BEVERIDGE, William Henry, 1879-1963, 1st Baron Beveridge of Tuggal, economist: Price history papers

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0097 BEVERIDGE PRICE HISTORY
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	: BEVERIDGE, William Henry, 1879-1963, 1st Baron Beveridge of Tuggal, economist: Price history papers
Date(s)	: [1923-1963]
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: Approximately 325 boxes
Name of creator(s)	: Beveridge | William Henry | 1879-1963 | 1st Baron Beveridge of Tuggal | economist

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

The price and wages material was collected by Beveridge and his research assistants for a proposed four volume history which was never completed. The first volume was printed in 1939, following which work was halted by World War Two. A grant from the Nuffield Foundation in 1954 allowed research work to resume, though nothing was published, perhaps due to Beveridge's death in 1963. For a biography, see the Beveridge personal papers (Ref: Beveridge).

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers relating to prices and wages in England from 1100-1900 collated by William Henry Beveridge and his research assistants (notably Miss M E Rayner and Dr Hubert Hall) between [1923] and [1963], comprising raw and tabulated price data and reports and notes on the source material, as well as drafts and manuscripts of Prices and wages in England from the twelfth to the nineteenth century (Longmans, Green and Co, London, 1939).

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

The material retains the order imposed upon it by Beveridge and his assistants, and is divided into geographic areas for which price material was generated.

Conditions governing access:

Open

Conditions governing reproduction:

Apply to Archivist for copyright details. Most documents can be photocopied.

Finding aids:

Temporary handlist and on-line catalogue available.

Archival Information

Archival history:

The bulk of the collection was transferred from the Institute of Historical Research in 1963 and 1968. Further material was given by Beveridge in 1962 and his heirs in 1964.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Allied Materials

Related material:

The BLPES holds the personal papers of Beveridge (Ref: Beveridge), which contain material relating to his published works.

For details of material in other institutions relating to Beveridge, see the Beveridge personal papers.

National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record

Publication note:

Prices and wages in England from the twelfth to the nineteenth century (Longmans, Green and Co, London, 1939).

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.

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:
Oct 2000