Richard Ruggles papers, 1943-1990 (inclusive), 1943-1953 (bulk).

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Richard Ruggles papers, 1943-1990 (inclusive), 1943-1953 (bulk).

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The papers consist of the papers and reports of Richard Ruggles regarding an invention called the Yale Rapid Selector and his work for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II.

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Yale University Library

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United States. Office of Strategic Services

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The special operations Branch, Office of Strategic Services, London was charged with conducting in enemy or enemy-occupied territories of the European Theater, sabotage operations, the support and supply of resistance groups, and guerrilla warfare. From the description of OSS/London: Special Operations Branch and Secret Intelligence Branch war diaries, 1944, [microfilm]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122640182 ...

Yale university. Department of economics

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Yale University.

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Ruggles, Richard, 1916-2001

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Richard Ruggles was born on June 15, 1916, in Columbus, Ohio. He received an A.B. in 1939, an M.A. in 1941, and a Ph.D. in 1942, all from Harvard University and all in economics. During World War II, Ruggles was an economist for the Office of Strategic Services, where he analyzed serial numbers of Nazi tanks and tires in order to estimate German tank production. In 1947, Ruggles came to Yale University as a professor of economics, eventually becoming the Stanley Resor Professor of Economics in 1...