De Vyver, Frank Traver, 1904-1980

One of the principal actors in American labor history. Served as Vice President of Erwin Cotton Mills, Inc., while concurrently a professor of economics at Duke University. He was a member of the Federal Advisory Council and an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association.

From the description of Frank Traver De Vyver papers, 1914-1980. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 40067327

First merit system supervisor for the state of North Carolina; d. 1980.

From the description of Papers, 1940-1955. (North Carolina Division of Archives & Hist). WorldCat record id: 70952848

• 1904 May 14: Born, Mount Vernon, N.Y.
• 1926: A.B., Oberlin College
• 1927: M.A., Oberlin College
• 1930: M.A., Princeton University
• 1930: Published Labor in the Industrial South, with Abraham Berglund and G. T. Starnes
• 1935: Ph.D., Princeton University
• 1935 - 1974 : Instructor, Assistant Professor, and Professor of Economics, Duke University
• 1940 - 1957 : Director of Undergraduate Students, Department of Economics, Duke University
• 1945 - 1955 : Vice-President, Erwin Mills, Durham, N.C.
• 1946: Published Development of Economic Society, with George Modlin
• 1956 - 1957 : Fulbright Lecturer, University of Sydney
• 1957 - 1964 : Chairman, Department of Economics, Duke University
• 1962 - 1969 : Vice-Provost, Duke University
• 1964: Fulbright Lecturer, University of Western Australia
• 1978 July 1: Appointed University Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, Duke University
• 1980 May 11: Died, London, England

From the guide to the Frank Traver De Vyver Papers, 1899-1980, (University Archives, Duke University)