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Richard Theodore Ely COMMITTEE O N THE HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Register of Papers Processed: IB Date: 3/26/56 RICHARD THEODORE ELY (1854 - 1943) The papers of Richard T. EI7, political economist, author, expert in land economics and tax matters, are deposited with the Wisconsin State Historical Society, 816 State Street, Madison, Linear feet of shelf space occupied: Approximate number of items: Over 122,000 of correspondence alone Correspondence is arranged chronologically. This collection has not been indexed in detail, but inventory notes fail to indicate any specific references to Federal Reserve material. The collection is concerned mostly with land reform and tax reform. See: Letter of 3/17/56 from Wisconsin State Historical Society filed under LA FOLLETTE, Robert M. fii chard Theodore Ely II - 2 Biographical Note 1854-, Apr. 13 Born, Ripley, New York 1876 A.B., Columbia Univ. 1879 •fefC, Columbia Univ. ' 1879 Ph.D., Univ. of Heidelberg 1884., June 25 1931 Married Anna Morris Anderson (dec.) - 4- children (one dec.) Married Margaret Hahn - 2 children 1881-92 Professor of political economy, Johns Hopkins Univ. 1885-86 Member, Baltimore Tax Commission 1886-88 Member, Maryland Tax Commission 1885-190}. One of founders, secretary, then president, American Economic Association 1892-1925 Head of department of political economy, Univ. of Wisconsin; honorary professor of economics since 1925 1907-08 First president, American Association for Labor Legislation 1913 Lecturer on political economy, Univ. of London 1925-33 Professor of economics, Nort hwestern Univ. 1931-32 Member, President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership 1937- President, Institute for Economics Research and School of Land Economics, honorary associate in economics, Columbia Univ. 1943, Oct. U Died (Continued next page) Richard Theodore Ely II - 3 Biographical Note (Continued) Author of: French and German Socialism in Modern Times. 1883. Taxation in American States and Cities. 1888. Introduction to Political Economy. 1889. Outlines of Economics (with Prof. Ralph H. Hess), 6th edition, 1937. Monopolies and Trusts. 1900. Studies in the Evolution of Industrial Society. 1903. Property and Contract in Their Relation to the Distribution of Wealth. 2 vols., 1 9 H . Elementary Economics (vith Prof. G. R. Wicker. 1917, new edition in collaboration with Dr. SI J. Brandenburg, 1923. Foundations of National Prosperity (in collaboration). 1917. Elements of Land Economics (with E. W. Mo rehouse )• 1926. Hard Times—The Way In and The Wax Out. 1931. The Great Change (with Dr. Frank BohnJ. 1935. Ground Under Our Feet. 1938. Land Economics (with George S. Wehrwein). 1940. Also articles in various periodicals. Editor of: Macmillan1s Citizen1s Library of Economics, Politics and Sociology Macmillan1s Social Science Text Book Series Macmillan1s Land Economics Series Foudder and editor of Journal of Land and Public Utility Economics See: Who Was Who in America, 194-3-50, vol. II, Marquis
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