Office of the President: Wilson Compton, Records 1944-1952

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Office of the President: Wilson Compton, Records 1944-1952

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Includes speeches, publicity materials, scrapbooks and correspondence from the Office of the University President, as well as records from the E. O. Holland administration.

8 linear feet; 16 containers

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)

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Washington State University. Press

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State College of Washington. Presidents (Wilson M. Compton)

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Compton, Wilson Martindale, 1890-1967

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Wilson Martindale Compton was born in Wooster, Ohio, on October 15, 1890. He attended Wooster College, receiving the degrees of Ph.B. in 1911, M.A. in 1912, and LL.D. in 1935. He also received a Ph.D. from Princeton in 1915. Compton was a fellow at Princeton between 1913 and 1915. He was appointed assistant professor at Dartmouth between 1915 and 1916. Between 1916 and 1918, he was an economist with the Federal Trade Commission. The majority of his working career, however, was spent as secretary...