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Emanuel Alexander Goldenwsiser COMMITTEE ON THE HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Register of Papers I rrocessed by Library of Congress By: EJS Supervised by: DWH:KEB Date: 11/23/55 Acs. 10,808 II-39-F,4-5 Add.: MA Date: 1/23/56 EMANUEL (±883 - 1953) The papers of Dr. Emanuei Alexander Goldenweiser, economist, Director of Division of Research and Statistics of the Federal Reserve Board, were given to the Library of Congress by Mrs. Goldenweiser on October 7, 1955. Lineer feet of shelf space occupied: 3 Approximate number of items: 1500 The main body of the papers is available under library restrictions only. For ten years, access to a specified group of papers is restricted to those "who have permission from Mrs. Goldenveiser or from Dr. Andrew M. Xamarckj after the expiration of ten years this group will also be administered under library restrictionsLiterary rights in tne unpublished writings of Emanuel Goldenweiser in this collection and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress, have been dedicated to tne public, except that those literary rights are reserved to Mrs. Goldenweiser during her lifetime. - 2 - Scope and Content Note While the Goldenweiser Papers cover the years 1919 to ±952, they bulk largest from 1930-4-5• They relate almost -wholly to financial and economic affairs with major emphasis on Federal Reserve Board matters* Correspondence is included -with (among otners) the following persons: Dean Acheson, Louis D. brandeis, Paul H. Douglas, Karriner Eccles, Ralph A. Young, Carter Glass, John Maynard Keynes, Charles Rist, and Fred M. Vinsocu II -3Biographical ifote 1883, July 31 Born, Kiev, Russia 1902 Graduated First Kiev Gymnasium; came to the United States 1903 A.B., Columbia University 1905 M.A., Cornell University 1907 Ph.D., Cornell University 1907 Became naturalized citizen 1907-10 Special investigator, U. S. Immigration Commission 1910-14. Special Agent, U. S. Census 1914.-19 Statistician, U. S. Department of Agriculture 1916 Married Ann Allen (2 children) 1919-24. Assistant Statistician, Federal Reserve Board 1925 Assistant Director, Division of Research and Statistics, Federal Reserve Board Director, Division of Research and Statistics, 1926-4.5 Federal Reserve Board 1936-45 Economist, Federal Open Market Committee 1940 President, American Economic Association 194.6 Member of Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton Died at Princeton 1953, Apr. 21 Autho'r of: Federal Reserve System in Operation. 1925• Monetary Management. 194-9. American Monetary Policy. 1951* See also appended list of articles. List of Published Papers by Dr. E. A. Goldenveiser Dec. May Jan. 1937 1939 194.0 Function of Deposit Banking Journal of Am. Stet. Assn. Proposals for Controlling the General Level of Prices Fans. Credit Admin. Fourth Annual Conf. of Dirs. of Research and Statisticians The Gold Problem Today Federal Reserve Bulletin Role of Federal Reserve System in Financing Defense Apr. 1941 Statement Conference of Chairmen of the Fed. Res. Banks Aug. 1941 Banking Studies By Members of the Staff, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Nov. 1942 Central Banking and the War Dec. 1943 Research and Policy Address at Annual Meeting of Am. Stat. Assn. July 1944 Bretton Woods Conference Address to Fed. Res. group Sept. 1944 Commercial Banking After the War Federal Reserve Bulletin Feb. 1945 Postwar Problems and Policies Federal Reserve Bulletin May 1945 Nev Monetary Standard Proceedings - Academy of Political Science Aug. 1945 Jobs, Production, and Living Standards Postwar Economic Studies Ho. 1 Translating Facts Into Policy Mar. 1947 The Economist and the State American Economic Review June 1947 Federal Reserve Objectives and Policies American Economic Review June 1950 Douglas Committee Report American Economic Review Dec. 1950 Economics and the Public Welfare American Economic Review Nov. 1951 Postscript to "The Controversy Over Monetary Policy" Review of Economics and Statistics Emanuel Alexander Goldenweiser List of Unpublished Material of E. A. Goldenweiser Received June 9, 1954From Andrew Kamarck 3 Loose-leaf books of personal and confidential notes on period from June 6, 1932 to April 3, 194-6. These cover notes on discussions and conferences as well as background comment on the most important topics covered. The topics covered are: Banking Bill and other related proposals, 1934-35• Federal Reserve participation in B.I.S., 1935• Reserve requirements, 1935Federal Reserve tax ideas, 1936. Business situation, de-sterilizing gold, 1937. Margin renuirements, 1937. Treasury gold policy, sterling, 1933. Open market principles, 1939. Treasury financing, 1941-1944* 194-6. Postwar plans, 1939, 194-2, 1943, 1944, 194-5. 1 Folder of personal and confidential notes on the Bank Holiday and gold actions of government, 1933-Js.nuary 1934« 1 Folder of notes in connection with currency negotiations prior to end of Economic Conference of 1933. 2 Folders of confidential memoranda written 1922-1933. 1 Folder of memoranda - Treasury financing, 1942. 1 Folder of memoranda - Treasury financing, 1945. § folders of miscellaneous memoranda on Federal Reserve problems, various years. 1 Loose-leaf book of statements made by Mr. Goldenweiser at meetings of Federal Open Market Committees, 1936-1945. 2 Books: Decisions and background notes of Federal Open Market Committee, April 13, 1923 - June 22, 1931. Various folders of material prepared for his book, American Monetary Policy, letters of comment, etc. Scrapbook of clippings on E. A. Goldenweiser. Folder of personal and confidential notes on the Bank Holiday and gold action, March 1933 - January 1934. Notes in connection with currency negotiations prior to end of Economic Conference of 1933. A number of folders of miscellaneous memoranda on Federal Reserve problems through the years. Two folders - confidential memoranda, 1922-1933. Emanuel Alexander (ioldenveiser - 6Librezy of Congress Description of Series in which material is classified Containers Series 1 (part) General Correspondence, 1919-52. Fart of 1 container. Letters sent and received. Chronologically arranged by days. 1 (part) - 6 Subject File. ca. 1919-52. 5 and a half containers. Memoranda, reports, notes, speeches, Congressional testimony, "writings," etc. Pertinent correspondence was included vhen the papers came to the Library, and has been left in. Dr. Goldenweiser1s folder headings have been retained for the most part; the folders are arranged alphabetically by subject and, as a rule, the material is arranged chronologically within each folder. 7 Restricted Material. A brief description of this material is kept in the Case File, Uoldenweiser dossier, for the use of those readers who have secured permission to consult it. Emanuel Alexander Goldenweiser — 7— Library of Congress Container List Containers Contents Correspondence, 1919-1951• Caiefly general correspondence of E, A. Goldenweiser. Subject File. American Monetary Policy (McGraw-Hill, l95l)> book by E. A. Goldenweiser—working papers, reviews, correspondence, 1950-52. n n * n * * * tt American Monetary Policy - material and notes relating to, (unarranged)• "Comments on Research and Policy Speech," 194-3-44-. Letters, mainly, commenting on Dr. Goldenweiser1 s speech before the American Statistical Association, December 9> 1943. "Confidential Memoranda," 1922-33, and one 194-6 paper. Governor's Conference, 1924, Federal Reserve Board meetings, Open Market Committee reports, credit policy discussions, etc. Federal Reserve Board. Bank and Currency (19321947) plans, letters and memoranda. * * » * ** ** n m * • Carter uiass Paper (1933)unpublished paper written by Mr. Glass defending his Adventure in Constructive Finance against Samuel Untermeyer. m w Government Securities (1934-37) memoranda by Dr. Goldenweiser and others. * ** n Margin Regulations T and U (194-9) bound volume, short history by Parry. n B "Memoranda _re Credit Situation" (1925-29) n * n w * * " " w * w » !l Memoranda, Reports, Statements, etc. (1924.-52) Monetary Policy and Currency Stabilization (192552) correspondence and memoranda Emanuel Alexander Goldenweiser - 8 Library of Congress Container List (continued) Containers Contents Subject File, Federal Reserve Board, Open Market Committee, memoranda and reports (192352) and "Statements by Mr. Goldenweiser" (1936-45). n fl lf *•' * "Summary Report on Branch, Group, and Chain Banking" (1932). w * * * « Treasury Department (19194&) letters and memoranda between Federal Reserve Board and Treasury Department, and "Treasury Financing" (1942-45). » « * « » SEE A L S Q "WRITINGS" in Box 6. tt M International Negotiations. Correspondence, reports, etc., (1930-46) * n n m tt 11 w n "Monetary Agreements" (1944-45) currency stabilization piins, British loan of 1945, Lord Keynes1 speech to House of Lords, December, 1945. 11 fl tt "Report on European Central Banks" Dr. Goldenweiser1s report on a trip in summer of 1945. 11 11 * tf » "Bretton Woods" (1944), reports and summaries of Bretton Woods Conference. "Currency Negotiations re_ Economic Conference 1933" correspondence and memoranda. Joint Committee on the Economic Report. Correspondence between Federal Reserve Board and Committee, transcript of Hearings, Dec. 10, 1949 and Mar. 26, 1952. Miscellany (1926-52) letters, printed material, notes, etc. Includes undated material and fragments. Emanuel Alexander Goldenveiser — 9 — Library of Congress Container List (continued) Containers Contents Subject File. Monetary Manegement (McGraw-Hill, 194-9^, book by E. A, Uoldenweiser pre-publication comments, letters, notes, etc. (1943-49). n • Monetary Management reviews, notes, correspondence (194-9). * * "Palestine" (1947-4.9) chiefly correspondence with directors of Anglo-Palestine Bank. t! • * n 11 n * M n n 11 n tt H » Reserves. "Asset Reserves Article" (undated). !» w * w * "Gold Reserves (1925-4-°) correspondence 8.nd reports. "Material on Reserves" (l), covering letter July 13, 194-9. "Material on Reserves" (2), covering letter July 20, 194-9. "Reserves Plans" (194B). Transamerica Corporation. hearings, 194-9. Correspondence and "Viner Proposal Article, material on11 (1951) chiefly correspondence about Dr. Goldenweiser1s article. "Writings" (±936-52; articles, course notes, seminar notes, clippings, and sheets from the •federal Reserve Bulletin containing articles, etc., by Dr. uoldenweiser. Restricted Material, 1933-4-6. (See Case File for description).
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