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Irving Fisher papers
- Title
- Irving Fisher papers, 1932-1938.
- Author
- Fisher, Irving, 1867-1947.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | v. 1 | Moving image | Permit needed | *ZL-291 v. 1 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Moving image | Permit needed | *ZL-291 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Description
- 4 linear feet (4 boxes).
- 4 reels.
- Subjects
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Additional Formats (note)
- available on microfilm;
- Source (note)
- General Research Division - NYPL
- Biography (note)
- Irving Fisher (1867-1947) was an economist and professor of political economy at Yale University from 1898 to 1935. He specialized in monetary economics and in the application of mathematical techniques to the solution of economic problems.
- Language (note)
- in German and French.
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged
- Call Number
- MssCol 1010
- Author
- Fisher, Irving, 1867-1947.
- Title
- Irving Fisher papers, 1932-1938.
- Restricted Access
- Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Summary
- Collection consists of correspondence, articles, questionnaires, and printed matter concerning the use of scrip money. Correspondence of Fisher and his associate Hans R.L. Cohrssen is with businessmen, chambers of commerce, public officials, legislators, economists, and academicians. Topics include Fisher's plan to end the economic depression of the 1930s through the use of stamped scrip, and emergency measures taken to cope with the economic crisis. Also, scripts of articles by Fisher, Cohrssen and others; questionnaires and directives on the use of scrip; and printed ephemera relating to scrip money in America and abroad.
- Additional Formats
- Entire collection (except v. 51) available on microfilm; New York Public Library.
- Biography
- Irving Fisher (1867-1947) was an economist and professor of political economy at Yale University from 1898 to 1935. He specialized in monetary economics and in the application of mathematical techniques to the solution of economic problems.
- Language
- Some materials in German and French.
- Finding Aids
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Economists.
- Added Author
- Cohrssen, Hans R. L.Stable Money Association.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 1010