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Marlow, H. Carleton

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1933 - 2005

Biographical History

H. Carleton Marlow (1933-2005) was a historian for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah.

Holt Carleton Marlow was born on April 2, 1933 in Oklahoma to John A. Marlow and Bessie C. Lebow. In 1952 he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Between 194 and 1956 he served in the Finance Corps of the United States Army.

After his return he studied at Brigham Young University, completing his bachelor's and master's degrees in 1958 and 1959. On August 18, 1958 he married Beth Ivy Marchant in the Salt Lake Temple. They then moved to Norman, Oklahoma where he completed his PhD in History. While completing his degree he taught at the University of Oklahoma and Memphis State University.

In 1964 he joined the Department of History faculty at Brigham Young University. He taught at the school until his retirement in 1996.

Marlow passed away on October 6, 2005 in Provo, Utah.

Citation:
The American search for woman, c1976: t.p. (H. Carleton Marlow)

OCLC, Jan. 14, 2004 (hdg.: Marlow, H. Carleton; Marlow, Holt Carleton; usage: H. Carleton Marlow; Holt Carleton Marlow)

Salt Lake tribune, October 8, 2005 (H. Carleton "Carl" Marlow; b. April 2, 1933 in McCurtain County, Okla.; parents, John A. Marlow and Bessie C. Lebow; d. October 6, 2005 in Provo, Utah; m. August 18, 1958 in Salt Lake Temple to Beth Ivy Marchant; served in U.S. Army in the Finance Corps, 1954-1956 in the U.S., Austria, and Italy; taught at University of Oklahoma (1960-1962), Memphis State University (1962-1964), and Brigham Young University (1964-1996))

Brigham Young University bulletin, 1990: page 152 (H. Carleton Marlow; joined History Department faculty, 1964; bachelor's degree, Brigham Young University, 1958; master's degree, Brigham Young University, 1959; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1966)

Familysearch, via WWW, September 23, 2020 (Holt Carleton Marlow; baptised member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1952)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Oral history interview with H. Carleton Marlow

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS OH 904
Scope and Contents

Interview conducted by Richard Poll as part of the Brigham Young University Archives Joint Oral History Project by the Brigham Young University Alumni Association Emeritus Club on September 14, 1988. Marlow describes why he chose to teach history at BYU. He gives an account of his employment with the History Department and describes different aspects of his career including his involvement in the Study Abroad Program.

Dates: 1988
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Oral history interview with H. Carleton Marlow

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