Stanley Lebergott papers

Collection

Identifier: 1000-200

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Stanley Lebergott papers consists of research Lebergott used both for his own writing as well as his classwork. Also included are numerous publications, binders of statstics corresspondence, and drafts of his work.

Dates

Creation: dates unknown

Creator

Lebergott, Stanley (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

University records - Copyright held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the creator - In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted

Some material is in public domain - No Copyright - United States

Biographical / Historical

Stanley Lebergott was a American economist and Professor or Economics at Wesleyan. He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Michigan. In 1940 he joined the Bureau of Labor Statistics and joined the faculty at Wesleyan in 1962. During his time as a professor he wrote a book entitled "Manpower in Economic Growth" which was released in 1964 and another work, "Wealth and Want" in 1975. In 1993 his last book "Pursuing Happiness: American Consumers in the Twentieth Century" was published. He retired from teaching in 1995 and passed away in 2009 at his home in Middletown.