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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

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Economist, professor of economics at Cornell University.

Extent

140 cubic feet. (140 cubic feet.)

Abstract

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.

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
Status
Completed
Date
July 2003
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)