| LC control no. | n 50010165 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Thomas, Dorothy Swaine, 1899-1977 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Birth date | 1899-10-24 |
| Death date | 1977-05-01 |
| Place of birth | Baltimore (Md.) |
| Place of death | Bethesda (Md.) |
| Field of activity | Sociology Demography Universities and colleges--Administration |
| Affiliation | University of Pennsylvania. Population Studies Center Wharton School London School of Economics and Political Science Barnard College |
| Profession or occupation | Sociologists Demographers College teachers College administrators |
| Found in | Guide to the Dorothy Swaine Thomas Papers, 1929 - 1977, Apr. 29, 2009: (Dorothy Swaine Thomas was born on 24 October 1899 in Baltimore, Md.; died on 1 May 1977 in Bethesda, Maryland; authored or co-authored 6 books and 71 scholarly articles in the field of population statistics between 1922 and 1969) <http://www.archives.upenn.edu/faids/upt/upt50/thomasdst.html> University of Pennsylvania, University Archives & Records Center website, 18 December 2018 : finding aids, Dorothy Swaine Thomas Papers, biographical note (She received her B. A. degree from Barnard College in 1922 and also earned a Ph.D. in 1924 from the University of London School of Economics; Dr. Thomas arrived on the faculty of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1948; While at the University, she was research director of the Population Studies Center from 1959 to 1970, and co-director of Population Studies Center from 1964 to 1970. She also was instrumental in developing the doctoral training program in demography; she retired in 1970; The Dorothy Swaine Thomas Papers primarily document her professional career in the fields of sociology and demography; professional and personal correspondence which provide insight into Dr. Thomas's multi-faceted career as professor, researcher, authority of sociology, and more) <https://archives.upenn.edu/collections/finding-aid/upt50t455> The child in America, 1928 : title page (Dorothy Swaine Thomas) |
| Associated language | eng |
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