Scope and Contents
The papers consist of correspondence, subject files, and material which document Tjalling Koopmans's professional career as an economist, author, and educator. The papers include files relating to his research, professional affiliations, and writings.
Dates
- 1954-1984
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by Tjalling Charles Koopmans has been transferred to Yale University. These materials may be used for non-commercial purposes without seeking permission from Yale University as the copyright holder. For other uses of these materials, please contact beinecke.library@yale.edu.
Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Tjalling C. Koopmans, 1986, and the Cowles Foundation, 1988 and 1991.
Arrangement
Arranged in two series: I. Correspondence II. Research Files.
Extent
13.25 Linear Feet (32 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The papers consist of correspondence, subject files, and material which document Tjalling Koopmans's professional career as an economist, author, and educator. The papers include files relating to his research, professional affiliations, and writings.
Biographical / Historical
Tjalling Charles Koopmans was born in Holland on August 28, 1910. He graduated from the University of Utrecht (M.A., 1933) and the University of Leiden (Ph.D., 1936), and was director of research for the Cowles Commission (1948-1954). At Yale University, Koopmans served as professor of economics (1955-1985), director of the Cowles Foundation (1961-1967), and Alfred Cowles Professor of Economics (1967-1985). He received the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1975. Koopmans died in 1985.
- Title
- Guide to the Tjalling Charles Koopmans papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Staff of Manuscripts and Archives
- Date
- August 1986
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Location
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