Series II provides a view into the life of John Bates Clark as a student, teacher, theorist, and public figure. Consisting in overwhelming proportion of hand-written notes from Clark's college years to his death, this series represents more than sixty years of academic production from Clark. It ranges from written lectures prepared for formal courses to notes and thoughts which Clark literally scribbled on the backs of envelopes.
Subseries II.1: Lecture Notes--Series, 1895-1923
This subseries contains groups of lectures and lecture notes which were given as parts of courses or series. They consist primarily of lectures given at Smith College, Carleton College, and Columbia University. The folder titles given to them follow in most cases from those given by John Bates Clark.
Box 3 Folder 18
"Conditions of Prosperity,", 1914
Box 3 Folder 19
"Dynamic Theory,", 1898
Box 3 Folder f 20
"Economics 10,", 1901
Box 3 Folder 21
"Economics 10,", 1904
Box 3 Folder 22
"Economics 12," 1901, 1904-1905, 1901, 1904-1905
Box 3 Folder 23
"Economics 109,", 1908
Box 4 Folder 1
"Economic Theory,", 1907-1908
Box 4 Folder 2
"Economic Theory,", 1909-1910
Box 4 Folder 3
"Economics of War,", 1922-1923
Box 4 Folder 4
European History, undated
Box 4 Folder 5
"Freshman Course--Oriental History," circa, 1883-1892
Box 4 Folder 6
History Lectures Given at Carleton College, circa, 1877-1881
Box 4 Folder 7-9
"Modern History," circa, 1883-1892, (3 Folders)
Box 5 Folder 1
Monopoly and Competition, 1920
Box 5 Folder 2
Political Economy and the Social Sciences, circa, 1877-1880s
Box 5 Folder 3
"Population Law,", 1902
Box 5 Folder 4
Socialism, undated
Box 5 Folder 5
"Statics,", 1897-1898
Box 5 Folder 6
"Statics and Dynamics,", undated
Box 5 Folder 7
"Theory I,", 1895-1896
Box 5 Folder 8
"Theory," circa, 1895-1897
Box 5 Folder 9
"Theory,", 1897
Box 6 Folder 1
"Theory,", 1900
Box 6 Folder 2
"Theory,", 1901-1902
Box 6 Folder 3
"War Economic Studies,", undated
Subseries II.2: Lecture Notes--Individual, 1882-1925
This subseries consists of individual lectures and lecture notes. Many of them were probably originally from longer series, but appear to be the only parts of those series which have survived in the John Bates Clark Papers. The lectures bear written dates and titles in most cases.
Box 6 Folder 4
Economics of War, undated
Box 6 Folder 5
General Loose Lecture Notes, undated
Box 6 Folder 6-7
General Loose Lecture Notes, 1916, 1919-1921, 1916, 1919-1921, (2 Folders)
Box 6 Folder 8
"Hamilton College Lecture," on War and Peace, circa, 1915-1925
Box 6 Folder 9
"International Trade as Affected by Asiatic Development and by War, Speech--Pan-American Congress" (2 drafts),, 1915 December 3
Box 6 Folder 10
International Trade, Tariff, Citizenship, Economic Progress, circa, 1882-1910s
Box 6 Folder 11
Labor and Capital, Business Models, Wages, Monopoly, undated
Box 6 Folder 12
Lectures on History and Economy, Possibly from Smith College, circa, 1882-1895
Box 6 Folder 13
"Montclair Address on Minimum Wage," Trust Regulation, Class Struggle,, 1914
Box 6 Folder 14
"Notes for Lecture Course of 1923 and Miscellaneous War and Economic Material," 1923, 1923, 1923
Box 6 Folder 15
"Possibility of Competition,", 1912 March 19
Box 6 Folder 16
Socialism, Marx, Farmers, 1896-1907
Box 6 Folder 17
"Statics,", 1912
Box 6 Folder 18
"Sunday, October 22, 1916,", 1916
Box 7 Folder 1
Tariffs, 1902
Box 7 Folder 2
"Topics,", undated
Box 7 Folder 3
Wages, Monopolies, Rents, 1899
Subseries II.3: General Notes, circa 1865-circa 1935
This subseries contains three main areas of notes that John Bates Clark took as both a student and professional economist. The first consists of notes and notebooks which appear to have been from Clark's student days, including notes for several classes taken at university in Germany. Following this group are the few works by other economists that Clark annotated and which have survived as part of this collection. The most substantial part of this subseries is the collection of loose notes and newspaper clippings which have been organized according to their primary subject of interest. Most of the clippings but few of the notes bear dates.
Class Notes and Notebooks
Box 7 Folder 4
"Finanz," circa, 1874-1877
Box 7 Folder 5
General Student Notes, circa, 1865-1877
Box 7 Folder 6
Notebook, undated
Box 7 Folder 7
Notebook [from Brown or Amherst], circa, 1865-1872
Box 7 Folder 8
Notepad, undated, 1888
Box 7 Folder 9
Notes in German, circa, 1874-1877
Box 7 Folder 10
Notes Taken at Heidelberg, circa, 1874-1877
Box 7 Folder 11
Roman and Medieval History (in German), circa, 1874-1877
Annotated Published Works
Box 7 Folder 12
Articles, 1907, 1935, 1907, 1935
Box 7 Folder 13
Ricardo, David. THE FIRST SIX CHAPTERS OF THE PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY AND TAXATION. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1909.
Loose Research Notes
Box 7 Folder 14-15
General Notes, undated, (2 Folders)
Box 8 Folder 1
General Notes, undated
Box 8 Folder 2
Agriculture, undated
Box 8 Folder 3
Book Ideas, undated
Box 8 Folder 4
Capital, undated
Box 8 Folder 5
Civilization and Economies, undated
Box 8 Folder 6
Conservation and Environment, undated
Box 8 Folder 7
"Crises,", undated
Box 8 Folder 8
Distribution, undated
Box 8 Folder 9
Dynamics, undated
Box 8 Folder 10
Gambling, undated
Box 8 Folder 11
Immigration, undated
Box 8 Folder 12
Interest, undated
Box 8 Folder 13
Labor and Its Relationship with Capital, undated
Box 8 Folder 14
Land, undated
Box 8 Folder 15
"Law of Accumulation,", undated
Box 8 Folder 16
Legislation, undated
Box 8 Folder 17
Money/Currency, undated
Box 8 Folder 18
Politics, undated
Box 8 Folder 19
Prices, undated
Box 8 Folder 20
Productivity, undated
Box 8 Folder 21
Profit, undated
Box 8 Folder 22
Railroads and Transportation, undated
Box 8 Folder 23
Ricardo's Theories, undated
Box 8 Folder 24
Socialism, undated
Box 8 Folder 25
Statics, undated
Box 8 Folder 26
Stocks, undated
Box 8 Folder 27
Tariffs, undated
Box 8 Folder 28
Technology, undated
Box 8 Folder 29
Trade and Markets, undated
Box 8 Folder 30
Trusts and Competition, undated
Box 8 Folder 31
Unions and Strikes, undated
Box 8 Folder 32
Value, undated
Box 8 Folder 33
Wages, undated
Box 8 Folder 34
War, undated
Box 8 Folder 35
Wealth, undated
Subseries II.4: Administrative, Course, and Professional Materials, 1899-1936
This subseries contains the small volume of material in the John Bates Clark Papers relating to Clark's work outside of research and class. Items range from administrative material related to teaching to pamphlets of the New York Peace Society to reports and records relating to Clark's occasional informal work with the federal government.
Box 9 Folder 1
Administrative Records and Course Materials, undated, 1905-1913
Mapcase 14-O-1
Commission from Theodore Roosevelt to Attend a Conference on Trusts on Behalf of the State of New York,, 1899
Box 9 Folder 3
Committee on Industrial Relations Pamphlets, 1912
Box 9 Folder 4
Government Price Study: "Milk: A Study of the Ways of an Industry, Part I," by Irene Till,, 1935
Box 9 Folder 5
Government Price Study: "Milk: A Study of the Ways of an Industry, Part II," by Irene Till,, 1936
Box 9 Folder 6
Government Price Study: "The Price of Waste Paper," by Florence Till,, 1936
Box 9 Folder 7
Government Price Study: "The Price of Whiskey," by Albert Abrahamson,, 1935
Box 9 Folder 8
New York Peace Society Memorandum: "Economic War Against War,", 1918
Box 9 Folder 9
New York Peace Society "Statement of Purposes,", 1921
Box 9 Folder 10
Pujo Committee Articles, 1912
Box 9 Folder 11
Report on American Economics Association's 25th Anniversary, 1910
Box 9 Folder 12
Report on "Minneapolis Conference of Employer and Employe,", 1902
Mapcase 14-O-1
Report to Mayor on Teacher's Salaries in New York City, 1909 December 28
Box 9 Folder 14
Republican National Committee Questionnaire, circa, 1918-1921
Box 9 Folder 15
Smith College Trustee Materials, 1913
Box 9 Folder 16
Statement on Trusts Made Before a Senate Committee, 1912 December 11-12