Subseries B. Department of Commerce, 1960-1966
Scope and Contents
Brimmer served as a member of the US Department of Commerce from 1963 to 1966, while he was on leave from the Wharton School. He focused his efforts on reversing the country’s balance of payments deficit, the method used to monitor all international monetary transactions during a specific period. He also served as part of a federal delegation sent to the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles after rioting took place there in 1965. This subseries contains research into the balance of payments reversal and material Brimmer collected while part of the Watts delegation. Also included in this subseries is research focused on African-American’s in the United States economy. Materials in this subseries include correspondence, economic data collected, scholarly papers and articles used for research.
Dates
- Creation: 1960-1966
Conditions Governing Access
This subseries contains audiovisual content that has been digitized. All content is available to stream.
Extent
275 linear feet (528 boxes)27.2 Gigabytes (91 digitized audio files, 2 digitized video files, and 2,401 digital files from 2 hard drives, 21 floppy disks, and 5 optical discs)
Physical Location
ARCFA
Creator
- From the Collection: Brimmer, Andrew F. (Andrew Felton) (1926 September 13-2012 October 7) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
Baker Library Special Collections and Archives holds unique resources that focus on the evolution of business and industry, as well as the records of the Harvard Business School, documenting the institution's development over the last century. These rich and varied collections support research in a diverse range of fields such as business, economic, social and cultural history as well as the history of science and technology.
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