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[Identification of item], Robert W. Clower Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
The papers of Robert W. Clower, noted American economist, were received as a gift from Robert W. Clower to the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library in 1992-2001.
Processed by Kirk White
Completed June 25, 1999
Processing Note: The papers are organized roughly according to date. Many folders were received from Professor Clower with papers of wide-ranging dates in the same folder. For example, there is a folder with a paper from 1958 and another paper from 1976. In general, the Writings Series is ordered by the earliest date in each folder. For example, a folder with papers from 1958 to 1986 is placed between folders from 1957 and 1959. Many of the folders received from Professor Clower contained writings on widely divergent topics. For example, one folder contains a 1966 study of Liberian economy and a 1972
Additions minimally processed at box level by Lisa Stark and Ruth E. Bryan.
Last updated July 10, 2001.
Encoded by Lisa Stark and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
Most of the Clower papers are professional correspondence covering his entire professional career from 1949 to 1999. The professional correspondence includes recommendations for jobs, promotion and tenure letters, referee reports, invitations, a few clippings, and photographs. The collection also includes manuscript drafts and manuscript fragments of his writings and the writings of other colleagues; course materials, including lecture notes, syllabi, coursepaks, student papers, reading lists, exams, two cassettes, and course grades; printed materials such as articles, journals, and one bound typescript of a book.
Topics covered in the collection include monetary theory, price theory, price determination, disequilibrium, stock-flow analysis, Keynesian economics, macroeconomics, Say's Law, banking, mathematical economics, and the teaching of economics. The collection does not contain a complete set of drafts of Clower's writings. Many of the writings are untitled typescripts and fragments of notes; thus, the researcher may need to identify some writings.
The professional correspondence includes many prominent names of 20th century economics: Milton Friedman, John R. Hicks, Peter Howitt, Arjo Klamer, David Laidler, Axel Leijonhufvud, Don Patinkin, Joan Robinson, Paul Samuelson, and others. Duke University faculty are represented in the Clower papers by Craufurd Goodwin, Neil DeMarchi, and Roy Weintraub. Also included are:
Some writings included in the collection are:
There are several untitled typescripts and groups of notes on the following topics:
"The Keynesian Counter-Revolution: A Theoretical Appraisal" (1965), perhaps Clower's most influential paper, does not appear to be in the collection. Reprinted in his own collection of readings in
This unprocessed addition to the collection primarily includes professional correspondence and typescripts of several articles written by Clower. No container list was created. (1991-1998) (400 items) (.80 linear feet) (acc#1999-0352)
This unprocessed addition contains files relating to a
This unprocessed addition to the collection includes primarily writings by Clower (circa 1600 items, 1952-2000 and undated). Includes copies of his 1952 thesis, copies of published articles and unpublished writings (especially from the 1950s), and lectures. A number of items were written with Peter Howitt of Ohio State University. Also included are a few items of correspondence; materials related to courses taught by Clower, including two electronic documents; a file of curriculum vitae and other biographical information, including one color photograph and two electronic image files; two copies of John Maynard Keynes's THE GENERAL THEORY OF EMPLOYMENT INTEREST AND MONEY annotated by Clower; and a few diplomas and awards. Several files of writings and speeches by Clower's father, the economist F. W. (Fay Walter) Clower, are also included (200 items, circa 1916-circa 1946). The electronic files have been migrated to the electronic records server. No container list for this addition has been created. (1916-2000) (1800 items) (3 linear feet) (acc#2001-0088)
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.
Letters of reference and letters of promotion and tenure are
filed under the name of the subject of the letter. Many letters are also filed
under the name of the author or recipient of the letter. There are three sets
of correspondence filed alphabetically, as they were received from
Mostly contains professional correspondence organized in folders roughly by date (usually by month or year). Contains restricted or sensitive material such as letters of reference, and correspondence on promotion and tenure. The correspondence also includes referee reports and discussion of Clower's and others' writings. In some cases, typescripts or reprints of papers are attached to correspondence.
Chiefly correspondence to Clower, sometimes with drafts and other notes attached; arranged in alphabetical order by last name.
Correspondence, clippings, photographs, curriculum vitae, and other materials that relate to Clower's personal and professional life. Arranged in random order, as received.
Includes family tree from 1959, and
Handwritten notes, typescripts, printed articles, and book drafts mostly by Clower and some by others. Note that some writings, particularly writings by others, are included in the Professional Correspondence series when journal articles or drafts of articles are attached to correspondence.
Many folders contain writings on various topics, in random order as originally received. Many of the writings are fragments, are untitled, or may have a different title in the draft stage than when published; therefore it is difficult to determine all the papers that are not represented in the collection. One of Professor Clower's most important essays, "The Keynesian Counter-Revolution: A Theoretical Appraisal" (1965), does not appear to be represented.
The Writings Series is organized by date of the earliest writing within the folder.
Examinations, reading lists, coursepaks, and other materials from classes taught by Clower at Northwestern, UCLA, and other institutions. Arranged by topic, or in random order, as received originally.
Books, articles, and lectures by Clower and others. Arranged by year.