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Erwin Graue Papers, 1929-1992
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Erwin Graue
- Title
- Erwin Graue Papers
- Dates
- 1929-1992 (inclusive)19291992
- 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.
Finding aid prepared by Erika Kuhlman
July 2001
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