Lindsay, Samuel McCune, 1869-1960

Educator, sociologist.

From the description of Reminiscences of Samuel McCune Lindsay : transcript, 1954. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122527252

Professor and sociologist, Professor of Social Legislation at Columbia University (1907-1939) and President of the trustees of the Academy of Political Science, where he chaired the committee on program and arrangements.

From the description of Samuel McCune Lindsay letter to Will Owen Jones [manuscript], 1926 May 28. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 320902715

Educator & sociologist.

He received his Ph.B. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1889 and an LL.D. in 1909, and a Ph.D from the University of Halle in Germany in 1892. He was a special agent for the U.S. Senate Finance Committee in 1892 and an agent for the U.S. Industrial Commission to report on railroad labor in 1899-1900. He became Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, 1896-1907 and Professor of Social Legislation at Columbia University, 1907-1939. Among his other activities were: National Child Labor Committee (Chairman); American Academy of Political and Social Science (President); American Economic Association; I.L.O.; Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, etc.

From the description of Samuel McCune Lindsay papers, 1877-1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 495526642