Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1899, July 6 | Born, Carrollton, Ill. |
| 1921 | A.B., University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill. |
| 1922 | M.A., University of Illinois |
| 1922-1923 | Reporter, New York Herald |
| 1923 | Married Lettie Gay |
| 1923-1927 | Writer, Calkins & Holden, Inc. |
| 1928-1929 | Employed by J. Walter Thompson Co. |
| 1929-1932 | Employed by Batton, Barton, Durstine & Osborn |
| 1932-1940 | Vice president, William Esty & Co. |
| 1940-1947 | Vice president and copy director, Benton & Bowles |
| 1947-1951 | Vice president and director, Kenyon & Eckhardt |
| 1954 | Recipient of the Award of Merit, American Association of State and Local History Recipient of the Dunning Prize, American Historical Association. Published The Old Country Store |
| 1957-1976 | Published Cornflake Crusade |
| 1960 | Published The Roguish World of Dr. Brinkley |
| 1961 | Published One for a Man, Two for a Horse |
| 1963 | Published The Social History of Bourbon |
| 1964-1976 | Member, advertising board, American Heritage magazine |
| 1966 | Published The Polite Americans |
| 1969 | Member, usage panel, American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language |
| 1972 | Published Men, Beasts and Gods: A History of Cruelty and Kindness to Animals |
| 1977 | Published The Golden Egg: The Personal Income Tax, Where it Came From, How it Grew |
| 1978 | Published A Good Day at Saratoga |
| 1983 | Published The Dentist and the Empress: The Adventures of Dr. Tom Evans in Gas-lit Paris |
| 1989, Dec. 4 | Died, Langhorne, Pa. |