| King's/PP/JMK contains: |
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| MC |
Committee on Finance and Industry (Macmillan Committee) 1930-1 |
| EA |
Economic Advisory Council 1930-9 |
| LB |
Royal Commission on Lotteries and Betting 1932 |
| P |
'Essays in persuasion' (1931) |
| B |
'Essays in biography' (1933) |
| GTE |
'General theory of employment, interest and money' (1936) |
| W |
War 1939-46 |
| HP |
'How to pay for the war' (1940) |
| RV |
Russian visit |
| AV |
American visits |
| SS |
Special subjects |
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The Papers of John Maynard Keynes
| Title |
'General theory of employment, interest and money' (1936) |
| Reference |
JMK/GTE |
| Covering Dates |
1931–1947 |
| Extent and Medium |
3 boxes; paper |
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| Content and context |
This series consists of documents generated during the production of 'General theory of employment, interest and money' by J.M. Keynes, including preparatory notes, correspondence, drafts, proofs and reviews. |
| King's/PP/JMK/GTE contains: |
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Discursive correspondence with colleagues and others before publication. This file covers debates with R.B. Bryce, A. Cairncross, R.F. Harrod, R.G. Hawtrey, R.F. Kahn, D.H. Robertson, E.A.G. and J. Robinson and G. Shove. Creator: Various. 84 items in envelope; paper. |
1931-Feb. 1936 |
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Discursive correspondence with colleagues and others after publication. Creator: Various. 185 items in 4 envelopes; paper. |
Mar. 1936–1939 |
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Correspondence concerning domestic and foreign editions, with related papers. This file comprises correspondence and related papers concerning British publication and foreign editions and translations (American, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Spanish, Swedish). It also includes a list of persons receiving complimentary copies, February 1936, and a preface in English to the editions in French, February 1939, German, September 1936 and Japanese (being a reworking of the German preface), December 1936. Creator: Various. 123 items in envelope; paper. |
1935–1947 |
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Letters to Largentaye. Letters, mostly from JMK to publisher Jean Largantaye about printing a French edition of the General Theory. The file comprises:. -18 TLS and 1 ALS from JMK to Largantaye, 1938-43 and 1954 with 7 envelopes . -1 TLS from A. Robinson to Largantaye, 1955. -TS copy of a letter from JMK to Friedrich August von Hayek, 1944 about Hayek's latest book. -copy TS in English of the preface to such an edition, 1939. Creator: de Largentaye, Jean. 1 file; paper. |
7 Feb 1938–13 Jul 1955 |
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Research notes and related material. This file includes notes by R.F. Kahn and P. Sraffa on the marginal productivity of capital, undated; a typescript note on economic orthodoxy, undated and statistical tables of investment in certain UK industries, 1870-1914. Creator: Kahn, R.F.; Sraffa, P. 24 items in envelope; paper. |
1931–1935 |
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Sketches, outlines and drafts. This file comprises autograph manuscript and typescript sketches of ideas, successive tables of contents and drafts of chapters, published after much discussion and rewriting as 'General Theory...' (1936). J.M. Keynes appears to have lectured from some pieces within the file. 59 items in envelope; paper. |
1932–1936 |
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Galleys of first, second and third proofs. c 250 sheets in 3 envelopes; paper. |
Oct. 1934-May 1935 |
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Materials following from the work. Autograph manuscript table of contents for a projected work 'Footnotes to the General Theory', [August x September 1936] and autograph manuscript lecture notes, 'Ex post and ex ante [theory of the rate of interest, 1937]'. 2 items in envelope; paper. |
1936–1937 |
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Press cuttings and review articles. 46 items in envelope; paper. |
1936–1944 |
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