Robert M. Solow papers, 1951-2011.

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Robert M. Solow papers, 1951-2011.

The majority of the collection consists of correspondence (1960-1999) with students, colleagues, and other economists, and it includes his reviews of papers by other scholars, recommendations, and professional correspondence. The papers also contain lecture notes for courses Solow taught at MIT (1972-1996), published papers by Solow on macroeconomics, growth theory, linear programming, and other topics (1950-2006), and files from economic, academic, and governmental organizations in which he served. 39,000 items, 52 linear feet, dated 1960-2006 (bulk 1971-1999). Addition (2008-0274) (150 items; 0.2 lin. ft.) contains lecture notes from 1982 and 1985, and preliminary text for two Matsui lectures given at the University of Birmingham in 1985. Addition (2011-0028) (5250 items; 10.5 lin. ft.) includes correspondence, with the majority dated 2000-2011.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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The Department of General Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) did not officially exist until 1882. Courses in general studies were offered as early as 1865, when the MIT Catalog offered a curriculum option called the Course in Science and Literature. At that time, all regular MIT students were required to take “general studies” classes from the Course in Science and Literature, in addition to English, history, and modern languages. In 1882 the Course in Scienc...

Solow, Robert M.

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Nobel Prize-winning economist, professor, and professor emeritus in Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since 1949. From the description of Robert M. Solow papers, 1951-2011. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 704272950 ...