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Kenneth H. Rockey papers

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Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
MC112
Repository:
Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers
Extent:
11 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Collection Title, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Date:
1912-1959 (inclusive) and 1940-1945 (bulk)
Creator:
Rockey, Kenneth H. (Kenneth Henry), 1895-1984.
Form:
Corresponence., Memorandums., and Reports.
Abstract:
Consists of selected papers of Rockey (Princeton Class of 1916), including memoranda, correspondence, and reports from the period when he served as chairman (1942-1944) of the Navy Price Adjustment Board on the development and administration of defense contract renegotiations during World War II and post-war economic policy and planning.

Rockey, Kenneth H. (Kenneth Henry), 1895-1984.

Kenneth H. Rockey was a member of the Princeton University Class of 1916 and served as chairman (1942-1944) of the Navy Price Adjustment Board. For his service Rockey was awarded the Distinguished Civilian Service Award from Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal.

Consists of selected papers of Rockey (Princeton Class of 1916), including memoranda, correspondence, and reports from the period when he served as chairman (1942-1944) of the Navy Price Adjustment Board on the development and administration of defense contract renegotiations during World War II and post-war economic policy and planning. For this service Rockey was awarded the Distinguished Civilian Service Award from Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal. A supplementary file contains papers from his Princeton University days (1912-1916) and papers relating to his banking and business interests. A small addition to the papers includes further correspondence of the Price Adjustment Board and a photograph of Rockey.

The papers are arranged by item numbers (1-1118), followed by supplementary materials and additions.

Gift of Kenneth H. Rockey in 1960. Small additions to the collection were received in November 1985 and January 1986.

A collection-level EAD finding aid was created from the MARC record in 2007. An inventory was added to the finding aid by Lynn Durgin in January 2019.

No information about appraisal is available for this collection.

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Publisher
Public Policy Papers
Finding Aid Date
2007
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. For quotations that are fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. For those few instances beyond fair use, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold the copyright and obtaining approval from them. Researchers do not need anything further from the Mudd Library to move forward with their use.

Collection Inventory

Securities Act of 1933 as ameneded..., 1933. 1 box.
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and amendments, 1934. 1 box.
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Munitions Industry Report, 1936. 1 box.
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Munitions Industry Report on Existing Legislature, 1936. 1 box.
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Munitions Industry Supplemental Report, 1936. 1 box.
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Munitions Industry Report on Government Manufacture of Munitions, 1936. 1 box.
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Navy Department Appropriation Bill for 1941, 1941. 1 box.
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Senate Amendments; Navy Department Appropriation Bill for 1941, 1941. 1 box.
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Hearings befor the Committee on Naval Affairs United States Senate, 1940. 1 box.
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Hearings befor the Committee on Naval Affairs United States Senate, 1940. 1 box.
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Hearings befor the Committee on Naval Affairs United States Senate, 1940. 1 box.
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Bureau of Internal Revenue, McClintock Agreement, 1936-1940. 1 box.
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Fifth Report of the National Munitions Control Board, 1940. 1 box.
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Navy Department Appropriation Bill for 1942, 1942. 1 box.
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The Amortization Deduction, 1941. 1 box.
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U.S. Treasury Department, Regulations 109, Excess Profits Tax, 1940. 1 box.
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SEC General Rules and Regulations, 1934. 1 box.
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Sixth Report of the National Munitions Control Board, 1941. 1 box.
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U.S. Treasury Department, Regulations 110, Consolidaged Excess Profits Tax\u2026, 1941. 1 box.
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Annual Report of the Secretary of the Navy - Fiscal Year 1941, 1941. 1 box.
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1 box

Preliminary Report - British and Canadian Tax Systems, 1941-1942. 1 box.
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Investigations of the National Defense Program - Part 1, 1941. 1 box.
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Investigations of the National Defense Program - Part 5, 1941. 1 box.
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Investigations of the National Defense Program - Part 6, 1941. 1 box.
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Investigations of the National Defense Program - Part 7, 1941. 1 box.
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Correspondence, War Orders, Summary of Testimony, 1942. 1 box.
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Exempting Government Contractors from State and Local Taxes, Hearings, 1942. 1 box.
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Fifth Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Bill for 1942, 1942. 1 box.
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Sixth Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Bill for 1942, 1942. 1 box.
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Regulations Prescribing Method of Determining Profit, 1939. 1 box.
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Third Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Bill for 1942, 1942. 1 box.
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U.S. Treasury Department, Treasury Decisions, Regulations 103, 1941. 1 box.
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Navy Department Appropriation Bill for 1943, Hearings, 1943. 1 box.
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SEC General Rules and Regulations, 1933. 1 box.
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Investigation of the National Defense Program - Additional Repport, 1942. 1 box.
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Investigation of the National Defense Program - Preliminary Repport, 1942. 1 box.
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Fourth Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Bill for 1942, 1942. 1 box.
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S.2208 In the House of Representatives, An Act to further expedite the \u2026\u2026, 1942. 1 box.
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Committee on Naval Affairs House of Representatives Hearing, H.R. 6790, 1942. 1 box.
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1 box

War Profits, Naval Contracts, 1942. 1 box.
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Wartime Profit Limitations (clippings, Congressional Acts, Hearings, etc.), 1942. 1 box.
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Naval Affairs , Hearings - April to June, 1942. 1 box.
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Wartime Profits, 1942-1943. 1 box.
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Investigation of the National Defense Program, Interim Report, H. Res. 162, 1942. 1 box.
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Price Adjustment, Naval Affairs, 1942-1943. 1 box.
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Price Adjustment, Clippings, Correspondence, 1942. 1 box.
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Controllers Institute of America Preceedings , 11th Annual Mtg., Sept. 21-23, 1942. 1 box.
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1 box

Committee on Finance, U.S. Industry, 1942. 1 box.
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Price Adjustment - Folder 1, 1942. 1 box.
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Price Adjustment - Folder 2, 1942. 1 box.
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Price Adjustment - Folder 3, 1942. 1 box.
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Preceedings - Closed Hearings of the Subcommittee on Price Adjustment, \u2026., 1942-1943. 1 box.
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Survey - Corporate Taxpayers affected by the Renegotiation of War Contracts.., 1942. 1 box.
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Book 2, Survey - Corporates Taxpayers affected by the Renegotiation of War\u2026, 1942. 1 box.
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Price Adjustment Correspondence, Clippings, Misc., 1942-1945. 1 box.
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Price Adjustment Correspondence, 1943. 1 box.
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Investigate Progress of the War Effort, Hearings, H. of R., Vol. 2, 1943. 1 box.
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Military Establishment Appropriation Bill for 1944 - Hearings, 1944. 1 box.
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Memos, Correspondence, Misc., 1943. 1 box.
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Price Adjustment, Clippings, Correspondence, 1943. 1 box.
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Army and Navy Price Adjustment Documents, 1943. 1 box.
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Transcript of Preceedings-Joint Conference Price Adjustment Boards, 1943. 1 box.
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Law and Contemporary Problems-War Contract Renegotiation, 1943. 1 box.
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Renegotiation, Committee on Ways and Means, 1943. 1 box.
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Renegotiation of War Contracts, Committee on Ways and Means Hearing, 1943. 1 box.
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Renegotiation of War Contracts, Committee on Ways and Means, Part 3, 1943. 1 box.
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Renegotiation of War Contracts, Committee on Ways and Means, Part 5, 1943. 1 box.
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Capital Goods Industries and Contract Negotiation, 1943. 1 box.
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Navy Price Adjustment, National Defense Program, 1943. 1 box.
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Revenue Act Drafts, Congressional Hearings,Clippings, 1943-1944. 1 box.
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Congressional Hearings, Clippings, 1943-1944. 1 box.
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Senate Finace Committee, Navy, Aircraft, Clippings, 1943-1944. 1 box.
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Revenue Act of 1943, Hearings-Committee on Finance U.S. Senate, H.R. 3647, 1943. 1 box.
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Revenue Act of 1943, Committee on Finance U.S. Senate, H.R. 3647, Part 3, 1943. 1 box.
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Revenue Act of 1943, Committee on Finance U.S. Senate, H.R. 3647, Part 4, 1943. 1 box.
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Revenue Act of 1943, Committee on Finance U.S. Senate, H.R. 3647, Part 5, 1943. 1 box.
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Revenue Act of 1943, Committee on Finance U.S. Senate, H.R. 3647, Part 6, 1943. 1 box.
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Revenue Act of 1943, Committee on Finance U.S. Senate, H.R. 3647, Part 7, 1943. 1 box.
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Navy Price Adjustment and Procurement, 1943. 1 box.
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Manual for Renegotiation of Construction Contracts, Navy Department, 1943. 1 box.
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Navy Procurement Directives, 1943. 1 box.
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Problems of Contract Termination Hearings, Subcommittee on Military Affairs, 1943. 1 box.
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Authorizing Secretary of War to Use Funds for Adjustment of Contracts, 1943. 1 box.
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War Contract Termination, Taxes, Post War Planning- Accounting Problems, 1943. 1 box.
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Revenue Revision Hearings, Committee on Ways and Means, H.R., Parts 1-13, 1943. 1 box.
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War Profits, 1948-1950. 1 box.
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History of Navy Department Renegotiation, Volume I, 1934-1947. 1 box.
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History of Navy Department Renegotiation, Volume II, 1942-1947. 1 box.
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History of Navy Department Renegotiation, Volume III, 1942-1947. 1 box.
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War Contract Renegotiations, Correspondence, 1944-1947. 1 box.
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Forrestal, James V., July 29, 1947, 1947. 1 box.
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Hillenkoetter, R.H., Rear Adminiral, USN, Director of Central Intelligence, 1947. 1 box.
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Renegotiation Manuals, Joint and Army Maual, Prior to 6.30.43, Part I, 1943. 1 box.
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Renegotiation Manuals, Fiscal Years ending After 6.30.43, 1943. 1 box.
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Specail Committee Investigating The National Defense Program, 1944. 1 box.
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Navy Price Adjustment and Procurement, 1944. 1 box.
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Problems of Contract Termination, Subcommittee Military Affairs, Parts 6-16, 1944. 1 box.
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Congressional Hearings, Price Adjustment, Correspondence, I, 1944. 1 box.
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Congressional Hearings, Price Adjustment, Correspondence, II, 1944. 1 box.
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Correspondence, Clippings, 1951-1959. 1 box.
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Renegotiation Board Regulations, 1953. 1 box.
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\"The Navy and the Industrial Mobilization in WWII", by Robert H. Connery, 1951. 1 box.
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100 Billion Dollar Navy, Volumes I, II, III, IV, 1939-1942. 1 box.
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War Law Service, Government Contracts 2, 1943. 1 box.
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Federal Reserve Act, National Bank of Commerce in New York, 1917-1918. 1 box.
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World Nitrogen, by H.R. Graham, 1933. 1 box.
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Theses and Essays by Kenneth H. Rockey as an undergrad, Princeton 1912-1916, 1912-1916. 1 box.
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History of Guggenheim Brothers Nitrate Enterprise, Vol. I, 3rd Copy, 1916-1929. 1 box.
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History of Guggenheim Brothers Nitrate Enterprise, Vol. II, 3rd Copy, 1927-1931. 1 box.
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Chilean Nitrate Industry - Pamphlets, 1932-1937. 1 box.
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Twenty Years Later. The Tragedy of Nitrate - Manuscripts, 1933. 1 box.
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Photo Album - Salitre Chile, Oficinas Maria Elena Y Pedro de Valdivia, undated. 1 box.
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War Law Service , Government Contracts, 1943. 1 box.
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War Law Service, Contract Cases Federal, 1943. 1 box.
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Chilean Nitrate Industry - Production, Statistics, Prices, Sales,Shipments,etc., 1932-1933. 1 box.
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Awards and Recognitions, 1940-1986. 1 box.
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Awards, Citations, Photographs and Award Medal for Kenneth H. Rockey, 1944-1956. 1 box.
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