Background
Smith, Walter Robinson was born on January 31, 1875 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, United States. Son of Thomas Henry and Fannie (King) Smith.
Smith, Walter Robinson was born on January 31, 1875 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, United States. Son of Thomas Henry and Fannie (King) Smith.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Missouri Valley College, Marshall, Missouri, 1899. The Master of Philisophy, University of Chicago, 1901, Doctor of Philosophy, 1907. Studied Harvard, 1902-1903, Columbia, summer 1912.
Principal Eastwood School, Marshall, Missouri, 1899-1900. Fellow University of Chicago, 1901-1902. Instructor history and political science, Washington University, Saint Louis, 1903-1907.
Professor of history and social science, Heidelberg College, Tiffin, O., 1907-1909.
Professor sociology and economics, Kansas State Teachers since 1919. Instructor summer schools, University of Missouri, 1903, Indiana University, 1918, Teachers College (Columbia), 1921.
22, 23, Harvard, 1925, 26, University of California, 1924, 29, University of Wisconsin, 1931.
Married Grace Woodward, December 20, 1913. Children: Katherine West., Hugh Robinson.