GB 0097 ROBBINS - ROBBINS, Lionel Charles, 1898-1984, Baron Robbins of Clare Market, Professor, economist

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Papers relating to the Committee of Economics were given by Robbins [in 1950]. The later accession was given in 1998.
GB 0097 ROBBINS 1930-1937, 1968-1970 Collection (fonds) 3 boxes Robbins , Lionel Charles , 1898-1984 , Baron Robbins of Clare Market , Professor , economist
Born 1898; educated Southall County School, University College London and the London School of Economics and Political Science; served World War One, 1916-1919, in the Royal Field Artillery; Lecturer, New College Oxford University, 1924; Lecturer, LSE, 1925-1927; Fellow and Lecturer, New College, Oxford University, 1927-1929; Professor of Economics, LSE, 1929-1961; Director, Economic Section, Offices of the War Cabinet, 1941-1945; President, Royal Economic Society, 1954-1955; Trustee, National Gallery, 1952-1974, and Tate Gallery, 1953-1967; Director, Royal Opera House, 1955-1981; Chairman, Financial Times, 1961-1970; Chairman, Committee on Higher Education (Robbins Committee), 1961-1964; President, British Academy, 1962-1967; Member, Court of Governors, LSE, 1968-1974; First Chancellor of Stirling University, 1968-1978; died 1984. Publications: Liberty and equality (1977); Political economy past and present (1976); Against inflation (1979); Higher education revisited (1980); (ed) Studies in Economics and Commerce (London, 1933-1948); Aspects of post-war economy (Institute of economic Affairs, London, 1974); Autobiography of an economist (Macmillan, London, 1971); The balance of payments (Athlone Press, London, 1951); Bentham in the twentieth century (Athlone Press, London, 1965); Economic aspects of federation (Macmillan, London, 1941); The economic basis of class conflict (Macmillan, London, 1939); The economic causes of war (Jonathan Cape, London, 1939); Economic planning and international order (Macmillan, London, 1937); The economic problem in peace and war (Macmillan, London, 1947); The economist in the twentieth century (Macmillan, London, 1954); An essay on the nature and significance of economic science (Macmillan, London, 1932); The evolution of modern economic theory (Macmillan, London, 1970); The Great Depression (Macmillan, London, 1934); The international monetary problem (Oxford University Press, London, 1973); Money, trade and international relations (Macmillan, London, 1971); Politics and economics (Macmillan, London, 1963); Robert Torrens and the evolution of classical economics (Macmillan, London, 1958); The theory of economic policy in English classical political economy (Macmillan, London, 1952); The university in the modern world, and other papers on education (Macmillan, London, 1966); Wages (Jarrolds, London, 1926).

Papers relating to the Committee of Economics were given by Robbins [in 1950]. The later accession was given in 1998.

Papers of Lionel Charles Robbins, Baron Robbins of Clare Market, 1930-1937 and 1968-1970, comprising material concerning his membership of the Committee of Economics (a sub-group of the Economic Advisory Committee), 1930-1937, including minutes and agenda, correspondence with John Maynard Keynes and Hubert Douglas Henderson, and duplicated papers and reports by Keynes, Arthur Cecil Pigou and Henderson; papers relating to the LSE 'Troubles', 1968-1970, including copies of documents released in connection with student disturbances and notes of the proceedings of the LSE Appeals Committee.

Expected.

Arranged as outlined in the Scope and Content.

The papers relating to student unrest are closed.

Apply to Archivist for copyright details. Some documents may be photocopied.
English

There is a temporary handlist and on-line catalogue for the Committee of Economists papers.

The British Library of Political and Economic Science also holds material relating to Robbins in the papers of Edwin Cannan (Ref: Cannan), Evan Frank Mottram Durbin (Ref: Durbin), the Fabian Society (Ref: Fabian Society), Alfred George Gardiner (Ref: Gardiner), Alistair Hetherington (Ref: Hetherington), Imre Lakatos (Ref: Lakatos), the LSE (Ref: London School of Economics and Political Science Archives), James Edward Meade (Ref: Meade), John Primatt Redcliffe Redcliffe-Maud (Ref: Redcliffe-Maud), the Royal Economic Society (Ref: RES), Lady Juliet Evangeline Rhys-Williams (Ref: Rhys-Williams J), and Richard Morris Titmuss (Ref: Titmuss). A collection of Robbins' lectures on the history of economic thought is in Coll Misc 0863.

Sources: Who's Who 1897-1996 (A & C Black, 1996); British Library On-Line Public Access Catalogue 97; Historical Manuscripts Commission National Register of Archives. Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Apr 2001 Economic Advisory Committee , Committee of Economists Educational sciences Educational sociology Henderson , Sir , Hubert Douglas , 1890-1952 , Knight , economist Keynes , John Maynard , 1883-1946 , 1st Baron Keynes of Tilton , economist x Keynes of Tilton , 1st Baron LSE , London School of Economics and Political Science x London School of Economics and Political Science Pigou , Arthur Cecil , 1877-1959 , Professor , economist Robbins , Lionel Charles , 1898-1984 , Baron Robbins of Clare Market , Professor , economist x Robbins of Clare Market , Baron Student sociology Student unrest

Papers of Lionel Charles Robbins, Baron Robbins of Clare Market, 1930-1937 and 1968-1970, comprising material concerning his membership of the Committee of Economics (a sub-group of the Economic Advisory Committee), 1930-1937, including minutes and agenda, correspondence with John Maynard Keynes and Hubert Douglas Henderson, and duplicated papers and reports by Keynes, Arthur Cecil Pigou and Henderson; papers relating to the LSE 'Troubles', 1968-1970, including copies of documents released in connection with student disturbances and notes of the proceedings of the LSE Appeals Committee.

Expected.

Arranged as outlined in the Scope and Content.

The papers relating to student unrest are closed.

Apply to Archivist for copyright details. Some documents may be photocopied.

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English

The British Library of Political and Economic Science also holds material relating to Robbins in the papers of Edwin Cannan (Ref: Cannan), Evan Frank Mottram Durbin (Ref: Durbin), the Fabian Society (Ref: Fabian Society), Alfred George Gardiner (Ref: Gardiner), Alistair Hetherington (Ref: Hetherington), Imre Lakatos (Ref: Lakatos), the LSE (Ref: London School of Economics and Political Science Archives), James Edward Meade (Ref: Meade), John Primatt Redcliffe Redcliffe-Maud (Ref: Redcliffe-Maud), the Royal Economic Society (Ref: RES), Lady Juliet Evangeline Rhys-Williams (Ref: Rhys-Williams J), and Richard Morris Titmuss (Ref: Titmuss). A collection of Robbins' lectures on the history of economic thought is in Coll Misc 0863.

There is a temporary handlist and on-line catalogue for the Committee of Economists papers.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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