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Title: Pierre F. Goodrich papers
Date (inclusive): 1950-1977
Collection Number: 88006
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: The collection is in English
Physical Description:
2 manuscript boxes
(0.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, agenda, conference materials, memoranda, speeches, printed matter, and photographs related to activities of
the Mont Pelerin Society, the nature of liberty, and laissez-faire economic theory.
Creator:
Goodrich, Pierre F. (Pierre Frist), 1894-1973
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1988.
[Identification of item], Pierre F. Goodrich papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1894 | Born, Winchester, Indiana |
| 1916 | A.B., Wabash College |
| 1917-1918 | Second lieutenant, United States Army |
| 1920 | LL.B., Harvard Law School |
| 1920-1973 | Practiced law |
| 1935-1973 | President and director, Indiana Telephone Corporation |
| 1950s | Established the Winchester Foundation and Thirty Five Twenty |
| 1960-1973 | Founder and chairman, Liberty Fund |
| 1973 | Died |
| 1951 | Became a member of the Mont Pelerin Society |
Scope and Content of Collection
The Pierre Goodrich papers consist of Goodrich's files on the Mont Pelerin Society, an international group concerned with
the nature of liberty and laissez-faire economic theory. Materials include correspondence, conference materials, agenda, memoranda,
speeches, printed matter, and photographs.
Pierre Goodrich attended his first meeting of the Mont Pelerin Society in 1951 in Beauvallon, France. His files document his
activities in the society through meeting materials and correspondence with members, including Mont Pelerin Society founders
Friedrich A. von Hayek and Ludwig von Mises. The Hayek correspondence includes a discussion of
The Constitution of Liberty, with Goodrich's comments on the work.
The collection also includes correspondence related to disagreements within the society, now known as the Hunold Affair, and
photographs of Mont Pelerin Society members.
John Davenport papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Friedrich A. von Hayek papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
W. H. (William Harold) Hutt papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Fritz Machlup papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Mont Pèlerin Society records, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Benjamin A. Rogge papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Free enterprise
Liberty
Economic policy
Mont Pèlerin Society