Arthur W. Calhoun

Arthur Wallace Calhoun (1885–1979) was a scholar, author, and professor at a wide variety of American colleges. He is well known for his published works and his teachings in worker's education.

Biography Calhoun was born January 29, 1885, in Dayton, Pennsylvania, the son of Noah Franklin Calhoun and Sarah Nancy (White) Calhoun. His father was a physician. Calhoun began his education at the University of Pittsburgh where he received his B.A. in 1906. Calhoun later married Mildred Tourtellot in 1916, with whom he fathered two sons. His first son was born in 1917 and later became Dr. Donald Wallace Calhoun, a sociologist. In 1921, Calhoun had his second son, Dr. Robert Allan Calhoun, a statistician and Director of Vital Statistics, Indiana State Board of Health 1955-1990.

Calhoun was a well-educated man and highly regarded for his teachings in workers education. He also wrote many short books and contributed to others such as American Labor Dynamics, 1928; The New Generation, 1930; Behold America, 1931; and The Early American Family, 1932.

Along with his books, Calhoun wrote many articles and short published works that can be found in the Arthur. W. Calhoun Collection of the Walter P. Reuther Library at Wayne State University.

Calhoun was baptized as an infant in a Dayton-area congregation of the Reformed Presbyterian Church; he remained in the denomination until 1916, when he joined the People's Church. In the same year, he married the former Mildred Alice Tourtellot in Austinville, Iowa. He held many positions in his life as an author and professor of multiple fields. His pacifist beliefs and socially radical opinions caused for much scrutiny but also allowed him to educate a wide variety of students.

Death Calhoun died in 1978 at the age of 93.