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A.N. Marquis Co.. "Willis Winfield Clark" Who Was Who in America: A Companion Volume to Who's Who in America: 3, (1951-1960). Chicago: A. N. Marquis (1960): 178.

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Marquis Co. notes are an invaluable tool when working on the Twentieth Century. The information comes from the listee, preserving a verbal self-portrait.

We have included this entry as part of the history of scaling. A student and colleague of Emory Bogardus, Clark's contribution to the development of testing are best known in educational testing circles, but predate the developments at University of Chicago.

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Willis Winfield Clark

A. N. Marquis Co.

Clark, Willis Winfield, ednl. research; b. Ancona, Ill., Mar. 26, 1895; s. Winfield Scott and Nellie (Brown) C.; student U of S. D., 1912-14; A.B., U of Southern Calif. 1916; A.M. 1918; EdD., 1941; grad. N.Y. School Social Work, 1917; m. Ethel M. King, Mar. 16, 1918; 1 dau., June Duran. Field worker, sociologist, Whittier (Calif.) State Sch., 1917-22; asst. supervisor, asst. dir. div. of psychology and ednl. research, Los Angeles City Schs., 1922-30, also lecturer sociology and education, University of Southern Cal., 1923-51; dir. research and guidance, Los Angeles County Schs., 1931-44; consultant in research and guidance to schools and agencies since 1943; dir, research and tech. services Cal Test Bur., 1944-49, v.p. since 1950, bd. dirs. since 1953. Exec. sec. Cal. Council of Research and Gudiance Assns., S. Sect., 1937-49. Diplomate in counselling psycyology, Am Bd Examiners in Profl. Psychology. Mem. Am Ednl. Research Assn, Am. Psychol. Assn., Phi Delta Kappa, Alpha Kappa Delta, Phi Kapp Phi, Mason. Author numerous reports and standardized achievement, intelligence, personality and aptitude tests. Frequent contbr to ednl. jours. Home: Box 494, Pebble Beach, Cal. Office: Cal. Test Bur., Del Monte Research Park, Monterey, Cal. Died Nov. 3. 1964; buried Pacific Grove, Cal.

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