Background
Schramm, James Siegmund was born on February 4, 1904 in Burlington, Iowa, United States. Son of Frank Edgar and Carrie Ash (Higgason) Schramm.
Schramm, James Siegmund was born on February 4, 1904 in Burlington, Iowa, United States. Son of Frank Edgar and Carrie Ash (Higgason) Schramm.
Student Amherst College, 1923-1924, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1961. Doctor of Laws, Coe College, 1954. Doctor of Fine Arts, Grinell College, 1972.
Joined J. South. Schramm Company, Burlington, 1924, executive vice president, 1946-1962. Director Burlington Bank & Trust Company Republican finance chairman Iowa, 1950-1951, state chairman, member Republican National Committee Iowa, 1952-1954. Trustee Parsons College, Fairfield, Iowa, 1953-1958.
Executive vice president Committee for National Trade Policy, 1952-1953.
Member United States Trade Mission to Japan, 1959, France, 1960. Member board committee International Trade Organisation, 1950-1951.
President American Federation Arts, 1956-1958, trustee, Executive Committee. Past president, trustee, chairman acquisition and exhibition committee Des Moines Art Center.
Chairman Amherst College advising committee on contemporary art
Member of advisory council Iowa Economics Studies Council. Board member Iowa Mental Health Society, 1950-1952. Chairman Iowa Arts Council, 1966-1968.
Member of advisory committee John F. Kennedy Center Company Performing Arts.
Trustee Chicago Museum Contemporary Art, 1967-1970. Honorary chairman Amherst College Friends Artist
Assisted in re-organization United States Office Civilian Defense, 1942. Member Small Business Administration advisory council, 1954-1956.
Member United States Trade Mission to Japan, 1959, France, 1960. Member board committee International Trade Organisation, 1950-1951. Member of advisory council Iowa Economics Studies Council.
Member Iowa Mental Health Society, 1950-1952.
Member of advisory committee John F. Kennedy Center Company Performing Arts. Member Small Business Administration advisory council, 1954-1956.
Served as lieutenant colonel, Army of the United States, 1942-1945. Clubs: Collectors American, Des Moines.
Married Dorothy Daniell, September 26, 1931. Children: Sieglinde Schramm Martin, Kristina Schramm Doughty.