Erwin Graue Papers, 1929-1992

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Erwin Graue
Title
Erwin Graue Papers
Dates
1929-1992 (inclusive)
Quantity
5.5 cubic feet
Collection Number
MG 404 (collection)
Summary
Correspondence, photographs, and professional materials of a University of Idaho economics professor.
Repository
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Born in Germany in 1895, Erwin Graue attended high school in Bremerhaven, Germany and emigrated to the United States in 1918. After finishing his bachelor's degree in economics from Cornell University in 1923, he accepted a position as an industrial statistician in New York City, where he worked until 1925. While working in New York, he continued his studies at the New School of Social Research while collaborating with economists at the University of Chicago. Graue returned to Cornell to complete his doctorate in economics in 1928, and then began work as an assistant professor of economics in the School of Business at the University of Idaho. He married Mount Holyoke graduate Sarah Louise Baker in 1929.

Dr. Graue spent a year lecturing in economics at the University of Ankara, Turkey, as a Fulbright Fellow in 1951. From 1954 to 1965, he directed the Public Utilities Executives' Course, conducted each summer at the University of Idaho. During his 37-year career at the University of Idaho, Graue received teaching honors and wrote numerous articles in several scholarly journals. Many of his students went on to hold top positions in businesses and corporations in Idaho and elsewhere. Graue specialized in economic statistics, business, and agricultural economics.

Upon his retirement from the University of Idaho in 1965, Graue accepted a teaching position in Gonzaga University's economics department, where he taught until 1986. At both the University of Idaho and Gonzaga University, Graue earned a reputation as an outstanding teacher and faculty member. He continued to correspond with former students long after they left his classroom. Graue's letters to his students serving in the armed forces during World War II offered them cheer and news of the University of Idaho, to which they eagerly responded. Erwin Graue died on April 21, 1994, at the age of ninety-nine.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The papers of Erwin Graue span the years 1929 to 1992, with the bulk of the material covering the years 1941 to 1945. Included in the collection are Graue's correspondence with students and colleagues, photographs, professional materials (lecture notes, articles on economics, newspaper clippings), and awards and honors. Graue's correspondence includes letters from University of Idaho graduate A.D. Davis, owner of Winn-Dixie Inc., a grocery store chain; correspondence from the U.S. Senator from Idaho Henry C. Dworshak; and other entrepreneurs and politicians.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Erwin Graue's general correspondence was in no particular order when received. Letters and their envelopes were sorted by date and put in folders arranged chronologically. Graue's professional materials were in labeled folders; these were discarded and replaced with acid-free folders. Original folder headings were generally retained, with additional description added for clarification. Several books, reprints, and journals were sent to serials. This reduced the records by six linear feet.

Acquisition Information

The Records of Erwin Graue were donated to the University of Idaho by James W. Graue in March 1995.

Three letters donated by Jean Cummings Rudolph of Moscow, Idaho, in July 2013. She was a member of the University of Idaho Class of 1942 (Degree: Bachelor of Science in Business) and faculty in Office Administration from 1969 to 1974.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. Correspondence, 1929-1992Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/1
Correspondence
32 items
undated
1/2
Correspondence
7 items
1929-1930
1/3
Correspondence
18 items
1931-1932
1/4
Correspondence
24 items
1933-1935
1/5
Correspondence
16 items
1936-1937
1/6
Correspondence
14 items
1938-1939
1/7
Correspondence
16 items
1940-1941
1/8
Correspondence
9 items
January - June 1942
1/9
Correspondence
21 items
August - December 1942
1/10
Correspondence
7 items
January - February 1943
1/11
Correspondence
15 items
March - April 1943
1/12
Correspondence
23 items
May - June 1943
2/13
Correspondence
26 items
July - August 1943
2/14
Correspondence
18 items
September - October 1943
2/15
Correspondence
13 items
November 1943
2/16
Correspondence
17 items
December 1 - December 15, 1943
2/17
Correspondence
15 items
December 16 - December 31, 1943
2/18
Correspondence
20 items
January - February 1944
2/19
Correspondence
19 items
March - April 8, 1944
2/20
Correspondence
19 items
April 12 - May 1944
2/21
Correspondence
14 items
June - July 1944
2/22
Correspondence
18 items
August - September 1944
2/23
Correspondence
17 items
October - November 6, 1944
3/24
Correspondence
18 items
November 8 - December 7, 1944
3/25
Correspondence
21 items
December 12 - December 31, 1944
3/26
Correspondence
17 items
January - February 1945
3/27
Correspondence
15 items
March 1945
3/28
Correspondence
10 items
April 1945
3/29
Correspondence
16 items
May 1945
3/30
Correspondence
16 items
June - July 1945
4/31
Correspondence
15 items
August - September 9, 1945
4/32
Correspondence
14 items
September 13 - October 1945
4/33
Correspondence
19 items
November - December 1945
4/34
Correspondence
21 items
1946
4/35
Correspondence
14 items
January - June 1947
4/36
Correspondence
8 items
July - December 1947
5/37
Correspondence
15 items
1948-1949
5/38
Correspondence
6 items
1950
5/39
Correspondence
14 items
1951 - October 1952
5/40
Correspondence
13 items
November 1952 - September 1954
5/41
Correspondence
9 items
December 1954 - August 1955
5/42
Correspondence
11 items
September 1955 - July 1957
5/43
Correspondence
5 items
August 1957 - December 1957
5/44
Correspondence
15 items
January 1958 - 1959
5/45
Correspondence
9 items
1960 - April 1961
5/46
Correspondence
9 items
June - July 1961
6/47
Correspondence
7 items
October 1961 - February 1962
6/48
Correspondence
13 items
April 1962 - April 1963
6/49
Correspondence
12 items
May 1963 - August 1964
6/50
Correspondence
8 items
October - December 1964
6/51
Correspondence
16 items
January - April 1965
6/52
Correspondence
20 items
May 1965
6/53
Correspondence
25 items
June 1 - June 22, 1965
6/54
Correspondence
27 items
June 23 - June 30, 1965
7/55
Correspondence
32 items
July - August 1965
7/56
Correspondence
21 items
September - December 1965
7/57
Correspondence
14 items
1966
7/58
Correspondence
17 items
1969
7/59
Correspondence
15 items
January 1970 - February 1972
7/60
Correspondence
26 items
March 1972 - November 1974
7/61
Correspondence
49 items
February 1975 - April 1977
8/62
Correspondence
37 items
May 1977 - July 1978
8/63
Correspondence
19 items
August 1978 - September 1981
8/64
Correspondence
14 items
October 1981 - December 1983
8/65
Correspondence
21 items
April 1984 - December 1992
8/66.1
Photographs
34 items
undated; 1937-1965
8/66.2
Letters from Mr. Erwin Graue to Jean Cummings Rudolph
3 items
1945, 1949, 1966

Series II. Professional Materials, 1929-1985Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
9/67
Awards and Honors
5 items
1935-1965
9/68
Biographies
33 items
undated; 1929-1950
9/69
Capitalism and Banking
11 items
undated; 1930-1966
9/70
Corporate and Individual Investment
6 items
1957-1963
9/71
Davis Brothers Correspondence
14 items
1936-1964
9/72
Economic Forecasting
24 items
undated; 1929-1964
9/73
Economic Histories
32 items
undated; 1929-1938
9/74
Economic Recovery and Keynes
21 items
1952-1966
9/75
Education
18 items
undated; 1929-1941
9/76
Foreign Relations
30 items
undated; 1945-1948
9/77
Gold and Silver
21 items
undated; 1932-1964
9/78
Graue Chair in Economics at Gonzaga University
25 items
undated; 1976-1977
9/79
Graue Chair in Economics at Gonzaga University
18 items
1978-1981
10/80
Graue Curriculum Vitae and Publications
20 items
1929-1955
10/81
Guaranty Trust Company
2 items
1954-1959
10/82
Humor
47 items
1929-1946
10/83
International Monetary Policies
21 items
1945-1951
10/84
Land Economics
48 items
1924-1944
10/85
Lectures
6 items
undated
10/86
Letters of Recommendation
8 items
1985
10/87
Literature
21 items
undated; 1924-1932
10/88
Philosophy
43 items
undated; 1929-1946
10/89
Photographs and postcards
30 items
undated; 1947-1980
10/90
Poetry clippings
25 items
1929-1932
10/91
Public Utilities Executives' Course
2 items
undated
10/92
Published Articles
6 items
1929-1966
10/93
Published Articles on Economics
198 items
1930-1965
10/94
Quotations
32 items
1933-1959
10/95
Retirement
5 items
1965-1977
10/96
Senator Dworshak Correspondence
37 items
1945-1957
10/97
Speech Transcripts and Materials
44 items
undated; 1936-1966
10/98
University Awards
2 items
1961-1965
10/99
University Award, and slide rule
2 items
1977

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Economists -- Idaho -- Moscow -- Records and correspondence
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American

Corporate Names

  • University of Idaho -- Faculty -- Records and correspondence

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Graue, Erwin--Archives.