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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Jenks, Leland Hamilton (1892)
- Title:
- Leland H. Jenks Papers
- Repository:
- Public Policy Papers
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/m900nt427
- Dates:
- 1923-1935
- Size:
- 1 box
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1
- Language:
- English Spanish; Castilian
Abstract
Leland H. Jenks (1892-1976) was a professor of economics and sociology at Wellesley College, and also taught economic history at Columbia University. Jenks's papers document his research on the Cuban sugar industry and include his notes from interviews and a trip to Cuba, statistics, articles, and reports.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
The Leland H. Jenks Papers document his research on the Cuban sugar industry, as well as his broader research into the economic and financial affairs of the country and its relationship with the United States. A portion of the research was used for his book Our Cuban Colony: A Study in Sugar, published in 1928 as part of a series on American imperialism. The papers include Jenks's notes from interviews and materials he collected regarding the Cuban sugar industry.
Jenks's notes include interviews with bankers, businessmen, administrators and laborers at sugar production facilities, government officials, and professors in the United States and in Cuba. The notes from 1925 to 1926 focus on banking and finance in Cuba, especially with regards to the Banco Nacional, and also include discussions of financial relations and trade with the United States, and the Cuban sugar industry. The notes from a 1934 trip to Cuba focus on the sugar industry and include subjects such as worker conditions, the sugar production process, the success and failure of businesses, sugar taxes and quotas, and American businessmen in Cuba. The notes also include his observations from traveling around the country and visiting sugar mills and other production facilities.
The remainder of the collection is composed of materials Jenks collected about the Cuban sugar industry. The papers include statistics, articles, and reports produced by government agencies, sugar associations, and scholars. The majority of the papers provide statistics on the cost of sugar production, sugar output, and the types of sugar production, with an emphasis on the Colono System. The materials also include forms and contracts produced by sugar companies, articles analyzing problems of the sugar industry, notices of laws, and statements by the United States Tariff Commission on cost and investment data regarding sugar.
- Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by document type or subject.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Jenks
Leland H. Jenks (1892-1976) was a professor of economics and sociology at Wellesley College, and also taught economic history at Columbia University. He earned his B.A. at Ottawa (Kansas) University, his M.A. at the University of Kansas, and his Ph.D. at Columbia University. He served in the Navy during World War I. Jenks married Elizabeth Plank and they had two children, a son Edwin and a daughter Margaret E. (Worthman). While at Wellesley College, Jenks also served as chairman of the Department of Sociology. He was the author of The Migration of British Capital to 1875 (1927) and Our Cuban Colony: A Study in Sugar (1928). He retired from Wellesley College in 1957, after which time he taught economic history at Columbia University for several years. Jenks died in February of 1976.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
The collection was transferred from Firestone Library to the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library in 2006 .
- Custodial History
These papers were originally donated to the University of California, San Diego, as part of a larger collection. The papers were accepted by Princeton University's bibliographer for Latin America, Portugal, and Spain in 1992 and placed in the Manuscripts Division of the Department of Rare Books & Special Collections at the Firestone Library.
- Appraisal
No materials were separated from this collection during processing in 2007.
- Sponsorship:
These papers 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 in 2007. Finding aid was written by Adriane Hanson in March 2007. A collection-level description and folder-level inventory were created at this time.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Leland H. Jenks Papers; Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/m900nt427
- Location:
-
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library65 Olden StreetPrinceton, NJ 08540, USA
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1
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- Bibliography
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical note: "Prof. Leland H. Jenks, 83, Wellesley Economist, Dies." The New York Times, February 27, 1976. "Wellesley Turns to Latin America." The New York Times, October 4, 1941.
- Subject Terms:
- Economics. -- 20th century
Economists -- United States.
Sugar trade -- Cuba.
Sugar trade -- Employees. - Genre Terms:
- Interviews.
Reports. - Names:
- Jenks, Leland Hamilton (1892)
- Places:
- Cuba -- Economic conditions.
