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taxreformpamphlets Preliminary Inventory of the American Economic and Tax Reform Pamphlets and Ephemera, 1919-1984 Processed by: Meghan Lyon; machine-readable finding aid created by: Meghan Lyon David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

Aleph Number: 004198375

Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: October 2009Processed by Meghan Lyon, October 2009; finding aid encoded by Meghan Lyon, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, October 2009 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Preliminary Inventory of the American Economic and Tax Reform Pamphlets and Ephemera, 1919-1984 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 American Economic and Tax Reform Pamphlets and Ephemera, 1919-1984 Material in English 2.0 Linear Feet 1000 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. This is a collection of pro-Libertarian literature, which includes a wide range of conservative viewpoints. Accession (2009-0196) (1000 items; 2.0 lin. ft.; dated 1919-1984) consists of pamphlets, newsletters, newspapers, brochures, and other publications and periodicals from a variety of pro-libertarian and right wing organizations, including the American Economic Foundation and the National Economic Council, Inc. Topics include free market capitalism, price stabilization, the elimination or reduction of taxes, anti-communism, the Federal Reserve, inflation and the gold standard, the Marshall Plan, and foreign aid. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], American Economic and Tax Reform Pamphlets and Ephemera, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Provenance

The American Economic and Tax Reform Pamphlets and Ephemera were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2009.

Processing Information

Processed by Meghan Lyon, October 2009

Encoded by Meghan Lyon, October 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 local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Historical Note

Materials in this collection are from a variety of creators, but all deal with right-wing economic, pro-libertarian subjects.

Collection Overview

Accession (2009-0196) (1000 items; 2.0 lin. ft.; dated 1919-1984) consists of pamphlets, newsletters, newspapers, brochures, and other publications and periodicals from a variety of pro-libertarian and right wing organizations, including the American Economic Foundation and the National Economic Council, Inc. There is a wide range of materials, but many are related to topics such as gold and silver, the value of money, conspiracy theories, the taxation of the American people, and inflation. Early materials idealize the work of Henry George, a political economist who proposed a land value tax. Post-World War II materials frequently discuss foreign aid and the Marshall Plan, tending to espouse anti-communist viewpoints. 1970s-era materials tend to discuss gold, inflation, and monetary reform.

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.

American Economic Foundation National Economic Council, Inc. Marshall Plan Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) Libertarian literature Free enterprise Income tax Excessive profits tax Price regulation Propaganda, Anti-communist Contents of Collection Accession (2009-0196) (2 boxes and 1 oversize folder)

Materials have been arranged by date. Newspapers were separated into their own oversize folder.

11919-1949 1950-1957 1958-1959 Myths and Truths about Free Enterprise, 1958-1961 1960-1964 1965-1969 1972-1973 21974-1976 1977-1984 Undated (2 folders) 1Newspaper articles, 1941-1956

Many of these newspapers are extremely fragile and may require conservation work prior to access.