Preliminary Inventory of the Charles F. Roos Papers, 1935-1965
[top]Descriptive Summary
Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke
University
Creator
Roos, Charles F., 1901-1958.
Title
Charles F. Roos Papers, 1935-1965
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
2.6 Linear Feet
1950 Items
Abstract
1950 Items
Charles Roos was a founder and president of the Econometric Society, and founded the Econometric Institute Inc. in 1938.
Accession (2009-0146) (1950 items; 2.6 lin. ft.; bulk dated 1930s-1950s) consists largely of reports and studies by the Econometrics Institute for various clients, including railroads, paper companies, copper, newspaper, and electric power. Also includes working papers and charts, offprints and reprints, Economic Measures publications, some correspondence, and other miscellaneous materials related to Roos' work, especially post-World War II.
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Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Charles F. Roos Papers, Rare Book,
Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Charles F. Roos Papers were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a gift in 2009.
Processing Information
Accessioned by Meghan Lyon, August 2009
Encoded by Meghan Lyon, August 2009
This collection is minimally processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note
Charles F. Roos was a well-known mathematician, economist, and statistician who was a founder and president of the Econometric Society in the 1930s. In 1938, Roos formed the Econometric Institute Inc., which was a research and consulting firm for communities and companies throughout the United States. According to J.W. Nixon's biography for the International Statistical Institute (ISI), of which Roos was an elected member, Roos was the first "to use the concept of disposable personal income in the analysis of consumer demand and size of markets." Nixon goes on to explain that Roos also "originated the concept of corporate purchasing power and used it to help explain the demand for machinery and equipment."
[top]Collection Overview
Accession (2009-0146) (1950 items; 2.6 lin. ft.; bulk dated 1930s-1950s) consists largely of reports and studies by the Econometrics Institute for various clients, including railroads, paper companies, copper, newspaper, and electric power. Also includes working papers and charts, offprints and reprints, Economic Measures publications, some correspondence, and other miscellaneous materials related to Roos' work, especially post-World War II.
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.
- Roos, Charles Frederick, 1901-1958.
- Econometric Society.
- Econometric Institute (New York, N.Y.)
- Econometrics.
- Economics, Mathematical.
- Economic forecasting--United States--Econometrics.
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Preliminary Description of Collection
Accession (2009-0146), bulk dated 1930s-1950s
(5 boxes)
Accession (2009-0146) (1950 items; 2.6 lin. ft.; bulk dated 1930s-1950s) consists largely of reports and studies by the Econometrics Institute for various clients, including railroads, paper companies, copper, newspaper, and electric power. Also includes working papers and charts, offprints and reprints, Economic Measures publications, some correspondence, and other miscellaneous materials related to Roos' work, especially post-World War II.
Box 1
Econometric Institute materials (2 folders)
Booklet on services furnished to clients
Ledger sheet of Institute clients, Dec. 31, 1949
Newspaper and magazine clients of Index Number Institute
Bank and other companies who were clients of Index Number Institute on May 5, 1947
Roos and Von Szeliski:
"Demand for Durable Goods"
Non-ferrous metal report, Sept. 1949
Retail Trade report, Feb. 1949
Beer report, June 1950
Pittsfield Community Study, Sept. 1948
Correspondence
Podea's work as international economic consultant to India, post-Institute (International Technical Development)
Bound list of clients, 1949
Institute correspondence (2 folders)
Charles Roos' death, 1958
Economic Measures (various reports and papers)
Various books from the Institute Library
Loose-leaf notebook with working papers (1944-1947) and Economic Measures (1947)
Notebook with charts used by C.F. Roos at the NAM, 1948
Notebook with
"Outlook for Retail Trade,"
Oct. 15, 1944
Box 2
"Outlook for Retail Trade,"
1944
Economic Measures (various reports and papers) (2 folders)
Econometric Institute reports and studies
Petroleum Industry
Newsprint
Income Payments
Retail Trade
Paper Industry
Box 3
Copper
Electric Power
Railroad
Jewelry Sales
Railroad Equipment
Punchcard operation manual, 1942
World Resources and Energy (coal study)
Banking memoranda, 1940s-1950s
Kaiser-Frazer operation
Wood Pulp Study, 1949
Monsanto Chemical tax relief
Economic Measures charts, 1945
Economic Measures, 1947
Box 4
"Newsprint Problem,"
1949
Union Bag study, 1947
Construction Industry report, undated
Beer Industry
Wood Rosin and Fir Doors demand, 1940s
Notebook with various econometric reports
Economic Measures, 1954
Newspaper Circulation study, 1947
Various Institute reports, correspondence, and charts
Defiance Machine Works
Econometric Meeting, 1932
"General Outlook American Economy, 1949-1960"
and
"Statistics and Economics of Housing"
Box 5
Various reports and off-prints, 1930s-1950s
