Register of the R. M. Hartwell collection
Finding aid prepared by Beth Goder
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: R. M. Hartwell collection
Date (inclusive): 1944-1990
Collection Number: 91036
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: The collection is in English and German
Physical Description:
5 manuscript boxes
(2.1 Linear Feet)
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.
source:
Hartwell, R. M. (Ronald Max), 1921-2009
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
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.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1991.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], R. M. Hartwell collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
| 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 |
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
Related Collections
Friedrich A. von Hayek papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Mont Pèlerin Society records, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Free enterprise
Liberty
Economic policy
Mont Pèlerin Society
Hartwell, R. M. (Ronald Max), 1921-2009
Mont Pelerin Society
1944-1990
box 1, folder 1-2
Clippings in German
1959-1984
box 1, folder 3
Constitution and by-laws
1964-1990
box 2, folder 6
Annual reports of the treasurer
1949-1988
Mont Pèlerin, Switzerland
1947
box 3, folder 3
Albert Hunold's notes on the first meeting
1947
box 3, folder 4
Seelisberg, Switzerland
1949
box 3, folder 5
Bloemendaal, Holland
1950
box 3, folder 7
Seelisberg, Switzerland
1953
box 3, folder 10
St. Moritz, Switzerland
1957
box 3, folder 11
Princeton, United States
1958
box 3, folder 16
Rockford, United States
1971
box 3, folder 17
Montreux, Switzerland
1972
box 3, folder 18
Guatemala City, Guatemala
1973
box 3, folder 20
Hillsdale, United States
1975
box 3, folder 21
St. Andrews, Scotland
1976
box 4, folder 1-2
Stanford, United States
1980
box 4, folder 11
Membership directories
1983, 1987, 1989
box 4, folder 12
The Mont Pèlerin Quarterly
1960-1962
Scope and Contents
Includes "How the Mont Pèlerin Society Lost Its Soul"
box 4, folder 13
Presidents' reports
1947-1958
box 5, folder 1-3
Questionnaires
1984
Scope and Contents
Includes questionnaires from Manuel Ayau, Peter Thomas Bauer, Martin Bronfenbrenner, James M. Buchanan, Andrzej Brzeski,
Jameson G. Campaigne, John Chamberlin, Harold Demsetz, Donald J. Devine, Christian Gandil, Herbert Giersch, Ernest van den
Haag, Ralph Harris, David R. Henderson, Jack Hirshleifer, Arthur Kemp, Denison Kitchel, George Koether, Ulrich Leffson,
K. T. Li, Alberto Benegas Lynch, Paul W. McCracken, Tibor R.Machan, Antonio Martino, John H. Moore, Dallin H. Oaks, Noel
B. Reynolds, Rita Ricardo-Campbell, George C. Roche III, Thomas Anderson Roe, Richard N. Rosett, George Stigler, Arthur
Shenfield, Vernon L. Smith, Beryl W. Sprinkel, John M. Templeton, Stephen J. Tonsor, G. Carl Wiegand, Walter Edward Williams,
Hans Willgerodt, Ricardo Zinn, and others. Includes related correspondence.
Speeches and writings
undated
box 5, folder 4
"Europe's Historical Contribution to Western Civilization"
undated
box 5, folder 5
"The Re-emergence of Liberalism? The Role of the Mont Pelerin Society" or "Concerned Liberals: The Founding of the Mont Pelerin
Society"
undated
