Pound, Arthur, 1884-1966

Arthur Pound, June 1, 1884 - Jan. 14, 1966, was born in Pontiac, Michigan. He worked for a variety of newspapers as an editor and editorial writer between 1913 and 1940. In 1935 and 1936 Pound was a research professor of American history at the University of Pittsburgh. From 1940 to 1944 Pound served as state historian and Director of the Division of Archives and History for New York. Pound is the author of The Iron Man in Industry, 1922; Johnson of the Mohawks, (with Richard E. Day), 1930; Hawk of Detroit, 1939; Detroit: Dynamic City, 1940; and Lake Ontario, 1945, among other works. He was also co-editor, with Samuel Taylor Moore, of They Told Barron, 1930; and More They Told Barron, 1931.

From the guide to the Arthur Pound Papers, 1928-1968, (Bentley Historical Library University of Michigan)

Arthur Pound was a writer and historian who was commissioned by the University of Pittsburgh to write a history of industry for the Western Pennsylvania Historical Survey. The book, Two Centuries of Industry, was rejected by the press.

From the description of Two centuries of industry : the rise of manufactures in western Pennsylvania 1935. (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 33202334

Historical writer.

From the description of Arthur Pound papers, 1928-1968. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421553

Pound was born in Pontiac, Michigan in 1884. He began a career in journalism after graduating from the University of Michigan in 1907. He was an active writer for such newspapers as the New York Evening Post and the New York Herald as well as the Atlantic Monthly magazine. A majority of his research and reporting dealt with the social effects of industrialization and the effects of government regulation on business. In 1940 Pound was appointed New York State Historian.

From the description of Papers, 1930-1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145406495