History

Narratives   Individuals  

Several narratives have been compiled that record portions of the Department's history. The first is by Frank de Vyver (1979); the second is by Joseph J. Spengler (1982); and the third was recently prepared by William Yohe.

 

Several individuals have been particularly important to the Department's development and programming. Four of these are noted below; other names will follow.

 

  
Photographs   Collections  

- Faculty of the Department, September 1948

- The Martin Bronfenbrenner Memorial Lecture

 

Duke University's Economists' Papers Project is the depository of the professional papers of many leading economists, world-wide. Presently the Project contains the papers of 30 economists, including Duke's Martin Bronfenbrenner, H. Gregg Lewis, Earl J. Hamilton and Joseph J. Spengler.


  
    The Duke University Archives also holds collections of papers and university records of some of our former faculty members, as well as Department records. Additional historical information about the Department and individual members is available in the records of administrative offices and of other departments.