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Milton Friedman Papers http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf7t1nb2hx Online items available Register of the Milton Friedman papers Finding aid prepared by Linda Bernard, Dana M. Harris, and Elizabeth Konzak Hoover Institution Library and Archives © 1997, 2008 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-6003 [email protected] URL: http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives Register of the Milton Friedman 77011 1 papers Title: Milton Friedman papers Date (inclusive): 1931-2006 Collection Number: 77011 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives Language of Material: English Physical Description: 227 manuscript boxes, 5 oversize boxes, 4 card file boxes, 1 slide box, 1 envelope, 1 oversize folder(99.9 Linear Feet) Abstract: Speeches and writings, correspondence, notes, statistics, printed matter, sound recordings, videotapes, and photographs relating to economic theory, economic conditions in the United States, and governmental economic policy. Digitized copies of many of the sound and video recordings in this collection, as well as some of Friedman's writings, are available at https://miltonfriedman.hoover.org. Creator: Friedman, Milton, 1912-2006 Hoover Institution Library & Archives Access "Boxes 103-107 and 235-236 closed. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use." Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Digitized materials are protected by copyright laws and are provided for educational and research purposes only. Any infringing use may be subject to disciplinary action and/or civil or criminal liability as provided by law. If you believe you are the rights holder and object to Hoover's use of a digitized item, please contact [email protected]. Acquisition Information First acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1977, the collection includes additions from the 1980s until 2007 in boxes 109-112 and a large increment in boxes 113-235 acquired in 2008. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Milton Friedman papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Alternative Form Available Also available on microfilm (226 reels). Digitized copies of many of the sound and video recordings in this collection, as well as some of Friedman's writings, are available at https://miltonfriedman.hoover.org. 1912 July 31Born, Brooklyn, New York 1932 B.A., Rutgers University 1933 M.A., University of Chicago 1934-1935 Research assistant, Social Science Research Committee, University of Chicago 1935-1937 Associate economist, National Resources Committee, Washington, D.C. 1937-1940 Lecturer, Columbia University 1937-1946, Member, Research Staff, National Bureau of Economic Research, New York 1948-1981 1938 Married Rose Director 1940-1941 Visiting professor of economics, University of Wisconsin 1941-1943 Principal economist, Division of Tax Research, U.S. Treasury Department 1942 Professor, United States Department of Agriculture Graduate School, Washington, D.C. 1943 Author (with Carl S. Shoup and Ruth P. Mack), Taxing to Prevent Inflation 1943-1945 Associate director, Statistical Research Group, Division of War Research, Columbia University 1945 Author (with Simon S. Kuznets), Income from Independent Professional Practice 1945-1946 Associate professor of economics and statistics, University of Minnesota 1946 Ph.D., Columbia University 1946-1948 Associate professor of economics, University of Chicago 1948 Author (with Harold A. Freeman, Frederic Mosteller, W. Allen Wallis), Sampling Inspection 1948-1982 Professor of economics, University of Chicago 1950 Consultant, Economic Cooperation Administration, Office of the United States Special Representative in Europe, Paris Register of the Milton Friedman 77011 2 papers 1953 Author, Essays in Positive Economics 1956-1979 Council of Academic Advisers, American Enterprise Institute 1957 Author, A Theory of the Consumption Function 1960 Author, A Program for Monetary Stability 1962 Author, Price Theory: A Provisional Text Author (with Rose D. Friedman), Capitalism and Freedom 1963 Author (with Anna J. Schwartz), A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960 Author, Inflation: Causes and Consequences 1968 Author, Dollars and Deficits: Inflation, Monetary Policy and the Balance of Payments 1968-1994 Advisory Board, Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking 1969 Author, The Optimum Quantity of Money and Other Essays 1969-1970 Member, The President's Commission on an All-Volunteer Armed Force 1970 Author (with Anna J. Schwartz), Monetary Statistics of the United States 1972 Author, An Economist's Protest: Columns on Political Economy 1973 Member, The President's Commission on White House Fellows 1975 Author, There Is no Such Thing as a Free Lunch 1976 Author, Price Theory Recipient, Nobel Prize in Economics 1977- Senior research fellow, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University, California 1978 Author, Tax Limitation, Inflation and the Role of Government 1980 Author (with Rose D. Friedman), Free to Choose, and presenter of a ten-part TV series on PBS of the same title. 1981-1988 Member, The President's Economic Policy Advisory Board 1982 Author (with Anna J. Schwartz), Monetary Trends in the U.S. and the United Kingdom 1983 Author, Bright Promises, Dismal Performance: An Economist's Protest 1983- Professor emeritus, University of Chicago 1984 Author (with Rose D. Friedman), Tyranny of the Status Quo, and presenter of a three part PBS television program of the same title. 1986 Awarded the Grand Cordon of the First Class Order of the Sacred Treasure (Japanese Government) 1988 Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Awarded the National Medal of Science 1992 Author (with Thomas S. Szasz), edited and with a preface by Arnold S. Trebach and Kevin B. Zeese, Friedman and Szasz on Liberty and Drugs: Essays on the Free Market and Prohibition Author, Money Mischief: Episodes in Monetary History 1992- Active Member, Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea (European Academy of Sciences and Arts) 1993- Founding Member, National Coalition for Drug Policy Change 1996- Chairman, Board of Directors, Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation to promote public understanding of the need for major reform in K-12 education and the role that competition through educational choice can play in achieving that reform 1998 Author (with Rose D. Friedman) Two Lucky People: Memoirs 1999- Member, Advisory Board, California Parents for Educational Choice 2006 Died Scope and Content of Collection The Milton Friedman papers include a variety of materials relating to economic theory, economic conditions in the United States, and governmental economic policy. Friedman interacted with a wide network of academics, economists, and politicians, with whom he corresponded frequently. The papers display his thoughts and expertise in extensive correspondence, speeches and writings, collected research materials, statistics, printed materials, and photographs, as well as sound and video recordings. Related Collections Collected Works of Milton Friedman website, http://miltonfriedman.hoover.org Collected Works of Milton Friedman Project records, Hoover Institution Library & Archives The Legacy of Milton and Rose Friedman's Free to Choose conference proceedings, 2003, Hoover Institution Library & Archives Free to Choose: video tape, 1980, Hoover Institution Library & Archives Subjects and Indexing Terms Audiotapes Video tapes Register of the Milton Friedman 77011 3 papers Free enterprise United States -- Economic policy Economics Economists United States -- Economic conditions Reagan, Ronald Biographical File 1931-1980 Scope and Contents note Articles, clippings, awards, bibliographies, biographies, school and employment records, and resolutions, arranged alphabetically by physical form. Articles and clippings on Milton Friedman box 1, folder 1 1950-1963 box 1, folder 2 1963-1969 box 1, folder 3 1964 box 1, folder 4 1965-1966 box 1, folder 5 1967 box 1, folder 6 1968 box 2, folder 1 1969 box 2, folder 2 1970 box 2, folder 3 1970-1972 box 2, folder 4 1971 box 2, folder 5 1972-1973 box 2, folder 6 1973-1974 box 3, folder 1 1974-1976 box 3, folder 2 1975-1976 box 3, folder 3 1976 box 4, folder 1-2 1977 box 4, folder 3 1978 box 4, folder 4 1978-1980 box 4, folder 5 1979 box 5, folder 1 Awards box 5, folder 2 Bibliographies box 5, folder 3 Biographies Employment records box 5, folder 4 Civil Service Commission 1936-1940 box 5, folder 5 Department of Commerce 1944-1945 box 5, folder 6 University of Chicago 1946-1966 Scope and Contents note Includes financial records. Register of the Milton Friedman 77011 4 papers Biographical File 1931-1980 Employment records box 5, folder 7 Economic Cooperation Administration 1951 box 5, folder 8 Council of Economic Advisers 1969-1975 box 5, folder 9 Resolutions honoring Milton Friedman Subject file box 5, folder 10 Health box 5, Student years folder 11-13 box 5, folder 14 Miscellaneous Correspondence 1940-1991 Scope and Contents note Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent. General box 6, folder 1 Autograph requests Congratulatory messages on Nobel Prize 1976 box 6, folder 2 Unidentified box 6, folder 3 A-B box 6, folder 4 C-D box 6, folder 5 E-F box 6, folder 6 G-H box 6, folder 7 I-K box 6, folder 8 L-M box 6, folder 9 N-Q box 7, folder 1 R-S box 7, folder 2 T-V box 7, folder 3 W-Z Recommendation letters box 7, folder 4 1946-1949 box 7, folder
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