Overview of the William John Fellner Papers
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Overview of the William John Fellner Papers
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California
- Processed by:
- Hoover Institution Archives Staff
- Date Completed:
- 2008
- Encoded by:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by David Sun.
© 2008 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Title: William John Fellner papers
Dates: 1972-1984
Collection Number: 87005
Creator: Fellner, William John, 1905-
Collection Size:
64 manuscript boxes, 1 card file box, 2 phonotape cassettes
(26 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Correspondence, speeches and writings, conference papers, reports, studies, testimony, charts, and statistics, relating to
economic conditions and governmental economic policy in the United States, and laissez-faire economic theory, including particularly
questions of unemployment, inflation and monetary policy.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages: In
English
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to
copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives
at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see
or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible.
Publication Rights
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], William John Fellner papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1987.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Biographical Note
American economist; member, Council of Economic Advisers, 1973-1975.
Scope and Content of Collection
Correspondence, speeches and writings, conference papers, reports, studies, testimony, charts, and statistics, relating to
economic conditions and governmental economic policy in the United States, and laissez-faire economic theory, including particularly
questions of unemployment, inflation and monetary policy.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Council of Economic Advisers (U.S.)
Economics.
Employment (Economic theory)
Inflation (Finance)
Monetary policy.
Phonotapes.
Economists.
Partial Collection Contents
Cassette cabinet
Sound recordings,
1977-1982
Cassette cabinet
Sound recording of the Public Policy Forums program
27 May 1977
Access Information
Use copy reference number: 87005_a_0003733
Scope and Content Note
Dr. Henry Aaron, assistant secretary of health, education, and welfare for planning and evaluation in the Carter administration,
and Dr. Rudolph Penner, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, discuss ways to avoid bankruptcy of the Social
Security program. Aaron explains the Carter administration's solution to the problem, and then alternate solutions--increasing
payroll taxes, raising the retirement age, changing the husband/wife payment system--are proposed and debated.
Cassette cabinet
Sound recording of the Public Policy Forums program
10 December 1982
Access Information
Use copy reference number: 87005_a_0003735
Scope and Content Note
Dr. Phillip D. Cagan, Dr. William Fellner, Dr. Rudolph Penner, and Dr. Herbert Stein discuss policies for economic recovery
and growth. Regarding what should and should not be done to improve the economic situation in 1982, they consider the role
of the Federal Reserve, the importance of keeping inflation down, why proposals in Congress will not successfully deal with
unemployment, and raising taxes.
Rest of collection not yet described
