Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Marschak, Jacob, 1898-
- Abstract:
- Jacob Marschak (1898-1977) was a professor of economics and operations research at the UCLA Graduate School of Management (1960- ). He helped develop the information theory of economics and was a leading researcher in econometrics. The collection consists of Marschak's correspondence, manuscripts and working papers, reprints, notes and teaching materials.
- Extent:
- 198 boxes (99 linear ft.) 5 oversize boxes
- Language:
- English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts and working papers, reprints, notes and teaching materials of economist and professor Jacob Marschak. Includes materials relating to the origin of modern econometrics and Germany during the Weimar Republic.
- Biographical / historical:
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Marschak was born on July 23, 1898 in Kiev, Russia; attended the Technical Institute of Kiev, 1916-18, and the University of Berlin, 1919; received his doctorate at the University of Heidelberg in 1922; taught at Heidelberg, Oxford, the University of Chicago, and Yale University before becoming a professor of economics and operations research at the UCLA Graduate School of Management in 1960; helped develop the information theory of economics and was a leading researcher in econometrics; published books include Economic theory of teams (1972) and Economic information, decision, and prediction: selected essays (c1974); nominated several times for a Nobel Prize; he died on July 27, 1977 in Los Angeles.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Dr. Ann Jernberg and Dr. Thomas Marschak, 1979.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988