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.
This collection is open for research. Selected folder-level restrictions are noted in the finding aid.
The collection contains manuscript drafts for many of Stiglitz's books, as well as article drafts and copies of speeches and lectures from throughout his career. There are files related to his work with the White House on the Council of Economic Advisors and from his time as the Chief Economist of the World Bank. There is a small amount of material relating to his teaching and other academic activities such as conferences.
Series I: Writings, 1969-2017. This series is divided into three chronologically arranged subseries: I.1: Book Manuscripts and Drafts, 1969-2014; I.2: Articles, 1970-2017; and I.3: Comments, Notes, Reviews, and Collected Publications, 1953-2002.
Series II: Conferences, Seminars, Speeches, and Testimonies, 1970-2016
Series III: Service, 1986-2000
This series is arranged in (2) subseries: subseries III.1: The World Bank (1986-2000), which is arranged alphabetically by subject; and subseries III.2: Council on Economic Advisers (1993-2000), which is also arranged alphabetically.
Series IV: Consulting and Legal Cases, 1963-2006
This series is arranged in (2) subseries: subseries IV.1: Consulting (1989, 1991, 2000) is arranged alphabetically by subject; and subseries IV.2: Legal Cases (1963-2006) is arranged chronologically.
Series V: Teaching Materials, 1977-2015
This series is arranged in (3) alphabetical subseries by subject: V.1: Princeton University (1977-1993); V.2: Stanford University (1977-2007); and V.3: Columbia University (1982-2015).
Series VI: Awards, Grants, Honorary Degrees, Invitations, Photographs, and Travel, 1970-2016
Covering the period (1970-2016), this series is organized in chronological order.
Series VII: Education and CV, 1992-2004
This series is arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
Series VIII: Miscellaneous, 1971-2015
This series is arranged alphabetically by subject. Please note that Audio and Moving Image (AMI) materials appear at the end of this series.
Series IX: Addition to the Collection, 2021
This large addition consists of working papers, drafts, notes, manuscripts, teaching material, invitations, reviews
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 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.
This collection is open for research. Selected folder-level restrictions are noted in the finding aid.
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Curator of Manuscripts/University Archivist, Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML). The RBML approves permission to publish that which it physically owns; the responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Joseph E. Stiglitz Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
2012-2013-M020: Source of acquisition--Anya Schiffrin. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--date.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Joseph Eugene Stiglitz is an American economist and a professor at Columbia University. He is a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and the John Bates Clark Medal. He is a former senior vice president and chief economist of the World Bank and is a former member and chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. Stiglitz received his PhD from MIT in 1967 and held various academic appointments for the next twenty years. He served as the chair of the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) from 1995-1997, under President Bill Clinton. He was the World Bank Chief Economist from 1997-2000 and joined the faculty of Columbia University in 2001.