Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title: | Coase, Ronald H., papers
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Notes: | The collection is open for research, with the exception of Series X, which contains financial, personnel, and student information to which access is restricted. Subseries 1 and 2 contain financial, legal, and personnel information that are restricted for 50 years from the record's date of creation. Subseries 3 contains student information and is restricted for 80 years from the record's date of creation. Ronald H. Coase (1910-2013) was an influential economist and one of the founders of the field of law and economics. He was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in 1991 in recognition of his work on transaction costs, firms, property rights, and institutional economics. Coase held positions at the London School of Economics, the University of Buffalo, and the University of Virginia before finishing his career at the University of Chicago Law School. His work covered a wide range of topics, including public utilities, the post office, broadcasting, lighthouses, and the economic development of China.
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Summary: | This collection primarily documents Coase's research, writing, and correspondence with colleagues. It includes drafts, typescripts, reprints, text of lectures, notes, reports, letters, and research files. Also included are photographs, clippings, personal ephemera, artifacts, and copies of academic journal articles. The collection ranges in date from 1805-2013, with the bulk of the material dating from 1950-2010.
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Cite as: | When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Coase, Ronald H. Papers, [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
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Cumulative Index / Finding Aids Note: | Finding aid available in the Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library, 1100 E. 57th St., Chicago, IL 60637.
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