Keith Merrill papers, 1915-1985 (inclusive), 1940-1945 (bulk).

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Keith Merrill papers, 1915-1985 (inclusive), 1940-1945 (bulk).

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The papers consist of correspondence, memoranda, reports, cables, and printed material concerning economic warfare, assembled by Keith Merrill when he served on the Board of Economic Warfare during World War II. Merrill intended to write a history of economic warfare, with emphasis on the violation of neutrality by the Swedes, and drafts of his manuscript are included in the papers.

1.25 linear ft.

Yale University Library

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Yale University Library

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United States. Board of Economic Warfare

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The Board of Economic Warfare was set up by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II and made responsible for the procurement and production of all imported materials necessary both to the war effort and the civilian economy. The Board was divided into three main parts, the Office of Exports, Office of Imports, and Office of Economic Warfare Analysis. From the description of Records, 1942-1944. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 463434725 ...

Merrill, Keith, 1887-1959

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Keith Merrill was born on April 2, 1887 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated from Yale University in 1911 and in 1914 he received a LL.B. from Harvard University. Merrill served in the United States Foreign Service from 1917 until 1937. He was in the U.S. Naval Reserve and served as assistant to Captain W. D. Puleston, Navy liaison officer to the Board of Economic Warfare, from 1942 to 1946. He married Mary Katherine Ayer on May 7, 1917; they had three children. From the descripti...