Janus: The Papers of Richard Ferdinand Kahn

King's/PP/RFK contains:
1	Published writing
2	Unpublished writing
3	King's College
4	Cambridge University, Faculty of Economics and Politics
5	National Institute of Economic and Social Research
6	Ministry of Supply
7	Board of Trade
8	Organisation for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC)
9	United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation
10	Department of Economic Affairs
11	House of Lords
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The Papers of Richard Ferdinand Kahn

Title	Unpublished writing
Reference	RFK/2
Covering Dates	1929–1989
Extent and Medium	7 boxes; paper

Further information

Further unpublished writing on economics by RFK is catalogued as part of sections 3 and 4

King's/PP/RFK/2 contains:

'The international bank'. The file contains an autograph manucript relating to the Bank for International Settlements established by the Young Committee.
34 sheets on file pin in envelope; paper.

14 Feb. 1930

'The transfer problem'. Undated autograph manuscript with typed letter signed from J. M. Keynes to RFK commenting on its argument and suggesting he send it to the 'Austrian Journal', 29 July 1931.
24 sheets in envelope; paper.

29 July 1931

Standard equilibrium theory, employment, real wages and the rate of interest. The file contains autograph manuscript and typescript drafts of part of a piece on the above subjects. The typed pages are numbered 6-14.
23 sheets in envelope; paper.

'The effect on employment of a reduction of wages in a closed system'. The file comprises an autograph manuscript and a typescript.
16 sheets in envelope; paper.

'Imperfect competition and the marginal principle'. The file contains a copy typescript annotated by RFK and one other, with a subsequent typescript incorporating these changes and then further annotated by RFK, [Dec. 1932] (these are versions of a lecture given by RFK in Chicago, Toronto and Harvard, Dec. 1932 - Feb. 1933, see RFK's letters to J. V. Robinson in 13/90/1); a folder of autograph manuscript notes and newscuttings on imperfect competition and part of an autograph letter signed from RFK [to J. V. Robinson] recounting Taussig's reasons for rejecting it for publication in 'Quarterly Journal of Economics', 3 Mar. 1933.
58 sheets in envelope; paper.

'Articles': writings on the multiplier. The file contains a table of [? projected] 'notes, articles, pamphlets and books', bibliographic references and autograph manuscript notes including several on the multiplier: 'Calculation of multiplier for recent movements'; 'RFK's calculation of gross multiplier'; 'RFK's calculation of net multiplier; 'Multiplier for US' (with a note by J. V. Robinson).
6 items in folder in envelope; paper.

1933–1934

'Economics of the short period'.
2 files in envelopes; paper.

c. 1933

'Economics of the short period'. The file contains assorted papers relating to the redrafting for publication of RFK's Fellowship Dissertation, including dissertation reports by A. C. Pigou, D. H. Robertson and J. M. Keynes, 1930, and manuscript notes by A. Kahn; 2 autograph letters signed from A. C. Pigou to RFK about publication, [1930]; interviews with businessmen, newscuttings, notes and a draft of chapter VII 'Is the business man an economic man? i) marginal principle'.
104 items in envelope; paper.

1929–1934

'Economics of the short period'. The file contains an incomplete copy typescript of RFK's Fellowship Dissertation, much cut about for use in redrafting.
1 folder; paper.

1929

'Buffer stocks'. The file contains drafts of chapters I-III and V of 'Buffer stocks' (commissioned by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation while RFK was working in Geneva), made up of autograph manuscript and copy typescript pages interleaved, the majority of the autograph manuscript pages in the hand of J. V. Robinson.
4 files in envelope; paper.

1950–1955

'Buffer stocks'. The file contains autograph manuscript and typescript drafts, some chapters headed 'for cutting up'; with a galley proof of an article on buffer stocks by B. Swerling for 'Economic Journal', December 1953, and a covering note from Roy Harrod, 29 Oct. 1953.
16 files and 12 bundles of loose items, now in 4 envelopes; paper.

c. 1953

'Buffer stocks'. The files contain typescripts comprising:- . 1. 'short version';. 2. 'long version';. 3. contents page and chapters III-VI.
2 files (1-2) and 1 bundle (3) in envelopes; paper.

'Buffer stocks reading and references'. The file contains research correspondence and notes.
1 file in envelope; paper.

1952–1957

Assorted papers relating to research on buffer stocks. The file includes United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation publications, 1950s; lecture notes by RFK, 1956; undated autograph manuscript notes by J. V. Robinson; autograph letters signed from St Clare Grondona, 1958-9; and comments by J. E. Meade on the manuscript, 26 May 1958.
30 items in folder in envelope; paper.

1953–1963

'Keynes'. The file contains a copy typescript of a talk broadcast on the BBC German Service, 24 Apr. 1956, incorporated in part in 'Lord Keynes' and 'Contemporary economic problems', 2 radio talks reprinted in 'The Listener', 3 and 10 May 1956.
5 sheets in envelope; paper.

Apr. 1956-May 1956

'Dependence of the valuation ratio on the rate of growth'. The file contains notes and correspondence concerning RFK's ideas on the 'dependence of the valuation ratio on the rate of growth', with contributions from, inter alia, J. V. Robinson, J. E. Meade, F. P. Bretherton, Ajit Singh and D. Champernowne.
1 file and 20 items in 2 envelopes; paper.

1964–1966

'The Brookings Institution study of the British economy'. The file contains an autograph manuscript and a typescript, Sept. 1968; correspondence with the Central Office of Information, Aug.-Sept. 1968; and a clipping of a related review article by Wilfred Beckerman in 'The Times', 21 Aug. 1968.
4 items in envelope; paper.

Aug. 1968-Sept. 1968

Correspondence concerning a suggested second volume of selected essays. The file contains correspondence with Cambridge University Press, John Eatwell, Don Moggridge and Wheatsheaf Books Ltd, and includes a typescript bibliography of RFK, 1931-86, prepared by C. Marcuzzo.
1 file in envelope; paper.

1971–1987

Material assembled in preparation for a second volume of selected essays. The file contains off-prints, photocopied typescripts, newscuttings, notes etc. of published and unpublished articles, speeches, and letters to the press by RFK from 1931 onwards, including: autograph manuscript notes for lectures to the Tuesday Club 'The balance of payments union: a programme for action', 28 June 1949 and Cambridge Fabian Society 'An economic policy for G[reat] B[ritain]', 26 Feb. 1950; a typescript 'Physical controls', for a second volume of New Fabian Essays, [never published], 1953; roneo typescripts 'The buffer stock under the International Tin Agreement' and 'Multilateral options for sugar', written for the United Nations, Sept. 1959; roneo typescripts 'Future of interest rates' and 'Prospects under a Labour Government', both 1964.
2 boxes; paper.

1931–1989

Assorted papers relating to 'The Sraffa system: (1) a difficulty; (2) introduction of growth'. The file includes autograph manuscript and typescript drafts of article (written in 1980), with comments by N. Kaldor; research notes; obituaries of P. Sraffa, 1983; articles on Sraffa by E. Farjoun, F. Hahn, G. Harcourt and J. V. Robinson; an off-print of P. Sraffa 'The bank crisis in Italy', in 'Economic Journal', Vol. XXXII, No. 126, June 1922.
30 items in 3 envelopes; paper.

1922–1981

'Material for ...[illegible] note by RFK for E[conomic] J[ournal] law of mar[ginal] prod[uctivity] (eg. Luigi) Jo...[illegible] Jahn on Sraffa'. The file contains undated autograph manuscript notes.
1 file in envelope; paper.

1980–1989