Walker, Charles R. (Charles Rumford), 1893-1974
Variant namesWalker was born in Concord, New Hampshire in 1893 and served in World War I. His career included stints as assistant and associate editor of the Atlantic Monthly (1922-1923), the Independent (1924-1925), and The Bookman (1928-1929) and as research director for a number of organizations. His own writings were concerned with various aspects of automation and industrial history. He also translated a number of Sophocles' dramas and authored novels and other books, including American City, the focus of this collection. Walker married Adelaide Haley George in 1928 and died in 1974.
Additional biographical data is found in the first folder of the collection.
From the guide to the Charles R. Walker papers., 1924-1937., (Minnesota Historical Society)
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| Truck Drivers' Strike, Minneapolis, Minn., 1934 |
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| Authors, American |
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Person
Birth 1893-07-31
Death 1974-11-26
Americans
English
