| − | Carleton received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in 1957 from [[Yale University]] in [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], [[Connecticut]]. He served thereafter in the [[United States Marine Corps]] from 1957 to 1960. He earned a [[Master of Arts]] in 1964 and a [[Ph.D.]] in 1970, both from [[Stanford University]] in Palo Alto, [[California]].<ref name=carleton>Mark T. Carleton Papers, lib.lsu.edu, accessed=July 23, 2010; material no longer on-line.}}</ref> | + | Carleton received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in 1957 from [[Yale University]] in [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], [[Connecticut]]. He served thereafter in the [[United States Marine Corps]] during peacetime from 1957 to 1960. He earned a [[Master of Arts]] in 1964 and a [[Ph.D.]] in 1970, both from [[Stanford University]] in Palo Alto, [[California]].<ref name=carleton>Mark T. Carleton Papers, lib.lsu.edu, accessed=July 23, 2010; material no longer on-line.</ref> |
| | Carleton served from 1973 to 1978 on the "good government" group, the Public Affairs Research Council. He left LSU in the 1976-1977 academic year to be the PAR director but returned to the history department in 1978. The previous PAR director [[Ed Steimel]], in 1975 had founded the trade association, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. | | Carleton served from 1973 to 1978 on the "good government" group, the Public Affairs Research Council. He left LSU in the 1976-1977 academic year to be the PAR director but returned to the history department in 1978. The previous PAR director [[Ed Steimel]], in 1975 had founded the trade association, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. |