Albert Gailord Hart papers, 1925-1980
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#0562
- Bib ID:
- 4079532 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Hart, Albert Gailord, 1909-1997
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 34 linear feet (80 boxes)
- Language(s):
- English .
- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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This collection has no restrictions.
Box 1 is located onsite. The remainder of this collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Description
Summary
There are files of correspondence and papers of other economists and of his students, his research papers and professional publications, a group of published and unpublished papers dealing with the "Graham Plan" (Benjamin Graham, a securities analyst) for basing a monetary standard on a "basket" of primary commodities, and also the research notes of his work for the U.N. on Central America and tax reform in Chile. The teaching materials are accompanied by notes by Hart that describe the papers and relate them to the events of his life and thinking. The section headings in these notes correspond to the major divisions of the teaching materials.Among the correspondents are: Milton Friedman, J.K. Galbraith, A.B. Hart, J.M. Keynes, David Rockefeller, and F.W. Taussig.
Arrangement
Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged.
- Series I: Correspondence
- Series II: Manuscripts
- Series III: Papers by Other Economists that Influenced Hart
- Series IV: Commodity Currency
- Series V: International Economics
- Series VI: Teaching Materials
- Series VII: Printed Materials
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
This collection has no restrictions.
Box 1 is located onsite. The remainder of this collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Albert Gailord Hart papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of Albert G. Hart, 1972, 1982, 1985& 1986.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Hart, A.G. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1972. Accession number--M-1972.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Processed HR 09/--/1982.
Revision Description
2009-06-26 File created.
2013-04-03 xml document instance created by Carrie Hintz
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
Biographical / Historical
Professor of economics at Columbia University since 1946 and a consultant at the U.N. and other organizations.
Subject Headings
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