George B. Roorbach papers, 1909-1934.

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George B. Roorbach papers, 1909-1934.

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The collection consists of correspondence, research materials, teaching materials, reprints and typescripts of George B. Roorbach. Correspondence includes letters discussing his work for the Statistics Committee of the U.S. Department of Commerce from 1918-1924, and letters to and from Wallace Brett Donham discussing curriculum for Business Economics courses at Harvard Business School. Research materials consist of typed and handwritten notes containing facts and statistics about economics and foreign trade. The collection documents the relationship between geographic factors and commerce, foreign trade, and Roorbach's efforts towards international agreements for uniform statistics.

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Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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United States. Dept. of Commerce. Statistics Committee.

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Roorbach, George B. (George Byron), 1878-1934

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George B. Roorbach joined the HBS faculty in 1920 as Professor of Foreign Trade, a position he retained until his death in 1934. From the description of George B. Roorbach papers, 1909-1934. (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 122656611 ...

Donham, Wallace Brett, 1877-1954

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Harvard university. Graduate school of business administration

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The faculty of the Harvard Business School was formally organized in 1913. For the school's first two years (1908-1910) the teaching staff was organized informally. From 1910 to 1913 the teaching and administrative staff was organized as an Administrative Board. From the description of Faculty minutes, 1908- [microform]. (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 269607747 ...