Duncan, Otis Durant, 1897-
Variant namesOtis Durant Duncan (1897-1970) established the Department of Sociology and Rural Life at Oklahoma A & M College in 1936 and served as its head until 1963. Duncan made significant contributions to OAMC and to the field of rural sociology. He authored many books dealing with the problems of the southwest. Duncan also served as president of the Rural Sociological Society, the Southwest Social Sciences Association, and the Southwest Sociological Society.
Founded December 1890 as Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical (A & M) College; officially became Oklahoma State University in 1957.
From the description of Papers, 1937-1970. (Oklahoma State University Library). WorldCat record id: 35195936
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| creatorOf | Duncan, Otis Durant, b. 1897. Papers, 1937-1970. | Oklahoma State University Library, Edmon Low Library | |
| referencedIn | Horace Mann Bond Papers, 1830-1979, 1926-1972 | Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Helen C. Abell Collection. Rural Sociological research in the wheat belt / by Ottis Durant Duncan and Emmit Federick Sharp, reprinted from Rural Sociology, V.15, No.4, Dec.1950. | University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library | |
| referencedIn | The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). | Houghton Library |
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| associatedWith | Benedictines | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Bond, Horace Mann, 1904-1972 | person |
| correspondedWith | Brunner, Edmund de S. (Edmund de Schweinitz), 1889-1973 | person |
| associatedWith | Helen C. Abell Collection. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Nation (New York, N.Y. : 1865). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Oklahoma A & M College. Dept. of Sociology and Rural Life. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Oklahoma State University. Dept. of Sociology. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1897
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