School of Advanced International Studies, Department of Economics records
Scope and Contents
The records of the Department of Economics span the years 1964 to 1982 and contain various types of correspondence. The correspondence is mostly in the form of chronologically filed carbon copies and covers a wide range of topics, such as teaching duties, professional interests and students; there is little incoming correspondence. The record group is subdivided as follows:
Subgroup 1: Isaiah Frank, 1964-1970
Series 1: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1964-1970
Series 2: Curricular Materials, 1965-1976
Subgroup 2: Charles Pearson, 1970-1981
Series 1: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1970-1981
Series 2: Curricular Materials, 1970-1973
Subgroup 3: James Riedel, 1977-1982
Dates
- Creation: 1964-1982
Creator
- School of Arts and Sciences. Department of Economics (Organization)
- Johns Hopkins University. School of Advanced International Studies. Department of Economics (Organization)
Use Restrictions
Administrative records in subgroup 1 (series 1), subgroup 2 (series 1) and subgroup 3 are restricted for twenty-five years from their date of creation. Student records in this record group, as defined by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, are also restricted. For details, see Regulations Governing Access to Restricted Records, at the front of each binder.
History
The School of Advanced International Studies, since its incorporation into the Johns Hopkins University in 1950, has stressed the role of economics in international affairs. Of the original six professors, two were in the field of economics. John A. Loftus was Professor of Economics and William Taylor Phillips was Professor of International Economics.
The number of professors teaching economics has increased only slightly over the years to its current number of three, including the endowed William L. Clayton chair in economics established in 1963, held since its inception by Isaiah Frank. Frank has been a member of the SAIS faculty since 1952, originally as a Lecturer and, since 1963, as a Professor. In order to accommodate the increasing size and variety of the program at SAIS, a good number of visiting professors and lecturers have been brought in. This has allowed the department to offer courses in areas of current interest, to take advantage of particular expertise, and to change the orientation of classes given in response to changing international trends.
Extent
0.76 Cubic Feet (2 letter size document boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
These records were transferred to the Archives by Veronica Barker, the Administrative Assistant for Economics and Asian Studies.
Accession Number
84.35
Processing Information
Finding aid prepared by Katrina Tautz.
- Title
- School of Advanced International Studies, Department of Economics records
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218 USA
specialcollections@lists.jhu.edu