Background
Vlissingen, Arthur Van was born on November 2, 1894 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Arthur and Sophia Evans (Levering) Van Vlissingen.
Vlissingen, Arthur Van was born on November 2, 1894 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Arthur and Sophia Evans (Levering) Van Vlissingen.
AB, Northwestern University, 1915.
Member editorial staff, The Magazine Business, 1916-1920; managing editor, The Magazine Business, 1920-1922; editor, Factory magazine, 1927; editor, Factory and Industrial Management magazine, 1928; consultant editor, Factory Management and Maintenance magazine, 1936-1942; chief Chicago bureau, Business Week magazine, 1938-1947.
With United States Naval Reserve, World War I. Member American Philaletic Society, Trans-Mississippi Philaletic Society, Chicago Philaletic Society, Wisconsin Postal History Society (president 1963-1975), Illinois Postal History Society, Iowa Postal History Society, United States Cancellation Club (president 1964-1967), Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Married Ruth Lindsey, September 22, 1917. Children: Lindsey, Carol Van Vlissingen Carpenter, Marcia Van Vlissingen Wire.