Inventory of the Earl J. Hamilton Papers, 1350-1995 and undated (bulk 1650-1940)
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TitleEarl J. Hamilton Papers,
1350-1995
Creator
Hamilton, Earl J.
Extent
43.5 Linear
Feet
32,625 Items
Repository
32,625 Items
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special
Collections Library, Duke University
Language
English.
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Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Earl J. Hamilton
Papers, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections
Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Earl J. Hamilton Papers were received by the
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a
gift in 1990-1992.
Processing Information
Processed by James Cusick, Trey McClean, Paula
Jeannet Mangiafico
Completed 1998
Accessions 90-103, 91-075, 92-036, and 96-157
were merged to form one collection, described in this
finding aid.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note
| 1899 | Born in Houlka, Miss. |
| 1920 | Graduated with honors from the University of Mississippi |
| 1923 | Married Gladys Olive Dallas |
| 1924 | Received M.A. from University of Texas |
| 1924-1926 | Hamilton and his wife studied at Harvard, taking classes in history with Allyn Young; Earl Hamilton received A.M. in 1926 |
| 1927-1944 | Professor of economics at Duke University |
| 1928 | Published article "American Treasure and Andalusian Prices, 1503-1660: A Study in the Spanish Price Revolution," initiating the modern debate on profits and price inflation in Europe |
| 1929, Nov. | Published "American Treasure and the Rise of Capitalism, 1500-1700" in Economica |
| 1929 | Received Ph.D. from Harvard |
| 1934 | Published American Treasure and the Price Revolution in Spain, 1501-1650 (Harvard University Press) |
| 1936 | Published Money, Prices, and Wages in Valencia, Aragon, and Navarre, 1351-1500 (Harvard University Press) |
| 1936-1937 | Published "Prices and Wages at Paris Under John Law's System" |
| 1944-1947 | Professor of economics at Northwestern University |
| 1947 | Published War and Prices in Spain, 1651-1800 (Harvard University Press) |
| 1947-1967 | Professor of economics at the University of Chicago |
| 1948-1954 | Served as editor of the University of Chicago's Journal of Political Economy |
| 1951-1952 | President of the Economic History Association |
| 1966-1969 | Distinguished Professor of Economic History at the State University of New York, Binghamton |
| 1969 | Published "The Political Economy of France at the Time of John Law" in History of Political Economy journal |
| 1977, Mar. | Published "The Role of War in Modern Inflation" in the Journal of Economic History |
| 1989 | Died in Oak Ridge, Tenn. |
Collection Overview
The Earl J. Hamilton Papers span the years from
1350 to 1995, with Hamilton's research notes and other
materials dating chiefly from the 1930s to the 1970s.
(Note: Early dates reflect original dates of primary
sources rather than the dates on which the photocopies of
these sources were created.) Hamilton was a pioneer in the
field of
quantitative economic history
during a career that spanned fifty years. Together with his
wife,
Gladys Dallas Hamilton, he
conducted important research during the 1930s and 1940s on
the history of the
South American and Spanish
economies; the history of
American, Spanish, and French
banking; the history of
John Law and the
"Mississippi Bubble" and its
effect on European economies; and
prices and wages in medieval
Spain.
The collection includes not only extensive
background notes for Hamilton's major books and articles,
but also over 200 original legajos and other documents
pertaining to
Spanish trade and economic
development, dating primarily from the 17th and 18th
centuries. Other primary source materials from the 14th to
the 18th centuries are also abundant (chiefly in the form
of photostats and transcripts), including hundreds of
copies of documents held by the Archivo del
Banco de España, the Archivo
Histórico Nacional, and other archives in Europe.
Photocopies and microfilm copies of items which
belong to other libraries and archives may require
permission of the owner institution to further reproduce or
publish. Users making further copies for their own research
do so at their own discretion. Before publication of any
such material, it is the user's responsibility to identify
the original source and obtain permission.
The collection also contains drafts and reprints
of research papers, and numerous folders of academic and
personal correspondence. Some documents in the collection
are in French or Spanish.
Note that the early dates
given in collection and series titles reflect the dates of
the original primary source material that Hamilton used for
his research, not the date when the photostat, photocopy or
transcription was created.
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
- Hamilton, Earl J.
- Law, John--1671-1729
- Economics--Study and teaching
- Mississippi Bubble
- Economists--Correspondence
- Historians--Correspondence
- Banks and banking--Spain--History
- Banks and banking--France--History
- Prices--Spain--History
- Monroe Doctrine--Economic aspects
- Spain--Commerce--History
- Spain--Economic conditions
- France--Economic conditions
- South America--Economic conditions
- Europe--Economic conditions
Detailed Description of Collection
Box 1Biographical Data Series, 1930-1995 and undated
Various materials recording details and events
in Hamilton's life and career; includes a curriculum vita
and a list of his publications. Arranged in original
order.
[Attention: Contains pictorial materials. In
addition, some of the materials are not immediately
accessible because they require further processing before
use. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting
the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library
to use this collection.]
Folder containing Earl J. Hamilton's
curriculum vita; publications and articles; outline for
book on Banco de España,
1971-1995 and undated
Unidentified cassette recording of
voice and music, undated
[Technical Services needs to format for
use copies of audio cassette before use.]
Clipping in Italian from
La Epoca,
1930
Photographs,
1967-1981 and undated
Box 1
Reprints Series, 1937-1949
Spanish Banking
Schemes Before 1700,
1949
The Foundation of the
Bank of Spain (originally intended to form basis
for the book),
1945
Use and Misuse of
Price History,
1944
The Decline of Spain,
1938
Prices and Wages in
Southern France under John Law's System,
1937
Box 1
Teaching Materials Series, 1927-1969 and undated
Chiefly grade books, along with a few class
exams.
[Contains material that is CLOSED to use
(student grade books). Contact Research Services
staff.]
Exams,
1939-1969 and undated
Grade books,
[1940s]-[1960s]
[CLOSED. Contact Research Services
staff.]
Grade books,
[1930s]-[1960s]
[CLOSED. Contact Research Services
staff.]
Grade books,
1927-1929, 1936, 1946-1947
[CLOSED. Contact Research Services
staff.]
Grade books,
[1930s]-[1940s]
[CLOSED. Contact Research Services
staff.]
Academic finances,
[1930s]
Box 2
Correspondence Series, 1919-1992 and undated (bulk 1930-1970)
Academic correspondence, dealing with
Hamilton's research in Spain, his letters as professor of
economics, and his position as editor of the
Journal of Political
Economy and as president of the
Economic History
Association. Many of the date ranges overlap
from folder to folder. Arranged in original groupings of
folders as received, with original titles.
[Technical Services staff may need to
process materials in envelopes before use. Contact Research
Services.]
Correspondence:
[1940s]-[1970s]
[1930s]-[1970s]
(2
folders)
[1960s]-[1970s]
[1930s]-[1960s]
Correspondence - miscellaneous:
[1930s], [1960s]-[1970s]
[1930s]
[1930s]-[1960s] and undated
[1930s]-[1950s] and undated
[1930s]-[1960s] and undated
(2
folders)
[1930s]-[1950s] and undated
Correspondence plus reprint/galley
of "Economic Origins of Monroe Doctrine":
[1930s]-[1970s] and undated
Correspondence - miscellaneous:
1919, Aug. 26; [1920s]-[1970s] and undated
[1930s]-[1970s] and undated
Correspondence - academic and
personal:
[1930s]-[1980s] and undated
[1930s]-[1970s] and undated
Various financial correspondence:
[1930s]-[1960s]
Academic and personal
correspondence:
[1960s] and undated
[1950s]-[1970s], 1992, and undated
[1950s]
[1940s], [1960s]-[1970s], and undated
Box 3
Correspondence on papers, research:
[1950s]-[1960s] and undated
Correspondence on research, papers,
social science during World War II:
[1930s]-[1940s]
[1960s]-[1970s] and undated
Miscellaneous academic and personal
correspondence:
1959-1961
Correspondence - miscellaneous:
1938-1981
Correspondence - personal:
[1920s]-[1970s] and undated
[1930s]-[1980s] and undated
Box 4
Correspondence - papers:
[1920s]-[1970s] and undated
[1920s]-[1980s] and undated
[1920s]-[1980s] and undated
[1940s]-[1970s] and undated
[1960s]
[1950s] and 1970
[1920s]-[1980s] and undated
[1940s]-[1970s] and undated
[1940s]-[1950s] and undated
"La estimación del
trabajo manual en la España del siglo XVIII"
;
Callahan,
[1960s]
[1960s]-[1970s]
[1950s]-[1970s] and undated
[1930s]-[1980s] and undated
[1950s]-[1970s] and undated
[1930s]-[1970s] and undated
[1930s]-[1980s] and undated
[1930s]-[1980s] and undated
[1950s]
[1930s]-[1980s] and undated
Correspondence - Duke; partial:
[1930s]-[1980s] and undated
[1920s]-[1990s] and undated
Correspondence:
[1920s]-[1930s], 1960s, 1980s and undated
[1920s]-[1960s], 1980s and undated
[1920s]-[1930s], [1960s], [1980s] and undated
Letters written in Spain:
1932-1933
Correspondence:
[1940s] and [1970s]
Major Works Series, 1350-1961 and undated
Background notes, transcriptions of original
source material, photostats of Spanish archival material
(especially that related to treasure imports), and
worksheets for compiling prices and salaries in Spain from
1351 to 1800, all related to Hamilton's research for his
major published works. Also, a large number of photostats
of materials from the Archivo del Banco de España and the
Archivo Histórico Nacional concerning the Bank of Spain, as
well as notes and source transcriptions of Hamilton's work
on this subject. This series contains many photocopies and
microfilm copies of items which belong to other libraries
and archives. Photocopies of materials gathered from other
repositories by Earl J. Hamilton may require permission of
the owner institution to further reproduce or publish.
Users making further copies for their own research do so at
their own discretion. Before publication of any such
material, it is the user's responsibility to identify the
original source and obtain permission.
Divided into subseries for each major work;
papers within are arranged in Hamilton's original order
with original folder titles given.
Note: Dates given below in the descriptions
for primary source materials reflect the dates of the
original items, not the more modern dates on which the
photostats or transcriptions were created.
Box 5
War and Prices in Spain, 1651-1800 Subseries, 1651-1944 and undated
Andalusia worksheets,
1651-1800
Andalusia price worksheets,
1651-1787
Andalusia, final commodity list,
1651-1800
(2
folders)
Old Castile prices
(3
folders)
1651-1700
1700-1750
1750-1800
Andalusia, salaries and wages
[original sheets],
Valencia, salaries [original
sheets],
1651-1800
Old Castile, dope sheets,
1651-1800
Old Castile, typed prices,
1651-1800
New Castile, prices,
1651-1800
Valencia, typed prices [copies],
1651-1800
Old Castile, typed prices
[carbons],
1651-1800
Valencia, typed prices,
1651-1800
Andalusia, typed prices,
1651-1800
New Castile, prices [copies],
1651-1800
Old Castile, worksheets:
(3
folders)
1651-1712
1713-1760
1761-1800
Box 6
Miscellaneous notes and
transcriptions to
War and
Prices and
Money, prices, and
wages, undated
New Castile, wages,
1651-1800
War and
Prices/Miscellaneous:
"Spanish Prices: A
Reply to Dr. M.J. Elsos, "
1937, June
Various worksheets for price and
wage indices [checklists],
1651-1800
Box 7
War and Prices in
Spain, typescript,
1651-1800
(4
folders)
New Castile, original price
sheets,
1651-1800
Santo Tomas, prices/commodity
worksheets:
1651-1700
1701-1750
1750-1800
Buyer's notebook, Hospital of the
Innocents, various years; pricing/commodities worksheet,
undated
Commodity/price worksheets,
1651-1691
Valencia, commodities list,
1651-1800
Miscellaneous notes and
typescripts:
War and
Prices series (various years and undated),
Andalusia, related prices and
figures,
1651-1700
"War and Inflation in
Spain: 1780-1800,"
1944, Nov.
Notes on "Treasure,"
undated
Tabulated quarterly wages and
salaries; all four regions except Valencia,
1651-1800
New Castile, worksheets, price
relatives, indices:
1651-1700
1701-1750
1751-1800
New Castile and Andalusia, price
relatives, worksheets,
1651-1800
Box 8
Money, Prices, and Wages in Valencia, Aragon, and Navarre, 1351-1500 Subseries, 1350-1451
Navarre, prices/commodities,
dope/worksheets:
1350-1400
1401-1451
Navarre, notes on prices,
spreadsheets on wages,
1401-1450
Box 8
American Treasure and the Revolution in Spain Subseries, 1351-[192-?] and undated
Negatives in protective folder;
Frontispiece to document used as Plate II, undated
Notes on weights, measures, grades
of silver, commodities, various dates and undated
Treasure imports, photostats,
various dates
Archival material pertaining to
silver imports and to Valencia (photostats),
1501-1650 and undated
Navarre and related notecards,
1351-1500
Various letters and notes related
to money, prices, inflation; associated with major works,
undated
"American Treasure
and the Rise of Capitalism, 1500-1700,"
[192-?]
"Treasure" imports,
1501-1650
Valencia, prices/commodities,
worksheets/dopes,
1501-1550
Box 8
Bank of Spain, 1651-1800 Subseries, 1360-1981 and undated (bulk 1700s-1800s)
Color prints commemorating Banco
Nacional,
[ca. 1780-1830] and undated
Banco de España, photostats of
documents, undated
Junta General (photostats):
1814, Apr. 21
1815, Apr. 20
1816
1817, Apr. 19
1818, Apr. 20
Box 9
1820, Apr. 20
1821, Jan. 18
1821
1824, Apr. 26
1826
1827, Apr. 19
Photostats of original documents,
Bank of Spain, various dates,
[18-?] and undated
Photostats of documents in
Amsterdam Archive; Royal cedulas of Carlos IV,
1800-[1806?]
Notes/typescripts to article on
Bank of Spain,
[ca. 1780-1830] and undated
Course syllabus/memorandum,
1961
Spreadsheets on French stocks,
[178-?]
Photostats of Junta General; Banco
de San Carlos,
1800, Apr. 19
Payment of dividends, photostat,
1799
Photostats of Junta General; Banco
de San Carlos
1800, Apr. 20
Banco de España, photostats,
[179-?] and undated
Reglamentos de las Juntas
Generales...del Banco General, photostat,
1794
Documents from the Archive of
Conde de Cabarrus about National Bank, photostats,
[ca. 1780s-1830s] and undated
Assets (?), Banco de San Carlos,
weekly/monthly accounts, photostats,
1783-1799
Banco de San Carlos, graphs/notes,
[1780s]-[1830s]
"Staatsschulden," Xerox of
article,
1855
Box 10
Photostats of
legajos:
Bonds/accounts of Banco de
España,
[ca. 1800-1840]
Banco de España Silver Exports,
1790-1802
Report of the Junta General
Banco Nacional,
1808, Apr. 20
Junta General, Banco Nacional,
fragment,
1807
Correspondence of the Bank,
[178-?]
Accounts, Correspondence, Shares
of Bank,
[17-]-[18-]
Concerning Accounts and Loans of
Bank,
1809
Report of Junta General on Banco
Nacional,
1821
Bank dividends,
1812-1819
Pertaining to investigation of
Bank's directors,
[1780s]
Proceedings of Bank's directors,
[1790s]
Pertaining to the Bank's
accounts,
[1780s]
Proceedings of the Junta
General,
1821
Accounts/balances,
1823
Establishing the Banco Español
de San Fernando,
1829
Stockholders meeting,
1790
Promotion of industry; uniforms,
materials required by Army,
[1780s]
Various confidential papers,
accounts of Banco plus (in French) report of La Banque de
Saint-Charles,
[1780s]
Various confidential papers,
accounts and reports of Banco,
[1780s]
(2
folders)
Loans,
[1790s] and undated
(2
folders)
Box 11
Accounts and totals (adding
machine tapes, notes) [appears to be part of research into
Banco de San Carlos],
1760-1783
Various calculations, handwritten
and compiled by year, on operation of Bank,
[1780s]-[1830s] and undated
Typescript of archival materials
from Amsterdam (Dutch or German?) about financial dealings
with Spain,
[ca. 1780-1830] and undated
Amsterdam Archives material,
1671, 1660, 1777
Article by Hausman and Neufeld,
"The Political
Economy of Walpole's 1733 Tax Scheme, "
1981
Materials on Banco de San Carlos
research, various dates and undated
Photocopies of Bank of Spain,
various dates and undated
Loans to the king,
1360 and 1781 (photostats)
Manuscripts, transcripts and
correspondence, including Hamilton's 1943 arrangements for
research assistants in Spain
Reprint
"De Girobanken van
Genua,"
1924
Typescript of
legajos relating to Cabarrus
and Bank,
1954 and undated
Financial information on Cabarrus,
1951
"Spanish Banking
Schemes Before 1700,"
working copy and notes,
undated
"Spanish Banking
Schemes Before 1700"
; and
"The Foundation of
the Bank of Spain,"
1945, June
"The First Twenty
Years of the Bank of Spain. I, II. 1782-1802,"
1946, Feb.-Apr.
"Plans for a National
Bank in Spain, 1701-83,"
1949, Aug.
Paper money/accounts (photostats),
[1780s]
Plans for other national banking
systems (as possible models for Bank of Spain),
1747
Bank of Spain notes folded and
included with notecards, various dates and undated
Typescripts of various original
documents, various dates and undated
Report of the Junta de Hospitales
(photostat), undated
On the operation of royal
hospitals (photostat),
1786
Papers on the Conde de Cabarrus
(photostats),
[1780s]-[1790s] and undated
(2
folders)
Miscellaneous notes, some
pertaining to Bank of Spain research, various dates and
undated
Typed transcripts of
legajos, Archivo General de
Simancas, Inventory of Archives on Banco de San Carlos,
[ca. 1780-1830] and undated
Box 12
Photostats of
legajos:
Cabarrus Papers; Cabarrus made a
Spanish subject and starting the bank, [ca. 1780-1830] and
undated
Report of the junta to the king,
dealing with bonds,
1794
Memoria from Don Fr. Cabarrus to
king about Bank,
1782
"Minuta del decreto para la
ereccion del Banco,"
[1780s] and undated
Agreements reached by first
junta on Bank,
[1780s] and undated
More on bank notes and bonds,
1796 and undated
On the opening of the Bank,
[1780s] and undated
Recommendations/criticisms of
fomenting industry,
1779
The revised bank plan of
Floridablanca,
1779
Miscellaneous, pertaining to
banks, trade, vagabonds,
1778 and n.d
Correspondence of Cabarrus,
1783-84 and undated
Investment in the Bank,
1784
Investments in Bank, Bank's
Charter,
1782
Subscriptions to the Bank,
1782 and undated
On 'reducciones' and abuses at
Bank, also concerning cloth manufacturing,
1782 and undated
Assessment or probate and
Accounts and Conde de Cady,
1799
Declaration of Conde de Cabarrus
to Inquiry,
[1790s]
(4
folders)
pp. 1-50
pp. 51-100
pp. 101-150
pp. 151-end, lengthy statement
by Cabarrus about 'Auto'
Research Papers Series, [ca. 1592]-1969 and undated
Notes, transcriptions and photostats of
primary sources, drafts of papers (both typed and written),
lectures, and notecards, all relating to Hamilton's
published and unpublished work on the economic origins of
the
Monroe Doctrine, South
American wars of independence,
Colombia,
John Law,
price and wages theory, and
miscellaneous other topics. Arranged in original order with
folder titles assigned by Hamilton.
Note: Dates given below in descriptions of
primary sources reflect the date of the original items, and
not the modern date on which the photostats or transcripts
were created.
Box 13
Notes, business cards, letters,
receipts, various dates and undated
Notecards, various dates and
undated
Research notes and correspondence,
various dates and undated
(2
folders)
Notes, book call numbers, clips,
various dates and undated
Research on John Law:
Letters and notes, news clippings;
various dates and undated
Papers, [1670s]-[1720s],
1967, May
Papers, [1670]-[1720s],
1967, May and 1969, Spring
Various notes and materials,
[1670s]-[1720s]
"The Political
Economy of France at the Time of John Law,"
undated
Notes, various dates and
undated
Various notes and materials
(photostats, etc.), [ca. 1680-1720]
Various notes, [ca.
1680-1720]
(2
folders)
Various notes on Law and related
subjects, [ca. 1680-1720]
Materials (Xeroxes, etc.),
[ca. 1700-1720]
"Un capitolo della
vita di Giovanni Law,"
1913-1914
Materials: photographs and
photostats, various dates and undated
Materials on the contemporaries of
Law (i.e. Richard Cantillon),
[ca. 1700-1720]
Various notes on Law and the
financial system in early 1700s
(3
folders)
Box 14
Various notes on Law and the
financial system in early 1700s
(2
folders)
Various notes on Law and finance:
article on Law,
1957, May 4, and clippings, undated
"Prices and Wages in
Southern France Under John Law's System,"
1937, Feb.
Miscellaneous - typescripts,
pamphlets, and notes, various dates and undated
Notes:
"Prices, Wages, and
Industrial Revolution, 1500-1700,"
undated
(3
folders)
"Galliani
Economista,"
1949
Various typescripts, articles,
various dates and undated
"Bourbon
Reform,"
typescript and handwritten notes, various
dates and undated
"Role of War in Modern
Inflation,"
notes, various dates and
undated
Wages in Valencia,
[ca. 1600-1630]
Het Molenpanorama and Primer
Congreso de Historia de Andalucia, various dates and
undated
Mercurius,
1720
"Distribution of
Earnings,"
1780
(see folder 5 of this box)
Notes and transcriptions, various
dates and n.d
Complete edited copy of
"Price History"
and bibliography, various dates and undated
"The History of Prices
Before 1750,"
undated
"The Spice
Trade,"
various dates and undated
"Bubas"
[Plagues], undated
Box 15
Archivo de Ministerios Bogotá;
Transcriptions of documents from the Ministerio de
Relaciones Exteriores, Archivo Diplomático, Colombia,
typescripts,
[ca. 1800-1820] and undated
Archivo Historico Nacional Bogotá;
Transcriptions of various documents on regulation of trade
and manufacturing in South America; wars of independence;
role of Fernando VII, typescripts,
[ca. 1800-1820] and undated
Papers, notes, footnotes on
mercantilism, various dates and undated
Various notes and figures on Spanish
mercantilism,
[1780s] and undated
Transcriptions especially dealing
with mercantilism (AGN Mexico
1592-1710) and Russians in
California, typescript
"Economic Background of
the Monroe Doctrine,"
typescripts of lecture
delivered at Yale, undated
"Economic Origins of
the Monroe Doctrine,"
undated
Spanish mercantilism, various dates
and undated
Merchants and agents in London and
Amsterdam, typescript,
1718-1719
Lectures in Santander,
1933
"Prices and
Progress,"
typescripts,
1952, Fall, other dates and undated
"Averiguación de los
que quebraron tomas, metates,"
1799,
typed transcript
Research papers on agriculture;
wages in England; diseases in Indies; other topics dealing
with Spain; inflation; hemp in Peru, various dates and
undated
"Reglamento para
flotas,"
typed transcriptions; cedulas on "Lino y
canamo" [hemp plants],
1773
"Mr. Trevenen's Plan to
establish trade on the Northwest Coast of America,"
photostat of document [in French, with glass in English],
from original in Library of Congress,
1757
Notes on
"Prices,"
[1500s-1600s] and undated
Notes on
"Vales
Retired"
Very poor Xerox reprint of article
on
Valentin de Foronda,
early 19th century,
"Revista de Economia
PolÃtica,"
1959
Photostats of documents on fabricas,
gremias,
[1770s]-[1780s]
Box 16
Bound volumes of photostats from
French archives dealing with French finance and John
Law:
Arrets sur le
système de Jean Law,
1722-1733
Memoires sur les
finances système de Jean Law, vol. 1,
undated
Memoires sur les
finances système de Jean Law, vol. 2,
undated
Lettres des
intendants sur le système de Jean Law, ,
1709-1720
Liquidation du
système de Jean Law, vol. 1,
1740
Liquidation du
système de Jean Law, vol. 2,
1725 and undated
Original Documents Series, 1584-1829 (bulk 1700-1830s)
Hundreds of original documents in Spanish and
French, primarily from the 18th and 19th centuries but also
including some 16th and 17th century materials. Chiefly
consist of royal Spanish cedulas outlining Crown economic
policy and concern over investments; plans to establish the
Bank of Spain; expropriation of Jesuit lands; trade
regulation; control of vagabonds; and sumptuary rules for
dress. The documents from the 1800s chronicle the French
occupation of Spain and the restoration of Fernando VII;
the proclamations in the oversize folder (see the Oversize
Series) include public declarations about resistance to
Napoleon. Arranged in original order.
Box 17
1584-1829
Box 18
1596-1806
Research Notecards Series, [ca. 1920s-1980s] and undated
Undated notecards containing background
research notes and transcriptions of original sources for
Hamilton's investigations on John Law, the Spanish economy,
the Monroe Doctrine, mercantilism, and various other
topics. Boxes 26 and 27 contain his notes and
transcriptions for research on the Bank of Spain, divided
into chapters. An outline of chapters in Hamilton's
personal papers suggests he intended to write a book on
this subject, in addition to the articles he published. No
arrangement other than the original order imposed by
Hamilton.
Note: Most dates given below in descriptions
represent historical periods Hamilton was researching or
dates of original documents.
Box 19
Notes on shipping manifests for
imports of valuables; dated and bundled by
year:
[1780s]-[1790s]
[1760s]-[1770s]
Reports on
"Treasure,"
1760; going by year
Beginning Navarre,
1351-1500
Prices by year in Aragon; part of
file on prices, wages in Spain, undated
Notes on the Moors, undated
Prices, weights and rations; notes
for major works, undated
Al Indiferente General,
treasure ships from Havana; Notes from
legajos 2209-A (122 fichas),
undated
Notes on monetary policy of Spain,
undated
Box 20
Materials chiefly concerned with
John Law in 17th-18th cent.
Box 21
Materials chiefly concerned with
John Law in 17th-18th cent.
Box 22
Materials chiefly concerned with
John Law, 17th-18th cent.
Box 23
General material on John Law,
[1670s]-[1720s]
General material on economics of
20th century, undated
Box 24
John Law and French finance,
[ca.1690s-1720s]
Box 25
Law and finance,
[1600s-1700s]
Mercantilism, undated
Bank of Spain,
[1700s-1800s]
Box 26
Bank of Spain,
[1700-1800s]
Chapter notes, undated
Royal and private treasure coming
into Spain on treasure fleets,
1595-1669
Bank of Spain research,
undated
More material on Bank of Spain;
miscellaneous material concerning the index and
bibliography to
War and
Prices, undated
Box 27
Bank of Spain, undated
Chapter notes, undated
Additional Unarranged Papers Series, 1390-1985 and undated (bulk 1929-1949)
Drafts of papers, notes, and other research
materials not directly related to Hamilton's research for
major works. Arranged in original order as received. Dates
given below in descriptions of primary source materials
reflect the dates of the original items, and not the date
on which the modern transcript or photocopy was made.
Attention: contains pictorial
materials.]
Box 28
Research papers ("Precious Metals,"
"El Banco Nacional de San Carlos," "Las consecuencias
económicas de la expulsion de los moriscos"), various dates
and undated
"American Treasure and
the Rise of Capitalism, 1500-1700,"
1929, Nov.
"English Prices and
Public Finance, 1660-1822,"
Elizabeth Boody
Schumpeter,
1938
Notes on
Dissertation de
peste, various dates and undated
"Monetary Disorder and
Economic Decadence in Spain, 1651-1700,"
1943, Dec.
"Growth of Rigidity in
Business During the Eighteenth Century,"
1940, Mar.
"Origin and Growth of
the National Debt in Western Europe,"
1947, May, various dates
"Origin and Growth of
the National Debt in France and England,"
1949,
various dates
"Edwin Francis Gay,
[1867-1946],"
1947, June
"Imports of American
Gold and Silver into Spain, 1503-1660,"
1929, May
"Money and Economic
Recovery in Spain Under the First Bourbon,
1701-1746,"
1943, Sept.
"Wages and Subsistence
on Spanish Treasure Ships, 1503-1660,"
1929, Aug.
"La monnaie en
Castille, 1501-1650,"
1932, Mar.-May
"VIII, The Decline of
Spain,"
1938, May, various dates
"Use and Misuse of
Price History,"
1944, Dec., various dates
Miscellaneous financial notes from
various archives (Spanish and Dutch), various dates and
undated
Miscellaneous financial notes from
archives (Dutch interest rates,
1729-1790)
Miscellaneous financial notes from
archives (more interest rates;
1632-1640,
1801-1811,
1791-1800,
1611-1620)
Miscellaneous financial notes from
archives (interest rates); Haarlem
1635-43,
1645-50; Amsterdam
1650-90
Amsterdam interest rates
1691-1710,
1621-1630
Various notes, research, drafts for
unclassified papers, various dates and undated
Research notes, drafts, etc.,
various dates and undated
Unidentified research notes on the
18th century, undated
"Livres Anciens et
Modernes,"
#53 and 65, various dates and
undated
"Livres Provenant de la
Bibliotheque,"
1984, Mar. 22, various dates
"The Case for
Communism,"
1932
Bibliothèque Nationale: manuscript
request forms,
1960
Unclassified ledger sheet,
undated
"The Sources of Sir
Nicholas on English Baron Society Collection,
1250-1700,"
undated
Guggenheim report,
1985
Photographs:
Home Folks, Uncle Ed, Eva's
Family, undated
Photos from the Archivio di Stato,
Genova (Italy), undated
Photo of a page from an account
book,
1390, Feb. 20
Empty postal bag for microfilm,
undated
Information for the Banco Nacional
de San Carlos,
1784-1829
Microfilms Series, 1783-1884 and undated
Various films, including negative strips and
microfilm reels, related to Hamilton's research on the
French and Spanish economies and various other subjects. In
original order with titles, often obscure, transcribed from
items.
Most dates given below in item descriptions
refer to the dates of original historical documents and not
to the date on which film was created.
[Attention: Films may be deteriorated.
Technical Services needs to format for use copies before
materials can be viewed. Contact Research Services staff
before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special
Collections Library to use this collection.]
Box 29
"Observations d'un
banquier de la Banque d'Espagne,"
undated
Boletin oficial
Ministerio Hacienda,1850;
Banco de San Fernando (microfilm)
"Memoria historica,
mayores de Madrid,"
(microfilm),
1884
Archivo General de la Nación Mexico
-- Cuarta Junta General,
1783,
and several cedulas reales (microfilm)
Earl J. Hamilton, Banco de España,
"Archivo" (film), undated
Earl J. Hamilton, unidentified film
and negatives, undated
Documentos del Archivo del Conde de
Colrerras; No. 168 (Leg 3-28); No. 164 (Leg 3-24),
undated
Microfilm of unidentified original
documents, undated
Banco de San Carlos, 20th Junta to
Junta of
1813
Original documents from Spain
received in 1949, undated
Oversize Materials Series, 1765-1836 and undated
Archivio di Stato di Torino
(photocopies), undated
Primary materials on John Law
(photocopies), undated
Oversize Folder 1
Amsterdam broadsides,
1795-1796
Spanish proclamations (cedulas reales),
1765-1836
