Economics

Oliver Cromwell Cox Papers

srafferty — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 13:41:07 -0500

Oliver Cromwell Cox was born on August 25, 1901 in Trinidad but came to America for his education. He obtained a degree in law from Northwestern University in 1928, but after losing the full use of his legs due to Polio, Cox continued his education rather than returning to Trinidad. In 1932 he obtained a masters from the University of Chicago in Economics, completing his thesis on workingmen's compensation. Trying to better understand the influences affecting economics, Cox returned to the University of Chicago, this time to graduate with a Ph.D. in Sociology. During his career as a Professor, Cox worked at Wiley College, Tuskegee Institute, Lincoln University, and Wayne State University. Cox passed away in 1974.

This collection contains Oliver Cromwell Cox's manuscript of Capitalism As a System or, as titled on the first page, The Capitalist System Its Structure and Functions.

Peter Eckstein Papers

drice — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 17:35:27 -0400

Peter Eckstein has been involved with labor unions in the state of Michigan since the 1960s. Eckstein served as the research director for Michigan UAW-CAP; executive director of the Governor’s Commission on Jobs and Economic Development, where he drafted several important pieces of worker’s compensation legislation; and finally as research director of the Michigan AFL-CIO. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Economics and earned his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard. Mr. Eckstein also taught economics at several universities and worked on the political campaigns of Carl Levin, Jennifer Granholm and Howard Wolpe. Eckstein retired in 1999 but is still active in various political causes in
Michigan.

The material in this collection documents Eckstein’s time serving on different government committees, such as those relating to unemployment and worker’s compensation legislation. There is also some material related to his time working for UAW-CAP and on local, state, and national elections. Some of the folder headings were created by Eckstein and contain abbreviations such as WC for worker’s compensation, UC for unemployment commission or VC for venture capital. These abbreviations have been spelled out in full in the finding aid.

[Podcast] The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America

teller — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:31:22 -0500

John Fabian Witt recounts how in the 1920s and 1930s Charles Garland donated his million-dollar inheritance to the American Fund for Public Service, or Garland Fund, to support progressive causes and organizations he believed could challenge inequality and reshape capitalism and democracy in America. read more »

African American Labor Leaders' Economic Summit, Reports

kchinery — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 11:35:40 -0500

Processed

Dollars & Sense

kchinery — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:42:55 -0400

Processed. Somerville, Massachusetts. Published by the Economic Affairs Bureau.

Industrial Relations, A Journal of Economy & Society

kchinery — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 15:11:41 -0400

Processed. Vols. 2-39. Some issues missing.