Series 1: Administrative, 1933-1971
The Administrative series documents the organizational operations of the Committee. The records include financial and fundraising records, meeting minutes of the Executive Committee, and membership records. The records also include the files of the last president, Donald L. Kemmerer, daily appointments books of secretary, treasurer and executive vice president Walter E. Spahr, a few pamphlets related to the history and mission of the Committee, and materials documenting the last years and dissolution of the Committee.
Arranged alphabetically by subject or document type.
Financial, 1933-1970
1933-1936, 1933-1936
1936-1939, 1936-1939
1940-1943, 1940-1943
1944-1946, 1944-1946
1947-1949, 1947-1949
1950-1952, 1950-1952
1953-1958, 1953-1958
1959-1964, 1959-1964
Audit, 1970
Fund Raising, 1954
Later Administrative Papers, 1968-1970
Ledgers, 1958-1970
Ledgers, 1957-1970
Tax Returns, 1945-1970
Federal, 1945-1955
Federal, 1956-1967
Federal, 1968-1970
New York State, 1954-1964
Tax Rulings, 1939-1970
Internal Revenue Service, 1939-1969
History and Mission, 1933-1946
Accountants' Reports, 1960-1962
Annual Meetings, 1966-1969
Barker, Austin, 1968-1971
Boarman, Pat, 1968-1969
Bradford, Fred, 1969-1970
Conditions of Membership, 1959
Contributors, 1956-1957
Correspondence, 1954-1970
Deaths of Members, 1959-1964
Debt Limit, undated
Durell, Edward, 1958-1968
Executive Committee Meeting, 1968
Finances, 1970-1971
"The Float", 1957
Gilles, Robert, 1969
Gold Cover Removal Bill, 1968
Gold Standard Bills, 1957
Harwood, Edward, 1968-1969
Jones, Robert, 1961
Kemp, Arthur, 1968-1970
McFalls, John, 1968-1970
McKenna, Philip M, 1954
McLaughlin, Donald, 1968
New Members, 1957-1966
North, Gary, 1966-1968
Palyi, Melchior, 1968-1969
Publicity, 1967
Purposes, 1959
Purposes, Proposed Revisions, 1968
Quotations, undated
Resignations of Members, 1959
Resolutions, 1959-1968
Scharlach, Harry, 1967-1969
Spahr, Walter E, 1958-1970
Statements by Members, 1956-1967
Tax Exemption For Foundations, 1967
Wiegand, Carl, 1968-1969
Wormser, Felix E, 1961-1969
1933-1945, 1933-1945
1946-1950, 1946-1950
1950-1953, 1950-1953
1953-1959, 1953-1959
1960-1968, 1960-1968
1953, 1953
1954, 1954
1955, 1955
1956, 1956
1957, 1957
1958, 1958
1959, 1959
1960, 1960
1961, 1961
1962-1963, 1962-1963
1963-1964, 1963-1964
1964-1965, 1964-1965
1965-1966, 1965-1966
1966-1967, 1966-1967
1967-1968, 1967-1968
1968-1969, 1968-1969
Membership Roster, 1933-1965
Membership Votes, 1953-1969
Ballantine, Thomas A, 1959
Barker, C. Austin, 1966
Boarman, Patrick M, 1962
Bolster, Richard L, 1969
Brandt, Karl, 1962
Brown, Sidney, 1960
Butterbaugh, Grant I, 1959
Dobriansky, Lev E, 1955
Gordman, Howard S, 1961
Halley, Donald M, 1957
Holmes, Frank L, 1955
Jones, Robert V, 1959
Kadragic, Al M, 1964
Kelleghan, J. H, 1956
Lodge, Ellerton A, 1968
Macklin, Theodore, 1967
McGuire, Constantine E, 1957
Miller, Robert H, 1967
Nolen, Russell M, 1958
North, Gary K, 1967
Patterson, Robert T, 1953
Rooney, Martin E, 1960
Scherteinleib, Charles, 1958
Schiff, Irwin A, 1968
Sennholz, Hans F, 1961
Sharon, Arthur O, 1959
Requests for Literature, 1968-1970
Series 2: Correspondence, 1943-1970
The Correspondence series contains the correspondence of members of the Committee, including Walter E. Spahr and Felix E. Wormser, with other Committee members, bankers, businessmen, and concerned citizens regarding monetary and economic issues, policies, and legislation. The series also includes correspondence to the Executive Committee and National Committee concerning the administration of the Committee.
Arranged alphabetically by type of correspondence, and then arranged alphabetically or chronologically.
Chronological, 1952-1966
1952-1953, 1952-1953
1952-1953, 1952-1953
1954-1955, 1954-1955
A-B, dates not examined
C, dates not examined
D, dates not examined
E, dates not examined
F, dates not examined
G, dates not examined
H, dates not examined
I-J, dates not examined
K, dates not examined
L, dates not examined
M, dates not examined
N, dates not examined
O, dates not examined
P, dates not examined
R, dates not examined
S, dates not examined
T, dates not examined
U-V, dates not examined
W, dates not examined
X-Z, dates not examined
1956-1957, 1956-1957
A, dates not examined
B, dates not examined
C, dates not examined
C, dates not examined
D, dates not examined
E, dates not examined
F, dates not examined
G, dates not examined
H, dates not examined
I, dates not examined
J, dates not examined
K, dates not examined
L, dates not examined
M, dates not examined
Mc, dates not examined
N, dates not examined
O, dates not examined
P, dates not examined
R, dates not examined
R, dates not examined
S, dates not examined
T, dates not examined
U-V, dates not examined
W, dates not examined
X-Z, dates not examined
1958, 1958
A, dates not examined
B, dates not examined
C, dates not examined
D, dates not examined
E, dates not examined
F, dates not examined
G, dates not examined
H, dates not examined
I, dates not examined
J, dates not examined
K, dates not examined
L, dates not examined
M, dates not examined
N, dates not examined
O, dates not examined
P, dates not examined
Q-R, dates not examined
S, dates not examined
T, dates not examined
U-V, dates not examined
W, dates not examined
Z, dates not examined
1959-1960, 1959-1960
A, dates not examined
B, dates not examined
C, dates not examined
C, dates not examined
D, dates not examined
E, dates not examined
F, dates not examined
G, dates not examined
H, dates not examined
H, dates not examined
I, dates not examined
J, dates not examined
K, dates not examined
L, dates not examined
M, dates not examined
M, dates not examined
Mc, dates not examined
N, dates not examined
O, dates not examined
P, dates not examined
R, dates not examined
S, dates not examined
T, dates not examined
T, dates not examined
U, dates not examined
V, dates not examined
W, dates not examined
Z, dates not examined
1961-1962, 1961-1962
A, dates not examined
B, dates not examined
B, dates not examined
C, dates not examined
D, dates not examined
E, dates not examined
F, dates not examined
G, dates not examined
H, dates not examined
I, dates not examined
J, dates not examined
K, dates not examined
L, dates not examined
M, dates not examined
Mc, dates not examined
N, dates not examined
O, dates not examined
P, dates not examined
Q, dates not examined
R, dates not examined
S, dates not examined
T, dates not examined
U, dates not examined
V, dates not examined
W, dates not examined
X-Z, dates not examined
1963-1964, 1963-1964
A, dates not examined
B, dates not examined
C, dates not examined
D, dates not examined
E, dates not examined
F, dates not examined
G, dates not examined
H, dates not examined
I, dates not examined
J, dates not examined
K, dates not examined
L, dates not examined
M, dates not examined
Mc, dates not examined
Mc, dates not examined
N, dates not examined
O, dates not examined
P, dates not examined
R, dates not examined
S, dates not examined
T, dates not examined
U, dates not examined
V, dates not examined
W, dates not examined
X-Z, dates not examined
1965-1966, 1965-1966
A, dates not examined
B, dates not examined
C, dates not examined
C, dates not examined
D, dates not examined
E-F, dates not examined
G, dates not examined
H, dates not examined
I, dates not examined
J, dates not examined
K, dates not examined
L, dates not examined
M, dates not examined
Mc, dates not examined
N, dates not examined
O, dates not examined
P-Q, dates not examined
R, dates not examined
S, dates not examined
T, dates not examined
U-V, dates not examined
W, dates not examined
X-Z, dates not examined
A, 1952-1963
B, 1951-1969
B, 1951-1969
C, 1951-1954
D, 1953-1965
E, 1953, 1968
F, 1952-1967
G, 1951-1963
H, 1951-1964
H, 1951-1964
J, 1954-1964
K, 1952-1970
L, 1952-1969
M, 1951-1967
M, 1951-1967
N, 1960-1967
P, 1951-1969
P, 1951-1969
R, 1953-1968
S, 1951-1969
S, 1951-1969
T, 1951-1962
V, 1954-1966
W, 1952-1970
W, 1952-1970
Barker, C. Austin, 1966-1969
Bell, James Washington, 1953-1966
Bell, James Washington, 1953-1966
Bouniatian, Mentor, 1954-1967
Bradford, Frederick A, 1955-1968
B-C, 1953-1960
Fairchild, Fred R, 1953-1966
F, 1953-1961
Hutt, W. H, 1964-1969
Kelleghan, James H, 1957-1967
Kemp, Arthur, 1956-1969
Kuyucak, Hâzim Âtif, 1960-1963
Moll, Bruno, 1961-1968
Prather, Charles L, 1966
Steiner, W. H, 1959-1967
Van Sickle, John V, 1954
W, 1958-1959
Miscellaneous, 1960-1969
A, 1967-1969
B, 1967-1970
C, 1966-1969
D, 1967-1970
E, 1967-1969
F, 1967-1969
G, 1967-1969
Hazlitt, Henry, 1951-1967
H, 1967-1970
I, 1967-1969
J, 1967-1969
K, 1965-1970
L, 1966-1970
M, 1967-1970
Mc, 1967-1969
N, 1967-1969
O, 1967-1970
P, 1967-1970
R, 1967-1969
S, 1967-1970
S, 1967-1968
T, 1967-1970
U, 1968
V, 1967-1969
W, 1967-1970
X-Z, 1960-1969
A, 1961-1969
B, 1960-1968
C, 1960-1969
D, 1961-1968
E, 1960-1968
F, 1961-1969
G, 1961-1968
H, 1961-1969
J, 1961-1968
K, 1961-1969
L, 1961-1969
M, 1961-1968
Mc, 1961-1968
N, 1961-1969
O, 1962-1967
P, 1961-1968
R, 1960-1969
S, 1960-1968
T, 1961-1969
W, 1961-1969
X-Z, 1966
Series 3: Publications, 1934-1970
The Publications series is largely composed of materials related to the monthly publication of the Committee, Monetary Notes, and its predecessor "Intra-Committee Communications." The series includes a complete set of the publication, as well as Spahr's notes, drafts, source materials, and correspondence related to the creation of each issue. The series also contains pamphlets by members about monetary issues, published statements of the Committee, and materials related to monetary legislation.
Divided into three sections: Monetary Notes, Numbered Publications by the Committee, and Other Publications by the Committee. Monetary Notes and Other Publications are arranged chronologically, Number Publications is arranged numerically by publication number.
Monetary Notes, 1942-1955
Monetary Notes, 1956-1970
1934-1947, 1934-1947
1948-1952, 1948-1952
1948-1952, 1948-1952
1953 January, 1953 January
1953 February, 1953 February
1953 March, 1953 March
1953 April, 1953 April
1953 May, 1953 May
1953 June, 1953 June
1953 July, 1953 July
1953 August, 1953 August
1953 September, 1953 September
1953 October, 1953 October
1953 November, 1953 November
1953 December, 1953 December
1954 January, 1954 January
1954 February, 1954 February
1954 March, 1954 March
1954 April, 1954 April
1954 May, 1954 May
1954 June, 1954 June
1954 July, 1954 July
1954 August, 1954 August
1954 September, 1954 September
1954 October, 1954 October
1954 November, 1954 November
1954 December, 1954 December
1955 January, 1955 January
1955 February, 1955 February
1955 March, 1955 March
1955 April, 1955 April
1955 May, 1955 May
1955 June, 1955 June
1955 July, 1955 July
1955 August, 1955 August
1955 September, 1955 September
1955 September, 1955 September
1955 October, 1955 October
1955 November, 1955 November
1955 December, 1955 December
1956 January, 1956 January
1956 February, 1956 February
1956 March, 1956 March
1956 April, 1956 April
1956 May, 1956 May
1956 June, 1956 June
1956 July, 1956 July
1956 August, 1956 August
1956 September, 1956 September
1956 October, 1956 October
1956 November, 1956 November
1956 December, 1956 December
1957 January, 1957 January
1957 February, 1957 February
1957 March, 1957 March
1957 April, 1957 April
1957 May, 1957 May
1957 June, 1957 June
1957 July, 1957 July
1957 August, 1957 August
1957 September, 1957 September
1957 October, 1957 October
1957 November, 1957 November
1957 December, 1957 December
1958 January, 1958 January
1958 February, 1958 February
1958 March, 1958 March
1958 April, 1958 April
1958 May, 1958 May
1958 June, 1958 June
1958 July, 1958 July
1958 August, 1958 August
1958 September, 1958 September
1958 October, 1958 October
1958 November, 1958 November
1958 December, 1958 December
1959 January, 1959 January
1959 February, 1959 February
1959 March, 1959 March
1959 April, 1959 April
1959 May, 1959 May
1959 June, 1959 June
1959 July, 1959 July
1959 August, 1959 August
1959 September, 1959 September
1959 October, 1959 October
1959 November, 1959 November
1959 December, 1959 December
1960 January, 1960 January
1960 February, 1960 February
1960 March, 1960 March
1960 April, 1960 April
1960 May, 1960 May
1960 June, 1960 June
1960 July, 1960 July
1960 August, 1960 August
1960 September, 1960 September
1960 October, 1960 October
1960 November, 1960 November
1960 December, 1960 December
1961 January, 1961 January
1961 February, 1961 February
1961 March, 1961 March
1961 April, 1961 April
1961 May, 1961 May
1961 June, 1961 June
1961 July, 1961 July
1961 August, 1961 August
1961 September, 1961 September
1961 October, 1961 October
1961 November, 1961 November
1961 December, 1961 December
1962 January, 1962 January
1962 February, 1962 February
1962 March-April, 1962 March-April
1962 May, 1962 May
1962 June, 1962 June
1962 July, 1962 July
1962 August, 1962 August
1962 September, 1962 September
1962 October, 1962 October
1962 November, 1962 November
1962 December, 1962 December
1963 January, 1963 January
1963 February, 1963 February
1963 March, 1963 March
1963 April, 1963 April
1963 May, 1963 May
1963 June, 1963 June
1963 July, 1963 July
1963 August, 1963 August
1963 September, 1963 September
1963 October, 1963 October
1963 November, 1963 November
1963 December, 1963 December
1964 January, 1964 January
1964 February, 1964 February
1964 March, 1964 March
1964 April, 1964 April
1964 May, 1964 May
1964 June, 1964 June
1964 July, 1964 July
1964 August, 1964 August
1964 September, 1964 September
1964 October, 1964 October
1964 November, 1964 November
1964 December, 1964 December
1965 January, 1965 January
1965 February, 1965 February
1965 March, 1965 March
1965 April, 1965 April
1965 May, 1965 May
1965 June, 1965 June
1965 July, 1965 July
1965 August, 1965 August
1965 September, 1965 September
1965 October, 1965 October
1965 November, 1965 November
1965 December, 1965 December
1966 January, 1966 January
1966 February, 1966 February
1966 March, 1966 March
1966 April, 1966 April
1966 May, 1966 May
1966 June, 1966 June
1966 July, 1966 July
1966 October, 1966 October
1966 November, 1966 November
1966 December, 1966 December
1967 February, 1967 February
1967 March, 1967 March
1967 April, 1967 April
1967 May, 1967 May
1967 June, 1967 June
1967 July, 1967 July
1967 August, 1967 August
1967 September, 1967 September
1967 October, 1967 October
1967 November, 1967 November
1967 December, 1967 December
1968 January, 1968 January
1968 February, 1968 February
1968 March, 1968 March
1968 April, 1968 April
1968 May, 1968 May
1968 June, 1968 June
1968 July, 1968 July
1968 August, 1968 August
1968 September, 1968 September
1968 October, 1968 October
1968 November, 1968 November
1968 December, 1968 December
1969 January, 1969 January
1969 February, 1969 February
1969 March, 1969 March
1969 April, 1969 April
1969 May, 1969 May
1969 June, 1969 June
1969 July, 1969 July
1969 August, 1969 August
1969 September, 1969 September
1969 October, 1969 October
1969 November, 1969 November
1969 December, 1969 December
1970 January, 1970 January
1970 January, 1970 January
1970 February, 1970 February
1970 March, 1970 March
Allied Military Currency, 1945-1947
Data, 1947-1970
New York Times Commentary, 1942-1951
Russian Currency, 1945-1947
War Time Communications, 1941-1943
1-17, 1934
18-27, 1934-1941
28-48, 1934-1935
49-72, 1934-1936
73-95, 1936-1938
96-107, 1937-1938
108-124, 1938-1941
125-147, 1941-1942
148-166, 1942-1943
167-185, 1943-1944
186-197, 1944-1945
198-219, 1945-1947
220-252, 1947-1949
253-275, 1950-1951
276-302, 1952-1954
303-334, 1955-1958
335-375, 1967-1969
376-379, 1967-1968
Series 4: Topical Files, 1925-1974
The majority of the Topical Files series is composed of offprints and publications by the Committee and its members or about topics relevant to the Committee's work. Please see the subseries descriptions in the contents list for additional information about individual subseries.
Divided into three subseries: Alphabetical Files, General Files, and Reference Files.
Bills, 1961-1969
88th Congress, 1963-1964
89th Congress, 1965-1966
89th Congress, 1965-1966
90th Congress, 1967-1968
91st Congress, 1969
Senate, 1961-1969
87th Congress, 1961
88th Congress, 1963-1964
89th Congress, 1965-1966
90th Congress, 1967-1969
91st Congress, 1969
Cases, 1946-1951
The New York Air Brake Company, 1951
The New York Air Brake Company, 1951
Olin Industries, Inc, 1946-1947
Hearings, 1937-1968
1937-1941, 1937-1941
1942-1947, 1942-1947
1948, 1948
1949, 1949
1952, 1952
1959-1965, 1959-1965
1966-1968, 1966-1968
1968, 1968
Money and Banking Lecture, 1925
Treasury Gold Stock, undated
Committee Statements (A-9), 1935-1952
Executive Committee Memoranda from Walter E. Spahr to the Committee Members (A-10), 1941-1944
Executive Committee Memoranda from Walter E. Spahr to the Committee Members (A-10), 1941-1944
Executive Committee (A-10), 1945-1950
Fiscal Committee (A-10a), 1941-1944
Foundations (A-13), 1935-1941
Foundations (A-13), 1935-1941
List of Contributors (A-16), 1941
Dinner List (A-19), 1942
Newspaper Releases (A-24), 1939-1948
Refusals (A-26), 1942-1944
Savings Banks (A-28), 1941-1948
Silver, 1932-1965
Correspondence (A-29), 1942
Correspondence (A-29), 1942
Silver (A-32), 1936-1965
Silver (A-32), 1936-1965
Bratter Material (A-33), 1942-1955
Government Releases (A-34), 1941-1955
Clippings (A-35), 1941-1947
Silver Statement (A-35a), 1946
Newspaper Clippings, 1946
Newspaper Clippings (A-38), 1946
Newspaper Clippings (A-38-3), 1943
Tax Returns (A-39), 1941-1943
Tax Returns (A-39), 1946
Taxes (A-39), 1949
Agenda (A-46), 1940-1946
Paul T. Homan (A-52), 1938
Form Letters (A-60), 1968-1970
Walter E. Spahr (A-61), 1942-1943
Membership, 1941-1953
John W. Beck (A-63), 1953
Herman H. Beneke (A-63), 1948
Raymond de Roover (A-63), 1953
Arthur Kemp (A-63), 1953
Neal Riden, Jr. (A-63), 1953
John V. Van Sickle (A-63), 1952-1953
Ludwig von Mises (A-63), 1945, 1951
Professors' Replies to Letter of April 16, 1951 on Membership in the Committee (A-63b), 1951
Wages and Salaries (A-68), 1942
Clippings (A-69-2), 1942-1943
Correspondence (A-69-3), 1942-1943
Correspondence (A-69-3), 1942-1943
Miscellaneous (A-69-7), 1942-1943
Financial Campaign (A-70), 1943
Greenbackism (A-73), 1943
"Wake Up America!" (A-75), 1943
International Plans (A-84), 1943
Invasion Money (A-86a), 1943-1944
Invasion Money (A-86b), 1943-1944
Invasion Money (A-86c), 1945-1947
Gold (A-87), 1944-1946
"The International Post-War Service Statistical Bureau," edited by A. W. Zelomek (A-88), 1943
Rumyl Plan (A-94), 1943
Letters from Governors (A-95), 1944
Absorption of Exchange (A-96), 1939-1944
Reserve Rates (A-102), 1944-1959
Institute (A-108), 1945 January
Interest Rates (A-110), 1945-1946
City Sales Tax (A-111), 1944-1953
Bills Introduced (A-113), 1941-1943
Dumbarton Oaks (A-117), 1944-1945
Export-Import Bank (A-120), 1945-1946
Government Releases (A-120a), 1945
Full Employment (A-121a-1), 1945-1946
Full Employment (A-121a-1), 1945-1946
Full Employment (A-121a-2), 1945-1946
Price Control (A-129), 1946
Government Debt (A-132), 1946
Olin Industries (A-133), 1946
Research Institute (A-134), 1946
Inflation Statement, 1947-1948
Answers from the Committee Members on Proposed Pamphlet on World Bank and Fund (A-145), 1947
Town Hall Speech (A-149), 1948
Gold Price Increase (A-151-3), 1957-1959
Gold Price Increase (A-151-4), 1951-1959
Gold Coin Standard (A-155-1c), 1951-1963
Hale Gold Bill (A-155-3), 1949
Gold Standard Redeemable Currency Bill, Correspondence with Representative Ray (A-155-6), 1958-1959
The New York Air Brake Company (A-157) and Mackay Associates Correspondence (A-158), 1947-1949
The New York Air Brake Company (A-157) and Mackay Associates Correspondence (A-158), 1947-1949
Bank of America (A-161), 1949-1951
Bank of America (A-161-2), 1949
Lists (A-164-3), 1946-1955
George Bauer (A-165), 1948-1959
Bratter Material (A-166), 1951-1956
Herb M. Bratter (A-166), 1957-1963
Bratter Material (A-166), 1948-1949
Bratter Material (A-166), 1948-1949
Herb M. Bratter (A-166), 1949-1954
Exchange of Literature (A-168), 1948
Canada (A-170-1), 1947-1948
Chile (A-170-2), 1947
China (A-170-3), 1947
France (A-170-4), 1947-1948
England (A-170-5), 1947-1948
Germany (A-170-6), 1947
Greece (A-170-7), 1947
Russia (A-170-8), 1947-1948
Foreign Loans (A-171), 1947
Economic Report (A-178), 1950
New Haven Meeting (A-179), 1950
"Our Irredeemable Currency System" Speech at the Saint Louis Chamber of Commerce (A-183), 1950
Press Releases (A-185), 1948-1974
Lawrence L. McKenna (A-186), 1949
Gold Standard League (A-186), 1949-1960
Gold Standard League (A-186), 1949-1960
Gold Standard League (A-186), 1949-1960
Eldean Organization (A-187), 1950-1951
Fort Wayne Speech (A-194), 1950
Le Boutillier (A-207), 1949-1955
Switzerland, Gold (A-208), 1951-1952
Patman Committee (A-210), 1952
Revised Statement (A-215b), 1953 January
Proposed Statement (A-218), 1953 June
"Relation of Currency Supply to Economic Growth," by Walter E. Spahr (A-219), 1954 January 1
Proposed Book (A-220), 1952-1953
British Pound (A-221), 1951-1952
Testimony of Walter E. Spahr at the Senate Hearings on Bridges Bill, S. 2332 (A-226), undated
Gold Standard (A-226), undated
European Payment Union (A-228), 1953
Leland Rex Robinson (A-231), 1950-1957
Office Memos (A-232), 1954-1968
Insurance Policies (A-234), 1955-1967
Foundations (A-235), 1954-1962
Foundations (A-235), 1954-1962
Presidential Campaign (A-242), 1952
Gold as a Commodity (A-247), 1951
Earmarked Gold (A-251), 1956-1959
Polish Zloty (A-252), 1950
Canadian Dollar (A-253), 1956-1957
Paul Hoffman, E. C. A. (A-255), 1954
The Float (A-259), 1957
Princeton Panel (A-261), undated
Auditor's Reports (A-279), 1950-1958
Relm Foundation (A-284), 1959-1965
Committee Statement on Independence of the Federal Reserve System, Publication 356 (A-287), 1962 May
Tax Foundation (A-289), 1956-1970
Tax Foundation (A-289), 1956-1970
Walter E. Spahr (A-293), 1965
Life Line (A-296), 1965
Gold Subsidy (A-298), 1963-1968
Gold Subsidy (A-298), 1963-1968
Human Events (A-299), 1969
Specifications (A-299), 1959
Philip Cortney (A-303), 1958-1961
Regional Meetings (A-308), 1957
Norcross Tilney (A-311), 1959-1960
Executive Committee Voting on Donald L. Kemmerer's Proposal for Resignation (A-313-8), 1969
Barry Goldwater (A-319), 1963
Richard Nixon (A-320), 1950-1959
Commission Formation (A-322-1), 1957
Material for Author (A-322-4), 1957
Printing (A-322-7), 1959
Bell, James Washington (A-322-8), 1957
Kemmerer, Donald L. (A-322-10), 1957
Niehaus, Fred R. (A-322-11), 1957
Palyi, Melchior (A-322-13), 1957
Phelps, Clyde W. (A-322-14), 1957
Spahr, Walter E. (A-322-15), 1957
Anderson, Benjamin M. (1), 1940-1948
Angell, James W. (2), 1934
Ayres, Leonard P. (3), 1944
Beckhart, Benjamin H. (4), 1939-1944
Bell, James W. (5), 1934-1957
Berridge, William A. (6), 1934
Bogen, Jules I. (7), 1935-1936
Bradford, Fred A. (8), 1934-1945
Bratter, Herbert A. (9), 1939-1945
Bullock, Charles I. (10), 1934
Carothers, Neil (11), 1932-1942
Collins, Edward H. (12), 1934-1956
Cox, Garfield V. (13), 1935
Daniels, Winthrop M. (14), undated
Dollrie, George W. (15), 1934
Dunkman, William E. (16), 1936
Ellsworth, D. W. (17), undated
Ennis, William D. (18), 1937-1943
Fakter, Clarence W. (19), 1935
Fisher, Clyde Olin (20), 1936
Fitzgerald, J. Anderson (21), 1934
Fraser, Herbert (22), 1937
Garis, Ray L. (23), 1934-1951
Gayer, Arthur D. (24), 1940
Gideonse, Harry D. (25), 1933-1945
Haney, Lewis J. (26), 1939-1946
Harwood, E. C. (27), 1934-1961
Hastings, Hudson B. (28), 1934-1936
James, Cyril (29), 1934-1945
Kemmerer, Edwin (30-1), 1932-1936
Kemmerer, Edwin (30-1), 1932-1936
Kemmerer, Edwin (30-2), 1936-1941
Kemmerer, Edwin (30-2), 1936-1941
Kniffen, William H. (31), 1934
Lee, Frederick E. (32), 1935-1946
Lichtenstein, Walter (33), 1942
May, A. Wilfred (34), 1933-1937
Myers, Margaret G. (34-1), 1945
Palyi, Melchior (35), 1941-1968
Palyi, Melchior (35), 1941-1968
Patterson, Ernest M. (36), undated
Preston, Howard H. (37), 1934-1952
Reed, Harold L. (38), 1934
Robinson, George B. (39), 1934-1945
Robinson, Leland Rex (40), 1933-1953
Saxon, Olin Glenn (41), 1943-1953
Shuttleworth, Frank K. (42), 1935
Smith, James G. (43), undated
Spahr, Walter E., 1933-1966
(44), undated
(44-0), 1933
(44-1), 1934
(44-2), 1935
(44-3), 1936
(44-4), 1937
(44-4), 1937
(44-5), 1938
(44-6), 1939
(44-7), 1940
(44-7), 1940
(44-8), 1941
(44-9), 1942
(44-9), 1942
Saturday Evening Post (44-10), 1942
(44-11), 1943
(44-11), 1943
(44-12), 1944
(44-12), 1944
(44-13), 1945
(44-14), 1946
(44-15), 1947
(44-16), 1948
(44-16), 1948
(44-17), 1949
(44-18), 1950
(44-19), 1951
(44-19), 1951
(44-20), 1952
(44-21), 1953
(44-22), 1954
(44-23), 1955
(44-24), 1956
(44-25), 1957
(44-26), 1958
(44-27), 1959
(44-28), 1960
(44-29), 1961-1962
(44-30), 1962-1966
Trant, James B. (46), 1934-1954
Tucker, Rufus S. (47), 1934-1936
Warren, Robert B. (48), 1936
Watkins, Leonard L. (49), undated
Weisman, Russell (50), 1934-1935
Westerfield, Ray B. (51), 1933-1936
Willis, H. Parker (52), 1935-1936
Wright, Ivan (53), 1941-1945
Wright, Ivan (53), 1941-1945
Young, John Parke (54), 1936-1937
Young, Ralph A. (55), 1936
Lutz, Harvey L. (56), 1942-1946
Dulles, Eleanor Lansing (57), 1936
Fairchild, Fred R. (58), 1942-1957
Agger, E. E. (59), 1942-1960
Winkler, Max (60), 1943
Holdsworth, John Thom (61), 1943
Hauhart, William F. (62), 1943
Kemmerer, Donald L. (63), 1945-1965
Lohman, Philipp H. (64), 1944
Beck, John (65), 1953
McDonald, Roy W. (65), 1945
Cumberland, W. W. (66), 1952-1955
Wiegand, Carl (67), 1954-1965
Patterson, Robert T. (68), 1955-1963
Shields, Murray A. (69), 1954
Jones, Robert V. (70), 1960-1961
Boarman, Patrick M. (71), 1965
Macklin, Theodore (72), 1967
Barker, Austin (73), 1967
Dolley, James C. (74), 1968
Authors, 1933-1967
A (80), 1934-1960
B (80-1), 1935-1957
B (80-1), 1935-1957
C (81), 1933-1965
D (82), 1935-1957
E (82-1), 1934-1965
E (82-1), 1934-1965
F (83), 1934-1957
G (83-1), 1936-1962
H (84), 1934-1956
H (84), 1934-1956
I (84-1), 1937-1942
J (85), 1935-1955
K (85-1), 1941-1957
L (85-2), 1934-1944
M (86), 1933-1953
M (86), 1933-1953
N-O (86-1), 1933-1945
P (86-2), 1934-1951
Q-R (87), 1933-1966
Shouse, Jouett (87-1), 1934-1935
S (87-2), 1935-1955
S (87-2), 1935-1955
T (87-3), 1935-1947
U-V (88), 1933-1945
W (88-1), 1933-1967
X-Z (88-2), 1945-1950
Subject, 1934-1965
A (110), 1935-1960
A (110), 1935-1960
B (111), 1935-1955
C (112), 1935-1955
D (113), 1934-1947
E (114), 1935-1955
F (115), 1941-1956
F (115), 1941-1956
G (116), 1937-1965
H (117), 1946-1961
I (118), 1935-1949
I (118), 1935-1949
J, K (119), 1943-1945
L (120), 1935-1957
M (121), 1936-1954
Symposium (121a), 1942
Symposium (121a), 1942
N (122), 1942-1948
Nuts (122-1), 1943-1960
O (123), 1946-1955
P (124), 1934-1946
P (124), 1934-1946
Q-R (125), 1934-1946
S (126), 1934-1950
S (126), 1934-1950
T (127), 1936-1947
T (127), 1936-1947
U-V (128), 1941-1949
W (129), 1942-1946
Black Markets (138), 1942
Gold (140), 1938
Gold (140), 1938
- Scope and Contents
The records document the Committee's work, as well as its organization and administration, and include correspondence, meeting minutes, and publications. The records also include the files of the Committee's last president, Donald L. Kemmerer, the correspondence files of Walter E. Spahr, and copies of Monetary Notes, the Committee's monthly publication.
Please see the series descriptions in the contents list for additional information about individual series.
- Arrangement
The Records have been arranged in four series:
- Collection Creator Biography:
Economists' National Committee on Monetary Policy (U.S.)
The Economists' National Committee on Monetary Policy, active from November 1933 to 1970, was composed of economists and other financial experts who sought to educate the public and United States government on sound monetary policy. The Committee advocated for a return to the gold standard and sought to combat what they saw as dangerous inflationist sentiment and aggressive monetary policies of the time through public addresses, publishing articles and pamphlets, and testifying before Congress.
The Economists' National Committee on Monetary Policy (hereafter "the Committee") was organized on November 17, 1933 by a group of monetary economists as an educational organization. Faced with what they perceived as the spread of inflationist sentiment and many aggressive political banking movements in the early 1930s, the Committee members dedicated themselves to educating the American public and government on what constituted sound monetary policy. The Committee also established itself as a watchdog of the currency system, opposing currency depreciation in all forms and seeking to return the United States to the gold standard. The organizers of the Committee recruited the nation's leading monetary and banking economists for the Committee's membership, drawn for the most part from college and university faculties, with the intention of establishing the Committee as a source of unbiased, scientific information on money and banking. The Committee was composed of eighty to ninety-five individuals and included many of the monetary economists of the United States who had experience in setting up or supervising currency systems, such as Edwin W. Kemmerer, Oliver M. W. Sprague, H. Parker Willis, Ernest L. Bogart, William W. Cumberland, and John Parke Young. The driving force behind the Committee was Walter E. Spahr of Columbia University. Spahr served as Secretary-Treasurer from 1933 to 1945 and as Executive Vice President and Treasurer from 1946 to 1970. Additionally, he was editor of the monthly publication Monetary Notes and its predecessor "Intra-Committee Communications," wrote numerous articles and addresses, and maintained correspondence with a large number of like-minded economists in the United States and abroad.
The Committee issued public statements on money and banking bills being considered by Congress, on Administration policies in those fields, and on monetary programs which had inspired considerable interest in the general public. All official pronouncements of the Committee included the names of the members who endorsed it, maintaining the independence of each member by not allowing anyone to speak for another. The Committee also published pamphlets and articles written by members that discussed the current issues and basic monetary principles in a way that was useful for the general public. Beginning in 1941, the Committee published a monthly "Intra-Committee Communication," first just for members and later for a wider audience, which was renamed Monetary Notes in 1944 and published until February 1970. The publication, which was written by Walter E. Spahr, discussed monetary and fiscal matters and analyzed important trends toward or away from sound monetary policies.
One of the chief goals of the Committee was to make their publications available as widely as possible, free of charge. Publications were sent to all members of Congress, important government officials, newspapers and magazines, radio commentators, Washington correspondents, libraries, contributors to the Committee's work, members of the Committee, a mailing list open to the public, and then to wider lists of educators, leaders, and students as their funds permitted. The Committee also sent publications to several other countries. In addition to their publication efforts, the Committee influenced monetary policies through the work of individual members. Members testified before House and Senate committees and provided information and advice to Congressmen and other government officials, and would provide public support for Congressmen who were advocating unpopular policies that the Committee judged to be sound. Members also gave radio addresses and spoke before banking, business, and civic groups.
Because so many of the Committee's efforts focused on influencing legislation, it was difficult for them to determine the exact effect of their labors. While they were active, it became more difficult for bills that the Committee opposed to be passed and several were defeated. The abilities of the President to devalue the gold dollar and to issue "greenbacks" were removed, and through their publications they exposed questionable practices of the Treasury and Federal Reserve that were subsequently stopped by Congress. However, the United States never returned to the gold standard that the Committee advocated as the sound currency system.
The Committee was supported through donations from the public, typically solicited through mailings or the efforts of individual members, which funded the maintenance of the Committee's office, the publication and distribution of the Committee's literature, and the expenses of members who traveled to Washington to testify before Congress or to attend meetings held by the Executive Committee. Because of their reliance on donations, the Committee often faced financial difficulties. In order to balance the budget, members donated significant amounts of money and Walter E. Spahr frequently worked while collecting less than half of his salary. The Committee also found it difficult to obtain donations from foundations because, due to their work to influence legislation, they were sometimes perceived as a special-interest lobbying group rather than the educational organization they sought to be. This difficulty increased when the Internal Revenue Service revoked the Committee's tax-exempt status as an educational organization in 1962, ruling that because their primary focus was to influence legislation, the Committee was an "action organization" and contributions to the Committee could no longer be used as tax deductions.
The Executive Committee met for a special session on January 31, 1970 to determine the fate of the Committee following the death of Walter E. Spahr a few days earlier, since Spahr had been the driving force behind the Committee for many years. With a 6 to 2 vote, the Executive Committee resolved to liquidate the Economists' National Committee on Monetary Policy by May 31, 1970 and immediately establish a successor committee with similar aims and a comparable membership. While the dissenting two felt that maintaining the name was important for the group's image, the majority felt that the financial difficulties of the Committee were better solved with a new organization which would have a tax-exempt status and a clean slate. They formed the Committee for Monetary Research and Education, with Donald L. Kemmerer as the first president, in 1971. As of 2007, the organization was still active.
There were six presidents of the Committee:
Ray B. Westerfield (1933-1935)
Edwin W. Kemmerer (1936-1945)
Leonard P. Ayres (1946)
Benjamin M. Anderson (1947-1949)
James Washington Bell (acting President 1949-1953, President 1953-1967)
Donald L. Kemmerer (1967-1970)
- Acquisition:
This collection was donated by the Economists' National Committee on Monetary Policy and its last president, Donald L. Kemmerer, in May 1970 , with additions in July 1975 and July 1992 .
- Appraisal
Receipts, duplicate materials, and office equipment were separated from this collection. Publications were removed to be cataloged separately.
- Sponsorship:
These records were processed with the generous support of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission and the John Foster and Janet Avery Dulles Fund.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Adriane Hanson, Christopher Shannon, Debbie Blinder, Hannah Wilentz, and Melina Meneguin-Layerenza in 2006. Finding aid written by Adriane Hanson in February 2007.
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- Credit this material:
Economists' National Committee on Monetary Policy Records; Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/gh93gz51g
- Location:
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Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library65 Olden StreetPrinceton, NJ 08540, USA
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (scarcpph): Box 1-209
- Bibliography
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the organizational history: "Banking, Finance," by Scott Chase and Chapin Wright. The Washington Post. November 3, 1980. Materials from Series 1: Administrative; Economists' National Committee on Monetary Policy Records; Public Policy Papers, Special Collections, Princeton University Library. Website of the Committee for Monetary Research & Education (CMRE), http://www.cmre.org/ Accessed August 24, 2006.
- Subject Terms:
- Currency question -- United States.
Devaluation of currency.
Economics -- 20th century.
Economists -- United States.
Finance -- United States.
Gold standard -- United States.
Inflation (Finance) -- United States.
International finance.
Monetary Policy -- United States. - Genre Terms:
- Bills (legislative records)
Correspondence
Financial records.
Minutes.
Publications. - Names:
- Economists' National Committee on Monetary Policy (U.S.)
Kemmerer, Donald Lorenzo
Spahr, Walter Earl, 1891- - Places:
- United States -- Economic policy -- 20th century.