Dolbeare, Louis P.

For a biographical summary, see the Chronology section.

Louis Dolbeare forged a life-long friendship with the late Charles Rogers, Professor of Fine Arts and Dramatics, who taught at Amherst College from 1942 to 1970. Although Dolbeare did not pursue a professional career in theater, he was deeply influenced by Professor Rogers. At the Class of 1940's 50th reunion in 1990, he and other members of The Masquers arranged a session at which Dolbeare read a narrative poem he had written about Professor Rogers; a general discussion ensued.

• 1916 Sep 27: Born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1931 - 1933 : Brookline, Mass. High School
• 1933 - 1936 : Phillips Academy, Andover (graduates 1936)
• 1940: Graduates from Amherst College
• 1942 - 1945 : Serves in U.S. Office of War Information, Washington, DC and London, England
• 1946 - 1948 : Planning student, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University (degree: Master of City Planning)
• 1949 - 1952 : Metropolitan Consultant, Philadelphia Housing Association
• 1953: Associate Planner, Bucks County (Pa.) Planning Commission
• 1954: Associate Planner, South Jersey Mass Transportation Study
• 1955: Planner, Urban Traffic and Transportation Study Board, City of Philadelphia
• 1956: Staff, Urban Renewal Study Board, Baltimore, Md.
• 1956 July 1: Marries (Mary) Cushing Niles (Swarthmore 1949), daughter of Henry E. and Mary Cushing Niles, Baltimore
• 1958 July 8: Daughter Mary Cushing born
• 1958 - 1960 : Planning consultant (self-employed)
• 1960 - 1963 : Associate Planner, Pennsylvania-Jersey Transportation Study
• 1960: Son Louis Niles born
• 1963 - 1966 : Planning Director, Roy F. Weston, Inc.
• 1966: Member, ADA, Philadelphia Art Alliance
• 1966 - 1976 : Various positions, Board of Education, School District of Philadelphia
• 1967 - 1970 : Board member, American Institute of Planners
• 1977 - 1977 present : Househusband

From the guide to the Dolbeare Papers, 1934-1998, 1934-1965, (Amherst College Archives and Special Collections)