Papers, 1875-1988.

Seligman, Edwin R. A. (Edwin Robert Anderson), 1861-1939

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Columbia A.B. 1879; A.M. 1884; L.L.B. 1884; Ph.D. 1885; L.L.D. 1904. Seligman served on the Columbia University faculty 1885-1931; the Tax Committee of New York City 1914-1916 and of New York State 1929-1931; the League of Nations committee on economics and finance 1922-1923; financial advisor to Cuba in 1931; editor of the Political Science Quarterly and the Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, among many other roles. From the guide to the Edwin Robert Anderson Seligma...

Knox, Frank, 1874-1944

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William Franklin "Frank" Knox (January 1, 1874 – April 28, 1944) was an American politician, newspaper editor and publisher. He was also the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936, and Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II. On December 7, 1941, Knox flanked by his assistant John O’Keefe walked into Roosevelt's White House study at approximately 1:30 p.m. EST announcing that Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor. Knox was mentioned by name in Adolf Hitler...

Thompson, Huston, 1875-1966.

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Ross, Edward Alsworth, 1866-1951

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Professor of Sociology at Stanford (1893-1900; dismissed in 1900). From the description of Edward Alsworth Ross papers, 1892-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 703381594 Biographical/Historical Sketch In the late 1890s, sociology professor Edward A. Ross gained notoriety following several years of political activism in favor of the free silver movement, municipal ownership of utilities (including the railroads), and Jap...

Keezer, Dexter Merriam, 1895-....

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Economist. From the description of Reminiscences of Dexter Merriam Keezer : oral history, 1955. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86147636 ...

Lyon, Leverett S. (Leverett Samuel), 1885-1959

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Leverett Samuel Lyon (1885-1959) was a lawyer, economist and business executive. From 1916-1929 he taught economics at several universities, including the University of Chicago, Washington University and the Robert Brookings Graduate School of Economics and Government. He joined the Brookings Institutution in 1929 and was its executive vice-president from 1932-1939. Lyon was chief executive officer of the Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry from 1939-1954, served on the Chicago Home Rul...

Hard, William, 1878-1962

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Hard began his career in journalism in 1902 as a reporter for Northwestern University Settlement House's monthly newsletter. By 1906, he was contributing to numerous magazines as a freelancer. In 1929, Hard ventured into radio, and in 1932 he broadcast reports from the Republican National Convention in Chicago. In 1937 he was named executive assistant to the Chairman of the Republican National Committee. From the description of William Hard papers, 1914-1934. (Princeton University Li...

Viner, Jacob, 1892-1970

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Economist. From the description of Reminiscences of Jacob Viner : oral history, 1953. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309739554 Jacob Viner (1892-1970) is considered one of the greatest economists of the twentieth century. His primary academic interests included international economics, international economic relations and the history of economic thought, but his investigations ranged across many disciplines. His studies included all areas ...

Affleck, Benjamin Franklin, 1869-1944.

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Fetter, Frank A. (Frank Albert), 1863-1949

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Economist, educator, author. From the description of Papers, 1875-1988. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 56668324 Career: born, Peru, Indiana, March 8, 1863; bookseller, Peru, Indiana, 1883-1890; A.B., Indiana University, 1891; Ph.M., Cornell, 1892; postgraduate, Sorbonne, Ecole de droit, Paris, 1892-1893; Ph.D., Halle, 1894; LLD, Colgate, 1910-1911, Occidental, 1930, Indiana, 1934, Princeton, 1945; professor, Indiana, 1895-1898, Leland Stanford, Jr., 1898-1900, Cor...

Robinson, James J. (James Jaquess), 1893-1980

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James J. Robinson, born on July 14, 1893, in Owensville, Indiana, graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor of arts in 1914. While a student at Harvard University Law School, Robinson enlisted in the Boston Naval Yard as a second class seaman in 1918. Robinson received his bachelor of laws (1919) and doctor's degree (1931) from Harvard University Law School. Robinson practiced law in Princeton, Indiana, until 1924. In addition to his practice, Robinson taught law...

Leeds, Morris Evans, 1869-1952

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Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940

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Lawyer and U.S. senator from Idaho. From the description of William Edgar Borah papers, 1905-1940 (bulk 1912-1940). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979901 U.S. senator from Idaho. From the description of Letter, 1929 Oct. 12, Washington D.C., to Perry Walton, Boston. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 184904148 Attorney in Boise, Idaho; United States senator from Idaho, 1907-1940. From the description of Correspondence, 1902-1932. (Idah...

Healy, Robert E., 1883-1946.

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United States. Federal Trade Committion.

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Fetter, Frank Whitson, 1899-1991

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American economist on the faculty of Northwestern University, and economic advisor to international banks and governments. From the description of Frank Whitson Fetter Papers, 1902-1992 (bulk 1920-1980). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32527109 1899, May 22 Born, San Francisco, Calif. 1916 Graduate of Princeton High School, Prin...

Turner, JOhn Rosco, 1882-1960.

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Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931

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Educator, author, and naturalist. From the description of Papers of David Starr Jordan, 1861-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068098 Zoologist David Starr Jordan was elected president of Indiana University in 1885. He left IU in 1891 to become Stanford University's first president. Jordan died in 1931. From the description of David Starr Jordan papers, 1874-1929, bulk 1895-1929. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 61225195 American ichthyolog...

Blaisdell, James Arnold, 1867-1957

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James A. Blaisdell, founder of the Group Plan of the Claremont Colleges, grew up in Beloit, Wisconsin as a Congregational minister's son and graduated from Beloit College in 1889. He graduated from Hartford Theological Seminary and was ordained into the ministry in 1892, after which he served in pastorates in Wisconsin and Michigan. In 1903 he became a faculty member of Beloit College where he remained until 1910 when he accepted the presidency of Pomona College in Claremont, California. The pre...

Treanor, John, 1883-1936.

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Watkins, Myron W. (Myron Webster), 1893-1979

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