Robert S. Smith papers, 1930-1969
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Summary
- Creator:
- Smith, Robert S. (Robert Sidney), 1904-1969
- Abstract:
- Robert Smith (1904-1969) was the James B. Duke Professor of Economics at Duke University. This collection primarily documents his professional life through his correspondence and writings. It forms part of the Economists' Papers Archive.
- Extent:
- 11 Linear Feet (11 boxes.)
- Language:
- Material in English and Spanish or Castilian.
- Collection ID:
- UA.29.02.0060
- University Archives Record Group:
- 29 -- Papers of Faculty, Staff, and Associates
29 -- Papers of Faculty, Staff, and Associates > 02 -- Individuals
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection includes correspondence, reprints, manuscripts, notes, microfilms, and other published materials related to Smith's professional career as an educator and economist. Much of the material is in Spanish, reflecting his activities and research interests in Latin American economic history and development, and the history of Hispanic economic thought. Other matters treated in the files concern the Dan River Textile Mills in Danville, Virginia; Smith's work as a government consultant and as a teacher of economics in South America and Latin America; and affairs of the Department of Economics and Business Administration. There is some material related to the courses he taught and personal affairs and writings.
- Biographical / historical:
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Robert Sidney Smith (1904-1969) was a white American academic economist who was born in Waterbury, Connecticut. He received a AB and AM degrees from Amherst College and a PhD from Duke University in 1932. He served as a professor of economics from 1932 until his death in 1969, and he was named the James B. Duke Professor of Economics in 1964. His research focused on Latin American economic history and the history of Hispanic economic thought.
- Acquisition information:
- The Robert S. Smith papers were received by the University Archives as gifts in 1968, 1972, and 1984.
- Processing information:
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Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, July 2003.
Accessions described in this collection guide: A68-106, A72-50, and A84-12.
The collection has only been minimally processed. The first six boxes contain correspondence and other material in Spanish and English. The five remaining boxes include card files of 4x6-inch cards with notes (in Spanish) on Spanish and Central and South American economic history. They also include bibliography cards, and oversized machine-made copies of manuscript volumes and papers from the Archivo General de Indias, Sevilla, concerning the indigo trade in Guatemala, and, from an unknown source, similar material concerning economic conditions in Mexico from the late 18th to early 19th centuries. Also, two card files of 4x6-inch cards, notes on Dan River Textile Mill operations and labor conditions, circa 1900-1940, and approximately 20 microfilms and filmstrips from US, Latin American, and Spanish repositories.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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[Identification of item], Robert S. Smith papers, University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University.
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