Background
Burnam, Tom was born on October 2, 1913 in Swan Lake, Montana, United States. Son of Clarence Miles and Ora Harmer (Bond) Burnam.
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Burnam, Tom was born on October 2, 1913 in Swan Lake, Montana, United States. Son of Clarence Miles and Ora Harmer (Bond) Burnam.
Bachelor of Arts, University Idaho, 1936; Master of Arts, University Idaho, 1937; Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1949.
Instructor Lewis-Clark State College, 1938-1942. Ground school supervisor Federal Aviation Administration, 1942-1944. Instructor B-29 school Boeing Airplane Company, 1944-1945.
Associate department English University Washington, Seattle, 1946-1949. Assistant professor to professor English University Northern Colorado, 1950-1963. Professor Portland (Oregon) State University, 1963-1994.
Visiting Fulbright professor University Helsinki, 1961. Special lecturer University Caen, France, Leangkollen, Norway, 1961. Guest professor San Jose State University, 1964.
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Member Modern Language Association, American Association of University Professors, American Federation of television and Radio Artists, Philological Association Pacific Coast, Rocky Mountain American Studies Association (president 1952), Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (president 1953), Authors Guild, Phi Beta Kappa (alumnus member University Idaho).
Married Phyllis Anderson, March 29, 1940.