Colston Estey Warne (August 14, 1900 – May 20, 1987) was a professor of economics and one of the founders of Consumers Union (along with Arthur Kallet), in 1936. He served as president of the board of directors from 1936 to 1979. He also served as President of the International Organization of Consumers Unions (IOCU) from 1960 to 1970, which later became Consumers International under Rhoda Karpatkin. He was the father of Barbara Newell.[1]
Warne was born in 1900 in the Finger Lakes region of New York.[2] His father managed a country store, farmed, and participated in the local Presbyterian church.[2] Warne attended nearby Cornell University where in 1921 he graduated with a master's degrees in economics.[3] While there he met his future wife, Frances Lee Corbett, who was studying home economics.[2] He also began studying the writings of Thorstein Veblen. [2] In 1925 Warne earned a doctorate in political economy from the University of Chicago.[3] He taught at the University of Pittsburgh and later became professor of economics at Amherst College from 1930 until his retirement in 1969.
At Amherst, his courses on labor history were highly popular during the 1930s. After World War II, he participated in the required sophomore American Studies course, where he edited several of the "Problems in American Civilization" anthologies produced in that course and widely imitated. After his retirement, under President John William Ward, Amherst awarded him an honorary doctorate.
Un-American Activitiesedit
He testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee, when it investigated charges of Communism in the consumer movement. Speaking in 1954 to have Consumers Union removed from the list of subversive organizations, Warne said, "I am an upstate New York Yankee... I am not a Communist."[4]
Recognitionedit
He is an Ordo Honoris brother of the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity, having initiated into the Beta chapter at Cornell University.
colston, warne, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, 2009. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Colston Warne news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Colston Estey Warne August 14 1900 May 20 1987 was a professor of economics and one of the founders of Consumers Union along with Arthur Kallet in 1936 He served as president of the board of directors from 1936 to 1979 He also served as President of the International Organization of Consumers Unions IOCU from 1960 to 1970 which later became Consumers International under Rhoda Karpatkin He was the father of Barbara Newell 1 Contents 1 Early life 2 Un American Activities 3 Recognition 4 Death 5 References 6 Sources 7 Further readingEarly life editWarne was born in 1900 in the Finger Lakes region of New York 2 His father managed a country store farmed and participated in the local Presbyterian church 2 Warne attended nearby Cornell University where in 1921 he graduated with a master s degrees in economics 3 While there he met his future wife Frances Lee Corbett who was studying home economics 2 He also began studying the writings of Thorstein Veblen 2 In 1925 Warne earned a doctorate in political economy from the University of Chicago 3 He taught at the University of Pittsburgh and later became professor of economics at Amherst College from 1930 until his retirement in 1969 At Amherst his courses on labor history were highly popular during the 1930s After World War II he participated in the required sophomore American Studies course where he edited several of the Problems in American Civilization anthologies produced in that course and widely imitated After his retirement under President John William Ward Amherst awarded him an honorary doctorate Un American Activities editHe testified before the House Un American Activities Committee when it investigated charges of Communism in the consumer movement Speaking in 1954 to have Consumers Union removed from the list of subversive organizations Warne said I am an upstate New York Yankee I am not a Communist 4 Recognition editHe is an Ordo Honoris brother of the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity having initiated into the Beta chapter at Cornell University Death editWarne died May 20 1987 in Bedford Massachusetts References edit WEDDINGS Barbara Newell Ernest Kolowrat Published 1996 The New York Times 1996 03 24 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2020 11 23 a b c d Brobeck 1997 p 619 a b Brobeck 1990 p 138 Hudson 1987 Sources editColston E Warne papers 1910 1995 David M Rubenstein Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Duke University Durham North Carolina Colston Warne Amherst College Oral History Project Interviewed on November 8 1978 Hudson Edward May 21 1987 C E Warne dies consumer leader The New York Times New York ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 8 October 2012 Brobeck Stephen 1997 Warne Colston E In Brobeck Stephen ed Encyclopedia of the Consumer Movement Santa Barbara Calif ABC Clio pp 619 620 ISBN 0874369878 Brobeck Stephen 1990 The modern consumer movement references and resources 1 publ ed Boston Mass G K Hall ISBN 0816118337 Warne Colston E 1993 The consumer movement lectures Manhattan Kan Family Economics Trust Press ISBN 1881331016 Folkart Burt A 22 May 1987 Founder of the Consumers Union Dies Los Angeles Times articles latimes com Retrieved 24 May 2013 Further reading editNewell B W 1980 Tribute to Colston E Warne Journal of Consumer Affairs 14 1 8 doi 10 1111 j 1745 6606 1980 tb00649 x nbsp nbsp This biographical article about a United States activist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Colston Warne amp oldid 1184792525, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
