R. M. Hartwell collection, 1944-1990

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Summary

Creators:
Hartwell, R. M. (Ronald Max), 1921-2009
Abstract:
Includes correspondence, minutes, conference papers, publications, and agenda of the Mont Pelerin Society, mainly in the form of photocopies, related to activities of the society in promoting laissez-faire economics and associated concepts of freedom. Includes questionnaires sent to Mont Pelerin Society members in 1984.
Extent:
5 manuscript boxes (2.1 Linear Feet)
Language:
The collection is in English and German
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], R. M. Hartwell collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Ronald Max Hartwell, who wrote a history of the Mont Pelerin Society, collected documents related to the society and its members. The collection includes correspondence, minutes, conference papers, publications, and agenda of the Mont Pelerin Society, mainly in the form of photocopies, related to activities of the society in promoting laissez-faire economics and associated concepts of freedom.

In 1984, Hartwell sent questionnaires to members asking for basic information about their involvement with the society, opinions about the society, and anecdotes which might be of interest to historians. These questionnaires, along with related correspondence, can be found within the collection.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1921
Born, Red Range, New South Wales, Australia
1950-1956
Chair of economic history, University of New South Wales
1954
Author, The Economic Development of Van Diemen's Land, 1820-1850
1956-1977
Reader in recent economic and social history and professorial fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford
1960-1968
Editor, Economic History Review
1961
Author, The Rising Standard of Living in England, 1800-1850
1971
Author, The Industrial Revolution and Economic Growth
1992-1994
President, Mont Pelerin Society
1995
Author, A History of the Mont Pelerin Society
2009
Died
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1991.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], R. M. Hartwell collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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