Background
Waller, Willard Walter was born on July 30, 1899 in Murphysboro, Illinois, United States. Son of Elbert and Margaret Dora (Clendenin) Waller.
Waller, Willard Walter was born on July 30, 1899 in Murphysboro, Illinois, United States. Son of Elbert and Margaret Dora (Clendenin) Waller.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Illinois, 1920. Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1925. Doctor of Philisophy, University of Pennsylvania, 1929.
Reporter, Evansville (Indiana) Courier, 1920. Teacher Latin and French, Morgan Park Military Academy, 1920-1926. Instructor sociology, University of Pennsylvania, 1926-1929.
Assistant professor of University of Nebraska, 1929-1931.
Professor, Pennsylvania State College, 1931-1937. Associate professor Barnard College, Columbia University, since 1937.
Served in United States Naval Reserve Force, 1918. Member American Sociological Society, Eastern Sociological Society (president 1940).
Married Josephine Wilkins, August 13, 1929. Children: Peter, Bruce, Suzanne.