QUESTIONNAIRE FOR 1929-30 EDITION OF 
Who’s Who IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL 
Published, by 
RANSDELL INCORPORATED 
1315-1317 C Street N. W. Washington, D. C. 
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QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADMISSION 
Ransdell Incorporated, owner and publisher of “WHO’S WHO IN THE NATION’S 
CAPITAL,” is bringing out the 1929-30 edition. Our editorial policy has been greatly 
strengthened by the accession to our staff of certain civic leaders in the capacity of asso- 
ciate editors. Our basic policy remains the same — no biography will be and none can be 
paid for and our qualifications for admission remain identically the same as for the first 
volume. These qualifications are divided into two groups. They are: 
Distinguished leaders who by virtue of their position are eligible from that very fact. 
This group arbitrarily includes members of the President’s Cabinet, Justices of the 
Supreme Court of the United States, and all members of Congress ; all executive officials 
of the judiciary departments of the Federal and District Governments; Federal Depart- 
ment heads, and prominent departmental executives; American Ambassadors, Ministers 
and Consuls appointed from the District of Columbia; all Foreign Ambassadors, Minis- 
ters, and certain Attaches of the Diplomatic and Consular Services accredited to the 
United States and residing in the District of Columbia; all officers of the Army and 
Marine Corps above and including the rank of Major and all officers of the Navy above 
and including the rank of Lieutenant Commander. Heads of recognized Universities and 
Colleges; heads of important Philanthropic, Educational, Commercial, Industrial, 
Religious, and Scientific Organizations; heads of leading institutions and organizations of 
Arts and Letters; and others. 
Those who have made some unusual contribution to the Religious, Social, Commer- 
cial, Industrial, Cultural, Professional, or Physical Development and Advancement of 
the National Capital. This group includes those distinguished as Doctors, Lawyers, 
Teachers, Ministers, Lecturers, Authors, Writers, Artists, Scientists, Bankers, Philan- 
thropists, Inventors, Merchants, Manufacturers, Architects, and others. 
NEED FOR PUBLICATION 
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to many leading newspapers and public libraries of the country, which have placed stand- 
ing orders for every edition, and the data asked for in this questionnaire is in wider de- 
mand than ever heretofore. The questionnaire is based not only on our own experience 
but on that of other compilers and asks for what we know to be interesting and val- 
uable information. We earnestly request you to fill it out as carefully and completely as 
you feel free to do. In no case do we ask for information which you wish to withhold. 
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