Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1885, May 15 | Born, Washington, D.C. |
| 1906 | B.A., Amherst College, Amherst, Mass. |
| 1906-1912 | Worked as clerk and in other capacities for Payson Merrill, a book concern, New York, N.Y. |
| 1911 | Married Mary White Childs (divorced) |
| 1912-1920 | President, American Creosoting Co. |
| 1917-1918 | Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force; assistant navigator aboard Sierra (troop transport) |
| 1919 | Published Navigating the Ship. New York: D. Van Nostrand Co. |
| 1920-1935 | Member, People's Institute, New York, N.Y., an offshoot of the Cooper Union Mechanics School Vice president and treasurer, Hills Brothers Co., packers of Dromedary dates and other food products |
| 1924-1927 | Served on New York City Commission of Unemployment, New York, N.Y. Served on New York City Art Commission, New York, N.Y. |
| 1926 | Married Theodora Trowbridge Elliman (died 1959) |
| 1930-1932 | President, American Association of Labor Legislation |
| 1930-1935 | Member, New York State Commission of Unemployment |
| 1934 | Member, National Labor Board Member, New York State Advisory Committee on Minimum Wages |
| 1934-1950 | Member, Business Advisory Council, Department of Commerce |
| 1935-1938 | Assistant secretary of commerce |
| 1936-1938 | Member, Executive Committee on Commercial Policy |
| 1938-1950 | Member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C. |
| 1954, Apr. 30 | Died, Washington, D.C. |