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Leonard D. White

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Leonard D. White

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1891-01-17 （Acton, Massachusetts, United States）
Died
1958-02-23 （Chicago, Illinois, United States） age 67
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Acton, Massachusetts (birth) → Hanover, New Hampshire (Dartmouth College) → Chicago, Illinois (University of Chicago) → Washington, D.C. (government service)

Career

Occupations
historian, public administration scholar, university professor
Active Years
1914-1958
Affiliations
University of Chicago, U.S. Civil Service Commission, American Society for Public Administration
Memberships
American Society for Public Administration
Influenced By
Max Weber, Frank Goodnow
Influenced
Scholars of public administration in the United States, The field of public administration (establishing an institutional-historical approach)

Education

Dartmouth College
History
Degree: B.A.
Period: 1910-1914
Year of Graduation: 1914
Country: United States
Dartmouth College
History
Degree: M.A.
Period: 1914-1915
Year of Graduation: 1915
Country: United States
Taught at Dartmouth for a few years after degree
University of Chicago
Public administration / History
Degree: Ph.D.
Period: 1916-1921
Year of Graduation: 1921
Country: United States
Ph.D. dissertation-related research published

Awards

Guggenheim Fellowship
1927
Organization: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result: フェロー
Woodrow Wilson Foundation Book Award
1948
Work: The Federalists: A Study in Administrative History, 1789–1801
Organization: Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Result: 受賞
Pulitzer Prize for History
1959
Work: The Republican Era: 1869–1901
Organization: Pulitzer Prize Board
Result: 受賞（没後、ジャン・シュナイダーと共同受賞）

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Origin of Utility Commissions in Massachusetts

1921 scholarly article / administrative history

A dissertation-related study examining the origins of utility commissions in Massachusetts and their administrative significance.

administrative historypublic utility regulation

Conditions of Municipal Employment in Chicago: A Study in Morale

1925 scholarly book / administrative history

An investigation into municipal employment conditions and employee morale in Chicago, analyzing practical aspects of urban administration.

urban administrationpersonnel management

Introduction to the Study of Public Administration

1926 textbook / scholarly book

A foundational text for the study of public administration, treating administrative theory and practice empirically.

administrative theoryempiricism

The Frontiers of Public Administration (2 vols.)

1936 scholarly book

An edited two-volume collection on public administration addressing theoretical and practical issues in the field.

public administration theorypolicy analysis

Defense and War Administration, 1939–1942

1942 administrative history

A historical analysis of defense administration and wartime governance during the early years of World War II.

wartime administrationdefense policy

The Federalists: A Study in Administrative History, 1789–1801

1948 administrative history

A study tracing administrative institutions and developments during the Federalist period in early United States history.

early U.S. administrative historyinstitutional development

The Jeffersonians: A Study in Administrative History, 1801–1829

1951 administrative history

A historical study of administrative organization and policy changes during the Jeffersonian era.

political historyadministrative institutions

The Jacksonians: A Study in Administrative History, 1829–1861

1954 administrative history

A study centered on the Andrew Jackson era, discussing democratization and its relation to bureaucracy.

democratizationbureaucracy

The Republican Era: 1869–1901

1958 administrative history

The final volume of White's four-part administrative history series, analyzing administrative reform and development during the Republican era.

administrative reformparty politics and administration

Bibliography

  • The Origin of Utility Commissions in Massachusetts, 1921
  • Conditions of Municipal Employment in Chicago: A Study in Morale, 1925
  • Introduction to the Study of Public Administration, 1926
  • The Frontiers of Public Administration (2 vols.), 1936
  • Defense and War Administration, 1939–1942, 1942
  • The Federalists: A Study in Administrative History, 1789–1801, 1948
  • The Jeffersonians: A Study in Administrative History, 1801–1829, 1951
  • The Jacksonians: A Study in Administrative History, 1829–1861, 1954
  • The Republican Era: 1869–1901, 1958

Style & Themes

Literary Style
scholarly, empirical styledetailed institutional-historical analysis
Recurring Motifs
analysis structured by grouped presidential termsinstitutional and bureaucratic development

Legacy

Considered a founding figure in the study of public administration, White established an administrative-historical approach. He received posthumous recognition including the Pulitzer Prize; his papers are held at the University of Chicago Special Collections.

Museums

  • University of Chicago Special Collections (Leonard D. White Papers) Chicago, Illinois, USA — University of Chicago Library Special Collections Research Center

Academic Societies

  • American Society for Public Administration

Archives

  • University of Chicago Special Collections (Leonard D. White Papers)
  • Library of Congress (bibliographic records)

In Popular Culture

  • Referenced and used as a textbook/standard work within the field of public administration

Quotes

  • His technique was to study administration in the context of grouped U.S. presidential terms.
    Source: Wikipedia (Article: Leonard D. White)

Trivia

  • Posthumously awarded the 1959 Pulitzer Prize for History (shared with Jean Schneider).
  • Founding editor-in-chief of Public Administration Review, 1940–1943.
  • Guggenheim Fellow, 1927–1928.