McCulloch, John Ramsay: letters, [c1820-1864] and 18 Dec 1840
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0096 AL472 |
Held at | : Senate House Library, University of London Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.senatehouselibrary.ac.uk/our-collections › |
Full title | : McCulloch, John Ramsay: letters, [c1820-1864] and 18 Dec 1840 |
Date(s) | : [1820-1864] |
Level of description | : fonds |
Extent | : 2 items (4 leaves) |
Name of creator(s) | : McCulloch | John Ramsay | 1789-1864 | Scots statistician and economist |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
John Ramsay McCulloch was born Whithorn, Wigtownshire, in 1789. He was a prolific Scottish journalist, and one of the most ardent expositors of the Classical Ricardian School of Economics. He was economics editor for the Whiggish Edinburgh Review, and used this platform to popularize Classical theories and promote the repeal of the Corn Laws. McCulloch was also the editor of the 1828 edition of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations and the 1846 edition of David Ricardo's Works, and composed some of the earliest accounts of the history of economic thought. His main work was Principles (1825), perhaps the first successful 'serious' textbook in economics. McCulloch served as a professor in political economy at University College London from 1828 to 1832. In the later part of his life, he became the Comptroller of HM Stationery Office. He died in 1864.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
(1) Letter from John Ramsay McCulloch to William Rathbone, Hope Street, [Liverpool], [c1820-1864]. Asking permission to bring a Mr Henderson to Rathbone's house (dated 'Tuesday'). (2) Letter from John Ramsay McCulloch of the Stationery Office, [London] to William Watson, 18 Dec 1840. Concerning 'Mrs Couney's memorial'. Both items are autograph, with signatures.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
See hard copy catalogue.
Conditions governing access:
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Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
Finding aids:
Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.
Archival Information
Archival history:
See archivist
Immediate source of acquisition:
Purchased from John Drury, 11 East Stockwell Street, Colchester, Essex, 1972.
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Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Compiled by Anya Turner.
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
July 2008
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