Pierre F. Goodrich papers, 1950-1977

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Summary

Creators:
Goodrich, Pierre F. (Pierre Frist), 1894-1973
Abstract:
Correspondence, agenda, conference materials, memoranda, speeches, printed matter, and photographs related to activities of the Mont Pelerin Society, the nature of liberty, and laissez-faire economic theory.
Extent:
2 manuscript boxes (0.8 Linear Feet)
Language:
The collection is in English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Pierre F. Goodrich papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The Pierre Goodrich papers consist of Goodrich's files on the Mont Pelerin Society, an international group concerned with the nature of liberty and laissez-faire economic theory. Materials include correspondence, conference materials, agenda, memoranda, speeches, printed matter, and photographs.

Pierre Goodrich attended his first meeting of the Mont Pelerin Society in 1951 in Beauvallon, France. His files document his activities in the society through meeting materials and correspondence with members, including Mont Pelerin Society founders Friedrich A. von Hayek and Ludwig von Mises. The Hayek correspondence includes a discussion of The Constitution of Liberty, with Goodrich's comments on the work.

The collection also includes correspondence related to disagreements within the society, now known as the Hunold Affair, and photographs of Mont Pelerin Society members.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1894
Born, Winchester, Indiana
1916
A.B., Wabash College
1917-1918
Second lieutenant, United States Army
1920
LL.B., Harvard Law School
1920-1973
Practiced law
1935-1973
President and director, Indiana Telephone Corporation
1950s
Established the Winchester Foundation and Thirty Five Twenty
1960-1973
Founder and chairman, Liberty Fund
1973
Died
1951
Became a member of the Mont Pelerin Society
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1988.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Pierre F. Goodrich papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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