The study of economics has a long history at Duke University. Economics classes were taught at Trinity College, the forerunner of Duke University, as early as the 1899-1900 academic year. Several individuals particularly important to the Department's development and programming: include Calvin Bryce Hoover; Joseph J. Spengler; H. Gregg Lewis; and Martin Bronfenbrenner. The collection contains miscellaneous office files associated with the daily operations of the Department of Economics including: correspondence, memoranda, class schedules, faculty rosters and files, reports, and undergraduate honors theses. Also present are the Working Papers in Economics produced by the Department of Economics, Duke University dating 1981-1990, 1992.

Collection contains miscellaneous office files associated with the daily operations of the Department of Economics including: correspondence, memoranda, sound recordings, class schedules, faculty rosters and files, reports, undergraduate honors theses, and material concerning TIPS (Teaching Information Processing System) a programmed learning technique developed at Duke. Also present are the Working Papers in Economics produced by the Department of Economics, Duke University dating 1981-1990, 1992. Accession UA2008-0047 largely includes files pertaining to the Triangle Census Research Data Center. This accession is restricted for 25 years from date of origin of the material.

The Reynolds Student Investment Fund began in 1952 in conjunction with Professor Frederic Joerg's Investments course in the Duke University Department of Economics and Business Administration as a means to introduce students to investment practices. The collection includes financial reports, trust agreements, analyses, and related materials from the years 1952 to 1968.

Collection includes trust agreements, orders, appraisals, bank statements, financial reports, student orders to buy and sell, financial analyses, audit materials and brokerage firm reports from the years roughly 1952 to 1968.