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  • Title: John Vaizey papers
    Date (inclusive): 1926-1985
    Collection Number: 86017
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 38 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize folder, 4 envelopes, 2 phonotapes (16.5 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Writings, correspondence, appointment books, printed matter, phonotapes, and photographs, relating to education in Great Britain and elsewhere; calculation of economic aspects of education; economic conditions in Great Britain; economic theory, especially the natures of capitalism and socialism; public support of the arts; contemporary British culture; and British politics.
    Creator: Vaizey, John, 1929-1984
    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 1986.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], John Vaizey papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical Note

    1929, Oct. 1 Born, Greenwich, London, England
    1951 M.A., Queens' College, Cambridge
    1952-1953 United Nations, Geneva
    1953-1956 Fellow, St. Catharine's College, Cambridge
    1956-1960 University Lecturer, Oxford
    1958 Author, The Costs of Education
    1959 Author, Scenes from Institutional Life
    1961 Author (with Patrick Lynch), Guinness's Brewery in the Irish Economy
    1962 Author, Education for Tomorrow
      Author, The Economics of Education
    1962-1966 Fellow and Tutor, Worcester College, Oxford
    1963 Author, The Control of Education
    1965 Editor, (with E.A.G. Robinson), The Economics of Education
      Editor, The Residual Factor and Economic Growth
    1965-1972, 1978 Member, UNESCO National Committee
    1966-1982 Professor of Economics, Brunel University
    1967 Author, Education in the Modern World
      Author, The Barometer Man
    1968 Author (with John Sheehan), Resources for Education
      Author, The Sleepless Lunch
    1969-1971 Author (with colleagues), The Economics of Educational Costing
    1970 Author, The Type to Succeed
    1971 Author, Social Democracy
      Author, Capitalism
    1972 Author, The Political Economy of Education
    1973 Author (with Keith Norris), The Economics of Research and Technology
    1974 Editor, Economic Sovereignty and Regional Policy
      Author, History of British Steel
    1975 Editor, Whatever Happened to Equality?
    1976 Author (with C.F.O. Clarke), Education: The State of the Debate
    1976 Life Peer, Lord John Ernest Vaizey, Baron of Greenwich
    1977 Author (with Keith Norris), Teach Yourself Economics
    1980 Author, Capitalism and Socialism
    1982-1984 Principal, St. Catharine's, Cumberland Lodge
    1983 Author, In Breach of Promise
      Author, The Squandered Peace
    1984 Author, The National Health
    1984, July 19 Died, London, England

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Socialism
    Audiotapes
    Conservatism
    Economics
    Economists
    Capitalism
    Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1945-
    Great Britain -- Civilization
    Education -- Great Britain
    Education -- Economic aspects
    Arts
    British literature
    Great Britain -- Economic conditions