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Collection Overview

Creator:
Rockey, Kenneth H. (Kenneth Henry), 1895-1984.
Title:
Kenneth H. Rockey papers
Repository:
Public Policy Papers
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/5999n341t
Dates:
1912-1959 (mostly 1940-1945)
Size:
11 boxes
Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1-11
Language:
English

Abstract

Consists of selected papers of Rockey (Princeton Class of 1916), including memoranda, correspondence, and reports from the period when he served as chairman (1942-1944) of the Navy Price Adjustment Board on the development and administration of defense contract renegotiations during World War II and post-war economic policy and planning.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Consists of selected papers of Rockey (Princeton Class of 1916), including memoranda, correspondence, and reports from the period when he served as chairman (1942-1944) of the Navy Price Adjustment Board on the development and administration of defense contract renegotiations during World War II and post-war economic policy and planning. For this service Rockey was awarded the Distinguished Civilian Service Award from Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal. A supplementary file contains papers from his Princeton University days (1912-1916) and papers relating to his banking and business interests. A small addition to the papers includes further correspondence of the Price Adjustment Board and a photograph of Rockey.

Arrangement

The papers are arranged by item numbers (1-1118), followed by supplementary materials and additions.

Collection Creator Biography:

Rockey, Kenneth H. (Kenneth Henry), 1895-1984.

Kenneth H. Rockey was a member of the Princeton University Class of 1916 and served as chairman (1942-1944) of the Navy Price Adjustment Board. For his service Rockey was awarded the Distinguished Civilian Service Award from Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal.

Collection History

Acquisition:

Gift of Kenneth H. Rockey in 1960 . Small additions to the collection were received in November 1985 and January 1986.

Appraisal

No information about appraisal is available for this collection.

Processing Information

A collection-level EAD finding aid was created from the MARC record in 2007. An inventory was added to the finding aid by Lynn Durgin in January 2019.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

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Credit this material:

Kenneth H. Rockey papers; Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/5999n341t
Location:
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
65 Olden Street
Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
(609) 258-6345
Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1-11