Correspondence between John Maynard Keynes and RFK, 1928 - 1948
Scope and Contents
The correspondence includes the following enclosures:-
- 1 typed letter signed from Geoffrey Crowther to RFK, 25 Mar. 1938 and 1 copy typed letter signed from RFK to Crowther, 24 Mar. 1938;
- 1 autograph letter signed from W. A. Cudd to J. M. Keynes, 27 Sept. 1938;
- 2 autograph letters signed, 1 typed letter signed and 1 autograph postcard signed from G. Haberler to RFK and 4 copy typed letters from RFK to Haberler, 1934;
- 2 typed letters signed from N. F. Hall to RFK and 1 copy typed letter from RFK to Hall, 1937;
- 5 autograph letters signed and 1 autograph postcard signed from R. F. Harrod to RFK and 3 copy typed letters from RFK to Harrod, 1934;
- 1 typed letter signed from John Jewkes to RFK and 1 copy typed letter signed from RFK to Jewkes, 1938;
- 1 autograph letter signed from A. Kahn to RFK, 22 Aug. 1938;
- 3 autograph letters signed from M. Kalecki to RFK, 1938 and 1 copy typed letter signed from RFK to Kalecki, 1937;
- 1 typed letter signed from M. Kalecki to J. M. Keynes and 1 copy typed letter signed from Keynes to Kalecki, 1938;
- 2 autograph letters signed from M. Kalecki to Piero Sraffa, 1938;
- autograph manuscript note on M. Kalecki by J. V. Robinson as part of a testimonial for him written by RFK, [1938];
- 1 copy typed letter signed from J. M. Keynes to Piero Sraffa, 22 Aug. 1937;
- 1 copy typed letter from J. M. Keynes to F. C. Scott, 4 Sept. 1937;
- 10 autograph letters signed and 6 autograph postcards signed from Lydia Lopokova Keynes to RFK, 1934 and 1937-8;
- 2 typed letters signed from T. B. Kittredge to RFK and 1 copy typed letter from RFK to Kittredge, 1937;
- 1 typed letter signed from Walter Layton to J. M. Keynes and 1 copy typed letter signed from Keynes to Layton, 1938;
- 2 autograph letters signed and 1 typed letter signed from J. Marschak to RFK and 1 copy typed letter signed from RFK to Marschak, 1938;
- 1 autograph letter signed and 1 typed letter signed from James Meade to RFK and 2 copy typed letters from RFK to Meade, 1937-8;
- 1 autograph letter signed from Bertil Ohlin to RFK and 1 copy typed letter from RFK to Ohlin, 1937;
- autograph manuscript note from D. H. Robertson on RFK's typescript 'The elasticity of substitution and the relative share of a factor', [c.1933], and an autograph manuscript memorandum by Robertson, 29 Nov. 1941;
- 2 autograph manuscript notes from Piero Sraffa, Oct. 1937;
- 1 typed letter signed from Hans Staehle to RFK and 1 copy typed letter signed from RFK to Staehle, 1937 and 1938;
- correspondence between RFK and the 'Financial Times' over a promised article by RFK for Nihon Keizai Shimbun, 1955-6 ['Full employment and British economic policy', published 1956], together with District Bank Review issue for December 1951 including RFK's article 'The balance of payments and the Sterling area'.
Dates
- Creation: 1928 - 1948
Creator
- Sraffa, Piero, 1898 - 1983 (economist) (Person)
- Keynes, John Maynard, 1883 - 1946 (Baron Keynes, economist) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The majority of the Kahn papers are readily available to scholars in the Archive Centre. Record consultation is by appointment. However, restrictions on access apply to some records, in view of the sensitivity of their contents. Some personal letters are restricted while the author is still living and may be read only with the author's written permission. Some material is reserved. In the College's opinion the contents of these files might be considered confidential or offensive by living people other than the author. There is no access to these files for the time being. Records with restricted access are noted throughout the catalogue.
Extent
1 envelope(s) (c. 240 items in envelope) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The majority of these letters were formerly catalogued as part of the Keynes Papers.
Originator(s)
Keynes, John Maynard
Finding aid date
1999-07-24 14:02:25+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Archive Centre, King's College, Cambridge Repository
Archivist
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