GB 0097 JACOBSSON - JACOBSSON, Per, 1894-1963, Chairman IMF

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GB 0097 JACOBSSON

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JACOBSSON, Per, 1894-1963, Chairman IMF

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  • 1911-1962 (Creation)

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28 volumes

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Jacobsson, Per, 1894-1963, Swedish Chairman of the IMF

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Per Jacobsson, 1894-1963, was born in Tanum, Sweden, and educated at the High School, Vaesteraas and Upsala University. He left to take up a lectureship in Economics at the High School of Forestry in Stockholm, 1918-1920. He left teaching to become a member of the Economic and Financial Section of the Secretariat of the League of Nations in 1920, a post that he held until 1928. He subsequently became Secretary-General to the Economic Defence Council in Stockholm, 1929-1930. He entered banking in 1931 and was Economic Advisor and Head of the Economic Department of the Bank of International Settlements in Basle, 1931-1956. In 1956 he left the bank to take up his most prestigious appointment, that of Chairman of the Executive Board and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, a post that he held until 1963.

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GB 0097 JACOBSSON 1911-1962 Collection (fonds) 28 volumes Jacobsson, Per, 1894-1963, Swedish Chairman of the IMF
Per Jacobsson, 1894-1963, was born in Tanum, Sweden, and educated at the High School, Vaesteraas and Upsala University. He left to take up a lectureship in Economics at the High School of Forestry in Stockholm, 1918-1920. He left teaching to become a member of the Economic and Financial Section of the Secretariat of the League of Nations in 1920, a post that he held until 1928. He subsequently became Secretary-General to the Economic Defence Council in Stockholm, 1929-1930. He entered banking in 1931 and was Economic Advisor and Head of the Economic Department of the Bank of International Settlements in Basle, 1931-1956. In 1956 he left the bank to take up his most prestigious appointment, that of Chairman of the Executive Board and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, a post that he held until 1963.

Photocopies of the diaries of Per Jacobsson, 1911-1962.

Arranged chronologically in 28 volumes:

  1. Diaries 1 - 9, 1911-1925.
  2. Diaries 10 - 16, 1924-1932.
  3. Diaries 19 - 30 and 32, 1933-1940.
  4. Diaries 33 - 36, 1941-1943.
  5. Diaries 39 - 51, 1942-1945.
  6. Diaries 52 - 57, 1945.
  7. Diaries 58 - 64, 1946-1947.
  8. Diaries 65 - 73, 1947-1948.
  9. Diaries 74 - 80, 1948-1950.
  10. Diaries 81 - 86, 1950-1951.
  11. Diaries 87 - 92, 1952.
  12. Diaries 92 - 99, 1953.
  13. Diaries 100 - 103, 1954.
  14. Diaries 104 - 107, 1955.
  15. Diaries 108 - 114, 1956-1957.
  16. Diaries 115 - 127, 1957.
  17. Diaries 128 - 129, 1958.
  18. Diaries 131 - 135, 1958.
  19. Diaries 136 - 139, 1958.
  20. Diaries 140 - 143, 1959.
  21. Diaries 144 - 150, 1959.
  22. Diaries 151 - 154, 1959.
  23. Diaries 155 - 158, 1960.
  24. Diaries 159 - 164, 1960.
  25. Diaries 165 - 170, 1960.
  26. Diaries 171 - 175, 1961.
  27. Diaries 176 - 181, 1961.
  28. Diaries 182 - 200, 1962.

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The originals are held by the Bank of International Settlements in Basle.

Output from CAIRS using template 14 and checked by hand on March 27, 2002 27 Mar 2002 Banking Bank of International Settlements , Basle Economic Defence Council Economics Finance International Monetary Fund Jacobsson , Per , 1894-1963 , Swedish Chairman of the IMF League of Nations Occupations

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Photocopies of the diaries of Per Jacobsson, 1911-1962.

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Arranged chronologically in 28 volumes:

  1. Diaries 1 - 9, 1911-1925.
  2. Diaries 10 - 16, 1924-1932.
  3. Diaries 19 - 30 and 32, 1933-1940.
  4. Diaries 33 - 36, 1941-1943.
  5. Diaries 39 - 51, 1942-1945.
  6. Diaries 52 - 57, 1945.
  7. Diaries 58 - 64, 1946-1947.
  8. Diaries 65 - 73, 1947-1948.
  9. Diaries 74 - 80, 1948-1950.
  10. Diaries 81 - 86, 1950-1951.
  11. Diaries 87 - 92, 1952.
  12. Diaries 92 - 99, 1953.
  13. Diaries 100 - 103, 1954.
  14. Diaries 104 - 107, 1955.
  15. Diaries 108 - 114, 1956-1957.
  16. Diaries 115 - 127, 1957.
  17. Diaries 128 - 129, 1958.
  18. Diaries 131 - 135, 1958.
  19. Diaries 136 - 139, 1958.
  20. Diaries 140 - 143, 1959.
  21. Diaries 144 - 150, 1959.
  22. Diaries 151 - 154, 1959.
  23. Diaries 155 - 158, 1960.
  24. Diaries 159 - 164, 1960.
  25. Diaries 165 - 170, 1960.
  26. Diaries 171 - 175, 1961.
  27. Diaries 176 - 181, 1961.
  28. Diaries 182 - 200, 1962.

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COPYRIGHT IS HELD BY THE FAMILY

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  • Latin

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The originals are held by the Bank of International Settlements in Basle.

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