</s> ▁Howard ▁F . ▁C line ▁( J une ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁– ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Washington ▁DC ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁government ▁official ▁and ▁historian , ▁special ising ▁in ▁Latin ▁America . ▁C line ▁served ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁His pan ic ▁Foundation ▁at ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Latin ▁American ▁Studies ▁Association . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Conference ▁on ▁Latin ▁American ▁History ▁( CLA H ), ▁the ▁professional ▁organization ▁of ▁Latin ▁American ▁histor ians , ▁which ▁he ▁cha ired ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁He ▁is ▁still ▁highly ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁scholar ▁" dev oted ▁to ▁and ▁effective ▁in ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁Latin ▁American ▁studies ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ." ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Born ▁in ▁Detroit , ▁Michigan , ▁C line ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Indian apolis , ▁Indiana . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁Harvard ▁College ▁on ▁a ▁scholar ship ; ▁in ▁his ▁s oph om ore ▁year ▁became ▁a ▁resident ▁in ▁Dun ster ▁House , ▁whose ▁Master ▁was ▁Clar ence ▁H . ▁Har ing , ▁later ▁C line ’ s ▁dis sert ation ▁advis er . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁C line ▁graduated ▁mag na ▁cum ▁la ude ▁in ▁history , ▁writing ▁his ▁senior ▁th esis ▁on ▁American ▁journalist ▁Benjamin ▁Orange ▁F lower , ▁which