Philip Taft offprint collection
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Not requestable
Scope and Content of the Collection
The collection of Philip Taft, 1946-1976 contains articles by Taft consisting of offprints of book reviews and articles published in scholarly journals, essay collections and encyclopedias. Subjects covered include the national organization of unions, union affairs, labor relations, contemporary problems in labor and the work of Selig Perlman.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1940-1976
Creator
- Taft, Philip, 1902-1976 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research use.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Georgia State University is the owner of the physical collection and makes reproductions available for research, subject to the copyright law of the United States and item condition. Georgia State University may or may not own the rights to materials in the collection. It is the researcher's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and obtain permission from the copyright holder before publication, reproduction, or display of the materials beyond what is reasonable under copyright law. Researchers may quote selections from the collection under the fair use provision of copyright law.
Biography of Philip Taft
Philip Taft (1902-1976) was a prominent American labor historian and economist. He received his A.B. from the University of Wisconsin in 1932, and under the direction of Selig Perlman, he completed the requirements for the Ph.D. in Economics at the same institution in 1935. Taft served as a research associate at Wisconsin from 1935-1936 and as an associate economist on the Social Security board from 1936-1937. From 1937 through 1968, he held a teaching position in the department of Economics at Brown University and for a time served as departmental chairman, In 1968, he became Emeritus Professor of Economics at Brown.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (in 7 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract:
The Philip Taft offprint collection, 1946-1976, consists of offprints of book reviews and articles including subjects on the national organization of unions, union affairs, labor relations, contemporary problems in labor and the work of Selig Perlman.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in alphabetically.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Mrs. Philip Taft, January 10, 1977.
Processing Information
Processed by Paul A. Cimbala, 1977. This collection guide was created from a legacy finding aid. The inventory's contents and storage locations of separated materials (if applicable) were not verified at that time.
Subject
- Perlman, Selig, 1888-1959 (Person)
- Brown University. Department of Economics (Organization)
- Title
- Philip Taft:
- Subtitle
- A Guide to His Offprint Collection at Georgia State University Library
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Georgia State University Library
- Date
- 1977
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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