Background
Brown, James Wilson was born on September 18, 1913 in Hanford, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Harrison and Sophia Estelle (Tuttle) Brown.
Brown, James Wilson was born on September 18, 1913 in Hanford, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Harrison and Sophia Estelle (Tuttle) Brown.
Student, University Washington, 1931-1932; Bachelor, Central Washington College, 1935; Master of Arts, University of Chicago Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1947.
Marine radio operator, 1930-1931; General Education Board fellow motion picture project, American Council Education, 1940; state supervisor teaching materials, Virginia Department Education, Richmond, 1941-1942, 1945-1946; assistant professor education, Syracuse University, 1947-1948; supervisor, University Film Center, U. Wash, 1948-1953; information specialist, unites states department State OSR, Paris, 1951-1952; professor education, dean graduate studies and research, San Jose State University, 1953-1978; professor institutional technical, San Jose State University, 1972-1978. Former member of advisory panels Far West Regional Laboratory for Research and Development, also Stanford University Center for Research and Development in Teaching. Asso.dir. Educational Research Information Clearinghouse Clearinghouse on Information Resources, Stanford, 1974-1976.
Served to Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1942-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member National Education Association (vice president 1950-1951, president department audio-visual instruction 1952-1953), Western Association Graduate Schools (chairman 1963-1964), Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Winifred Louise Weersing, December 31, 1940 (deceased March 1977). Children: Martha Lee, Pamela Jean, Gregory James. Married Shirley Marie Stromme Norman, November 5, 1977.