
director, United States Information Service, North Italy, 1946-1948;
educational reconstruction specialist, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1948-1949;
department chairman education, director division graduate studies, director teacher education, Brooklyn College, from 1949. Member summer faculty Ohio State University, 1921, Northwestern University, 1922, University of Chicago, 1923, U. Oregon, 1924, Colorado Stste Teachers College, 1925-1927, University of Minnesota, 1928. Director Winnetka Summer School for Teachers, 1929-1941.
Northwestern University Summer School, 1936-1941, Kansas State Teachers College, Pittsburg, 1949-1950, U. Colorado, 1951. Director Louisiana Ednl. Survey of Elementary and Secondary Schools,1941-1942.
Consultant on training reral teachers Department of State, Cambodia, 1958.
Lieutenant colonel United States Army Special Reserve, World World War World War II. Member New Education Fellowship (international president 1947-1956), National Education Association, American Association College Teachers Education, Progressive Education Association (president 1939-1943), Ednl. Research Association, National Society Study of Education, Kappa Delta Pi.
Married Heluiz Bigelow Chandler, September 1912. Children: Margaret Joan (Mistress Doanld K. Marshall), Beatrice (Mistress John Visher), Chandler.