Collection: James Tobin papers, 1930-2002 - CAO: Powered by ArcLight and hosted at Western CT State University Search Results

This accession consists of files taken from Tobin's office shortly after his death. Dates range from the 1930s to the 2000s. The General files include correspondence, printed matter, and other materials relating to Tobin's work as an economist and professor at Yale University. The files are arranged alphabetically. The Writings comprise predominantly unpublished pieces by Tobin.

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This accession consists of files taken from Tobin's home two years after his death. Dates range from the 1920s to 2001. The files are primarily personal papers and include correspondence, photographs, manuscript materials, and some memorabilia relating to Tobin's personal life as well as his work as an economist and professor at Yale University. The files have been named and arranged in the order in which they arrived. The broadest headings come from labels affixed to boxes by Elizabeth Tobin (James Tobin's niece) when she prepared the papers for transfer.

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Additional Material, 1947

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Additional Material, 1963-1987

This accession consists of materials contributed to the collection by William C. Brainard.

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Additional Material, 1993-1996

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Ad Hoc Committee on Faculty Appointments, 1981-1981 Box 17

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A-Economic Box 24

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Airline ticketing-Conference Board Box 1

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Alcohol tax, 1930-2002 Box 16

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Alvin Hansen Symposium papers, 1998-1998 Box 12

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American Economic Association, 29 December 1982 Box 4

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American Philosophical Society, 1997-1998 Box 16

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Anketell and Tobin history - found in a file together Box 13

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Armistice Day photograph, 1918-1918 Box 7

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Arms race, 1993-1995 Box 15

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"A Theoretical and Statistical Analysis of Consumer Saving," [James Tobin's Harvard Ph.D. dissertation], 1947-1947 Box 1, Folder 1

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Audiocassettes

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Autobiographical Box 6

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Autobiographical notes Box 7

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Balanced budget amendment, 1980-1999 Box 14

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Baseball game created by Jim, 1955-1965 Box 18

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Basic income allowances, 1930-2002 Box 16

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Beard, Samuel and Mullins, Steve correspondence, 1997 Box 12

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Betty's health Box 19

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Birth, marriage, passport documents Box 13

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Bishop's pastoral letter, 1930-2002 Box 12

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Brewster, Kingman, 1970-1979 Box 17

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"Broadcast of May 4, 1995 Side 1" [2 copies] 2 Audiocassettes Box 24–25

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Brookings Institution, 1998-1998 Box 16

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c. 1939-1941 ["1980 copies of Murphy letters of Mis folder given to Murphy"] Box 3

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Central Intelligence Agency [Project Charles], 1951-1953 Box 7

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China, 1972-1972 Box 15

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China, 1985-1985 Box 13

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Chronological correspondence

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Civil Service, 1940-1969 Box 7

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Clark medal, 1950-1959 Box 17

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Class notes [lecture notes taken by Tobin in undergraduate courses], 1930-2002 Box 6–7

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Clinton Administration transition opinion papers, economic policy papers, 1992-1993 Box 12

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Clippings Box 18

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Clippings, photographs, 1980-1999

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Commission on inflation and economic welfare, 1969-1970 Box 16

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"Committee to Study Puerto Rico's Finances, Report to the Governor", 1975-1975 Box 9

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Computer files, 1989-2001 21 3.5_floppy_disks

This material relates to Tobin's professional life after he retired from Yale University in 1988 and as a professor emeritus at Yale in the field of economics. Included are drafts of papers written for large international symposiums; copies of correspondence with colleagues at Yale and elswhere; and memorials and obituaries for colleagues. This material does not include material pertaining to Tobin's work with the Cowles Foundation, except in the memorials written about colleagues that worked with him there. Dates for the computer files were determined either from the date provided in the material itself or from the last edited date of the file. The last edited date of the file was used only in cases where material was not dated by Tobin.

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Conference Board-CSFI Box 2

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Conference (Little Rock, Arkansas), 1982-1982 Box 12

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Congratulation letters and clippings [multiple folders] Box 6

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Congratulations Box 7

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Correspondence, 1930-2002 Box 19

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Correspondence, 1970-1979 Box 18

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Correspondence, miscellaneous

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Correspondence with family, 1943-1953 Box 13

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Correspondence with friends, 1950-1969 Box 17

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Council of Economic Advisors [duplicates of materials sent to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library], 1960-1969 Box 18

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CPI Report - Final Box 9

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Currency unions, 1998-1998 Box 16

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Dad's clippings [L. M. Tobin clippings file on James] Box 7

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Dahl, Robert-Eichengreen, Barry Box 3

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Dick Finn Box 19

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Duplicating master 1 Videocassette (VHS) Box 11-D

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Early manuscripts and important professional correspondence Box 8

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Economic-Heller Box 25

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Economic issues papers, including multiple drafts of conference papers, 1998 Box 12

Attached post-it note: Jim, please note that some recent entries to publist were old pubs from the pile of stuff from your office. I have questions on them; when you and I can get to it.

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