Alfred E. Kahn papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 4055

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes notes and typescripts of Kahn's Ph.D. thesis, The Position of Great Britain in the World Economy, 1942; drafts of The Economics of Regulation, 1970; records concerning his participation in natural gas regulation hearings before the Federal Power Commission, ca.1956-1970; and his participation in proceedings involving a Honolulu anti-trust case, n.d. Also material from Cornell years, including files on Economics Department, Deanship of College of Arts and Sciences, and the Kahn-Bowers Report.

Includes Kahn's testimony in United States District Court regarding anti-trust actions pertaining to several cereal companies.

Also, a poem, "Mountain Talk," written by Archie Ammons for Alfred Kahn and inscribed to him, August 1972. Two cartoons and a certificate.

Dates

1942-1994.

Creator

Kahn, Alfred E. (Alfred Edward.) (Person)
Ammons, A. R., 1926-2001 (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Economist, professor of economics at Cornell University.

Extent

140 cubic feet. (140 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

SERIES LIST

Series I. Personal Correspondence

Series II. The Economics of Regulation

Series III. NY Public Service Commission

Series IV. US Civil Aeronautics Board

Series V. White House Personal Subject Files

Series VI. White House Correspondence

Series VII. White House Dissertation

Series VIII. White House

Series IX. Speeches

Series X. Publications

Series XI. Correspondence

Series XII. Statements & Testimonies

Series XIII. Kahn's Subject Files Alpha

Series XIV. Fireman's Fund

Series XV. Articles

Series XVI. Miscellaneous Documents

Series XVII. Initial Collection Acquisition

Series XVIII. Videos

Physical Description

Thesis notes and typescripts, legal records, administrative files, and other materials.

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Date completed:: September 1994December 2014
EAD encoding:: Martin Heggestad, July 2003Evan Earle, January 2015
Date Modified:: Kristen Reichenbach, August 2018