Economic history

This collection consists primarily of Crespi's public opinion research files and his early research files on gambling addiction. The papers document three periods in his career: Crespi's Princeton years, his public opinion research in Germany, and his career at the United States Information Agency as head of research. Document types include reports, correspondence, notes, and photographs.

The Leland H. Jenks Papers document his research on the Cuban sugar industry, as well as his broader research into the economic and financial affairs of the country and its relationship with the United States. A portion of the research was used for his book Our Cuban Colony: A Study in Sugar, published in 1928 as part of a series on American imperialism.

The Kreuger & Toll Company Records document the company's bankruptcy and include court and legal documents and accountants' reports. The majority of the records consist of the files of Edward S. Greenbaum, the trustee for the American estate of Ivar Kreuger. The records also include reports prepared by the accounting firm Price, Waterhouse and Co. and legal and financial documents regarding Kreuger & Toll's operations and its subsidiaries and creditors.Please see the series descriptions in the contents list for additional information about individual series.

The Karl S. Twitchell papers contain correspondence, journals, notes, reports, writings, topical files, photographs, and maps documenting his career in mining and interest in the Middle East. The bulk of the professional documentation focuses on specific mining projects, principally in Yemen and Saudi Arabia between the late 1920s and 1950s.

Rovensky's papers document his work as an economist, including his tenure as president of the Stable Money Association in 1927. The papers are comprised of correspondence, offprints, and newspaper clippings. In his work as an economist, Rovensky espoused monetary stabilization and the Federal Reserve.Please see the series descriptions in the contents list for additional information about individual series.

Bogle's papers document his career with Vanguard and Wellington Management Company, and his involvement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and include his speeches and correspondence, reports, memoranda, and clippings.About half of the papers are composed of Bogle's speech and correspondence files. The majority of Bogle's speeches were delivered while he was at Vanguard, but also include some earlier speeches while he was employed by Wellington, and were presented at meetings of professional organization, universities and business classes, and to Vanguard employees.

Brown's papers document his career as a government consultant, as a scholar, and as a university administrator and include his correspondence and writings, reports, meeting minutes, notes, and publications.

Viner's papers document his scholarship, as well as his government service, and include correspondence, manuscripts, reports, and research materials. The correspondence file spans his career and contains correspondence with many prominent economists.Please see the series descriptions in the contents list for additional information about individual series.

Petersen's papers document his entire career, especially his work with the new Security and Exchange Commission regulations as a lawyer in the 1930s and with the United States War Department during World War II, and include correspondence, articles, and publications.

This collection consists of Loeb's correspondence and printed matter pertaining to his years as chairman of the board of the Tradesmens Bank and Trust Company of Philadelphia. The bulk of the collection relates to his tenure as representative of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on the Federal Advisory Council, which advises the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.