Cumming, Alexander, b. 1871

Alexander Cumming was from Oil City, Pennsylvania. He attended college at the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago. While he was a senior at the University of Michigan in 1893, Cumming was the editor for the Graduation Souvenir, a publication given to graduating students. After his graduation from the University of Michigan in 1894, Cumming became a professor of English and History at Grove City College in Pennsylvania. In 1895, Cumming began attending the University of Chicago where he studied sociology and philosophy.

From the description of Papers of Alexander Cumming, 1893-1896. (University of Pittsburgh). WorldCat record id: 31687032