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Boothe, Viva Belle was born on January 27, 1893 in Tyler, Texas, United States. Daughter of John and May Estelle (McCarty) Boothe.
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Viva Belle Boothe, American Educator. Member American Association of University Professors, American Association of University Women, American Statistical Association, American Economics Association, Association U. Burs. Business and Economics Research (president 1954-1955), Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Chi Theta, Beta Gamma Sigma, Altrusa (international president 1959-1961).
Education
AB, University Texas, 1918; AM, University of Pennsylvania, 1920; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, 1923.
Career
Head department economics and sociology, Elmira (New York) College, 1923-1928;
assistant professor business research, Ohio State University, 1928-1930;
associate professor, Ohio State University, 1930-1933;
professor, Ohio State University, 1933-1962;
acting director, Bureau Business Research, 1936-1941;
director Bureau Business Research, Bureau Business Research, 1941-1962;
editor publications, Bureau Business Research, from 1936. Statistical clerk United States Food Administration, 1918. Statistician War Industries Board, 1918-1919, Joint Congressional communications of Agricultural Inquiry, 1921.
Editorial assistant Annals of America Academy Political and Social Sciences, 1919-1923. Professor sociology University Texas, summer 1924, New York State Teachers College, Albany, summer 1927.
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Member American Association of University Professors, American Association of University Women, American Statistical Association, American Economics Association, Association U. Burs. Business and Economics Research (president 1954-1955), Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Chi Theta, Beta Gamma Sigma, Altrusa (international president 1959-1961).
