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Preliminary Inventory of the Bruno Foa Papers, 1936-1996

Abstract

Economist, lawyer, consultant, and professor.

Collection contains Foa’s published and unpublished writings; files and correspondence from positions he held including his term as a fellow at Princeton University (1940-1942), as Director of the Bureau of Latin American Research (1941-1943), on the Federal Reserve Board, and as a consultant for other economics projects; a memoir by Foa; and personal correspondence among his family members during trips to Italy, Spain, and Somalia.

Descriptive Summary

Repository
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Creator
Foa, Bruno.
Title
Bruno Foa Papers, 1936-1996
Language of Material
English, Italian
Extent
3.6 Linear Feet, 2500 Items
Location
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

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Collection Overview

Collection contains Foa’s published and unpublished writings; files and correspondence from positions he held including his term as a fellow at Princeton University (1940-1942), as Director of the Bureau of Latin American Research (1941-1943), on the Federal Reserve Board, and as a consultant for other economics projects; a memoir by Foa; and personal correspondence among his family members during trips to Italy, Spain, and Somalia.

Administrative Information

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Collection is open for research.

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Contents of the Collection

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Correspondence, 1936-1996
Box 1
Memoir
Box 1
Rite of Passage drafts - Italian
Box 1
Other correspondence and drafts
Box 1
Bruno Foa bio
Box 2
Economics papers and lectures
Box 2
Postwar papers
Box 2
Personal Correspondence, 1941-1942
Box 2
Princeton, 1940-1942
Box 2
Predictions for 1952
Box 2
Co-ordinator of Latin American Affairs, 1941-1943
Box 2
Co-ordinator of Latin American Affairs, 1941-1943
Box 3
Federal Reserve Board, 1944-1945
Box 3
Personal Correspondence, Italy and Israel, 1946
Box 3
Monetary Reconstruction in Italy, 1948
Box 3
Italy, 1948
Box 3
Personal Correspondence, 1946-1948
Box 3
Harper's Article and Yale University, 1949-1953
Box 3
Trip to Italy, 1952
Box 3
Italy, 1954
Box 4
Trip to Spain, 1953
Box 4
Mission to Somalia, 1960
Box 4
Other correspondence and files
Box 4
Published materials
Box 5
Published materials
Box 6
Diploma
Box 6

Historical Note

Economist, lawyer, consultant, and professor.

Subject Headings

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Bruno Foa Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Provenance

The Bruno Foa papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2006.

Processing Information

Processed by John Mayrose, December 2007

Encoded by John Mayrose, December 2007

Updated by Noah Huffman, January 2009

Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2006-0102

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.