Background
Salter, John Thomas was born on January 17, 1898 in Three Oaks, Michigan, United States. Son of William Lee and Alvena Christine (Lampe) Salter.
Salter, John Thomas was born on January 17, 1898 in Three Oaks, Michigan, United States. Son of William Lee and Alvena Christine (Lampe) Salter.
Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin College, 1921. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1928.
Instructor political science University of Pennsylvania, 1921-1926. Professor political science Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, 1926-1927. Associate professor political science U. Oklahoma, 1927-1930, University of Wisconsin, from 1930.
Visiting professor political science Stanford, 1942-1943.
Historian United States Army Air Force, 1945. Chief special studies unit, history branch War Assets Administration, 1946-1947.
Visiting professor political science American University, summer 1947. Fulbright visiting professor U. Philippines, 1949-1950.
Professor Institute Public Administration, U. Philippines, 1952-1953.
Visiting professor Rockford College, summers 1956, 57, 59. Visiting professor (Smith-Mundt Acting), National Chengchi University, National Taiwan University, 1957-1958. Visiting professor Long Island University, summers, 1960, 61, 62.
Consultant Graduate School Public and International Affairs, U. Pittsburgh, summer 1958.
Assistant editor Annals American Academy Political and Social Sciences, 1923-1926. Editor Oklahoma Municipal Review, secretary Oklahoma Municipal League, 1927-1930.
Served in South.A.T.C., Oberlin College, 1918. Fellow Social Science Research Council, 1930, 31-32. Member American Political Science Association, Foreign Policy Association, American Academy Political and Social Science.
Married Katharine Shepard Hayden, August 25, 1921. Children: Katharine Shepard, Patricia Learned, Jean Hinds, Joel Hayden, Christopher Lord.