Records, 1905-1933.

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Records, 1905-1933.

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Records of a research organization founded in 1920 by Richard T. Ely as the Institute for Research on Land Economics. The Institute was headquartered at the University of Wisconsin until 1925, and at Northwestern University from 1925 until about 1935. The Institute performed basic research in fields such as land valuation, conservation, urbanization, and public utilities. Records include a subject file containing correspondence, reports, research papers, and other administrative and research material; a public utilities research file; financial records; and scrapbooks.

10.2 c.f. (23 archives boxes and 1 flat box)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6846898

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Ely, Richard T. (Richard Theodore), 1854-1943

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Epithet: American economist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000980.0x000366 Richard T. Ely received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University and his doctorate in economics from the University of Heidelberg. He held the professorship of economics at Johns Hopkins University from 1881 to 1892, and was subsequently professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ely took an active part in t...

Institute for Research in Land Economics and Public Utilities

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