Lauchlin Bernard Currie papers, 1941-1993
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Currie, Lauchlin Bernard
- Abstract:
- Correspondence, notes, memoranda, reports, and summaries of interviews relating to American aid to China during World War II, conditions in China, and military operations in the China-Burma-India Theater. Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
- Extent:
- 5 manuscript boxes, 1 envelope (2.0 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Lauchlin Bernard Currie papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1902 October 8 Born, Nova Scotia, Canada1925 B.S., London University1931 Ph.D., Harvard University1929-1934 Instructor, Harvard University1932-1934 Professor, Fletcher Graduate School1934 Economist, U.S. Treasury1934 Author, The Supply and Control of Money1935-1939 Asst. Director Research, Federal Reserve Board1939-1945 Administrative Assistant to President Franklin D. Roosevelt1940-1941 Director, Lend-Lease for China1942 Personal Representative of President Roosevelt to China1943-1944 Deputy Director, Foreign Economic Administration1945-1949 President, Lauchlin Currie and Company, New York1949-1950 Director, International Bank Mission to Colombia1950-1951 Adviser and Director, Comite de Desarrollo Economico, Colombia1951-1953 Adviser, Colombian Planning Committee, 1951-19531953-1959 In retirement1959 Director, Robert Nathan Magadalena Valley Study1961-1967 Director, Fundación para el Progreso de Colómbia1965 Editor and co-author, Una Política Urbana para un País en Desarrollo1965 Author, Plan Socio-Económico para el Atlantico1965 Professor of Economics, National University of Colombia1965 Visiting Professor, Michigan State University1966 Author, Accelerating Development1966 Royer Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley1966-1967 Director and Professor, Department of Economics, National University, Colombia1966-1967 Director, Center of Development Research, National University, Colombia1967 Co-author, Governmental Planning and Political Economy1967-1968 Visiting Professor, Simon Fraser University, Canada1968 Author, Obstacles to Development1968-1969 Visiting Professor, Glasgow University1969-1971 Professor, Simon Fraser University, Canada1971-1976 Adviser, National Planning Agency, Colombia1972-1974 Member, Board of Savings and Housing, Colombia1974 Author, Ahorro, Correccion Monetaria y Construccion1974-1976 Consultant to the United Nations on Urban Matters1976 Author, Taming the Megalopolis: A Design for Urban Growth1976- Member of Board of Directors, Instituto de Estudios Colombianos - Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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], Lauchlin Bernard Currie 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