DEVONS, Ely, 1913-1967, economist

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0097 DEVONS
Held at	: British Library of Political and Economic Science   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.lse.ac.uk/library ›
Full title	: DEVONS, Ely, 1913-1967, economist
Date(s)	: c1930-c1970
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 28 boxes
Name of creator(s)	: Devons | Ely | 1913-1967 | economist

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Ely Devons, 1913-1967, was educated at Hanley High School, Portsmouth Grammar School, and North Manchester Municipal High School. He went on to study at Manchester University, where he obtained a degree in Economics in 1934 and an MA in Economics in 1935. His career in statistics began when he was appointed economic assistant to the Joint Committee of Cotton Trades Organisations in Manchester, 1935-1939. He was subsequently a statistician for Cotton Control at the Ministry of Supply, 1939-1940, and for the Economic Section of the War Cabinet Offices, and Chief Statistician for the Central Statistics Office, 1940-1941. From 1941 to 1945 he was Chief Statistician, Director of Statistics, and Director General of Planning, Programmes and Statistics at the Ministry of Aircraft Production. After World War II, Devons returned to Manchester University, becoming Robert Ottley Reader in Applied Economics in 1945 and became Robert Ottley Professor of Applied Economics, 1948-1959. He then moved to the London School of Economics, where he held the post of Professor of Commerce, 1959-1965. He was a member of the council of the Royal Economic Society 1956-1964, and a member of the Local Government Commission 1959-1965.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

This collection consists predominantly of notes, correspondence, press cuttings and printed matter on subjects such as British industries (including aviation, tin, steel, cotton and coal), prices and wages, restrictive practices, and economic development overseas. The collection also contains some personal papers including bank books and university notebooks.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

There is no system of arrangement as this collection is unlisted.

Conditions governing access:

Closed until listed.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright is held by the family.

Finding aids:

No handlist or online catalogue available

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Allied Materials

Related material:

Manchester University: John Rylands Library, holds letters of Devons to the Manchester Guardian, 1951-1955 (Ref: Guardian archives).

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Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Output from CAIRS using template 14 and checked by hand on February 1, 2002

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Date(s) of descriptions:
1 Feb 2002; revised 1 Mar 2002