Shoemaker (James H.) papers, 1924-1983

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Summary

Title:
James Harold Shoemaker papers
Dates:
1924-1983
Creators:
Shoemaker, James Harold, 1897-1983
Abstract:
Speeches and writings, correspondence, orders, manuals, printed matter, and photographs, relating to economic warfare during World War II, the bombing of Japan, American military government in Japan and Korea, and the economy of Hawaii.
Extent:
14 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder, 1 envelope (6.9 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], James Harold Shoemaker papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1897 September 10
Born, Dubuque, Iowa
1918
B.A., State College, Iowa
1920-1923
Faculty member, Nagasaki College, Japan
1924
M.A., University of Iowa, Iowa
1924-1928
Instructor, Department of Economics, Brown University, Rhode Island
1928-1931
Faculty member, Harvard University, Massachusetts
1931-1945
Professor of Economics, Brown University
1933, 1935
Research Analyst, Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor (summer months)
1939
Author, Labor in the Territory of Hawaii, 1939
1939, 1947, 1949
Director of Economic Survey of Hawaii, Bureau of Labor Statistics, sponsored by the United States Congress
1940-1943
Consultant, Office of Export Control, United States Government
1941-1942
Deputy Director, Far Eastern Division, United States Government
1942-1943
Director, Enemy Potential Division, Office of Economic Warfare, United States Government
1942-1945
Lieutenant Colonel, War Department, Military Government Division, United States Government
1945-1946
Colonel, United States Strategic Bombing Survey, Japan
1946
Dean, Business School, University of Hawaii
1946
Major General (assimilated rank), United States Navy mission in Japan
1946-1947
Chairman, National Economic Board, United States Military Government in South Korea
1946-1949
Chairman, Economic Department, University of Hawaii
1947
Author, The Economy of Hawaii in 1947
1948-1949
Director, Program Coordinator Division, National Security Resources Board, Executive Office of the President of the United States
1949-1968
Vice President and Director of Business Research, Bank of Hawaii
1950-1953
Consultant, National Security Resources Board (summer months)
1954?
Member, United States Civil Service Commission
1958, 1965
Member, Reserve Bank of New Zealand Mission
1958-1960, 1963-1965
President, Pacific and Asian Affairs Council
1958-1970
Trustee, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Hawaii
1959
Member, Trade missions to Peru and Equador, Trade Development Bureau, United States Department of Commerce
1960
Honorary LL.D degree, University of Hawaii
1960-1965
President, University of Hawaii Foundation
1966
Member, Trade missions to Guyana, Surinam and Netherlands Antilles, Trade Development Bureau, United States Department of Commerce
1966-1967
Director, surveys for airlines serving Hawaii
1967, 1970
Consultant and Coordinator for Rehabilitation, Government of Alaska
1968-1969
Vice President, University of Alaska
1970-1971
Consultant on economy of Alaska, Government of Alaska
1971
Author, Growth Potential of the Interiors of Alaska
1983 June 14
Died, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1984.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Aparna Mukherjee
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-05-03 09:39:04.304699

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], James Harold Shoemaker 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
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