Name
Allen, William H. (William Harvey), 1874-1963 (Interviewee)
Bombard, Owen W., 1922-2007 (Interviewer)
Title
Reminiscences of William Harvey Allen, 1950
Abstract
Youth and education; Universities of Chicago and Pennsylvania; Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor, 1903-07; Bureau of Municipal Research, 1907-14; Rockefeller Foundation and Carnegie Foundation; Training School for Public Service, 1911-14; University of Wisconsin Survey; Dr. Charles Van Hise; Institute for Public Service; New York City Municipal Civil Service Commission, 1934-37; N ew York state and city politics; impressions of Fiorello La Guardia, James Walker, and Thomas E. Dewey
Collection Name
Individual interviews oral history collection
Subjects
Social workers; Social problems--20th century.--United States; New York (N.Y.) Politics and government 1895-1951; United States Public welfare 20th century; Allen, William H. (William Harvey), 1874-1963; Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; Rockefeller Foundation
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1950
Physical Description
532 pages
Note (Biographical)
Civic worker
Note
Interviewed by Owen Bombard
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
15003514
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-1p4h-fn32
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.