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Title: Gordon Tullock papers
Date (inclusive): 1927-2009
Collection Number: 82072
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
407 manuscript boxes, 1 sound tape reel, 4 sound cassettes
(169.7 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Writings, correspondence, studies, reports, financial records, and printed matter relating to public choice, decision-making
theory, political and economic theory, and legal procedure.
Creator:
Tullock, Gordon
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Boxes 107, 210, and 274 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of 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 1982, with several increments received between 1990 and 2012.
[Identification of item], Gordon Tullock papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
American economist and social scientist; editorial director, Center for the Study of Public Choice, 1968-
| 1922 | Born, Rockford, Illinois |
| 1947 | J.D., University of Chicago |
| 1947-1956 | Worked in China, Hong Kong, and Korea for the United States Foreign Service |
| 1949-1951 | Chinese language studies at Yale University |
| 1951-1952 | Chinese language studies at Cornell University |
| 1958 | Started post-doctoral work at the University of Virginia |
| 1959-1962 | Assistant and associate professor, University of South Carolina |
| 1962-1967 | Associate professor, Thomas Jefferson Center for Political Economy, University of Virginia |
| 1962 | Author, with James M. Buchanan, The Calculus of Consent: Logical Foundations of Constitutional Democracy |
| 1965 | Author, The Politics of Bureaucracy |
| 1966 | Author, The Organization of Inquiry |
| Founded Public Choice journal | |
| 1967-1968 | Professor of economics and political science, Rice University |
| 1968- | Editorial director, Center for the Study of Public Choice |
| 1970 | Author, Private Wants, Public Means |
| 1971 | Author, The Logic of the Law |
| 1974 | Author, The Social Dilemma |
| 1976 | Author, The Vote Motive |
| 1980 | Author, Trials on Trial: The Pure Theory of Legal Procedure |
| 1983-1987 | Holbert R. Harris university professor, George Mason University |
| 1987 | Author, Autocracy |
| 1987-1999 | Karl Eller professor of economics and political science, University of Arizona |
| 1993 | Author, Rent Seeking |
| 1994 | Author, The Economics of Non-Human Societies |
| 1998 | Author, On Voting: A Public Choice Approach |
| 1999-2008 | Professor of law and economics, George Mason University |
| 1968-1983 | Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| 2008 | Retired to Tucson, Arizona |
| 2014 November 3 | Died, Des Moines, Iowa |
Scope and Content of Collection
The papers document the career of Gordon Tullock, an economist known for his work on the theories of public choice and rent
seeking. The collection includes writings, correspondence, studies, reports, printed matter, photographs, and sound recordings
related to public choice, decision-making theory, political and economic theory, and legal procedure. The materials are divided
into three groups based on date of acquisition by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Although the collection has not
been arranged, the index to major groups can serve as a guide to the collection.
The
Biographical File includes family correspondence, photographs, awards, and resumes.
Tullock corresponded with many well-known economists and political figures, including Yale Brozen, Karl Brunner, William F.
Buckley, Jr., Ronald Coase, Milton Friedman, Gottfried Haberler, F. A. Harper, F. A. von Hayek, Ludwig von Mises, Karl R.
Popper, Murray Rothbard, George Stigler, and Kenneth S. Templeton.
Correspondence includes Tullock's letters to and from economists and other scholars.
Tullock was a professor at several universities, including the University of Virginia, George Mason University, the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University, and the University of Arizona. The collection includes correspondence and course
materials from each of these universities, as well as a general
Teaching File.
In addition to his work as an educator, Tullock was a prolific writer.
Speeches and Writings contain drafts, research files, correspondence, notes, and printed copies related to Tullock's many books and articles. Further
drafts of speeches, as well as meeting materials of the Mont Pelerin Society, can be found in the
Conference and Travel File.
With James Buchanan, Tullock founded the economics journal
Public Choice in 1966, when it was originally named
Papers in Non-Market Economics. Tullock was the editor of
Public Choice for many years. The
Public Choice File
includes papers submitted to the journal, subscriptions, orders, correspondence, meeting agendas, and sales information.
The collection also contains
Writings by Others in the form of drafts and printed matter. In addition to a rough proof of
Religion and Science by Bertrand Russell, the collection includes writings by Duncan Black, Yale Brozen, James M. Buchanan, James S. Coleman,
Otto Davis, Milton Friedman, John Harsanyi, Thomas Ireland, Richard B. McKenzie, Fritz Machlup, Donald Mackinnon, Warren Nutter,
Mancur Olson, Edgar Olson, and Vincent Ostrom.
- 76,89,199,230,326,377,386,396, 400
- Biographical FileIncludes correspondence, photographs, awards, and resumes.
- 3-8,141,143,145-146, 163,171-173,181,193, 199,211-212,214-217, 230,244, 276-277,282-286, 289-301, 308-309, 341, 366, 406-407
- Public Choice FileIncludes papers submitted to the journal, subscriptions, orders, correspondence, meeting agendas, and sales information.
- 10-18,84,86-88,95,114-126,152-153,174-182,190-192,196,198,204,206-210,214,222-225,231-233,237,239,241,243-244,247-254,267-268,270-275,278-282,287-290,303-309,311,313-321,323-324,354-355,363-365,367-377,406-407
- CorrespondenceIncludes incoming and outgoing correspondence with economists and others.
- 2,3-5,18-39,46-54,66-75,81,85, 127-135,153, 180-182,196-197, 201,214,236,256-261,269,384-385,396-397
- Writings by OthersIncludes drafts and printed matter.
- 2,9,17,40-45,61-65,77-80,90-91,96-99,100-111, 113,136-140, 142-144, 147-151,155-162,165-170,174-175,181-192,200-203, 213-214,218-222,226-229,233-249,251-254,262,267-273,287, 302-311,313-321, 335-336,342-343,345-354,356-363, 367-383, 387-396,399-407
- Speeches and WritingsIncludes drafts, correspondence, book reviews, research files, comments and critiques, and printed copies.
- 55-60,82-83,90,152,193-196,225, 230,255,288, 310,321-322,325, 332
- Conference and Travel FileIncludes materials from Mont Pelerin Society meetings and speeches by Tullock. Includes correspondence and travel arrangements.
- 82,99,112,174,191,255,327-334, 337-341,343-345, 398
- Teaching FileIncludes exam prompts and lecture notes and materials from the University of Arizona and the University of Virginia, as well as other schools.
- 1
- PhotographsIncludes slides of scenic views and images of buildings and people.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Audiotapes
Economics
Political science
Economists
Justice, Administration of
Social choice
Decision making