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Education of an economist : from Fulbright scholar to the Federal Reserve Board, 1951-1979 : oral history transcript / 1991, 1998.
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Education of an economist: from Fulbright scholar to the Federal Reserve Board, 1951-1979 : oral history transcript / 1991, 1998
University of California black alumni series

Creator/Contributor:

Rice, Emmett J., 1919-, creator, interviewee.

Creator/Contributor:

Morris, Gabrielle S., interviewer.

Creator/Contributor:

Dobrzensky, Jean S.

Creator/Contributor:

Bancroft Library, Regional Oral History Office.

Abstract:

Rice discusses the experiences of an African American student at City College of New York, 1937-1941, and UC Berkeley, 1946-1954, including International House, Berkeley Fire Dept.; U.S. Air Force specialized business training; doctoral studies in India; racial discrimination in higher education and employment; board of governors, Federal Reserve Board, and other career appointments; family and southern childhood recollections.
Rice discusses his experiences as a graduate student at International House, University of California, Berkeley and various career appointments including Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Central Bank of Nigeria, U.S. Treasury Dept., National Bank of Washington, and Agency for International Development.

Date:

1991 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
African American economists -- California -- Interviews
African American college students -- California -- Berkeley
African American college graduates
Économistes noirs américains -- Californie -- Entretiens
Étudiants noirs américains -- Californie -- Berkeley
Diplômés d'université noirs américains
African American college graduates
African American college students
African American economists
Universities and colleges -- Alumni and alumnae
California
California -- Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley -- Alumni and alumnae
University of California, Berkeley.
United States -- California -- Berkeley

Note:

with an introduction by Jean Sullivan Dobrzensky ; interviews conducted by Gabrielle Morris in 1984 [and 1992] .
Audio tape recording of the interviews also available. Classified as: Phonotape 2609 C:1-4 (v.1) and Phonotape 2942 C:1-3 (v.2).
Interviewed for the University of California Black Alumni Series.
Part 2 titled Central banking at home and abroad, 1962-1987.
AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
Also available online.
Volume 1 includes index.
Transcript of part 1: Dept. of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles Library.
This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Photographs transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 1998.056--PIC).

Type:

Interviews.
Oral histories.

Physical Description:

print
2 v. : port. ; 29 cm.

Language:

English

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

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Central banking at home and abroad, 1962-1987