Ralph Flanders Correspondence, 1937-1946

File — Box: 43, Folder: 12-13

Identifier: III

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Correspondence with Flanders, president of Jones and Lamson Machine Company in Vermont. Flanders began his correspondence with Eccles and Elliott Thurston in July 1937 when he submitted portions of the manuscript, Towards Full Employment, to the Federal Reserve Board for criticism. He served as chairman of the research committee of the Committee for Economic Development, and in 1944 was appointed president of the Boston Federal Reserve Bank. In 1946, he won his election bid for the U.S. Senate from Vermont as a Republican. Flanders and Eccles' economic views were fairly compatible, and because of his interests and acquaintances, Flanders did much proselytizing for Federal Reserve positions.

Dates

1937-1946

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection materials are in English.

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