Benjamin U. Ratchford Papers, 1924-1980.

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Benjamin U. Ratchford Papers, 1924-1980.

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The papers consist of correspondence, subject files, teaching materials, documents, clippings, writings, notes, reports, a journal, and a scrapbook. Major subjects include Duke Univ. administration and Economics Dept., the Federal Reserve Bank, the Office of Price Administration, the economy of Germany after World War II, the U.S. War Department, and monetary regulation.

3000 items (4.5 linear ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7710096

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Benjamin Ulysses Ratchford graduated from Davidson College in 1926. In 1927, he received his M.A. in economics from Duke University and his Ph. D. in 1932, the first awarded by Duke in economics. He remained on the faculty at Duke until 1960, and spent time in Europe after World War II, studying and reporting on the economy. He received the Medal of Freedom, given by the War Department to civilians who performed meritorious service in the war, for his work in Berlin. Ratchford left Duke Universi...