Henry D. (Henry Dudley) Lytton papers, 1938-1988

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Lytton, Henry D. (Henry Dudley), 1909-
Abstract:
Reports and other writings, correspondence, memoranda, statistics, and printed matter, relating to economic aspects of geopolitics, especially during World War II and the Korean War; the efficacy of bombing policy during World War II; measurement of productivity in both industry and the public sector; Peruvian industrial productivity; demand for nickel in the United States; and development of Lebanese exports.
Extent:
5 manuscript boxes (2.0 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Henry D. (Henry Dudley) Lytton papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1909, Nov. 10
Born, Chicago, Illinois
1936-1938
Assistant to the President, International Statistics Bureau
1938-1939
Director, Research and Statistics, General Tung Oil Corporation
1939-1941
Assistant Editor, Ogden Publishing Company
1941-1942
Assistant Industrial Economist, Textiles and Fibers, War Production Board
1942
Commodity Specialist, Board of Economic Warfare
1942-1945
Intelligence Specialist, U.S. Army Air Forces
1945-
Economic and Management Consultant
1950-1951
Industrial Economist, New York Quartermaster Procurement Agency
1951-1953
Industrial Specialist, Office of Defense Mobilization
1954
Research Assistant, Hoover Commission
1954
Executive Director, Benefits Field Supervision, Veterans Administration
1964-1965
Industrial Productivity Measurement Consultant, U.S. Aid Mission to Peru
1968
Consultant, Manufacturing Division, U.N. Conference on Trade and Development, Lebanon
1971
Visiting Lecturer, Advanced World Training Center, International Labour Office, Turin, Italy
Acquisition information:
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1986.
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], Henry D. (Henry Dudley) Lytton 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