| Title: |
Reminiscences of Sidney Ratner
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP87-A122
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Individual Interview List Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Family; education: Townsend Harris, City College of New York, Columbia University; speechwriter for Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy, 1945-1946; Board of Economic Warfare, 1942-1943: North African economic resources project, Indian drought plan, study of Nazi Germany's economic penetration, 1944-1945; ballbearing cartel and impact on 1944 Normandy invasion, relief supply proposals for Western Europe, study of German and Japanese economic penetration; Planning Division, Office of Foreign Liquidation, 1946; Conference on methods and philosophy in the sciences; research for PATTERNS OF WAR ECONOMY: European visit, 1958, consultations with economists, Japan, 1962; American Committee to Study War Documents, 1956-1957; lecturer in Japan, 1964: thoughts on Japanese economy and culture; visit to India, 1964; lecturer, Nigeria, 1966: views of Nigerian society and politics; Vietnamese Conflict; publications, teaching methods, philosophy of history; impressions of Charles Beard, John Dewey, Louise Rosenblatt.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 320 leaves, Tape: 6 reels
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Closed until May 5, 1991. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1981 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Ratner, Sidney, 1908-
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1908
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| Speaker occupation: |
Economic historian
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| Age at speaking: |
73
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| Document date: |
1981
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| Interviewer: |
Edwin, Ed
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Economic history--20th century; Historians
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Japan--History--1945-; Nigeria--History--1960-; Ratner, Sidney, 1908-; United States--Board of Economic Warfare; United States--Economic policy--1933-1945; United States--Foreign Economic Administration; World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0017076-12519
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