William Anderson papers

William Anderson was born in North Minneapolis in 1888. He attended North High School, and then the University of Minnesota, graduating in 1913. He began teaching political science at the University of Minnesota in 1916, and remained until his retirement in 1957, serving as chairman of the political science department from 1927-1932 and 1937-1947. Anderson was a member of numerous academic organizations, such as the Social Studies Research Council, and the American Political Science Association, of which he was president in 1942, as well as several state and federal governmental organizations. In 1967, Anderson Hall on the West Bank campus was named in his honor. He remained in Minneapolis until his death in 1975.