Willford I. King papers 1912-1962

MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964

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General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (26 January 1880 – 5 April 1964) was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines campaign, which made him and his father Arthur MacArthur Jr. the first father and son to be awarded the medal. He was one of only five to rise to the ...

Kohlberg, Alfred, 1887-1960

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American businessman; national chairman, American Jewish League Against Communism; chairman, American China Policy Association; member of the board, Institute of Pacific Relations. From the description of Alfred Kohlberg papers, 1927-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122561238 Biographical Note 1887 Born, San Francisco, California ...

Cook, Robert C. (Robert Carter), 1898-1991

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Geneticist, demographer, editor, and author. From the description of Robert C. Cook papers, 1882-1992 (bulk 1940-1970). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81198453 Geneticist, demographer, editor, and author; d. 1991. From the description of Papers, 1891-1986 (bulk 1940-1970). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 31816451 Biographical Note 1898, Apr. 9 Born, ...

American statistical association

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The American Statistical Association is a professional society interested in the theory, methodology, and application of statistics to all fields of human endeavor. It was founded in 1839 in Boston, Massachusetts. Originally called the American Statistical Society, it changed its name to its present form in 1840, and a constitution and charter were in place by 1841. In 1934, it moved its headquarters to Washington, D.C. Its current headquarters are in Alexandria, Virginia. From the d...

Hancock, Glen E

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Kimmel, Joseph Stephen

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Runyon, W. Cleveland

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Committee for Constitutional Government

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Gipson, James H

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Saunders, Bart

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Harper, F. A. (Floyd Arthur), 1905-1973

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American economist; president, Institute for Humane Studies, 1965-1973. From the description of F. A. Harper papers, 1931-1973. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872176 Biographical/Historical Note 1905 February 7 Born, Middleville, Michigan 1926 Graduated from Michigan State University ...

National Association of Manufacturers (U.S.)

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The National Association of Manufacturers (N.A.M.) was organized in January 1895 as a political lobbying organization representing the interests of America's manufacturers who wanted to maintain a high protective tariff. By the beginning of the twentieth century, N.A.M. sought to curtail the power of organized labor and maintain the open shop. During the New Deal period and World War II, N.A.M. became a significant force in the Republican coalition seeking to decrease the growing role of the sta...

Byrd, Harry F. (Harry Flood), 1887-1966

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Theodore Roosevelt Dalton was born 3 July 1901 in Carroll County, Virginia, the son of Currell and Lodoska Maritn Dalton. he received his B.A. from the College of William and Mary as well as his law degree. Dalton was Commonwealth's Attorney for Radford, Virginia and state senator from 1944-1960. He was the Republican Party candidate for governor in 1953 and 1957. Dalton was appointed federal judge for the Western District of Virginia. His adopted son was John N. Dalton who served as governor of...

Lombard, Norman

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Gwinn, Ralph W. (Ralph Waldo), 1884-1962

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Luten, Daniel B.

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Dresser, Robert B. (Robert Bartlett), 1880-1976

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King, Willford Isbell, 1880-1962

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Economist and chairman of the Committee for Constitutional Government. From the description of Papers, 1912-1962. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 18250041 Willford Isbell King, a noted statistician, economist, and one-time chairmen of the Committee for Constitutional Government, Inc., was born in Cascade, Iowa in 1880. The son of a lawyer, King moved with his parents in April 1888, to the North Platte Valley area of Nebraska. There, Dr. Kin...

Fisher, Irving, 1867-1947

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Irving Fisher (1867-1947) was an economist and professor of political economy at Yale University from 1898 to 1935. He specialized in monetary economics and in the application of mathematical techniques to the solution of economic problems. From the description of Irving Fisher papers, 1932-1938. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122314185 From the guide to the Irving Fisher papers, 1932-1938, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Bullis, Harry A. (Harry Amos), 1890-1963

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Harry A. Bullis (1890-1963) was Chairman of the Board of General Mills from 1948 to 1959. He served as Chairman of the Mutual Security Operations Team to Formosa in 1953. From 1954 to 1955, Bullis was a member of the Hoover Commission Task Force on Overseas Economic Operations, and from 1954 to 1959, he was a trustee for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Bullis served as Chairman of the Business Organizations Committee of the People-to-People Program in 1956. From the des...

Gannett, Frank E. (Frank Ernest), 1876-1957

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While a student at Cornell University, Frank Gannett worked as a reporter for the ITHACA JOURNAL, correspondent for newspapers in other cities, and editor of the CORNELL DAILY SUN. He accompanied the first United States Commission to the Philippines as secretary to its chairman, Jacob Gould Schurman, then President of Cornell. Returning to Ithaca, New York in 1900, he worked for the ITHACA DAILY NEWS and the CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS. He also worked for a time in New York City and Pittsbu...

Gerard, Sumner

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Ely, Richard T. (Richard Theodore), 1854-1943

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Epithet: American economist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000980.0x000366 Richard T. Ely received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University and his doctorate in economics from the University of Heidelberg. He held the professorship of economics at Johns Hopkins University from 1881 to 1892, and was subsequently professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ely took an active part in t...

Fertig, Lawrence

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Committee for economic development

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Pettengill, Samuel B. (Samuel Berrett), 1886-1974

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Samuel Barrett Pettengill (1886-1974) was born in Portland, Or., where his father edited the Portland Oregonian. After the death of his mother he and his father returned to the family farm in Grafton, Vermont. Pettengill graduated from Yale Law School and began his law practice in South Bend, Ind. He was Representative to Congress from Indiana for nine years. He was interested in questions of transportation and oil and sat on the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Disagreeing wi...

Rumely, Edward A. (Edward Aloysius), 1882-1964

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Inventor, educator, editor, and idealogical conservative. From the description of Edward A. Rumely papers, 1904-1959. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 19131104 Edward Aloysius Rumely (1882-1964) was born in La Porte, Indiana, the eldest of thirteen. Edward was the son of Joseph Rumely, and grandson of Meinrad Rumely, a German immigrant and founder of a successful tractor company. At the age of 16, Edward entered Notre Dame University, and su...