Skip to main content

Arthur Whipple Crawford papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 237

Scope and Contents

The collection includes an autobiography, published material, scrapbooks, papers on the World Peace Conference, miscellaneous writings, manuscripts, records of the American Liberty League, manuscripts on the New Deal, records of the Economists National Committee on Monetary Policy, and other miscellaneous items.

The autobiography was a statement prepared as a press release in 1965.

Published materials include tearsheets of thirty four articles from The Burroughs Clearing House, a pamphlet tilted "Revisions on Taxation," United States Chamber of Commerce pamphlets and tearsheets of periodicals. (1940-1946)

The scrapbooks include newspaper clippings from the New York Sunday Times, Washington Star, and the New York Herald-Tribune. (1931-1950)

The papers of the World Peace Conference include newspaper clippings, tearsheets, and manuscripts of press releases. (1933)

There are also miscellaneous writings including the "Currency Management in Sweden," and the "European Recovery Program."

Manuscripts include "Inflationary Threats," "New Monetary Issues," "Taxation," "Jean Bodin and the Quantity of Theory of Money," and "Restrictions of the Courts." (1863-1947)

Records of the American Liberty League incudes manuscripts by Crawford and press releases. (1934-1938)

The Manuscripts of the New Deal are all written by Crawford and include "Thomas Jefferson and the New Deal," "The Barkley Keynote Speech," "Roosevelt Prevarications." (1936-1940)

The records of the Economists National Committee on Monetary Policy includes press releases, mimeograph letters to members, objectives and clippings.

Miscellaneous items include letters to Crawford, fragments of manuscripts, a manuscript by Jerry Voorhis, magazines, and reviews of pamphlets.

Dates

  • 1931-1965

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Biographical / Historical

Arthur Whipple Crawford (1885-?) was an economist and newspaper correspondent. He was born in Sparta, Wisconsin, and educated at Beloit College and American University. He worked as a political and legislative reporter for Chicago newspapers, and later for New York newspapers. In 1934 he became research director of the American Liberty League, and the author of forty-five of its pamphlets. He became staff specialist in finance, money, and banking for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, and subsequently for Tax Foundation, Inc.

Extent

2 linear feet (2 containers) : 1 manuscript box, 1 record storage box

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Arthur Whipple Crawford (1885-?) was an economist and newspaper correspondent. The collection includes an autobiography, published material, scrapbooks, papers on the World Peace Conference, miscellaneous writings, manuscripts, records of the American Liberty League, manuscripts on the New Deal, records of the Economists National Committee on Monetary Policy, and other miscellaneous items.

Arrangement

Collection is organized into the following series: Autobiography, Published Material, Scrapbooks, World Peace Conference, Miscellaneous Writing, Manuscripts, American Library League, Roosevelt Administration--New Deal, Economists National Committee on Monetary Policy, and Miscellaneous.

Material within this collection is minimally arranged. Any arrangement is either derived from the records' creators or custodians or from staff at the time of initial processing. It may be necessary to look in multiple places for the same types of materials.

Other Finding Aids

Paper finding aid with additional information is available in Special Collections & University Archives.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Staff.

This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.

This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal organization and rehousing.

Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents. Folder titles are based on those created by the creators or previous custodians. Titles have not all been verified against the contents of the folders. In some cases, staff supplied folder titles during initial processing.

Title
Guide to the Arthur Whipple Crawford Papers
Status
Complete Description
Author
Jenn Newby and Kira B. Homo.
Date
2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English
Sponsor
Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Repository Details

Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository

Contact:
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-1299 USA