Papers, 1939-1948.

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Papers, 1939-1948.

Official correspondence, speech drafts, reports, and printed matter primarily relating to his government duties with the Commerce Department and the Office of Price Administration. Correspondents include Gerhard Colm, Mordecai Ezekiel, Seymour E. Harris, Edward S. Mason, Victor Perlo, and Sidney Rabinovitz. Other subjects include Americans for Democratic Action, the Democratic Party, employment and unemployment, railroads, steel industry, and the motion picture industry.

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Rabinovitz, Sidney.

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Democratic Party (U.S.)

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Ezekiel, Mordecai, 1899-1974

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Agricultural economist. From the description of Reminiscences of Mordecai Joseph Brill Ezekiel : oral history, 1956. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309731649 Economist, teacher, author. Ezekiel worked with the Dept. of Agriculture, 1922-1947, and was involved in formulations of Franklin D. Roosevelt's farm program. From 1947 to 1962 he worked with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Ezekiel...

Mason, Edward S. (Edward Sagendorph), 1899-1992

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Edward Sagendorph Mason (1899-1992) was an economist. He earned his Harvard A.M. 1920 and Harvard Ph. D. in 1925. He joined the Harvard faculty in 1923, and from 1947 to 1958 served as Dean of the Graduate School of Public Administration (later re-named the John F. Kennedy School of Government). From the description of Papers of Edward Sagendorph Mason, ca. 1940-1950 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973117 ...

Colm, Gerhard, 1897-1968

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Gerhard Colm was best known for his work as the Chief Economist of the National Planning Association and serving as a leading economic adviser for both the Roosevelt and Truman administrations. Colm was born on June 30, 1897 in Hamburg, Germany to Emil and Olga Strassburger Colm. He received his doctorate in 1921 from the University of Frieburg and did post-graduate work at the University of Munich and the University of Berlin. Colm served as a statistician for the German government, but left go...

Perlo, Victor

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Gilbert, Richard V. (Richard Vincent), 1902-

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Economist. Gilbert was a member of the Harvard faculty from 1924-1939 and his government positions included Director of the Division of Industrial Economics and Economic Advisor to the Secretary of Commerce, 1939-1940, and Economic Advisor and Director of Research for the Office of Price Administration, 1941-1946. From the description of Papers, 1939-1948. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155522545 ...

Americans for Democratic Action

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United States. Office of Price Administration

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Doris Razook lived in Savannah, Georgia. From the description of Doris Razook ration book, 1943. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 166147794 During World War II the Office of Price Administration (OPA) was the government agency that rationed most consumer goods and regulated their prices. Some of the rationed items included, tires, cars, gas, coffee, meats, and other food stuffs. OPA was in place for the duration of the war and continued operations until 1947...

United States. Department of Commerce

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Harris, Seymour Edwin, 1897-1974

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Epithet: Professor of Harvard University, economist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001123.0x00033e Seymour Edwin Harris (Sept. 8, 1897 - Oct. 27, 1974), economist, teacher, author, and public servant, was born in New York City, the son of Augusta Kulick and Henry Harris. He received his B.A. from Harvard in 1920 and his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1926. His doctoral dissertation was awarded the David A. Wells Prize ...