Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Lytton, Henry D. (Henry Dudley), 1909-
- Abstract:
- Reports and other writings, correspondence, memoranda, statistics, and printed matter, relating to economic aspects of geopolitics, especially during World War II and the Korean War; the efficacy of bombing policy during World War II; measurement of productivity in both industry and the public sector; Peruvian industrial productivity; demand for nickel in the United States; and development of Lebanese exports.
- Extent:
- 5 manuscript boxes (2.0 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Henry D. (Henry Dudley) Lytton papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1909, Nov. 10 Born, Chicago, Illinois1936-1938 Assistant to the President, International Statistics Bureau1938-1939 Director, Research and Statistics, General Tung Oil Corporation1939-1941 Assistant Editor, Ogden Publishing Company1941-1942 Assistant Industrial Economist, Textiles and Fibers, War Production Board1942 Commodity Specialist, Board of Economic Warfare1942-1945 Intelligence Specialist, U.S. Army Air Forces1945- Economic and Management Consultant1950-1951 Industrial Economist, New York Quartermaster Procurement Agency1951-1953 Industrial Specialist, Office of Defense Mobilization1954 Research Assistant, Hoover Commission1954 Executive Director, Benefits Field Supervision, Veterans Administration1964-1965 Industrial Productivity Measurement Consultant, U.S. Aid Mission to Peru1968 Consultant, Manufacturing Division, U.N. Conference on Trade and Development, Lebanon1971 Visiting Lecturer, Advanced World Training Center, International Labour Office, Turin, Italy - Acquisition information:
- Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1986.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations
Korean War, 1950-1953
World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects
Strategic materials
Civil service -- Labor productivity
Labor productivity -- Peru
Nickel industry -- United States
Labor productivity
Economists - Names:
- United States. Army Air Forces
United States. Board of Economic Warfare - Places:
- Lebanon -- Commerce
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Henry D. (Henry Dudley) Lytton papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563