Background
White, Leslie Alvin was born on January 19, 1900 in Salida, Colorado, United States. Son of Alvin Lincoln and Mildred (Millard) White.
White, Leslie Alvin was born on January 19, 1900 in Salida, Colorado, United States. Son of Alvin Lincoln and Mildred (Millard) White.
Student Louisiana State University, 1919-1921. Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1923, Master of Arts, 1924. Student of University California at Los Angeles, summer 1923, Universite de Dijon, summer 1924, New School Social Research, 1922-1924.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1927.
Doctor of Science, University Buffalo, 1962. Doctor of Laws, University Colorado, 1970.
Instructor sociology and anthropology U. Buffalo, 1927-1928, assistant professor, 1928-1930. Assistant professor anthropology University of Michigan, 1930-1932, associate, professor, 1932-1943, professor, from 1943, department chairman, 1945-1957. Assistant professor anthropology University of Chicago, summer 1931.
Guest lecturer Yenching University, Peiping, China, fall 1936.
Visiting lecturer with rank professor Yale, fall 1947-1948. Visiting professor anthropology Harvard, fall 1949-1950, University of California at Berkeley, 1957, Rice University, 1970, San Francisco State College, 1970-1971, University of California at Santa Barbara, from 1973.
Curator anthropology Buffalo Museum of Science, 1927-1930. Professor anthropology Columbia, summer 1948.
Member division anthropology and psychology National Research Council, 1948-1949. Served with United States Navy, 1918-1919. Member American Anthropological Association (president 1963-1964), American Folk Lore Society (treasurer 1931, Second vice president 1941-1942), American Association for the Advancement of Science (vice president, chairman of the section H 1957), Michigan Academy Science, Arts and Letters, American Association University Professors, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma.
Club: Research (University of Michigan).
Married Mary Augusta Pattison, February 9, 1931 (deceased).