Inventory of the Center for Libertarian Studies records
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Title: Center for Libertarian Studies records
Date (bulk): 1977-1984
Collection Number: 96043
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
5 manuscript boxes
(1.9 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, reports, conference papers, draft journal articles, proposals, agenda, and financial records relating to libertarianism.
Creator:
Center for Libertarian Studies
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
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Use
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Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1996.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Center for Libertarian Studies records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library
& Archives.
Historical Note
The Center for Libertarian Studies (CLS), an American non-profit organization for the promotion of libertarianism and libertarian
research, was founded in 1976 by Murray N. Rothbard and Burton S. Blumert. The organization developed from the Libertarian
Scholars Conferences and was headquartered in New York, New York, where most of its early conferences were held. The organization
later moved to Burlingame, California.
The Center for Libertarian Studies held events such as conferences, seminars, symposia, dinners, and other meetings where
libertarian scholars spoke, including Murray N. Rothbard, Llewelyn (Lew) Rockwell, Jr., Dom Armentano, Earl Ravenal, Henry
Mark Holzer, Wendy McElroy, Randy Barnett, and Richard Epstein. In 1982, Rothbard and Blumert, along with Lew Rockwell, went
on to found the Ludwig von Mises Institute to further libertarian research and study in Austrian economics, freedom, and peace.
The CLS published the newsletter
In Pursuit of Liberty, along with various CLS-sponsored papers, articles and monographs.
The Journal of Libertarian Studies is a scholarly, peer-reviewed title that the CLS published from 1977 to 2000; after that time the Mises Institute took over
the publication. Additionally, the CLS founded the Ludwig von Mises Fellowship awarding achievement in Libertarian scholarship.
Murray N. Rothbard died in 1995. Burton S. Blumert retired in 2008 and died in March 2009.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection includes correspondence, reports, conference papers, journal articles and drafts, proposals, organizational
rosters, mailing lists, agenda, ephemera, budgets and financial records, photographs, and printed matter relating to libertarianism
and its socio-political impact, covering topics such as immigration, education, economics, philosophy, and non-violence.
Related Collection(s)
Gottfried Haberler Papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Libertarian Party of California Records, Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Mont Pèlerin Society Records, Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
"Inventory of the private papers of Ludwig Von Mises," 1978. Stanford University Library.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Free enterprise
Liberty
Libertarianism
Libertarianism -- Research
Organizational File,
1961-1986
Scope and Contents note
The Board of Advisors files include correspondence, program proposals, ephemera, printed matter, appeal letters, agendas,
and event planning records, along with the Speaker's Bureau and Heritage Series correspondence between Bureau staff and experts
such as Earl Ravenal, Randy Barnett, Murray Rothbard, Dom Armentano, and Llewellyn (Lew) H. Rockwell, Jr.
box 1, folder 1
Board of Advisors,
1961 September-1982 January
box 1, folder 2
Speaker's Bureau and anti-trust symposium,
1977-1982
box 1, folder 3
Heritage Series program,
1977 October-1982 September
box 1, folder 4
Printed matter and miscellaneous materials
1977-1986
Conferences, Colloquia, Events, Seminars, and Symposia Materials,
1976-1984
Scope and Contents note
Includes event records such as budgets, correspondence, proposals, printed matter, conference papers, and manuscripts on CLS
conferences, symposia, colloquia, dinners, and talks covering topics such as Austrian economics, philosophy, education, religion,
crime and punishment, and libertarian socio-political thought. Includes papers written by CLS participants and scholars for
presentation at conferences, seminars, symposia, and professional association meetings, talks and events. Topics include:
"Economic History," "The State and the Medical Profession," and "Crime and Punishment."
box 1, folder 5
Austrian Economics seminar papers,
1976 July-November
box 1, folder 6
Philosophy conferences and colloquia,
1981-1984
box 1, folder 7
Harvard Law Conferences and Symposia,
1976 February-1979 February
box 2, folder 1
Summer Research Seminar on Opponents of Public Schooling
1977 June 8-August 5
box 2, folder 2-3
5th Annual Libertarian Conference papers
1977 October 21-23
box 2, folder 4
8th Annual Libertarian Scholars Conference papers,
1981 June-November
Murray N. Rothbard event files
1982-1984
box 2, folder 5
Events and Orange County dinner records,
1982 May-July
box 2, folder 6
"Economic Thought from the Greeks Through the 18th Century: A Reappraisal,"
1984 February-June
Stanford University conferences and event materials,
1980-1984
Scope and Contents note
Includes conference proposals, agenda, and correspondence. Files also include work with the Decisions and Ethics Center at
Stanford University: "On Human Rights," "On Social Science Methodology," and "Liberty and Culture," with commentator Joan
Kennedy Taylor, followed by reception hosted by the Institute for Humane Studies.
box 3, folder 1
West Coast Libertarian Studies Conference,
1980 May-July
box 3, folder 1
"Economics: Austrian Theory and Public Policy,"
1982 April-June
box 3, folder 1
6th Annual Day at Stanford: "Banking and Monetary Policy,"
1983 June-August
box 3, folder 1
7th Annual Day at Stanford: "Capitalism and Christianity" and "Democracy in Paralysis,"
1984 October-November
Midwestern Libertarian Scholars, Chicago Conference materials,
1982-1984
box 3, folder 2
Correspondence, agenda, and miscellaneous materials
1983 January-1984 May
Writings,
1982-1984
Scope and Contents note
Organized according to the original arrangement, by last name. Topics include modern libertarianism and faith, immigration,
moral judgement, landlordism, liberty, and corporate freedom.
box 3, folder 3
Hudson, James L.
circa 1984
box 3, folder 3
Presley, Sharon L.
circa 1982
box 3, folder 3
Spall, Richard F., Jr.
circa 1984
box 3, folder 3
Uyl, Douglas D.
circa 1984
Study Group File,
1976-1985
Scope and Contents note
A collection of correspondence, manuscripts, and research files, using the organization's original titles where provided.
Files in quotations are the title of the manuscript as orginally labeled by the organization.
box 3, folder 4
Friedrich A. Hayek,
late 1970s
box 3, folder 5
Children's Rights Project,
1979-1980
box 3, folder 6
Education and the State
1976-1979
Scope and Contents note
Includes subject files such as "The Study of Liberty in Colleges and Universities," with conference materials, and correspondence
with the Foundation for Economic Education, Inc. (FEE).
box 4, folder 1
"The Birth of Transfer Society,"
circa 1978
box 4, folder 2
"Explaining the Anti-War Movement, 1939-1941: The Next Assignment,"
1985 January
box 4, folder 3
Robert L. Formaini,
1981 August-1982 February
box 4, folder 4
Dr. Hans-Hermann Hoppe,
1985 February-April
box 4, folder 5
"Two Concepts of Rule by Law,"
circa 1985
box 4, folder 6
Non-Violent Study Group
circa 1979-1983
box 4, folder 7
Theology and Economics
circa 1982 October-1983 January
Scope and Contents note
Photographs and other materials.
Fellowships File,
1979-1984
Scope and Contents note
Includes correspondence and seminar presentations on libertarian rights, proposals, and grants.
box 4, folder 8
John Gray Fellowship,
1979 December-1983 July
box 4, folder 9
Ludwig von Mises Fellowship Program,
1981-1987
box 4, folder 10
Mises Fellowship advertisements with
History of Ideas and related publications,
1981-1982
box 4, folder 11
Mark E. Weinburg Fellowship and Grant,
1977 May-1984 August
Scope and Contents note
Includes papers and reports regarding the Weinburg grant and Weinburg's fellowship funded by the Scaife Family Charitable
Trust.
The
Journal of Libertarian Studies Publication Files,
1977-1986
Scope and Contents note
Contains records such as a grant proposal, correspondence, and submissions to
The Journal of Libertarian Studies. The correspondence includes letters between Murray N. Rothbard and libertarian scholars such as Charles Koch and Hans-Hermann
Hoppe. Also included are reports on the
Austrian Economics Newsletter (AEN).
box 5, folder 1
Letter to Charles Koch, rejection letters, and manuscripts,
1977 February-1983 November
box 5, folder 2
Correspondence,
1984 April-1986 June
