GB 0097 DEVONS - DEVONS, Ely, 1913-1967, economist

28 boxes

GB 0097 DEVONS c1930-c1970 Collection (fonds) 28 boxes Devons , Ely , 1913-1967 , economist
Ely Devons, 1913-1967, was educated at Hanley High School, Portsmouth Grammar School, and North Manchester Municipal High School. He went on to study at Manchester University, where he obtained a degree in Economics in 1934 and an MA in Economics in 1935. His career in statistics began when he was appointed economic assistant to the Joint Committee of Cotton Trades Organisations in Manchester, 1935-1939. He was subsequently a statistician for Cotton Control at the Ministry of Supply, 1939-1940, and for the Economic Section of the War Cabinet Offices, and Chief Statistician for the Central Statistics Office, 1940-1941. From 1941 to 1945 he was Chief Statistician, Director of Statistics, and Director General of Planning, Programmes and Statistics at the Ministry of Aircraft Production. After World War II, Devons returned to Manchester University, becoming Robert Ottley Reader in Applied Economics in 1945 and became Robert Ottley Professor of Applied Economics, 1948-1959. He then moved to the London School of Economics, where he held the post of Professor of Commerce, 1959-1965. He was a member of the council of the Royal Economic Society 1956-1964, and a member of the Local Government Commission 1959-1965.

This collection consists predominantly of notes, correspondence, press cuttings and printed matter on subjects such as British industries (including aviation, tin, steel, cotton and coal), prices and wages, restrictive practices, and economic development overseas. The collection also contains some personal papers including bank books and university notebooks.

There is no system of arrangement as this collection is unlisted.

Closed until listed.

Copyright is held by the family.
English

No handlist or online catalogue available

Manchester University: John Rylands Library, holds letters of Devons to the Manchester Guardian, 1951-1955 (Ref: Guardian archives).

Output from CAIRS using template 14 and checked by hand on February 1, 2002 1 Feb 2002; revised 1 Mar 2002 Aerospace industry Agricultural products Central Statistics Office Chemical elements Coal Cotton Devons , Ely , 1913-1967 , economist Economic and social development Economic policy Economics Educational levels Fuels Government Higher education Industry Iron Joint Committee of Cotton Trades Organisations LSE , London School of Economics and Political Science x London School of Economics and Political Science Manufacturing industry Metals Ministry of Aircraft Production Ministry of Supply Personnel management Plant products Price policy Prices Statistics Steel Tin Trade Trade policy University of Manchester x Manchester University Wages Inorganic chemicals Chemicals Organization and administration Health services administration Public administration

This collection consists predominantly of notes, correspondence, press cuttings and printed matter on subjects such as British industries (including aviation, tin, steel, cotton and coal), prices and wages, restrictive practices, and economic development overseas. The collection also contains some personal papers including bank books and university notebooks.

There is no system of arrangement as this collection is unlisted.

Closed until listed.

Copyright is held by the family.

• English

• Latin

English

No handlist or online catalogue available

Manchester University: John Rylands Library, holds letters of Devons to the Manchester Guardian, 1951-1955 (Ref: Guardian archives).

• English