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Title: James Harold Shoemaker papers
Date (inclusive): 1924-1983
Collection Number: 84046
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
14 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder, 1 envelope
(6.9 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Speeches and writings, correspondence, orders, manuals, printed matter, and photographs, relating to economic warfare during
World War II, the bombing of Japan, American military government in Japan and Korea, and the economy of Hawaii.
Creator:
Shoemaker, James Harold, 1897-1983
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 1984.
[Identification of item], James Harold Shoemaker papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1897 September 10 | Born, Dubuque, Iowa |
| 1918 | B.A., State College, Iowa |
| 1920-1923 | Faculty member, Nagasaki College, Japan |
| 1924 | M.A., University of Iowa, Iowa |
| 1924-1928 | Instructor, Department of Economics, Brown University, Rhode Island |
| 1928-1931 | Faculty member, Harvard University, Massachusetts |
| 1931-1945 | Professor of Economics, Brown University |
| 1933, 1935 | Research Analyst, Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor (summer months) |
| 1939 | Author, Labor in the Territory of Hawaii, 1939 |
| 1939, 1947, 1949 | Director of Economic Survey of Hawaii, Bureau of Labor Statistics, sponsored by the United States Congress |
| 1940-1943 | Consultant, Office of Export Control, United States Government |
| 1941-1942 | Deputy Director, Far Eastern Division, United States Government |
| 1942-1943 | Director, Enemy Potential Division, Office of Economic Warfare, United States Government |
| 1942-1945 | Lieutenant Colonel, War Department, Military Government Division, United States Government |
| 1945-1946 | Colonel, United States Strategic Bombing Survey, Japan |
| 1946 | Dean, Business School, University of Hawaii |
| 1946 | Major General (assimilated rank), United States Navy mission in Japan |
| 1946-1947 | Chairman, National Economic Board, United States Military Government in South Korea |
| 1946-1949 | Chairman, Economic Department, University of Hawaii |
| 1947 | Author, The Economy of Hawaii in 1947 |
| 1948-1949 | Director, Program Coordinator Division, National Security Resources Board, Executive Office of the President of the United States |
| 1949-1968 | Vice President and Director of Business Research, Bank of Hawaii |
| 1950-1953 | Consultant, National Security Resources Board (summer months) |
| 1954? | Member, United States Civil Service Commission |
| 1958, 1965 | Member, Reserve Bank of New Zealand Mission |
| 1958-1960, 1963-1965 | President, Pacific and Asian Affairs Council |
| 1958-1970 | Trustee, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Hawaii |
| 1959 | Member, Trade missions to Peru and Equador, Trade Development Bureau, United States Department of Commerce |
| 1960 | Honorary LL.D degree, University of Hawaii |
| 1960-1965 | President, University of Hawaii Foundation |
| 1966 | Member, Trade missions to Guyana, Surinam and Netherlands Antilles, Trade Development Bureau, United States Department of Commerce |
| 1966-1967 | Director, surveys for airlines serving Hawaii |
| 1967, 1970 | Consultant and Coordinator for Rehabilitation, Government of Alaska |
| 1968-1969 | Vice President, University of Alaska |
| 1970-1971 | Consultant on economy of Alaska, Government of Alaska |
| 1971 | Author, Growth Potential of the Interiors of Alaska |
| 1983 June 14 | Died, Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations
Military government
Economists
Japan -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1952
World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects
Korea -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1948
Hawaii -- Economic conditions
United States Strategic Bombing Survey
United States. Board of Economic Warfare