Charles Preston Warren, born 7 April 1921 in Chicago, Illinois. The son of George and Ethel Warren Charles grew up in Chicago, according to Census records, his father was a mail clerk for the United States Postal Service. George originally from Kentucky, from parents also from Kentucky, Ethel was born in Ohio, with parents from Tennessee and Ohio. According to 1930 census records he had a brother, George, eight years older. Charles attended Parker High School in Lincoln Park, and then enrolled at Northwestern University. His collegiate career included playing football alongside All-American Otto Graham, and as the first African-American Big 10 Quarterback, in the early 40s. His time at University was disrupted by service as an Army Air Forces Staff Sergeant in the Far East. In 1945, Charles married Lastinia Martinez, a musician from New Orleans. Warren graduated Northwestern in 1947 with a degree in Zoology.
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In 1950, Charles Warren had been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to the Philippines. His research focused on anthropology of Palawan Island. In July 1950 he met and worked with Robert B. Fox at the National Museum of the Philippines, in Manila. Bob Fox had been consulted on War Dead Identification by the U.S. Army. In May 1951, completing his fieldwork, Warren joined this effort, identifying war dead in the Philippines.1
1951 – M.S. Physical Anthropology, Indiana University
In March 1952, Warren transferred to the U.S. Army base at Camp Jono, in Kokura, Japan. He was joined by his wife Lastinia (Martinez) and two young sons, Joseph and Charles M.
(1952-55) Kokura – CIU, Japan
1957-1965 Sociology and Anthropology Faculty at University of Illinois, Navy Pier
1961 – M.A. in Cultural Anthropology, University of Chicago
1965- 1976 Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Illinois, Chicago Circle
1960s-1980s Consultant to Cook County Medical Examiner
In 1978, Charles Warren participated in the work to identify the victims of John Wayne Gacy.
1970s-1980s – Consultant/Anthropologist for the Vietnam War Dead Identification
October 1973 – July 1975 – CIL-THAI, Camp Samae San, Thailand, for his contributions Warren received the Meritorious Civilian Service Award
1976-1987 Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Chicago
22 December 1987, died at the age of 66
Journal of Asian Studies (1989) 48 (1): 240–241
Obituary
CHARLES P. WARREN (1921-87)
Charles P. Warren, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois in Chicago, died on December 22, 1987, at the age of sixty six. Born in Chicago, he received his B.S. in 1947 from Northwestern University, M.A. in 1950 from Indiana University, and another M.A. (in anthropology) from the University of Chicago in 1961. Most of his professional life was spent at the University of Illinois in Chicago. A pioneer in the study of the Batak (the Philippines), Warren wrote The Batak of Palawan: A Culture in Transition (University of Chicago, Department of Anthropology, Philippine Studies Program, 1961), as well as studies of language among the Batak and the ethnography of Palawan, the Philippines.
Warren conducted fieldwork not only in the Philippines but also in Thailand. He was active in the American Anthropological Association, Association for Asian Studies, Association of Black Anthropologists, and many other organizations. He was a founding member of the United States Association of Philippine Anthropologists. He contributed greatly to Asian studies, especially to research and teaching, as well as to the dissemination of knowledge about the Philippines to the public.
MARIO D. ZAMORA
College of William and Mary in Virginia
Charles Warren papers at UIC
- Warren, Charles P. Forensic Anthropology in a Military Setting, Human Organization vol. 40, no. 2, 1981 ↩︎
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