▁Stevens on ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁de ▁fact o ▁author ▁and ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ' s ▁four - volume ▁report , ▁which ▁anticip ated ▁con gression al ▁investig ations ▁of ▁commun ism ▁conducted ▁in ▁subsequent ▁years . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Arch ib ald ▁E wing ▁Stevens on ▁was ▁born ▁September ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁in ▁Union town , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁rural ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁Stevens on ' s ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁noted ▁ge ologist ▁and ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁University . ▁He ▁was ▁raised ▁as ▁a ▁Pres by ter ian ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁life ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Fif th ▁Avenue ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁The ▁pre co cious ▁Stevens on ▁was ▁a ▁published ▁author ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁nine , ▁compos ing ▁a ▁travel ▁mem oir ▁called ▁From ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁Al aska ▁and ▁Back ▁Again . ▁ ▁Stevens on ▁graduated ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁gradu ating ▁first ▁in ▁his ▁class . ▁Following ▁gradu ation ▁Stevens on ▁began ▁to ▁follow ▁in ▁his ▁father ' s ▁foot steps , ▁teaching ▁at ▁NY U ▁as ▁an ▁instruct or ▁of ▁Min eral ogy ▁following ▁gradu ation . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁Stevens on ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Ge ology ▁at ▁NY U . ▁ ▁The ▁appeal ▁of ▁science ▁did ▁not ▁hold ▁Stevens on '