Graduate Institute of Economics and Government Records

Collection

Identifier: WUA-01-wua00021

Staff Only

The collection includes special reports, budgets, and publications. It also includes correspondence relating to the founding of the institute, its objectives, the relationship of the institute with Washington University, and dissolution of the institute's ties with Washington University. The bulk of correspondences are between Robert S. Brookings and the Washington University administration, including Chancellors Fredric Hall and Herbert Hadley; Assistant to the Chancellor George Throop; Treasurer Ludwig Kotany, Assistant Treasurers Frances Clesse and Elizabeth Wilson; University faculty members Walton Hamilton and Isaac Lippincott, and Advisory Board member Harold Moulton. The material is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Dates

Creation: 1923-1925

Creator

Graduate Institute of Economics and Government (Saint Louis, Mo.) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Access to this collection requires permission from the Chancellor’s Office. For details, contact the University Archivist at (314) 935-9730.

Conditions Governing Use

Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies. Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University. If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)

Extent

1.00 linear feet

Additional Description

Biographical or Historical Information

The Graduate School of Economics and Government was a three year program to teach various aspects of public service, beginning in September 1923, under the auspices of Washington University. Students studied their first year in St. Louis, and then spent two years in Washington D.C. living in a building known as the Residence Foundation. In 1924, the program was separated from the University, over concern that the University’s charter did not cover programs operating out of state. Taking on a new name, the Robert Brookings School of Economics and Government, the program continued as a separate organization. In 1927 it was consolidated by Robert Brookings with the Institute of Government Research and the Institute of Economics to form The Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C. (See also: Candace O’Connor. Beginning A Great Work: Washington University in St. Louis, 1853-2003., 138-139.)

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