Percy L. Greaves papers, 1939-1988

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Summary

Creators:
Greaves, Percy L., Jr, 1906-1984 and United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack
Abstract:
Correspondence, writings, notes, testimony, interview transcripts, reports, and printed matter, relating to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and to laissez-faire economics.
Extent:
19 manuscript boxes (7.6 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Percy L. Greaves papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Percy Greaves was active in the 1946 congressional review of the circumstances and lack of preparedness during the Pearl Harbor Attacks of 1941. Relating to this matter, Greaves had collected large amounts of evidence regarding the leadup to the attacks on December 7th, 1941. This evidence includes diplomatic messages between the U.S. and Japan, as well as military documents such as estimates of Japanese force strengths in the Pacific Ocean Region.

Additionally, Greaves was a laissez-faire economist and a longtime associate and friend of Ludwig von Mises. Greaves papers include correspondence and published works pertaining to economic matters such as fiscal and monetary policy during the cold war era. He authored several books on economics, including Understanding the Dollar Crisis (1973) and Mises Made Easier (1974).

Biographical / historical:

American economist; minority counsel, Joint Congressional Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack, 1945-1946.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2000.
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], Percy L. Greaves papers, [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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