Background
Trapp, William Oscar was born on March 9, 1889 in New York City. Son of Carl and Elizabeth (Neilson) Trapp.
Trapp, William Oscar was born on March 9, 1889 in New York City. Son of Carl and Elizabeth (Neilson) Trapp.
Graduate, Montclair (New Jersey) State Normal School, 1910. AB, Indiana University, 1912. AM, Cornell University, 1941.
Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1943.
Teaching fellow philosophy, Indiana U., 1912-1913;
instructor English, Indiana U., 1913-1914;
reporter, political writer, subeditor, Philadelphia newspapers, 1914-1925;
assistant American History, Cornell Univercity, 1942-1943;
reporter, political editor, legislation correspondent, New York Eve. World (conducted campaign against ambulance chasing which won Pulitzer prize for paper, 1929) and New York World Telegram, 1925-1938;
publicity director, Governor Herbert H. Lehman, New York, 1938;
director public relations, New York State Insurance fund, 1938-1940;
associate professor journalism, Columbia University, 1943-1945. Member university county, 1945-1950, county education journalism, 1946-1950.
Lecturer communication arts Fordham University since 1954, Adjunct Professor, since 1958.
Member of New York State and American political science associations, American Academy Political and Social Science, American Society Public Administration, Academy Political science, National Municipal League, American History assosiation, New York History Society, Association Education Journalism, American Association of University Professors, New York Legislation Corrs. Association, Masons ( Knights Templar, Shriner), Inner Circle Club (New York), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Delta Chi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Hilda Lankering, August 30, 1935.