Gerhard Colm papers, 1935-1968 (bulk 1940-1968).
- 9,100 items. 26 containers. 10.4 linear feet.
- Arranged in 3 series. Series 1: General Correspondence, 1939-1968; Series 2: Speeches and Writings, 1939-1968; and Series 3: Subject File, 1935-1966.
Open to research.
Correspondence, articles, congressional testimony, reports, lectures, speeches, conference papers, book reviews, notes, course outlines, bibliographies, background material, newspaper clippings, and other papers documenting Colm's career as an economic policy advisor and professor of economics at the New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y., and George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Includes material on economic theory; participation in various task forces, conferences, and symposia; appearances before the House Ways and Means Committee, Joint Economic Committee, and Senate Committee on Finance, and other congressional and governmental committees; and Colm's contribution to the German currency reform program following World War II.
Economist. Immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1933; naturalized as a U.S. citizen, 1939.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms002003
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George Washington University--Faculty. New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y. : 1919-1997)--Faculty. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance.
Economics. Economics--Study and teaching--New York (State)--New York. Economics--Study and teaching--Washington (D.C.) Money--Germany.
Germany--Economic policy--1945-1990. United States--Economic policy.