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Henry Parker Willis COMMITTEE O N THE HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Register of Papers I Processed: MA,IB Date: 11/3/55 HENRY PARKER WILLIS (1874- - 1937) The papers of H. Parker Willis, professor of economics, editor, first Secretary to the Federal Reserve Board, economic consultant to the Federal Reserve Board and the 0. S. Congress, are in his home in Staten Island. The papers prior to 1920 are stored in four or five boxes in the cellar. The papers since 1920 are in the attic. This collection has been neither sorted nor indexed. Measure of size: 2-3 filing cabinets of 4-drawer type Information about the papers and permission to use them must be sought from H. Parker Willis1 son, Parker Willis, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, in -whom title rests by the terms of his father1s will. Henry barker Willis II - 2 Biographical Note 1874> Aug. 14 Born, Weymoutn, Massachusetts 1894 1897 A.B., University of Chicago Ph.D., University of Chicago 1897-98 Assistant, Monetary Commission 1898-1905 Washington and Lee University, successively adjunct professor, full professor, Wilson professor of economics and political science 1903, Dec. 24. Married Rosa Johnston Brooke (4 children - 1 with FRB of Boston, 1 vith FRB offlewYork) 1901-12 Leader writer, New York Evening Post 1902-03 Washington correspondent, N. Y. Journal of Commerce 1905-13 1905-06 ) Washington correspondent, Engineering and Mining Journal Professor of finance, Ueorge Washington Univ.; and 1907-12 ) Dean, College of Political Sciences, 1910-12 1909-10 Editor, U. S. Immigration Commission 1911-13 Expert, Ways and Means Committee, House of Representatives Expert, Banking and Currency Committee, House of Representatives (drafting Federal Reserve Act) 1912-13 1912-14. 1919-31 Associate editor, N. Y. Journal of Commerce Editor in chief, N. Y. Journal of Commerce 1913-14 1917- Lecturer, Columbia University Professor of banking, Columbia University 1914--18 1918-22 1922 Secretary, Federal Reserve Board, Washington Director of Research, Federal Reserve Board (moved office to New York for this period) Consulting economist, Federal Reserve Board 1916-17 President, Philippine National Bank 1919 Special commissioner in Australasia for Chase National Bank and Central Union Trust Company Henry Parker Willis II - 3 Biographical Note (continued) 1926-27 Chairman, Banking Commission of Irish Free State 1930-32 Technical adviser to U. S. Senate Banking and Currency Committee (drafting Banking Act of 1933) 1932-35 American representative to Le Temps, Paris 1937, July 18 Died Author of: Report of the Monetary Commission. 1898. (Joint author) History of the Latin Monetary Onion. 1901. ReciprocityTvith Prof. J. L. Laughlin). 1903. Our Philippine Problem. 1905. Principles and Problems of Modern Banking. 1910. Principles of Accounting. 1910. Life of Stephen A.. Douglas. 1911. The Federal Reserve. 1915* American Banking. 1916. The Modern Trust Company (with Kirkbride and Sterrett). 1919, Business and Banking (with Geo. V. Edwards). 1921. The Federal Reserve System. 1923. Federal Reserve Banking Practice (with W. H. Steiner). 1925. Foreign Banking Systems (with B. H. Beckhart). 1929. Investment Banking (with J. I. Bogen). 1929. Contemporary Banking (with J. M. Chapman and R. ¥. Robey). 1933. The Banking Situation (with J. M. Chapman). 1933. Economics of Inflation (with J. M. Chgpman). 1934-* Contributor to: Economic and other journals. See: Vho Vas "Who in Amerfca, 1897-194-2, vol. I, Marquis r
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