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bronfenbrennermartin Inventory of the Martin Bronfenbrenner Papers, 1939-1995 and undated Processed by: Danilo Da Silva, Chris Payne; machine-readable finding aid created by: Danilo Da Silva, Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, and Chris Payne David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: June 2010Processed by Danilo Da Silva, Chris Payne, June 2010; finding aid encoded by Danilo Da Silva, Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, and Chris Payne, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, June 2010 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the Martin Bronfenbrenner Papers, 1939-1995 and undated David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Bronfenbrenner, Martin, 1914-1997. Martin Bronfenbrenner papers, 1939-1995 and undated Material in English 16.2 Linear Feet Approximately 12,000 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Economist on the faculty at Duke University. The professional papers of Martin Bronfenbrenner span the years 1939 to 1995 and consist of correspondence, research files, memoranda, writings (published and unpublished), teaching materials, reprints, clippings, and other papers, relating chiefly to Bronfenbrenner’s research and associations in the field of economics. Topics in his research files, which make up the bulk of the collection, include income distribution theory, economic development, Marxian and radical economics (including New Left economics), labor economics, monetary economics, international economics, trade, Japanese economy and Japanese history. The collection is organized into the following series: Personal Files, Printed Material, Research and Writing Files, and Teaching Material. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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[Identification of item], Martin Bronfenbrenner Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University

Provenance

The Martin Bronfenbrenner Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 1984, 1993, and 1997.

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Processed by Danilo Da Silva, Chris Payne, June 2010

Encoded by Danilo Da Silva, Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, and Chris Payne, June 2010

The original accession from 1984 and additions 93-175, 97-071, and 97-134 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.

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Biographical Note

Martin Bronfenbrenner was born in Pittsburgh in 1914 and died in 1997 in Durham, North Carolina, having just been made a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economics Association. He received his Ph.D. in 1939 from the Universtiy of Chicago and after a brief stint at the U.S. Treasury, enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served in Japan during and after the war, and had a role in the rebuilding of Japan's economy and its relations with the U.S. Taking from his experiences in Japan, Bronfenbrenner published a volume of fictional short stories entitled Tomioka Stories from the Japanese Occupation. From 1947 on, Bronfenbrenner worked exclusively as a university professor. He served on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin (1947-1957), Michigan State University (1957-1958), the University of Minnesota (1958-1962), Carnegie Mellon (1962-1971), and Duke University where he held the Kenan Chair from 1971 until 1984. In 1984, he moved to Japan as a professor of international economics at the Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo, Japan, and in 1991 he returned to Duke University where he taught until his death in 1997. Throughout this period Bronfenbrenner's interests were very wide-ranging and included income distribution theory, labor economics, Marxian and radical economics, development, Japanese economics and history, comparative economic systems, monetary theory and the history of economics. Bronfenbrenner served as vice-president of the American Economic Association (1976-1977), president of the Southern Economic Association (1979-1980), and president of the History of Economics Society (1982-1983).

Collection Overview

The professional papers of Martin Bronfenbrenner span the years 1939 to 1995 and consist of correspondence, research files, memoranda, writings (published and unpublished), teaching materials, reprints, clippings, and other papers, relating chiefly to Bronfenbrenner’s research and associations in the field of economics. The collection is organized into the following series: Personal Files, Published Material, Research and Writing Files, and Teaching Material. The Personal Papers Series includes an unpublished autobiography, a family history, and records of Bronfenbrenner's own U.S. loyalty hearings from 1954-1955. Files in the Teaching Material Series chiefly contain syllabi, course notes, and exams dating from Bronfenbrenner's time at Carnegie, Duke, and in Japan, while the Printed Material files mainly house reprints of many of his articles. The Research Files Series, divided into topical subseries, makes up the bulk of the collection, including Bronfenbrenner's research notes, articles, reprints, correspondence, lectures, and drafts of Bronfenbrenner's writings; the materials offer a rich source of unique research material on topics of interest to Bronfenbrenner such as income distribution theory, economic development, Marxian and radical economics (including New Left economics), labor economics, monetary economics, international economics, trade, Japanese economy and Japanese history. The Research Files also contains a subseries of research folders linked to individual economists in whose work Bronfenbrenner had an interest, or with whom he corresponded, or both; names include Adelman, Baumol, Friedman, Leijonhufvud, Minsky, Samuelson, Spengler, Solow, and Viner, with two folders of material on Kei Shibata, who wrote on Marxian economics and economic equilibrium during the 1930s.

Subject Headings

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Adelman, Morris Albert. Baumol, William J. Bronfenbrenner, Martin, 1914-1997. Bronfenbrenner family. Chicago School of Economics. China--Economic conditions. Clippings. Demand for money. Economists--Correspondence. Economics--History--20th century. Economics--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States. Economists--United States. Friedman, Milton, 1912-2006. Income distribution. Inflation (Finance) International trade. International economic relations. Japan--Economic conditions. Japan--History. Labor economics. Leijonhufvud, Axel. Loyalty oaths--United States. Macroeconomics. Marxian economics. Minsky, Hyman P. Monetary policy. Samuelson, Paul A. (Paul Anthony), 1915-2009. Solow, Robert M. Spengler, Joseph John, 1902- Theory of distributions (Functional analysis). Unemployment--Effect of inflation on. United States--Economic conditions. United States--Foreign economic relations--Japan. United States--Politics and government--1953-1961. Viner, Jacob, 1892-1970. Contents of Collection Personal Files Series, 1939-1983 and undated (2 boxes)

Contains files maintained by Bronfenbrenner which include his unpublished dissertation, curriculum vitae, family correspondence, personal office files, and a family history and family tree from 1977. There are two folders dedicated to Bronfenbrenner's loyalty hearings in 1954 to 1955 when Bronfenbrenner's commitment to the United States was publicly questioned as was his interest in Marxian economics. There is one folder of short humorous poems written by Bronfenbrenner throughout his career, often using the pseudonym "The Beardless Beatnik." Bronfenbrenner's unpublished autobiography is also included in this series.

1Correspondence, 1972-1983 Doctoral thesis, Monetary theory and general equilibrium, 1939 Family history, 1973 Loyalty hearing, 1954-1955(2 folders) Personal office files, 1971-1983(4 folders) 2Curriculum vitae, 1977-1982, undated Scurrilous verse, undated Unpublished autobiography, undated Printed Material Series, 1939-1995 (4 boxes)

Chiefly contains offprints of journal articles and journal issues containing articles by Brofenbrenner. Additionally, there are individual copies of Bronfenbrenner's collection of short stories Tomioko Stories, recalling Bronfenbrenner's time in Japan when it was under American occupation, as well as Is the Business Cycle Obsolete?, edited by Bronfenbrenner. The contents of the boxes are arranged in date order.

2-5Bronfenbrenner reprints and publications Research Files Series, 1939-1995 (18 boxes)

Representing the main component of the Bronfenbrenner Papers, the series is subdivided into the following subseries: Development, Heterodox Topics, Income Distribution, Orthodox Topics, People, and Japan.

Development Subseries, 1954-1990(2 boxes)

Folders house materials relating to one of Bronfenbrenner's ongoing interests, economic development, focused mainly on developing Asian countries or regions. The files contains notes, speeches, draft and published papers written by Bronfenbrenner, papers written by other authors relevant to Bronfenbrenner's research, relevant correspondence, newspaper articles, and other miscellaneous documents. Arranged alphabetically by original folder title.

5China after Mao, 1982-1983 Committee for Economic Development: productivity, 1981 Development programming, Malaysia, 1969-1973 Development profiles: hard and soft development, 1963-1967 Exports and foreign capital, 1968, 1979 IEA international conference in Tokyo, 1977 Indian sub-continent, 1961 Indo-China, 1954, 1965 Indonesia, 1962 Korea, 1963, 1970 Mahalanobis model, 1960-1962 (2 folders) NIEO, 1976-1978 Notes on foreign aid, 1957 6Riots and hunger, 1968-1969 Slobbovia meets the market, 1990 Taiwan, 1969-72 Turkey, 1978-1981 The terms of convergence, 1982 UNESCO paper, 1975 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD): Dependency, 1976-1977 USSR: general impressions, 1972, 1975 U.S.-USSR relations, 1975-1976 Heterodox Topics Subseries, 1953-1991 and undated(5 boxes)

Bronfenbrenner conducted research, wrote papers and corresponded on topics which fell outside the range of traditional economic subject areas. In particular, Bronfenbrenner had a career-long interest in the work of Marx, Marxian economics, and radical political economy. While always critical of these approaches to economics, he was a strong proponent of academic freedom and respected Marxist approaches to economic analysis. Other topics include anti-Semitism, Reagonomics, black economics, futurology, and social responsibility. The folders contain notes, speeches, draft and published papers written by Bronfenbrenner, papers written by other authors relevant to Bronfenbrenner's research, correspondence, newspaper articles, and other miscellaneous papers. Ordered alphabetically by original folder title.

6Alienation, 1971-1973 Anti-economics, 1965, 1972 The anti-semite Jew, a useful citizen?, 1966 Appeal of confiscation, 1966, undated Baran paper: Academic freedom, 1965-1971, undated Black economics, 1971 A Calculus Suicide, 1977 Comparative systems, 1972-1979 Cooperative democracy: decentralized workers' management, 1969 College of H and SS, 1968-1969 7Disarmament, 1961-1963 Do economists matter?, 1975 Economics as dentistry, 1991 Economics in the near future, 1989 Futurology, 1973-1978

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Hollis and Nell: methodology review, 1975-1977 Institutional economics, 1985 Labour front, undated MacArthur memorial, 1976-1978, undated Marriage market as a market, 1971-1973 Marxist capital consumption ratio, 1966-1968 Marxian distribution theory, undated Marxian economics, 1963-1971, 1974(2 folders) McCarthyism, 1953-1962

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8Meritocracy, 1974 Methodology, 1962-1965 Miscellaneous essays, 1980, 1985, undated Miscellaneous radicalism, 1969, undated The new American system of political economy, 1989 New Left conference, 1973-1974 New Left ideology, 1971-1973 On Malthusian economics, 1979 Poetry, pushpin, utility, 1975, undated(2 folders) Psychiatric issues, 1953, 1962-1967 Quesnayan algebra, 1986, undated Radical political economy, 1968-1971, undated (3 folders) 9Reagonomics, 1981, undated (3 folders) Revival of rationing/economic stagnation, 1964-1969, undated Revolutions in economic thought, 1966-1970 Roosevelt on economic humanism and market socialism, 1969-1971 Schumpeter, 1980 Short essays, miscellaneous topics, 1980-1981, undated Socialist designs, 1977 Social responsibility of business/ugly corporate America Statistical anti-semitism, Jewish and Gentile, 1966, undated Student indiscipline, 1968-1970(2 folders)

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Technological change, 1966, undated Tenure, 1971-1976 U.S. economic ideology, 1957-1958, 1977, undated 10Vicissitudes of Marxian economics, 1970 Welfare state, 1975-1976 What the radical economists are saying, 1973, undated Why Johnny can't think straight, 1982, undated Income Distribution Subseries, 1940s-1980s(2 boxes)

Bronfenbrenner's interest and research in income distribution spanned his entire professional career. Folders contain notes, speeches, drafts and publications written by Bronfenbrenner, papers written by others, correspondence, clippings, and other miscellaneous documents. Arranged alphabetically by original folder title.

10Alternative approaches, 1970s, 1980s (2 folders) American inequality, 1970s, 1980s Automation, 1964 Corrections on income distribution theory, 1960s, 1970s (2 folders) Economic growth, 1959 Ethical issues, 1960s, 1970s (2 folders) 11Ethics and justice, 1970s Foreign distributions, 1960s Growth rates of income and wealth, 1960s Guidelines and guideposts, 1960s Heterodox approaches to income distribution, undated Incidence of collective bargaining, 1973 Kyoto data, 1980 Lydall book Methodology, 1940s, 1950s Microeconomic issues, 1960s, 1970s Neoclassical macro distribution theory, 1960s Other topics on distribution, 1970s Poverty, 1980s Production functions, 1960s, 1970s Stieglitz paper, 1968 Technological progress, 1966-1967 Ten issues on distribution theory, 1970s U.S. income distribution, 1940s, 1960s Wages and employment, 1968 Wage differentials, 1970s Japan Material Subseries, 1940s-1990s and undated

After the Second World War, Bronfenbrenner played an important consultative role in economic relations between the U.S. and Japan. His work and research on the Japanese economy during this period and in subsequent years cover almost all relevant economic issues, with emphasis on development economics, banking, and trade. The series also houses a published collection of short stories regarding his experience in Japan. Formats include research notes, speeches, writings by Bronfenbrenner, papers written by other authors relevant to his research, correspondence, newspaper articles, and other items. The folders are ordered alphabetically by original title.

12Academics in Japan, 1974-1977 Banking system, 1969 Class notes Conferences, 1961-1963 Consumer sovereignty, 1989 Development economics, 1960s Economic aspects of occupation, 1960s and 1970s(2 folders) Economic growth, 1960s and 1974(2 folders) 13Economic history of occupation, 1970s Economic thought, 1955, 1967-1968 Education, 1987 Galbrathian economy, 1970 Growth and recession, 1990s Harry Johnson memorial lecture, 1978 History of Japan, 1989 Income distribution, 1960s Industrial revolution, 1968-1969 Japan Foundation, 1970s Japanese universities, 1960s Kanji vs Romaji, 1956 and 1977 Kato-Kyoso (excessive competition), 1960s 14Kenan Foundation, 1982-1984 Labor economics, 1970s Lessons of Japanese development, 1986 Letters, 1980s Lockheed in Japan, 1976-1977 Locomotive theory, 1978-1979 Loose materials on Japanese economy and economics Management Meiji Era, 1959 and 1960s Modern Japan, 1979-1980 Miscellaneous News from Japan, 1980s Newspaper articles, 1980s and 1990s NIEO proposals/debt problem, 1980s Notes Occupation economics, 1960s 15Occupation of Japan, 1978-1979(2 folders) Open economy macroeconomics, 1980s Post-war recovery, 1940s Professor Takata, 1980 Productivity, 1981 Prospects of Japanese democracy, 1955 Radharaman Prasad Sinha C.V. Recession, 1970s Relations between U.S. and Japan, 1970s Shimomura controversy (Japan Development Bank), 1960s Short stories, 1978 System of economic education, 1963 Taxation, 1949 Tomioka Stories from Occupied Japan Trade notes and leaflets, 1950s-1970s Trade council, 1960s and 1970s (1 of 3 folders) 16Trade council, 1960s and 1970s (2 of 3 folders) Trade creation, undated Trade U.S.-Japan and letters, 1971 Trickle-down, 1980-1981 U.S.-Japan trade relations, 1961-1975 Value-added tax/Shoup visit, 1988 War bride's problem, 1950s Waseda university centennial, 1982 Welfare state, undated Trade creation, undated Western economy transported on Japan, 1983 Orthodox Topics Subseries, 1950s-1994 and undated

Topics covered include macroeconomics, especially in U.S. monetary economics, international trade and economic growth theory. Formats include notes, speeches, drafts and other writings, papers written by other economicsts on topics relevant to Bronfenbrenner's research, correspondence relevant to the subject, clippings and articles, and other miscellaneous documents. Arranged alphabetically by original folder title.

17Aggregate wage theory, 1978-1980 Baumol and Lovell papers, 1960s Brain drain, 1960s Business responsibility, 1970s Chicago School, 1979 Cliometrics, 1977 Clinton health plans, 1994 Commission on money and credit, 1960s Cost-push inflation, 1974 Crash of 1929, 1979 Currency choice defense, 1979-1980 Davidson on Keynes on money, 1979 Demand for money, 1960s(1 of 2 folders) 18Demand for money, 1960s(2 of 2 folders) Econometrics, 1950s Economic controls, 1976 The economist's "ABC for reflation", 1986 Elasticity and absorption: approaches in international macroeconomics, 1975 Elasticity version of the equation of exchange, 1970s Encyclopedia of Social Sciences: Inflation, 1961-1963 Essays, 1989 Free trade, protection and international income equality, 1977 Friedman vs Keynes, 1966 Friedman-Mieselman controversy, 1965-1966 Frey's dilemma, 1974 Hoarding on the wing, 1988 Indexation, 1978-1979 Inflation, 1970 Inflation persistence Inflation and stagflation (to encyclopedia), 1983 19International competitiveness and the U.S. dollar, 1985-1987 International macroeconomics, 1970 International trade, 1965 Japanese productivity, 1982 Joint economic committee, 1969 Keynesian employment function, 1976 Korea and the Yen-Dollar rate, 1990 "Let-'er-Rip" inflation policies, 1971 Labor-supply, 1965-1966 Land taxation, 1969 Liquidity functions, 1959 Macroeconomics textbook draft, 1970-1974(1 of 2 folders) Macroeconomics textbook draft, 1971-1974(2 of 2 folders) Marginalism in labor economics Microeconomics of inflation, 1978-1979 20Monetary rules, 1960s Monetary statistics of the U.S. Multiplier theory, 1961 On dumping gold, 1979 OPEC, 1980s Phillips curve reconsidered Poverty, 1960s and 1970s Private savings, 1960s(1 of 2 folders) Private savings, 1981(2 of 2 folders) Profit theory, 1950s and 1960s Public appropriations, 1965 Scarcity hypothesis, 1968 and 1970 Sensitivity analysis for econometricians, 1972 Statistical refinements of the inflation concept, 1965 Square root rule, 1960s Sraffa controversy, 1974 Stagflation, 1970(1 of 2 folders) Stagflation, 1974(2 of 2 folders) Stagflation theory, 1976 Theory of employment, 1986 Walras's law, 1990 Wisconsin, 1985 People Subseries, 1949-1993 and undated(2 boxes)

Following Bronfenbrenner's own filing system, this research-related subseries contains folders labelled with individuals' names, most of them notable economists, in whose research Bronfenbrenner was interested or with whom he corresponded, or both. There are also two "Miscellaneous" folders. The folders contain a mix of materials: correspondence between Bronfenbrenner and the economist named on the folder, annotated and unmarked articles, and papers by Bronfenbrenner or by others. There are two folders of materials concerning Kei Shibata, who during the 1930s wrote on Marxian economics and equilibrium balance. Arranged in alphabetical order by last name.

21Adelman, M., 1949-1953 Baumol, W., 1982 Davidson, P., 1979 De Fremeny [Fremery?], 1971-1976 Ferguson, C., 1971 Fitzgerald, B., 1971, 1975, undated Friedman, M., 1952, 1971-1975 Gross, E., 1976 Frisch, H., 1963-1979 Galloway, L., undated Hamilton, E., 1975 Hollander, S., 1983, 1988 Hollister, R., 1978 Kaldor, N., 1958 Keesing, D., 1966 Leijonhufvud, A., 1974 Lerner, A., 1982 Mayer, T., 1965 Means, G., 1975 Meltzer, A., 1968, 1993 Minsky, H., 1980 22Miscellaneous professional correspondence, 1955-1992 (2 folders) Oshima, H., 1967 Rhomberg, R., 1968 Rothschild, K., 1964, undated Samuelson, P., 1980, undated Sato, R., 1966 Warburton, C., 1951 Sherman, H., 1966 Shibata, K., 1962-1968, undated (2 folders) Slichter, S., 1958 Smith, V., 1964 Solow, R., 1972 Spengler, J., 1974 Stein, H., 1982, undated Sweezy, P., 1968 Tullock, G., 1976-1977 Viner, J., 1969 Williams, J., 1974 Yasuba, Y., 1980, undated Teaching Material Series, 1949-1996 (5 boxes)

Consists chiefly of lecture notes, examination papers, and course syllabi covering subjects that Bronfenbrenner taught through classes and seminars at Carnegie-Mellon, Duke and in Japan, including microeconomics, macroeconomics, income distribution, international economics, trade, Japanese history and the Japanese economy. Box 27 is dedicated to correspondence between Bronfenbrenner and his graduate students.

23-27Teaching files Oversize Material, 1950-1969 and undated (1 folder)

Clippings, newspapers, and other items from the Research Series, Heterodox and Japan subseries. A group of six Japanese campus newspapers contain front-page articles in the English language on 1969 student unrest and violence on Japanese campuses.

1Daily Cardinal, Univ. of Wisconsin/Madison, article by Bronfenbrenner on Japanese university system, 1950 Oct. 7 1Clipping, article by Bronfenbrenner on Japanese students in U.S., 1950 Dec. 1McCarthy's Rise in Wisconsin, The Hindu, Madras, article by Bronfenbrenner, 1953 Sept. 21 1The Mita Campus, Tokyo, Japan [English], campus newspapers, 1957 Apr.-1969 Nov. (7 issues) 1Clipping from Carnegie-Mellon campus newspapers, article by Bronfenbrenner on student unrest, 1969 Sept. 19 1Small color poster, Japanese, with images of 16 political and social scientists, including Bronfenbrenner, circa 1960s 1Statistical estimates of liquidity functions in the U.S., undated