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| 1. | Claude Willis Barlow, born August 02, 1907 in Stafford Connecticut, and died January 21, 1976 in Worchester Massachusetts
Dr. Claude W. Barlow, 68, retired professor of classics at Clark University, died Tuesday in The Memorial Hospital after an illness. He lived at 22 Vincent Ave. He retired in 1972 as professor emeritus after serving on the Clark faculty since 1947 when he was named assistant professor of classics. He was promoted to associate professor in 1952 and to full professor in 1961. His special fields of study were medieval Latin and Latin manuscripts. Prior to his association with Clark, he held teaching positions at Indiana University, Mount Holyoke College and the University of Tennessee. Dr. Barlow was a fellow of American Academy in Rome from 1935 to 1938 and held a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1946. He was the author of numerous articles and book reviews on classical subjects which were published in professional journals. He also authored a book on the work of St. Martin of Braga. He leaves two brothers, Milton Barlow of Newington, Conn., and Robert Barlow of Fayetteville, Ga., a niece and several nephews. |
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He was born in West Stafford, Conn., a son of George and Myrtle (Willis) Barlow. He attended Stafford High School, Stafford Springs, Conn., and was graduated from Amherst College with an A.B. degree. He received his master's degree from Indiana University and his doctorate in philosophy from Yale University in 1935. He served as a corporal with the U.S. Air Force from 1942 to 1945 in World War II. He was a nationally known authority on genealogy and had written numerous pamphlets and articles for the American Society of Genealogists. He was a contributing editor to the American Genealogist magazine. As a professional genealogist, he specialized in Worcester County and Massachusetts families. He was a former president and secretary-treasurer of the Classical Association of New England. He was a member of the New England Genealogical Society, Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Connecticut Society of Genealogists, the Huguenot Society of Massachusetts, Descendants of Old Plimouth (sic) Colony, the Descendants of Roger Williams, Connecticut Historical Society, Vermont Historical Society, Rhode Island Historical Society, and Flagon and Trencher. He was a member of the Second Congregational Church of West Stafford, Conn., and for many years was historian for the church. He was a member of the American Classical League, the Architectural Institute of America and Phi Beta Kappa. At the time of his death he was adviser to Lambda Chapter, Phi Betta Kappa at Clark. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Second Congregational Church, Route 190, West Stafford. The Rev. Russell Rowland will officiate. Burial will be in West Stafford Cemetery, West Stafford. Calling hours at Tocchetti Funeral Home, 200 West Main St., Stafford Springs, are 7 to 9 tonight. In lieu of flowers contributions in his memory may be made to Second Congregational Church of West Stafford, in care of the Rev. Russell Rowland. |
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| The Gale Group Claude Willis
Barlow
Born August 2, 1907, in Stafford, CT; died in January, 1976; son of George M. (a grocer) and Myrtie E. (Willis) Barlow. Education: Amherst College, B.A., 1928; Indiana University, M.A., 1930; Yale University, Ph.D., 1935; American Academy in Rome, additional study, 1935-38. Military/Wartime Service: U.S. Army Air Forces, 1942-45; became staff sergeant. Memberships: American Philological Association, Archaeological Institute of America, Mediaeval Academy of America, Classical Association of New England (secretary-treasurer, 1953-63; president, 1968-69), Descendants of Old Plymouth Colony (president, 1966-69), Phi Betta Kappa. |
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| The American Genealogist - April 1976 DEATH
OF CLAUDE W. BARLOW
We regret to have to announce the death by heart attack at Worcester, Mass., 21 Jan. 1976, of our valued Contributing Editor, Dr. Claude W. Barlow, F.A.S.G. He was expert on Worcester County genealogy and on Mayflower lines, having done much work on the Five-Generation project. He was professor emeritus of Classics at Clark University, a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome, and a specialist, like the editor, in the field of patristics, as well as a warm personal friend. He will be much missed by his many friends and former clients. He was born at Stafford Springs, Conn., 2 Aug. 1907, so was 68 years of age at his death. |
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