Personal Papers of Richard S. Howey
Overview
Howey taught economics at the University of Kansas from 1929-1973. This collection contains family history, correspondence, lecture notes, and manuscripts. The collection also includes index card notes and bibliographic information regarding the Howey collection of economic literature, which Howey helped establish at the Kenneth Spencer Research Library.
Dates
- Creation: 1929 - 1973
Creator
- Howey, Richard S., 1902-1993 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Richard S. Howey
Howey received his B.S. from Harvard University in 1926, his A.M. from Southern California University in 1929, and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1955. He joined the faculty of the University of Kansas in 1929, reaching full Professor status in 1941 and retiring in 1973. The R.S. Howey award was established in his honor at his retirement and honors outstanding performance on doctoral qualifying exams for students in KU's Economics Department. Richard Howey died in 1993.
Extent
11 Linear Feet (8 boxes + 13 card boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
PP 267
Subject
- Howey, Richard S., 1902-1993 (Person)
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Richard S. Howey Collection
- Subtitle
- Personal Papers of Richard S. Howey
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by ad, 2005. Finding aid encoded by ad, 2005. Finding aid revised by skt, 2010; mwh, 2020.
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/2320819128
- Preferred citation
-
Richard S. Howey Collection, University Archives, PP 267, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository