Jacob Viner Papers, 1909-1979 (bulk 1930-1960)

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Jacob Viner Papers, 1909-1979 (bulk 1930-1960)

Jacob Viner's papers document his scholarship, and to a lesser extent, his government service. The papers include a correspondence file spanning his career that contains correspondence with many prominent economists and a research file of materials collected and organized by Viner during the course of his research.

59.63 linear ft. (142 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6901445

Princeton University Library

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United States. Department of State

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The Department of Foreign Affairs was established by an act of July 27, 1789 (1 Stat. 28) and redesignated the Department of State by an act of September 15, 1789 (1 Stat. 68). It was the agency of the United States created by law to assist the President in the formulation and execution of the Nation's foreign policy, and in the conduct of foreign affairs and of certain domestic affairs. The Department made plans for peace and security among all nations, participated in the United Nations and o...

United States. Department of the Treasury

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The Department of the Treasury was created by an act of Congress (1 Stat. 65), approved September 2, 1789. The orginal act established the Department to superintend the manage the National finances. This act charged the Secretary of the Treasury with the preparation of plans for the improvement and management of the revenue and the support of public credit. It further provided that the Secretary should prescribe the forms for keeping and rendering all manner of public accounts and for the ma...

Princeton University

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The collection documents the physical expansion of the University from its earliest period through the acquisition of large tracts of land in the 20th century, including the properties around Carnegie Lake and numerous farms. Early records document transactions with such Princeton University notables as Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, John Witherspoon, Walter Minto, John and Richard Stockton, and John Maclean. For the most part, the papers consist of standard legal documents with detailed descriptions ...

League of Nations

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Viner, Jacob, 1892-1970

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Economist. From the description of Reminiscences of Jacob Viner : oral history, 1953. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309739554 Jacob Viner (1892-1970) is considered one of the greatest economists of the twentieth century. His primary academic interests included international economics, international economic relations and the history of economic thought, but his investigations ranged across many disciplines. His studies included all areas ...

University of Chicago.

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Most of the records in the collection pertain to the $400,000 raised by the American Baptist Education Society in 1889-1890 in order to obtain a 600,000 grant from John D. Rockefeller for the creation of an endowment for the University of Chicago. The first volume in the inventory, Record of Pledges for the University of Chicago, contains an alphabetical numbered listing of subscribers, amounts pledged, and payments made through 1906. The subscription forms and letters (1:4-13) are numbered to c...