Arthur F. Burns Papers. 1928 - 1969. Personal Papers

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Arthur F. Burns Papers. 1928 - 1969. Personal Papers

Arthur F. Burns Papers. 1928 - 1969. Personal Papers

1928-1969

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The first subseries contains appointment books and calendars for 1953, 1958, and 1960-1968. The personal files contain biographical materials, insurance papers, press clippings, personal expense and financial records, and photographs relating to Arthur F. Burns' private life and professional career. The general correspondence files in this series contain correspondence with many prominent individuals and organizations, including Sherman Adams, the American Bankers Association, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Barry Goldwater, George M. Humphrey, IBM, James P. Mitchell, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company, Richard M. Nixon, Nelson Rockefeller, and Rutledge Vining, on topics such as unemployment, the Council of Economic Advisors, politics, elections, the role and work of the National Bureau of Economic Research, monetary policy, business cycles, Federal Reserve policies, inflation, housing, production indexes, balance of payments, credit policies, acceleration principle, balance of payments, federal budget and debt, foreign trade, interest rates, track mileage of railroads, Keynes' theory of business cycles, recessions, and the value of money. These files also include correspondence relating to Arthur Burns' work with and involvement in a number of private and public organizations, agencies, and institutions. These include the Academy of Political Science, Columbia University, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Advisory Council on Social Security Financing, and the President's Advisory Committee on Labor-Management Policy. Burn's writing files contain drafts for his book, "Measuring Business Cycles." The early drafts were written by Wesley C. Mitchell, whereas later drafts were authored primarily by Arthur Burns with input from Mitchell, Milton Friedman, Frederick C. Mills, Simon Kuznets, and National Bureau of Economic Research staff members. The various drafts show a definite progression in the development of the book and in the business cycle theories and study techniques of Arthur Burns and his associates. Besides the drafts, the writing files contain the working papers, background materials, and correspondence relating to the book. Other writings by Arthur Burns include articles and bulletins covering business cycles, the role of the economist in government, the Council of Economic Advisors under Walter Heller, the role of the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Bureau's measures of cyclical behavior. This series also contains files related to Burns' speeches, talks, lectures, and foreign travel. This material includes notes, drafts, galleys, page proofs, papers, articles, data sheets, correspondence, schedules, itineraries, lecture notes, reports, minutes of meetings, and expense account statements. The files documenting Arthur Burns' service as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors include correspondence with members of Congress and staff members of different federal agencies and departments, including Gabriel Hauge, Joseph Dodge, Maurice Stans, George Humphrey, and William McChesney Martin, Jr. Materials concerning the National Bureau of Economic Research's activities and operations are located in two subseries. One contains administration files and the other special projects and studies files. These files include material on finances, personnel, publishing efforts, and research projects. There is documentation concerning the Bureau's research efforts on such topics as business cycles, economic growth, financial institutions, international trade, and national income. The general subject files reflect Burns' interest in a variety of topics relating to economics and statistics. Some of the topics on which he collected materials include the acceleration principle, balance of payments, business cycles, federal budget, foreign trade, federal debt, inflation, interest rates, tract mileage of railroads, Keynes' theory of business cycles, recessions, and the value of money. Also included in this series are articles, pamphlets, and manuscripts by many well-known economists, researchers, public figures, and writers, including Moses J. Abramovitz, Ezra Taft Benson, Milton Friedman, Walter W. Heller, Henry Kissinger, Simon Kuznets, Frederick Mills, Wesley C. Mitchell, Raymond Saulnier, and Julius Shiskin. Subjects discussed in these materials include monetary policy, taxes, agriculture, business cycles, production trends, Federal Reserve policy, employment, balance of payments, profits and losses, and credit.

Approximately 169,600 pages

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