Collection ID: 4078821 MS#0501
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Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Goodrich, Carter, 1897-1971
Extent:
34 linear feet and 68 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Carter Goodrich papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Background

Scope and Content:

Correspondence, notes, manuscripts, and diaries including Goodrich's diaries from 1941 when he was assistant to the Ambassador to Great Britain, providing interesting insights into economic problems of the early part of World War II. The file for the International Labour Office is also quite informative and contains correspondence from many prominent economists, Herbert Lehman, Isidor Lubin, and Frances Perkins.

Biographical / Historical:

Economic historians, professor emeritus of economics at Columbia University. Goodrich served as chairman of the governing body of the International Labor Office, 1939-1945, as chief of the United Nations economic survey mission in Vietnam, 1955-1956, and as a special representative to Bolivia for the Secretary General of the United Nations, 1952-1953.

Acquisition information:
Source of acquisition--Goodrich, Mrs. Carter. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1972. Accession number--M-72.
Processing information:

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/89.

Accruals:

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

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 has no restrictions.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

Single photocopies 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); Carter Goodrich papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th St.
New York, NY 10027, United States
Link to repository site
CONTACT:
(212) 854-5590
rbml@library.columbia.edu