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Inventory of the Vernon L. Smith Papers, 1949-2006 and undated

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Descriptive Summary

Title
Vernon L. Smith Papers, 1949-2006 and undated
Creator
Smith, Vernon L.
Extent
44.7 Linear Feet
48,489 Items
Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University
Language
English.
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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions
Collection is restricted.
In addition, patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Vernon L. Smith Papers, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Vernon L. Smith Papers were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a gift in [1996], 2000-2001,and 2008.
Processing Information
Processed by Paula Jeannet and Ruth E. Bryan
Completed December 12, 1996 and November 30, 2000
Additions minimally processed by Danielle McGregor, Sue-Ellen Katz, John Mayrose
Last updated February 5, 2008
Encoded by Ruth E. Bryan, John Mayrose
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note

Vernon L. Smith is an economist and faculty member at the University of Arizona.

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Collection Overview

The 1996 accession (1996-0106) (21,375 items, ca. 1954-1987) contains correspondence, research files, and other papers related to Vernon L. Smith's career and research interests, some of which include experimental economics, the methodology of economics, game theory, and investment and production theories. Some materials also concern Smith's work for the National Science Foundation and the Energy Information Administration, a federal office.
The 2000 addition (2000-0416) (20,398 items; dated ca. 1950-1995) includes notes, files, drafts, typescripts, and reprints of or related to Smith's papers and articles; course materials; other economists' papers; and professional and personal correspondence. Topics include experimental economics, the electrical-power industry, auction markets, radio spectrum auctions, water rights, and game theory. The collection also includes materials relating to two proposals Smith made to the National Science Foundation in the 1980s, as well as four electronic computer files and one color photograph.
The 2001 addition (2001-0168) (6716 items, 10.20 linear feet, 1966-1999 and undated (bulk 1986-1994)) comprises research notes, experiment data, documentation, and drafts of writings by Smith on topics such as auctions and bidding behavior, electric and gas price markets and power networks, power utility deregulation, gas transmission, fairness in markets, and the stock market. Forty-one electronic documents of some of the experiment data are contained on a computer diskette. Also included are papers and articles by other economists and a file of confidential informal ballots for membership in the Economic Sciences section of the National Academy of Sciences.
The 2004 addition (04-004) (2 items, .10 linear feet; dated December 29, 2003) comprises electronic files (MSWord and PDF formats) containing Smith, Vernon L., "History of Experimental Economic Science in the University of Arizona." The files have been migrated to the Special Collections server.
The 2008 addition (08-001) (28,350 items; 37.8 lin. ft.; dated 1949-2006 (bulk 1985-2001)) consists of experiment data, research notes, drafts of articles (1986-2000), grant proposals, correspondence and teaching materials. Also included are journals that included articles by Smith and reprints of his articles (1960-2000).
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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.
List of Series in Collection
Accession (1996-0106), 1954-1987
Accession (2000-0416), ca. 1950-1995
Accession (2001-0168), 1966-1999 and undated (bulk 1986-1994)
Accession (2004-0004), December 29, 2003
Accession (2008-0001), 1949-2006 (bulk 1985-2001)
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Preliminary Description of Unprocessed Collection

Accession (1996-0106), 1954-1987

The 1996 Accession (21,375 items) contains correspondence, research files, and other papers related to Vernon L. Smith's career and research interests, some of which include experimental economics, the methodology of economics, game theory, and investment and production theories. Some materials also concern Smith's work for the National Science Foundation and the Energy Information Administration, a federal office.
Box 1
Data for articles.
Box 2
Notes for articles; Energy Information Administration (EIA) and National Science Foundation (NSF) material.
Box 3
Notes and data for articles.
Box 4
Data for articles.
Box 5
Correspondence, 1968-1986.
Box 6
Notes and data for articles.
Box 7
Correspondence, 1979-1987.
Box 8
Course lecture notes.
Box 9
Notes and data for articles.
Box 10
Correspondence, 1987;NSF materials; MS
Box 11
Correspondence, 1967-1972;Notes for articles; NSF materials,
Box 12
Notes for resource economics articles.
Box 13
Data for articles.
Box 14
Correspondence, 1952-1967.
Box 15
Notes and data for articles.
Box 16
Correspondence, 1972-1979.
Box 17
Notes for articles.
Box 18
Notes for articles; NSF material.
Box 19
NSF materials.

Accession (2000-0416), ca. 1950-1995

The 2000 addition (20,398 items) includes notes, files, drafts, typescripts, and reprints of or related to Smith's papers and articles; course materials; other economists' papers; and professional and personal correspondence. Topics include experimental economics, the electrical-power industry, auction markets, radio spectrum auctions, water rights, and game theory. The collection also includes materials relating to two proposals Smith made to the National Science Foundation in the 1980s, as well as four electronic computer files and one color photograph.
ATTENTION: Collection is restricted. Researchers must obtain permission before using materials. Sensitive materials include student grades in boxes 3 and 8. Note that one computer disk, from box 22, has been removed and the contents migrated to the Special Collections server. Contact Technical Services staff for assistance.
Box 1
Reprints and typescripts by others, including some correspondence and notes, 1975-1989.
Box 2
Typescripts and copies of papers by Smith and others, including materials relating to vol. 3 of Research in Experimental Economics,1982-1984.
[The first two folders of this group can be found in box 1]
Box 3
Course materials and student papers, 1969-1993.
[Patron must sign release form to use materials-include student grades/sensitive material.]
Box 4
Articles and reprints of articles by Smith, 1950s-1980s.
Box 5
Subject files relating to electricity markets, radio spectrum auctions, water rights, and other topics, 1990s.
Box 6
Drafts and papers by multiple authors, including Smith, 1980s.
Box 7
Papers, drafts, and notes, including some corrections, 1980s-1990s.
Box 8
Course materials; Notes and writings by others on experimental economics and game theory, 1984-1991.
[Patron must sign release form to use materials-include student grades/sensitive material.]
Box 9
Typescripts, and drafts by multiple authors, including Smith; notes by Smith, late 1970s and 1980s.
[Includes negatives in folder "On Nonbinding Price Controls"]
Box 10
Typescripts, and drafts by multiple authors, including Smith; notes by Smith, late 1970s and 1980s.
Box 11
Typescripts, and drafts by multiple authors, including Smith; notes by Smith, late 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
Box 12
Professional personal correspondence; alphabetical files (A-Q) of writings by others, 1960s-1980s.
[Two folders of correspondence, 1988 June-December, are located in box 11]
Box 13
Papers, drafts, and notes by Smith and others, 1960s-1990s.
Box 14
Notes and published studies and research on the electric power industry.
Box 15
Notes and writings; correspondence. 1980s; 1989-1990
Box 16
Subject files and some writings on off-floor trading, energy regulation, etc., 1983-ca. 1989.
Box 17
Notes, drafts, and typescripts by Smith, late 1970s, early 1980s.
Box 18
Professional correspondence and subject files, mid 1980s.
Box 19
Alphabetical files (Q-Z) of writings by others.
Box 20
Subject files on auction markets; research proposals, notes, and writings by Smith and others, 1980s.
Box 21
Notes, drafts, research materials, and writings by Smith and others, 1977-ca. 1986.
Box 22
NSF proposals, 1984-1987 and 1989-1992; copies and typescripts of papers by Smith and others, 1980s.
[Computer disk 001 removed from box and contents migrated to Special Collections server.]
Box 23
Reprints and copies of articles by Smith, 1981-1985.

Accession (2001-0168), 1966-1999 and undated (bulk 1986-1994)

This addition (6716 items, 10.20 linear feet) comprises research notes, experiment data, documentation, and drafts of writings by Smith on topics such as auctions and bidding behavior, electric and gas price markets and power networks, power utility deregulation, gas transmission, fairness in markets, and the stock market. Forty-one electronic documents of some of the experiment data are contained on a computer diskette. Also included are papers and articles by other economists and a file of confidential informal ballots for membership in the Economic Sciences section of the National Academy of Sciences.
Some of the materials in this accession 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.
Box 1
Correspondence, 1991-1994
Technical Services staff may need to reformat coated fax paper before use.
Notes
Articles by others on call markets, market organization, conspiracies in trade, consumer pricing, and on Smith
Grant applications [for Smith's evaluation]
Contains sensitive information (grant applications). Patrons must sign a waiver concerning privacy rights. Contact Research Services.
Box 2
Articles by others and by Smith, 1966, 1989-1993
Notes on Van Being and Wilcox
Box a
Articles by others and by Smith, [1980s]-[1990s]
Box 3
Articles by others and by Smith, 1991-1993
Resume
Proposals for and notes from experiments on auction bargaining mechanisms, lotteries, auctions, and bidding behavior
Box 4-5
Notes, data, and drafts for articles by Smith on bidding behavior in first price auctions and on lotteries, ca. 1987
Box 6-7
Notes, data, and drafts for articles by Smith on stock market prices, ca. 1989
Box 7
Correspondence and other materials re: elections in the Economic Sciences section of the National Academy of Science, ca. 1999
Articles by others on electric utility prices
Box 8
Notes, data, articles by others, and drafts for articles by Smith on electric utility prices, fairness in markets, and the endowment effect, ca. 1992-1994
Box 9
Class materials and experiment designs and data for Con 697a Experimental Economics Workshop, Spring 1993
Contains sensitive information (student grades). Patrons must sing a waiver concerning privacy rights. Contact Research Services.
Box 9-10
Notes, data, and drafts for articles by Smith on stock market prices, ca. 1987
Box 10-11
Articles by others on gas and electric utility pricing, especially in New Zealand, ca. 1988-1990
Technical Services staff may need to reformat coated fax paper in box 11 before use.
Box 11
Reprints of articles by Smith
Box 11-14
Contents of boxes 11-14:Notes, data, and drafts for articles by Smith on gas price auctions, ca. 1986-1987
Computer disk 001 removed from box 12, folder "Bidding Behavior in First Price Auctions, Cox, Smith and Walker," and its contents migrated to the Special Collections Server. A disk directories log exists. Contact a Reference Archivist.
Contains sensitive information (grant application) in folder "Ambrus-Lakatos, Lorrand" . Patrons must sign a waiver concerning privacy rights. Contact Research Services.
Box 14
[Data sheets from power auctions]
Articles by others on [experimental economics]
Box 15-16
Articles by others, notes, and drafts for articles by Smith on (electric) power markets, especially in New Zealand, ca. 1988-1990
Technical Services staff may need to reformat coated fax paper and newspaper before use.
Box 16-17
Articles by others, notes, and drafts for articles by Smith on electric utility deregulation, ca. 1986
Box 17-18
Notes, data, articles by others and drafts of articles by Smith on gas and pipeline rights auctions, ca. 1986
Box 18
Articles by others on a variety of topics, 1990s

Accession (2004-0004), December 29, 2003

The 2004 addition (2 items, .10 linear feet) comprises electronic files (MSWord and PDF formats) containing Smith, Vernon L., "History of Experimental Economic Science in the University of Arizona." The files have been migrated to the Special Collections server.

Accession (2008-0001), 1949-2006 (bulk 1985-2001)

64 Boxes
Addition (28,350 items; 37.8 lin. ft.) consists of experiment data, research notes, drafts of articles (1986-2000), grant proposals, correspondence and teaching materials. Also included are journals that included articles by Smith and reprints of his articles (1960-2000).
Box 1-3
Notes and drafts for articles, 1993-2001
Box 4
Correspondence, Classroom experiments Economic
Classroom experiments
Economic Science Laboratory records, 1996-1998
Notes and drafts for articles
Box 5
Economic Science Laboratory records, 1996-1998
Notes and drafts for articles
Correspondence, 1978-1980
Box 6
Notes and drafts of articles
Correspondence
Box 7
Grant proposals, conference files, correspondence and drafts, 1991-1996
Box 8
Grant proposals, conference files and drafts, 1991-1996
Box 9
Teaching materials
Subject files
Box 10
Correspondence, 2003
Box 11
Clippings
Correspondence, 1991
Box 12
Correspondence, 1992
Box 13
Data from economics experiments, 1991
Box 14
Data from economics experiments, 1991-1993
Drafts
Box 15
Australian NGMC Project, 1995
Box 16
Teaching and lecture notes and materials, 1992-1995
Correspondence
Paper and project proposals
Box 17
Teaching materials, 1987-2006
Box 18
Simultaneous Ultimatum data, 1990s
Box 19
Teaching Materials, 1992-1996
Box 20
Notes
Paper drafts
Box 21
Visiting Graduate Workshop, 1996-2000
Notes, drafts and grant proposals
Box 22
Clippings,
Notes
Drafts
Box 23
Drafts, published papers and lectures, 1986-1993
Box 24
Drafts, published papers and lectures, 1996-2001
Box 25
Drafts, published papers and lectures, 1994-1996
Box 26
NZEM, 1999
Drafts, 1996
Box 27
Drafts, notes and published papers, 1998-2000
Box 28
Drafts, notes and published papers, 1996-2000
Box 29
Drafts, notes and published papers, 1994-1999
Box 30
Presentation materials
Grant proposals, 2001
Teaching workshop, 2001
Drafts, 1998
Box 31
Lecture notes
Presentation materials
Box 32
Research notes
Subject files
Forest service printed materials
Box 33
Drafts, 1993
Experiment data, 1995
Box 34
Experiment data, 1995
Drafts
Vernon L. Smith C.V.s, 1996-2000
Box 35
Economic Science Laboratory files
Vernon L. Smith C.V.s
Dean's review, 1990
Recruiting and other files, 1986-1988
Drafts
Box 36
Correspondence, 1997
Box 37
Correspondence, 1998-2000
Box 38
Correspondence, 2000-2001
Box 39
Experiment data
Teaching Files (restricted sensitive material)
Box 40
Student work (restricted sensitive material)
Bargaining data analysis
Box 41
Experiment data
Drafts
Box 42
Calendars
Box 43
Teaching materials, 1977
Experiment data, 1997
Box 44
Experiment data, 1995-1998
Box 45
Experiment data, 1995-1998
Box 46
Correspondence, 1993-1994
Box 47
Correspondence, 1994-1995
Box 48
Correspondence, 1995-1996
Experiment data, 1996
Box 49
Articles and proposals, 1994-1995
Box 50
Grant proposals, 1981-1993
Box 51
Proposals and committee files, 1977-1994
Box 52
Articles, 2000
Box 53
Articles, 1994-2000
Box 54
Articles and proposals, 1990-1999
Box 55
Articles, 1999-2002
Box 56
Articles, 1996-2001
Box 57
Articles, 1998
Box 58
Articles, 1994
Box 59
Articles, 1991-1994
Box 60
Articles, 1992-1993
Box 61
Articles, 1986-1988
Journals and reprints, 1968-1974
Box 62
Articles, 1988-1997
Box 63
Articles, 1995-1997
Reprints, 1960-1965
Box 64
Articles