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Orlando F. Weber Collection, 1791-1903
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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]
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Orlando F. Weber (was head of the Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation from 1920 until his retirement in 1935. He gathered his library as a basis for his studies of managerial methods, and as part of a research program which aimed to present the complexities of economic theory in simple terms to the average citizen.
The collection consists of letters, with typed transcripts, of 19th-century economists, philosophers, and others, including Mathew Carey, Henry C. Carey, Edward Everett, John Stuart Mill, T. A. Robinson, and Isaiah Thomas, as well as deeds and invoices of Mathew Carey, which were collected by Weber, a prominent industrialist with an interest in the history of corporate practices and economics.
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Folder inventory added by Allyse Terrell '2014 in 2012.
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- Commerce -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
- Economic history -- 1750-1918
- Economists -- England -- 19th century
- Economists -- United States -- 19th century
- Tariff -- United States -- 19th century
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- Manuscripts Division
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The collection is open for research.
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Collection Inventory
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A.L.S. Letter regarding South Carolina, nullification, adverse feeling of the people to the South, and pecuniary sacrifices.
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Letters and documents with reference to business dealings of Isaac Lea with Miss Maria Carey in connection with her property.
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Covers sale of books to John Alburtus and note concerning Rev. Weems
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A.L.S. Letter regarding certain expenses and the bankruptcy of Richard Riston.
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A.L.S. Letter regarding payment of note.
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A.L.S. Letter regarding opinion of Mr. Ritchie, Editor, and freedom of press
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A.L.S. regarding the exchange of books
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A.L.S. Forwarding two notes and stock
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A.L.S. Letter expressing displeasure at delay in publication of Eustace's Tour
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A.L.S. Letter regarding Mr. Triplet, most recent publication, Mr. Strickland's reports and the State of Industry in general.
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A.L.S. Letter regarding "Cursory Views", John Heath, tariff and R.B. Taylor
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A.L.S. Letter regarding the mertis of the comparative talents and his desire to encourage the glove trade
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A.L.S. Letter regarding his grievence against the Manufacturing Party
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A.L.S. Letter expressig his approbation of Niles' address and of the immense body of materials collected by Niles
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A.L.S. Letter requesting pages for the Journal of the House of Representatives
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A.L.S. Letter expressing his displeasure at the delay in publishing the reports
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Letters from Cincinnati to his sisters and brother in Bath, Maine
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