Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Collection Summary
Collection Title: J. B. (John Bell) Condliffe Papers: Additions
Date (inclusive): 1919-1981
Date (bulk): 1960-1969
Collection Number: BANC MSS 69/33 c
Collector:
Condliffe, J. B. (John Bell),
1891-1981
Extent:
Number of containers: 14 boxes, 24 cartons, 1 oversize folder
Linear feet: 35.8
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: Correspondence (personal and professional); manuscripts of his
autobiography and other writings, speeches, and lecture notes; correspondence and subject
files relating to his work with Stanford Research Institute; Subject files; clippings, and
miscellaneous personal papers concerning his life and activities with family, friends, and
associates involved in teaching and writing.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials,
please consult the Library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17,
U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of
University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
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with the user.
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University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See:
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], J. B. (John Bell) Condliffe papers: Additions, BANC MSS 69/33
c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
Related Collection
J. B. (John Bell) Condliffe Papers, [ca. 1916-1981], BANC MSS C-B 901
Materials Cataloged Separately
Printed materials have been transferred to the book collection of The Bancroft Library.
Photographs have been transferred to Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library. Maps
have been transferred to the Map Collection of The Bancroft Library.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog
Stanford Research Institute
University of California,
Berkeley. Dept. of Economics
University of California,
Berkeley--Faculty
Economics--Study and teaching
Faculty papers
Manuscripts for publication
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Additions to the John B. Condliffe Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Professor
Condliffe in numerous installments over the years from 1970 through 1981.
Biography
J. B. (John Bell) Condliffe was born in Melbourne Australia on
December 23, 1891 to Alfred Bell and Margaret Condliffe. He attended Canterbury
University, and Gonville and Caius Colleges,
Cambridge University . He married Olive G. Mills in 1916 and they had
three children: John Charles, Peter George, and Margaret Mary.
Condliffe's teaching career included positions as Professor of Economics at
Canterbury College, Christchurch, New Zealand,1920-26; Research
Secretary at the Institute of Pacific Relations; Professor of Economics
at the University of Michigan, 1930-31; member of the League
of Nations Secretariat,1931-37; Professor of Commerce at the London
School of Economics, 1937-39; Professor of Economics, University of
California, Berkeley,1940-58; and, Senior Economist at Stanford
Research Institute, 1961-67.
Condliffe published several books and articles during his active professional life. These
include
The Reconstruction of World Trade: A Survey of International
Economic Relations
(1940),
The Development of
Australia
(1964), and
Te Rangi Hiroa: The Life of Sir Peter
Buck
(1971), as well as several books on New Zealand, including
The Welfare State in New Zealand (1959), and
The Economic Outlook for New Zealand (1969).
Throughout his career, Condliffe served on many committees and was active in several
organizations. His accomplishments were recognized by several awards, including the Henry E.
Howland Memorial Prize at Yale University (1939) the Wendell Willkie
Prize in 1950, and the Sir James Wattie Prize in 1972.
Additional biographical information may be found in the prefatory pages of the finding aid
to the J. B. (John Bell) Condliffe Papers, [ca. 1916-1981], BANC MSS C-B 901.
Scope and Content
These additions to Professor Condliffe's papers contain personal and professional
correspondence, subject files, writings, scrapbooks, notes, and personal Papers, documenting
the personal and professional activities of John B. Condliffe, for the period from 1919 to
1981.
While completing the original collection of Condliffe's correspondence and subject
files, this addition to his papers also contains the files from his tenure at Stanford
Research Institute, ca. 1961-67.
Other parts of his papers supplemented by these additions include Condliffe's
writings, including drafts for his work,
Corporate Enterprise,
along with many books and articles. The addition also includes materials reflecting
Condliffe's teaching activities, as well as miscellaneous personal materials.