Register of the Pierre F. Goodrich papers
Finding aid prepared by Beth Goder
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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
Access
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.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1988.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Pierre F. Goodrich papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
| 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.
Related Collections
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
Mont Pelerin Society file
box 1, folder 1-4
General
1951-1974
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, meeting reports, conference programs, circulars, nominations for membership, and clippings
box 1, folder 5
Ayau, Manuel F.
1968-1973
box 1, folder 7
Crane, Jasper E.
1957-1958
box 1, folder 10
Fisher, Antony G. A.
1968
box 1, folder 11
Gandil, Christian
1957-1962
box 1, folder 13
Grosse-Schware, Clara
1956-1963
box 1, folder 14
Haberler, Gottfried
1965-1966
box 1, folder 15
Habsburg, Otto von
1961-1966
box 1, folder 17
Manuscript correspondence
1959-1960
Scope and Contents
Includes comments on
The Constitution of Liberty and memorandum of a conversation with Hayek
box 1, folder 18
Hoff, Trygve J. B.
1957-1978
box 1, folder 21
Hutt, William Harold
1960-1968
box 1, folder 23
Leffson, Ulrich
1968-1971
box 1, folder 27
General
1952-1966
Scope and Contents
Includes memorandum on inflation by Ludwig von Mises
box 1, folder 28
Human Action correspondence
1963
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence with Henry Regnery
box 1, folder 30
Nymeyer, Frederick
1965-1972
box 1, folder 34
Schoeck, Helmut
1956-1957
box 1, folder 35
Schwartz, George L.
1960-1962
box 2, folder 2
Schmolders, Gunter
1958-1959
box 2, folder 4
Suenson-Taylor, Alfred (Lord Grantchester)
1958-1959
box 2, folder 5
Suviranta, Bruno
1958-1967
box 2, folder 6
Van Sickle, John V.
1950-1972
box 2, folder 8
Velasco, Gustavo R.
1962-1971
box 2, folder 9
Hunold Affair file
1960-1961
Scope and Contents
Originally titled "alley fight"
Meetings file
1960-1974
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence and conference materials
Mises, Ludwig von file
1961, 1973-1975
box 2, folder 21
Photographs
1968 and undated
Speeches and writings
1958-1959
box 2, folder 22
"Why Liberty?"
1958-1959
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence
