Background
Todd, Arthur James was born on May 6, 1878 in Petaluma, California, United States. Son of Hugh Galbraith and Clara (Tuller) Todd.
Todd, Arthur James was born on May 6, 1878 in Petaluma, California, United States. Son of Hugh Galbraith and Clara (Tuller) Todd.
Bachelor of Laws, University of California, 1904. Studied universities Aix-Marseilles, Paris and Munich, 1909-1910. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale, 1911.
Director boys’ work, College Settlement, West Berkeley, California, 1903, South Park Settlement, San Francisco, 1903-1906. Chief probation officer, San Francisco, 1905-1908. Instructor sociology, University of Illinois, 1911-1913, associate, 1913-1914.
Professor and head department sociology, University of Pittsburgh, 1914-1915.
Professor sociology and director training course for social and civic work, 1915-1921 (on leave 1919-1921), University of Minnesota. Director industrial relations, B. Kuppenheimer & Company, Chicago, 1919-1925.
And visiting professor of sociology, Northwestern University, 1919-1921, professor, 1921-1943, also chairman of department of sociology, emeritus since 1943. Special examiner National War Labor Board, 1942-1944.
Manager Washington office, Christian Science Committee on Publication, since 1944.
President Central Council of Social Agencies, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1916-1919, American Association Amateur Art Clubs, 1925-1927, National Association Schools Social Adminstrs., 1943-1945. Member Chicago Recreation Commission, American Sociological Society, American Association Social Workers, American Institute Criminal Law and Criminology, International Kriminalistische Verein, Delta Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, Associe de l’Institut International de Sociologie.
Member Chicago Recreation Commission, American Sociological Society, American Association Social Workers, American Institute Criminal Law and Criminology, International Kriminalistische Verein, Delta Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, Associe de l’Institut International de Sociologie. Clubs: Cosmos, Arts (Washington).
Married Martha Nancy Gaddis, September 14, 1904.