MenuInventory of the Lloyd B. Saville papers, 1936-1979
Abstract
Lloyd B. Saville was an educator, researcher, scholar and economist, specializing in economic history and theory. His career at Duke University spanned the years 1946-1979 and encompassed teaching, administration, research, and publication.
Collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, grant applications, exam questions, printed matter, newspaper clippings, reports and other materials concerning international economic studies, seminars and societies, and Saville's teaching and research interests. Materials range in date from 1936-1979, bulk 1950-1979.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- University Archives, Duke University
- Creator
- Saville, Lloyd B., 1913-1988.
- Title
- Lloyd B. Saville papers, 1936-1979
- Language of Material
- English, French, Italian
- Extent
- 1.5 Linear Feet, 1500 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
Collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, scholarly papers, grant applications, exam questions, printed matter, newspaper clippings, reports and other materials concerning international economic studies, seminars and societies, and Saville's teaching/ research interests. Correspondents include Calvin B. Hoover and economists in Italy. Materials range in date from 1936-1979, bulk 1950-1979.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
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Use Restrictions
Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Lloyd B. Saville was an educator, researcher, scholar and economist, specializing in economic history and theory, money and banking, statistics and insurance; however it was his studies of regional economic development, many of them done in Italy that led Saville to earn an international reputation in his field.
His career at Duke University spanned the years 1946-1979 and encompassed teaching, administration, research, and publication. He received several top research awards in the 1950s and 1960s, among them a Ford Foundation Fellowship for study in Rome; a Guggenheim Fellowship; a Fulbright Professorship; and a Duke Endowment Grant.
Saville's publications include several books on Italian economic development and numerous articles on regional economic development for professional journals.
Saville was also an accomplished amateur photographer whose interests also included music, nature study, and mountain climbing. He died in 1988.
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Related Material
- Dept. of Economics records, 1947-1997. (University Archives, Duke University.)
- Craufurd D. W. Goodwin papers, 1963-1994 (University Archives, Duke University.)
- Calvin B. Hoover papers, 1929-1988. (University Archives, Duke University.)
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Lloyd B. Saville papers, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The Lloyd B. Saville papers were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1981-2006.
Processing Information
Processed by Archives Staff , January 2008
Encoded by Sherrie Bowser, January 2008
Accessions were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.