From the University of Chicago economics department records we can assemble a fairly complete account of the process of earning a doctorate in economics for the agricultural economist Edwin F. Dummeier who entered the Chicago program with a year’s worth of graduate credit. Dummeier’s five quarters in Chicago (from Summer 1925 through Summer 1926) in residence seems to be a lower bound at a time when the official regulations had been changed to state that as a general rule three years residence in graduate studies were expected of Ph.D. degree candidates.
It appears to me that Dummeier’s undergraduate degree at L.S.U. was the result of regular summer school attendance while teaching/administering during the regular school year. His collection of graduate credits from the Universities of California, Wisconsin, and Colorado also show a considerable portion of summer school credit. It is interesting to see that he could apparently be appointed the principal of a Louisiana high school without having a completed college education.
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Brief c.v. of Edwin Ferdinand Dummeier
1887, April 4. Born in Metropolis, Illinois.
1910-1917. Principal of Leesville, Louisiana High School
1917-1918. Principal of Minden High School, Webster Parish, Louisiana.
1918. A.B. Louisiana State University
1921. M.A. University of Colorado.
1921-23. Instructor in economics, Washington State College (Pullman, WA).
1923-1925. Assistant Professor, Washington State College (Pullman, WA).
1926. Ph.D. University of Chicago. Thesis: The marketing of Pacific coast fruits in Chicago.
1926-46. Professor of Economics, State College of Washington, Pullman, Wash.
1944, June 19. Married Binna Mason, school teacher
1946, June 17. Died in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Biggest publication:
Edwin F Dummeier and Richard Brooks Heflebower. Economics: with applications to agriculture. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1940.
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Dummeier’s application for graduate credit towards an economics Ph.D. from Chicago
The University of Chicago
The Graduate School of Arts and Literature
Office of the Dean
August 19, 1925
Mr. J. A. Field
Faculty Exchange:
I enclose application for graduate credit from Mr. Edwin F. Dummeier who is a graduate student in residence this quarter. While he is doing most of his work in Commerce and Administration at present, he wishes to go into Political Economy, and so I am asking you to estimate the amount of credit in Pol. Econ. that ought to be given in majors and in quarters for the work he lists. Please return the certificates from the University of California and the University of Wisconsin.
Sincerely yours,
[signed]
G. J. Laing
Dean
GJL:M
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Department will recognize three quarters of graduate work
August 29, 1925
Dean G. J. Laing
University of Chicago
Faculty Exchange
My dear Mr. Laing:
I enclose herewith application for graduate credit for Edwin F. Dummeier which I have certified as representing in my judgment the substantial equivalent of three quarters of graduate work in Political Economy.
Sincerely yours,
[unsigned copy, J.A. Field]
JAF:MLH
Enclosure
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Dummeier proposing his examination fields and requesting departmental review of all his coursework to identify any further course requirements
5757 University Avenue, Chicago, Illinois,
January 21, 1926
Professor L.C. Marshall, Chairman,
Department of Political Economy
The University of Chicago.
Dear Sir:
Announcements from the Department of Political Economy to persons intending to become candidates for the Ph.D. degree state that “the candidate, subject to the advice and approval of the Department,” may choose his fields for specialization and written examination from designated lists. Other announcements of the University state that in the Graduate Schools of Arts, Literature and Science the courses to be offered must be “approved by the Deans of the Graduate Schools at least six months before the degree is conferred. The individual courses must receive the approval of the heads of the departments concerned.” It is also stated that the Department of Political Economy will ordinarily approve as an essential part of a student’s preparation for the degree a considerable amount of work in allied departments.”
In consideration of these announcements I am herby submitting the following statement of fields which, with the approval of the Department, I propose to designate as fields of specialization and examination: (1) General Economic Theory; (2) Market Structures and Functions, this being the thesis field; (3) The Pecuniary and Financial System; (4) Transportation and Communication.
Furthermore, I am submitting a list of courses in the past pursued and a statement of courses which I have taught, in order that the Department may take definite action of a character which will enable me to plan my work in the future with an assurance that all course requirements are being met.
My undergraduate work included courses in the principles of economics and accounting. It also included courses in history and political science.
Graduate work thus far completed and courses for which I am registered for this quarter are as follows:
Political Economy
| At the University of Colorado, six quarters, 1919-1921 | ||
| Money and Banking | 24 weeks | 2 hours per week |
| Taxation | 36 weeks | 2 hours per week |
| Socialism | 24 weeks | 2 hours per week |
| Immigration | 6 weeks | 5 hours per week |
| Business Organization | 6 weeks | 5 hours per week |
| Seminar in Economics | 12 weeks | 2 hours per week |
| Thesis, “Financing Public Education in Colorado,” 6 quarter hours credit. | ||
| At the University of California, summer 1923 | ||
| Transportation, principles [& Hist. (Dixon)] | 6 weeks | 5 hours per week |
| Transportation, current problems | 6 weeks | 5 hours per week |
| Pacific Coast Rate Problems | 6 weeks | 5 hours per week |
| At the University of Wisconsin, summer 1924 | ||
| The Classical Economists [Physiocrats thru J. S. Mill] | 6 weeks | 5 hours per week |
| Farmer Movements | 6 weeks | 5 hours per week |
| Statistics | 6 weeks | 7½ hours per week |
| At the University of Chicago, summer, spring, and winter Qtrs. 1925-26 | ||
| Course No. | ||
| 334 | Money and Prices | 1 major |
| 388A | Cooperative Marketing | 1 major |
| 388B | Marketing Farm Products | 1 major |
| 301 | Neoclassical Economics | 1 major |
| 345 | Personnel Administration | 1 major |
| 386 | Terminal Marketing Research | 1 major |
| C & A. 375 | Business Forecasting | 1 major |
| 335 | Bus.Finance and Investment | 1 major |
| 499 | Terminal Marketing Research | 1 major |
Sociology
| At the University of Colorado, 1919-1921 | ||
| Social Problems (poverty) | 12 weeks | 2 hours per week |
| Rural Sociology | 12 weeks | 2 hours per week |
| Psychological Sociology | 6 weeks | 5 hours per week |
| Social Viewpoints and Attitudes | 6 weeks | 5 hours per week |
| Criminology | 12 weeks | 2 hours per week |
History
| At the University of Colorado, 1919-1921 | ||
| Colonization of North America | 24 weeks | 2 hours per week |
| The Westward Movement | 6 weeks | 5 hours per week |
Education
| At the University of Colorado, 1919-1921 | ||
| History and Philosophy of Education | 24 weeks | 3 hours per week |
| Seminar in Education | 24 weeks | 2 hours per week |
Political Science
| At the University of Colorado, 1919-1921 | ||
| Municipal Functions and Problems | 12 weeks | 3 hours per week |
| International Law | 12 weeks | 3 hours per week |
| World Govt. and Politics | 6 weeks | 5 hours per week |
| Political Parties and Party Problems | 24 weeks | 2 hours per week |
Summary |
Majors |
| Work in Political Economy at other institutions, certified by the Department of Political Economy of the University of Chicago as equivalent to… | 8½ |
| Work in Political Economy at the University of Chicago… | 9 |
| Work in Sociology at other institutions, certified by the Dept. of Sociology of the Univ. of Chicago as equiv. to … | 2½ |
| Work in History at other institutions, certified by the Dept. of History of the Univ. of Chicago as equiv. to… | 1½ |
| Work in Education at other institutions, certified by the School of Education of the Univ. of Chicago as equiv. to… | 2 |
| Work in Pol. Science at other institutions, certified by the Dept. of Pol. Science of the Univ. of Chicago as equiv. to… | 3 |
| Total majors in Political Economy… | 17½ |
| Total majors in other subjects… | 9 |
| Grand Total… | 26½ |
For the past four years I have been a member of the faculty of the Department of Economics of the State College of Washington, for the past three years with the rank of assistant professor of economics. During this time I have taught the following subjects, having given courses in all of these subjects several times: (1) Economic Geography; (2) Foreign Trade; (3) Railway Transportation; (4) Agricultural Economics; (5) Marketing Farm Products; (6) Co-operative Marketing of Farm Products; (7) Money and Banking; (8) Principles of Economics, elementary and intermediate courses.
For the spring quarter I am planning to register for Political Economy 303, Modern Tendencies in Economics, to continue the research work on my thesis subject, and if advised to do so to register for one additional course. I do not expect to be able to complete the thesis by the close of the spring quarter, but am trusting that I may be able to meet all course requirements and to complete the thesis and take the thesis examination before the close of the summer quarter.
It appears evident that my course requirements are dependent upon the amount of work in allied departments, consisting of courses already completed in other institutions, which will be approved by the Department as a part of the preparation for the degree. I am submitting this statement in the hope that I may have from the Department at an early date definite notification of the courses which I shall have yet to complete in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree.
Certified transcripts of records of courses completed at other institutions and of the valuations placed upon this work by the various departments of the University of Chicago, as enumerated in this communication, are on file in the office of the Deans of the Graduate Schools.
Respectfully yours,
[signed]
Edwin F. Dummeier
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Dummeier proposing his doctoral thesis subject
5757 University Avenue, Chicago, Illinois,
January 21, 1926
Professor L.C. Marshall, Chairman,
Department of Political Economy
The University of Chicago.
Dear Sir:
I am hereby presenting for your approval the subject and a brief prospectus of the thesis which I propose later to submit in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Political Economy. The subject of the proposed thesis is “The Marketing of Pacific Coast Fruits in Chicago”.
While the prospectus is designed to give some idea of the general nature of the proposed study, it does not indicate the degrees of relative intensity with which it is proposed to treat the various phases of the general subject. All phases will be treated to the extent of critically surveying the existing literature pertaining to them and making some supplementary field study. But the study as a whole will be based not on existing literature, but on original field observations and a study of commercial records. As an exhaustive study of all phases of proposed subject by these methods is beyond the capacity of any one individual it is proposed to investigate with much more detail some phases than others. The degree with which this specialization will be devoted to particular ones of the subheads listed in the outline will depend in part upon the degree of cooperation received from the trade and, therefore cannot be definitely stated in advance. Representative, however, as a phase of the general subject in regard to which there is at the present time only the most meager published information and which may be studied is the fruit and vegetable auction as a marketing institution. As the auction is mostly used in connection with the marketing of Pacific Coast products this would be a natural subdivision of the main subject.
The whole study has as its primary object the evaluation of existing methods in regard to these products as to their social efficiency and social significance.
Yours respectfully,
[signed]
E. F. Dummeier
Thesis
THE MARKETING OF PACIFIC COAST FRUITS IN CHICAGO
Chapter
- Introduction
- The importance of the study
- Method of treatment
- Emphasis on a few commodities, especially apples
- Emphasis on change and development in marketing methods
- Specific objectives
- Primary objective: To evaluate comparative merits of different methods of performing marketing services.
- Secondary objectives: To show the relation of Chicago to the producing areas; to describe physical facilities of the market and the physical movements of these products thru the market; to determine costs of marketing these products and reasons for these costs; to examine factors influencing demand and to examine trends of change and their causes.
- Chicago and the Regions of Supply
- Data on production, arrivals, and unloads at Chicago. Data on storage movements and reshipments from Chicago.
- The historical development of the industry, its present status, and its current trends.
- The Physical Facilities of the Market and Physical Commodity Movements
- Transportation services and facilities
- Wholesale receiving
- Auctions
- Peddlers
- Retailers
- Carload Distributors, Brokers, and Carload Receivers
- Numbers and classes of dealers
- Marketing services performed and trade practices
- Charges for services
- Auctions
- Extent of movement thru auctions
- Auction methods
- Auction charges
- Jobbers and Shippers
- Numbers and classes of dealers
- Methods of buying and selling
- Margins and costs
- Retailers
- Numbers and classes of dealers
- Methods of buying and selling
- Margins and costs
- Marketing Costs
- Critical consideration of marketing costs, especially of oranges and apples, on the basis of differences in marketing methods employed until time of sale to jobbers.
- Particular consideration of the desirability of selling at auction.
- Marketing Costs (Continued)
- Critical consideration of marketing costs subsequent to time of sale to jobbers
- Factors Influencing Demand
- Summary and General Conclusions
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Department approves Dummeier’s thesis subject
January 27, 1926
Mr. E. F. Dummeier
5757 University Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
My dear Mr. Dummeier:
The Department of Political Economy accepts as your thesis subject “The Marketing of Pacific Coast Fruits in Chicago.”
It is our understanding that you will carry on work in connection with this thesis under Mr. Duddy.
Yours very sincerely,
[Unsigned copy, L.C. Marshall]
LCM:MLH
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Department Head Marshall asks his colleague to double-check the Dummeier transcripts for possible feedback
The University of Chicago
Department of Political Economy
February 1, 1926
Mr. C. W. Wright
University of Chicago
Faculty Exchange
My dear Mr. Wright:
I enclose a letter from Mr. Dummeier. I have written him concerning the field “Transportation and Communication.” Perhaps you will wish to look over his statement of courses and credits to see if any action needs to be taken concerning them.
Yours very sincerely,
[signed]
L.C. Marshall
LCM:MLH
Enclosure
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The University of Chicago
Department of Political Economy
Edwin F. Dummeier
A. B. University of Louisiana, 1918
A. M. University of Colorado, 1921
Summer Quarter, 1925
| Pol Econ. 334 | A |
| C & A 388 | A |
| C & A 388B | A |
French and German Exams. Passed. Sept. 1, 1925
Grad. Work in other insti. September 1, 1925
| University of Colorado | |
| Soc. (Faris) | 2½ majors |
| Residence credit | 1 Quarter |
Grad. work in other insti. September 3, 1925
| University of Colorado | |
| Pol. Econ. (Field) | 5½ majors |
| Residence credit | 2 Quarters |
| University of California and Wisconsin | |
| Pol. Econ. (Field) | 3 majors |
| Residence credit | 1 Quarter |
Autumn Quarter, 1925
| Pol Econ. 301 | A |
| C & A 313 | [blank] |
| C & A 345 | A |
| C & A 385 | A |
| C & A 386 | A |
Grad. work in other insti. Jan 4, 1925
| University of Colorado | |
| Educ. (C.H. Judd) | 2 |
| Pol. Sci. (C.E. Merriam) | 3 |
| Residence Credit | 1 Quarter |
| History (C.F. Huth) | 1 ½ |
| Residence Credit | ½ Quarter |
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Department requests clarification regarding the proposed field “Transportation and Communication”
February 1, 1926
Mr. E. F. Dummeier
5757 University Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
My dear Mr. Dummeier:
It seems entirely probable that the Department will approve the four fields suggested in your letter of January 21st.
The Department has, however, asked me to secure from you a more detailed statement of your understanding of the territory that would be covered by the field “Transportation and Communication.”
Yours very sincerely,
[Unsigned: L. C. Marshall]
LCM:MLH
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Schedule of written field examinations
February 2, 1926
Mr. E. F. Dummeier
5757 University Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
My dear Mr. Dummeier:
This is just to let you know that I have you scheduled to take the following examinations on the dates mentioned.
February 13, Economic Theory. 8:30 A.M.
February 20th, Pecuniary and Financial Systems, 8:30 A.M.
February 27th, Transportation and Communication 8:30 A.M.
The questions will be given out at Harper E 57. Please let me know at once if the above schedule is incorrect.
Yours very sincerely,
[Unsigned copy: Margaret McKugo]
MM:MLH
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Dummeier clarifies his understanding of the field “Transportation and Communication”
5757 University Avenue, Chicago, Illinois,
February 4, 1926
Professor L.C. Marshall, Chairman,
Department of Political Economy
The University of Chicago.
Dear Sir:
In reply to your letter of February 1st I am hereby submitting the following as my understanding of the territory that would be covered by the field “Transportation and Communication”, which was proposed by me as one of my fields of specialization in my candidacy for the Ph.D. degree.
As to agencies, I understand the field to include all the agencies of land and water transportation. Major emphasis should, however, be placed upon railway transportation in the United States. Agencies supplying communication other than physical transportation would include the telephone and telegraph. As compared with railway transportation these are of less importance, and as they present relatively few distinctive problems they may be said to be somewhat incidental to the main field.
With regard to the above mentioned agencies consideration should be given to phenomena and problems of the character of those with which Political Economy in general concerns itself. These should include the following:
- The historical development of the various transportation agencies,
- The services performed and economic significance of the various agencies,
- Theories of rate making, particularly railway rates,
- Rate making practices and rate systems,
- Railroad finance,
- Sufficient knowledge of the technic of operation to be able to consider intelligently questions of public policy with regard to railroads and other transportation agencies,
- The economic and legal bases of the regulation of public carriers and the history of their public promotion and regulation,
- Various present day transportation problems in which the general public has an interest, such as valuation, consolidation, and government ownership or operation.
The above indicates the general scope and to some extent the relative emphasis of the constituent parts of the field of Transportation and Communication as a field of Political Economy as I understand it.
Most respectfully yours,
[signed]
Edwin F. Dummeier
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Wright’s Response to Marshall’s Feb. 1, 1926 Inquiry
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
The School of Commerce and Administration
Memorandum to Marshall from Wright
[no date, but probably early Feb. 1926]
After surveying Mr. Dummeier’s record of courses taken, it seems to me that in the four fields chosen he has not covered the following.
Theory: History of Theory. Only partly covered.
Unsettled Problems. He plans to take this in the Spring.
Marketing: Advertising. I am not certain as to this.
Transportation: Public Control of Railroads.
Of the specific general requirement he has covered Statistics and Accounting but not Economic History of the U.S. I gathered from the discussion at the Dept. meeting that the members of the Department would refuse to tell him specific courses that were required, though personally I do not consider this a reasonable attitude.
C.W.W.
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Response of Department to Dummeier’s follow-up regarding his examination field “Transportation and Communication”
March 2, 1926
Mr. E. F. Dummeier
5737 University Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
My dear Mr. Dummeier:
I spoke to Mr. Wright and he told me that your recommendation had come before the Department, but he could not at this time give you a written statement concerning it. He is turning your letter over to Mr. Marshall who will write you as soon as he returns to the office.
Yours very sincerely,
[Unsigned copy: Margaret McKugo]
MM:MLH
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Economics Department Record of Dummeier’s Written Ph.D. Examination Grades
(First attempt)
Winter Qr. 1926
E. F. Dummeier
Economic Theory
Viner — Pass Fair
Clark — B
Pec. And Fin. Sys.
Mints — Failed
Wright — C
Meech — Failed
Trans. & Com.
Clark — Passed
Sorrell — [Blank]
Duddy — Passed
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Department’s decisions
regarding credits recognized
plus advice on “possible gaps”
March 16, 1926
Mr. E. F. Dummeier
5757 University Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
My dear Mr. Dummeier:
After examining your credits as officially certified by various departmental representatives it seems clear that you have met the general requirements as far as the total number of majors is concerned.
The only issues outstanding are these:
- There is a requirement that a candidate for the doctor’s degree shall have covered work in the Economic History of the United States. I am uncertain whether you have taken care of this requirement.
- You will, of course, need to be prepared to pass the examinations in four fields. As you know no specific courses are required in connection with these examinations. The candidate is expected to work up each field in a rather comprehensive way.
Certain questions arise in my mind with respect to these examinations. Have you prepared yourself in the field of Public Control of Railroads? Have you done so in the general field of Advertising? Have you done so in the History of Economic Thought? You will, I am sure, realize that these inquiries do not indicate the necessity of your taking specific courses in these territories. I mention them merely as possible gaps in your thinking in these fields.
Yours very sincerely,
[Unsigned copy: L. C. Marshall]
LCM:MLH
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Dummeier informed that he passed two of his three written examinations
[Carbon copy]
March 24, 1926
Mr. E. F. Dummeier
5757 University Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
My dear Mr. Dummeier:
The final reports for the written examinations taken by you during the Winter Quarter, 1926 in partial satisfaction for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy are as follows:
Economic Theory — Passed
Pecuniary and Financial System — Failed
Transportation and Communication — Passed
Yours very sincerely,
[Unsigned copy: L. C. Marshall]
LCM:MLH
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Economics Department Record of Dummeier’s Written Examination Grades
(Second attempt: Pecuniary and Financial Systems Field)
Pecuniary and Financial Systems
Mints — Pass
Cox — Pass
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Dummeier told he successfully passes his third written examinations
[Carbon copy]
June 8, 1926
Mr. E. F. Dummeier
5757 University Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
My dear Mr. Dummeier:
I am pleased to report that you have passed the Pecuniary and Financial System examination, taken in the Spring Quarter, 1926, in partial satisfaction for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
Yours very sincerely,
[Unsigned copy: L. C. Marshall]
LCM:MLH
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Dummeier’s Principal Advisor not in Chicago during the summer quarter (when the thesis is expected to be completed and submitted)
The University of Chicago
Local Community Research Committee
Address: Faculty Exchange. The University of Chicago
June 7, 1926
Mr. L.C. Marshall, Dean
Department of Political Economy
University of Chicago
Dear Mr. Marshall:
My absence during the Summer Quarter means that some one must supervise the students who have been working under me in community research. Mr. Dummeier, who plans to get his degree in Political Economy, is quite well along with his work and I should like to recommend that either Mr. Wright or Mr. Viner look after him. He is going to develop a section on price study and Viner would be a help there.
The other men, Davidson, Journey and Weaver, are planning to come up in Commerce and Administration, and I am making recommendations to Mr. Spencer to take care of them. In the case of all of these men, I shall want to read copies of their theses as they come in. Both Mr. Dummeier and Mr. Journey have their outlines fully developed and have begun to write.
Yours very truly,
[signed]
E.A. Duddy
EAD:JS
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Department Head Marshall turns to Jacob Viner
for last-minute thesis advice
June 8, 1926
[Memorandum to:] Jacob Viner
[From:] L. C. Marshall
Mr. Dummeier has been working with Mr. Duddy, but Mr. Duddy is to be away this coming summer. I wonder if you would be willing to look after Mr. Dummeier’s work on the thesis since he is planning to develop a section on price study.
The matter is one upon which the Department needs to take action in view of the fact that Mr. Dummeier plans to take his degree in Political Economy.
LCM:MLH
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Viner “gratefully” accepts the “chore”
The University of Chicago
Department of Political Economy
June 10, 1926
Mr. L. C. Marshall
Faculty Exchange
My dear Mr. Marshall:
You may send on Mr. Dummeier to me. I will take over the job of supervision of his research during Mr. Duddy’s absence, inasmuch as I have been unable to think up a good excuse for evading the chore.
Gratefully yours,
[signed]
Jacob Viner
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Notification that Viner Will Serve as Substitute Research Supervisor
June 17, 1926
Mr. E. F. Dummeier
5757 University Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
My dear Mr. Dummeier:
I have had a note from Mr. Viner indicating his willingness to supervise your research in Mr. Duddy’s absence.
Yours very sincerely,
[Unsigned copy: L. C. Marshall]
LCM:MLH
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Official Examination Notice for E. F. Dummeier
(with Prof. Meech’s scribbled note that he will be unable to attend)
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COURSES PRESENTED BY EDWIN F. DUMMEIER
FOR THE DEGREE Ph.D. IN ECONOMICS
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
| Majors | ||
| Pol. Econ. 334 | Money and Prices. Hardy | 1 |
| C & A 388 B | Marketing Farm Products, Weld | 1 |
| C & A 388 A | Cooperative Farm Marketing. Jesness | 1 |
| Pol. Econ. 301 | Neo-Classical Economics. Viner | 1 |
| C & A 345. | Personnel Administration. Stone | 1 |
| C & A 386 | Terminal Marketing Research. Duddy | 1 |
| C & A 355 | Business Finance and Investment. Meech | 1 |
| C & A 375 | Business Forecasting. Cox | 1 |
| Pol. Econ. 499 | Terminal Marketing Research Duddy | 3 |
| Pol. Econ. 499 | Terminal Marketing Research. Viner | 3 |
| TOTAL | 14 |
Graduate Work at Other Institutions
| Economics | ||
| Transportation. Principles | Univ. of Cal. | Dixon |
| Transportation. Current Problem[s]. | Univ. of Cal. | Dixon |
| Pacific Coast Rate Problems. | Univ. of Cal. | Harraman |
| Farmer Movements. | Univ. of Wis. | Hibbard |
| The Classical Economists. | Univ. of Wis. | Scott |
| Statistics. | Univ. of Wis. | Lescohier |
| Money and Banking. | Univ. of Colo. | Ingram |
| Taxation. | Univ. of Colo. | Ingram |
| Immigration. | Univ. of Colo. | Ingram |
| Business Organization. | Univ. of Colo. | Ingram |
| Seminar in Economics. | Univ. of Colo. | Bushee |
| Thesis “Financing Public Education in Colorado.” | ||
| Total (Field) | 8½ | |
| Economics Total | 22½ |
| Education Total | Judd | 2 |
| Sociology Total | Faris | 2½ |
| Political Science Total | Merriam | 3 |
| History Total | Huth | 1½ |
| Grand Total | 31½ |
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Memo from Millis announcing/reminding about oral examination date
[Carbon copy]
The University of Chicago
The Department of Political Economy
August 17, 1926
Memorandum to:
N. W. Barnes [Associate Professor of Marketing]
P. A. Douglas [Associate Professor of Industrial Relations]
L. H. Grinstead [Visiting Assistant Professor from Ohio State University]
G. G. Huebner [Visiting Professor from the U. of Pennsylvania]
L. C. Sorrell [Assistant Professor of Transportation and Communication]
Jacob Viner [Professor of Political Economy]
C. W. Wright [Professor of Political Economy]
From: H. A. Millis
This is just to let you know that E. F. Dummeier will come up for his oral examination on Monday, August 23, at 3 o’clock in Harper E 57.
If it is impossible for you to be present will you please notify Miss McKugo in Harper E 57?
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Memo from Millis announcing/reminding about oral examination date
[Carbon copy]
[Memorandum To:] L. S. Lyon [Visiting Professor from Robert Brookings Graduate School of Economics and Government]
[From: H. A. Millis]
August 18, 1926
This is just to let you know that E. F. Dummeier will come up for his oral examination on Monday, August 23, at 3 o’clock in Harper E 57.
If it is impossible for you to be present will you please notify Miss McKugo in Harper E 57?
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A “Thank-you” to Marshall for his support
Note: Dunnmeier’s article on auctions apparently never published
The State College of Washington
Pullman, Washington
Department of Business Administration
December 28, 1926.
Professor Leon C. Marshall
Department of Economics
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Dear Professor Marshall:
I am enclosing herewith a review of Benton’s “Marketing of Farm Products” for the Journal of Political Economy. I had hoped to have gotten this review to you at an earlier date, but teaching duties have kept me so busy as to delay its completion somewhat longer than I anticipated.
Not long ago I received a letter from professor Duddy, in which he stated that you had spoken to him with regard to my writing an article for the Journal on the fruit auction as a marketing agency, the article to be based on my first hand research work in Chicago. I have started the preparation of such an article and hope to submit it within the very near future.
I have found on my return to my duties here that my year at the University of Chicago has been of very large benefit to me, and I continue to feel most grateful to you for your part in making that year possible.
Most cordially yours,
[signed]
E. F. Dummeier
EFD/EIB
Source: University of Chicago Archives. Economics Department. Records & Addenda. Box 6, Folder 12.
Image: “Dummeier Rites Are Held Today,” Spokane Chronicle, June 18, 1946.