Special Collections Research Center
Robert H. Tucker Papers
Tucker, Robert H.
Mss. 68 T795
/repositories/2/resources/1451
5.00 Linear Feet
1923-1957
200.00 (138 folders)
English
General
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Biographical Information:
Robert H. Tucker was a member of the class of 1893 at the College of William and Mary. He was professor of economics and business administration from 1919-1946 and dean of Washington and Lee University. Tucker served as chairman of the Virginia Commission on County Government, 1930-1932; member of Virginia Commission on Sate and Local Government, 1922-1924; chairman of the Industrial Commission of Virginia, 1918-1919; and economic consultant to the Virginia Department of Highways, 1953-1957. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .
Acquisition Information:
Gift
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Manuscripts and Rare Books Librarian, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Preferred Citation:
Robert H. Tucker Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Scope and Contents
Papers; 1923-1957; of Robert H. Tucker, professor of economics at Washington and Lee University, who served on Virginia Commission on County Government and the Virginia Commission on State and Local Government. Includes articles, speeches, lectures, reports and other writings concerning Virginia state and local government, tax reform, education, highways, economics, and Washington and Lee University. Most of the material is undated.
Correspondence
Financial records
Reports
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Technical reports
Virginia--History--20th century
Virginia--Politics and Government
Taxation--Virginia--History
Virginia. Commission on County Government
Virginia. Commission on State and Local Government
Washington and Lee University--History
Series 1: Biographical Material and Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/585875Biographical material regarding Robert H. Tucker, including a list of his publicationsid153259/repositories/2/archival_objects/137744undated11Correspondence of Robert H. Tucker relating to his Articlesid153260/repositories/2/archival_objects/1377451928-192912Scope and Contents5 items
Series 2: Writings, Speeches, Reports and Lectures/repositories/2/archival_objects/585876Writings, Speeches, Reports, Lectures regarding Taxationid153262/repositories/2/archival_objects/137746Scope and ContentsFolders 3 to 19
Report of the Committee of Taxation and Governmentid153264/repositories/2/archival_objects/137756undated13Reconstruction of Virginia's Tax Systemid153265/repositories/2/archival_objects/137757undated14Scope and ContentsOutline
"Tax Reform in Virginia"id153267/repositories/2/archival_objects/137758undated15Scope and ContentsSpeech and Article
"The Struggle for Tax Reform in Virginia,"id153268/repositories/2/archival_objects/137759undated16Scope and ContentsSpeech to the Fortnightly Club
"Reconstruction of Virginia's tax system,"id153270/repositories/2/archival_objects/137760undated17Scope and ContentsOutline and report
"Equalizing the tax burden,"id153272/repositories/2/archival_objects/137761March 3, 192418"The Adequacy of Virginia's Revenue System,"id153273/repositories/2/archival_objects/137762undated19"Segregation of the subjects of Taxation,"id153275/repositories/2/archival_objects/137763undated110"Some Aspects of Intergovernmental Tax Exemption,"id153277/repositories/2/archival_objects/137764November 3, 1939111Scope and ContentsPresidential Address to Southern Economic Association
"Taxation as a Factor in History,"id153278/repositories/2/archival_objects/137765undated112"Relative State Tax Burdens,"id153279/repositories/2/archival_objects/137766undated113"The Excess Income Tax as a Source of Federal Revenue,"id153280/repositories/2/archival_objects/137767undated114"The War Income Tax as a Source of Federal Revenue,"id153281/repositories/2/archival_objects/137768undated115"Why Not Broaden the Base of the Excess Profits Tax?"id153283/repositories/2/archival_objects/137769May 15, 1942116Scope and ContentsLetter to the New York Times
"Byrnes on Tax Relief,"id153284/repositories/2/archival_objects/137770undated117"Postwar Federal Taxes,"id153285/repositories/2/archival_objects/137771undated118Virginia income tax material-chartsid153286/repositories/2/archival_objects/137772undated119Writings, Speeches, Reports, Lectures regarding Industrialism and Laborid153288/repositories/2/archival_objects/137747Scope and ContentsFolders 20-31
"Social Aspects of Workmen's Compensation Laws,"id153289/repositories/2/archival_objects/137773April 1923220Scope and ContentsReprinted from the South Atlantic Quarterly, Vol. XXII, No. 2
"The Industrial Development of Virginia,"id153291/repositories/2/archival_objects/1377741929?221"Workmen's Compensation in Virginia,"id153292/repositories/2/archival_objects/137775undated222"Social Aspects of Workmen's Compensation Laws,"id153293/repositories/2/archival_objects/137776undated223"The Advantages of Workmen's Compensation to the Employer'id153294/repositories/2/archival_objects/137777undated224"Personal and Psychological Factors in Industrial Accidents,"id153296/repositories/2/archival_objects/137778undated225"Must Work Stoppages in Basic Industries Continue?"id153297/repositories/2/archival_objects/137779undated226"National Labor Policy,"id153298/repositories/2/archival_objects/137780undated227Scope and ContentsSpeech
"National Labor Policy, Background and Problems,"id153300/repositories/2/archival_objects/137781undated228Copy of the Panel Report of the National War Labor Boardid153302/repositories/2/archival_objects/137782undated229Scope and ContentsReport on the matter of West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company & International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 464
Subject Material: "Relation of Industry to Community Needs," by Charles Calrowid153304/repositories/2/archival_objects/137783undated230Scope and ContentsSubject material
Subject Material: "The Employee Manager; a New Factor in the Industrial Relationship; Employment Management Section; Federal Board for Vocational Education,"id153305/repositories/2/archival_objects/137784undated231Scope and ContentsBy Edward D. Jones
Writings, Speeches, Reports, Lectures regarding Economicsid153308/repositories/2/archival_objects/137748Scope and ContentsFolders 32-54
"Stabilizing the Dollar,"id153309/repositories/2/archival_objects/137785January 6, 1928332Scope and ContentsSpeech at the Fortnightly Club
"Our Unstable Standard of Value,"id153310/repositories/2/archival_objects/1377861928333Scope and ContentsSpeech at the Fortnightly Club
"Next Step in Public Utility Regulation: The Public Utility Act of 1935,"id153311/repositories/2/archival_objects/137787November 5-6, 1937334Scope and ContentsPaper read at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Economic Association
Review of "The Taxation of Small Incomes- Social, Revenue, and Administrative Aspects," by Paul Strayerid153313/repositories/2/archival_objects/1377881939335Scope and ContentsReview by Robert H. Tucker
"Some Aspects of Intergovernmental Tax Exemption,"id153317/repositories/2/archival_objects/137789November 3, 1939336Scope and ContentsPresidential Address to the Southern Economic Association
"Financing the Second World War,"id153318/repositories/2/archival_objects/137790July 21, 1942337"Some Problems of War Finance,"id153319/repositories/2/archival_objects/137791January 1942338Scope and ContentsSpeech to the Fortnightly Club
"Some Economic Problems of the War,"id153321/repositories/2/archival_objects/137792October 1944339Scope and ContentsAddress to the Virginia Society of the Cincinatti
"America's Productive Power,"id153322/repositories/2/archival_objects/137793undated340"The Costs of War,"id153323/repositories/2/archival_objects/137794undated341"Muzzle Mr. Morgenthau,"id153324/repositories/2/archival_objects/137795undated342"Committee for Economic Development and Bretton Woods," "Bretton Woods Issues," and "Sidelights on Bretton Woods,"id153325/repositories/2/archival_objects/137796undated343"Shall We come to This?"id153326/repositories/2/archival_objects/137797undated344Scope and ContentsOn price controls
"Another Entering Wedge,"id153327/repositories/2/archival_objects/137798undated345Scope and ContentsOn the pension system
"Price Control on Inflation,"id153329/repositories/2/archival_objects/137799undated346"Amended Price Control Act," "The Revised Price Control Act," "Support the Price Control Act,"id153331/repositories/2/archival_objects/137800undated347"Sketch of a Legal Theory of Value,"id153332/repositories/2/archival_objects/137801undated348"The Budget System and Popular Control,"id153333/repositories/2/archival_objects/137802undated349"The Express Monopoly: Some Causes and Remedies,"id153334/repositories/2/archival_objects/137803undated350"Public Finance,"id153336/repositories/2/archival_objects/137804undated451Scope and ContentsLectures and Outline
"The United Nations Monetary Conference,"id153337/repositories/2/archival_objects/137805undated452Economics Subject Materialid153340/repositories/2/archival_objects/137806undated453Scope and ContentsScope and Contents "Possible Methods of Minimizing Business Fluctuations," by W.A. King; "Multiple Banking and Bank Merging," by Oscar Wells; "Distribution and its effects upon production," by Edward A. Filene; "The Present Status and Future Prospects of Chains of Department Stores," by Edward A. Filene; "Unemployment; Industry Seeks a Solution,"; "Coming changes in Distribution," by Edward A Filene; Address at Washington and Lee by Albert H. Morrill on April 23, 1931; "The South's challenge to Youth," by David E. Lilienthal; "An Increased Income for the South," by David E. Lilienthal
Economic Subject Materialid153341/repositories/2/archival_objects/137807undated454Scope and ContentsScope and Contents "Possible Methods of Minimizing Business Fluctuations," by W. A. King; "Multiple Banking and Bank Merging," by Oscar Wells; "Distribution and its effects upon production," by Edward A. Filene; "The Present Status and Future Prospects of Chains of Department Stores," by Edward A. Filene; "Unemployment; Industry Seeks a Solution,"; "Coming changes in Distribution," by Edward A Filene; Address at Washington and Lee by Albert H. Morrill on April 23, 1931; "The South's challenge to Youth," by David E. Lilienthal; "An Increased Income for the South," by David E. Lilienthal
Writings, Speeches, Reports, Lectures regarding Government-Generalid153342/repositories/2/archival_objects/137749Scope and ContentsFolders 55-61
"The Growing Responsibilities of Citizenship,"id153343/repositories/2/archival_objects/137808March 7, 1936455Scope and ContentsExcerpts from speech on Founder's Day in Farmville
"Socialism and Social Reform,"id153346/repositories/2/archival_objects/137809January 24, 1936456Scope and ContentsSpeech delivered to the Fortnightly Club
"The Role of Government in Economic Affairs,"id153347/repositories/2/archival_objects/137810undated457"The Functions of Government,"id153348/repositories/2/archival_objects/137811undated458"British Democracy at Work,"id153349/repositories/2/archival_objects/137812undated459Government Subject Materialsid153352/repositories/2/archival_objects/137813May 23, 1857460Scope and ContentsTyped copy of letter from Lord Macauley to Honorable H. S. Randall of New York regarding the dangers of pure democracy
"Thomas Jefferson: Practical Idealist,"id153354/repositories/2/archival_objects/137814April 13, 1935461Scope and ContentsAddress by Henry Wallace
Writings, Speeches, Reports, Lectures regarding State Governmentid153355/repositories/2/archival_objects/137750Scope and ContentsFolders 62-73
"The Virginia Reorganization Program,"id153356/repositories/2/archival_objects/137815November 1928562Scope and ContentsNational Muncipal Review, Vol XVII, No. 11
"Administrative Reorganization in State Government, with Special Reference to Virginia,"id153357/repositories/2/archival_objects/1378161930563"Simplification of Economy in Virginia,"id153358/repositories/2/archival_objects/137817undated564Untitled speech regarding administrative consolidation in state governmentid153360/repositories/2/archival_objects/137818undated565Scope and ContentsDelivered to the Fortnightly Club
"Governmental Reorganization in Virginia,"id153361/repositories/2/archival_objects/137819undated566"Administrative Reorganization of State Government in Virginia,"id153363/repositories/2/archival_objects/137820undated567"Governmental Organization and Procedure in Virginia,"id153364/repositories/2/archival_objects/137821undated568"Progress in State Government,"id153366/repositories/2/archival_objects/137822January 7, 1944569Scope and ContentsSpeech delivered to the Fortnightly Club
"A Problem of State Finance,"id153369/repositories/2/archival_objects/137823undated570State Government Materialsid153374/repositories/2/archival_objects/137824undated571Scope and ContentsScope and Contents "The State Corporation Commission of Virginia," by Edmund C. Campbell; "Outline of our State Trends," by LeRoy Hodges; "Virginia in the Building," by LeRoy Hodges; "State Chamber's Work for Hampton Roads," by LeRoy Hodges; "Some Problems of the New Virginia," by LeRoy Hodges
State Government Materialsid153376/repositories/2/archival_objects/137825undated572Scope and ContentsScope and Contents "The State Corporation Commission of Virginia," by Edmund C. Campbell; "Outline of our State Trends," by LeRoy Hodges; "Virginia in the Building," by LeRoy Hodges; "State Chamber's Work for Hampton Roads," by LeRoy Hodges; "Some Problems of the New Virginia," by LeRoy Hodges
Correspondance regarding State Government Administrativeid153378/repositories/2/archival_objects/137826November 13, 1925 and March 3, 1941573Scope and ContentsLetter of Clyde King, office of the secretary of the Commonwealth, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Robert H. Tucker on November 13, 1925. Reorganization of the administration machinery of the State of Pennsylvania. Letter of A. E. Buck, Institute of Public Administration, to Robert H. Tucker regarding the Department of Finance on March 3, 1941.
Writings, Speeches, Reports, Lectures regarding County Governmentid153381/repositories/2/archival_objects/137751Scope and ContentsFolders 75 to 97
"Our County Governments, I - X,"id153382/repositories/2/archival_objects/137827undated675"A Summary of the Finding and Recommendations [of the Commission of County Government]"id153384/repositories/2/archival_objects/137828undated676"County Government and Management,"id153386/repositories/2/archival_objects/137829November 20, 1931677Scope and ContentsDelivered to Fortnightly Club
"County Government: A Problem in Administrative Organization,"id154989/repositories/2/archival_objects/137830August 18, 1931678Scope and ContentsAmerican County Life Conference
County Government Forumid154990/repositories/2/archival_objects/137831August 20, 1931679Scope and ContentsRobert H. Tucker's comments
"Planning for Improved County Government in Virginia,"id154991/repositories/2/archival_objects/137832August 1932680Scope and ContentsNational Muncipal Review, Volume 21, No. 8
"Proposed Changes in Virginia County Government,"id154992/repositories/2/archival_objects/137833October 20, 1934681Scope and ContentsRadio broadcast
"The Organization and Management of County Government,"id154993/repositories/2/archival_objects/137834undated682"County Government: A Problem in Administrative Organization,"id154994/repositories/2/archival_objects/137835undated683"State Grants to Counties,"id154995/repositories/2/archival_objects/137836undated684"Financial Aid to Counties,"id154996/repositories/2/archival_objects/137837undated685"State Aid to Counties,"id154997/repositories/2/archival_objects/137838undated686"The County School Board,"id154998/repositories/2/archival_objects/137839undated687"Hope for County Government,"id154999/repositories/2/archival_objects/137840undated688"Improving County Government in Virginia,"id155000/repositories/2/archival_objects/137841undated689"The County School Board,"id155001/repositories/2/archival_objects/137842undated690The Problem of County Consolidation in Virginia,"id155002/repositories/2/archival_objects/137843undated691"Progress in County Government in Virginia,"id155003/repositories/2/archival_objects/137844undated692"Progress in County Government in Virginia,"id155004/repositories/2/archival_objects/137845November 13, 1948693Scope and ContentsAdapted from an address delivered at the Virginia Highway Conference
"State-Local Fiscal Relations,"id155005/repositories/2/archival_objects/137846undated694County Government materialid155006/repositories/2/archival_objects/137847undated695Scope and Contents"Can Local Government be Preserved in our Rural Areas?" by Paul Wager, University of North Carolina
County Government materialid155007/repositories/2/archival_objects/137848undated696Scope and ContentsOrganization charts
County Government materialid155008/repositories/2/archival_objects/137849September 11, 1931697Scope and ContentsLetter from Wylie Kirkpatrick regarding county government
Writings, Speeches, Reports, Lectures regarding Highwaysid155009/repositories/2/archival_objects/137752Scope and ContentsFolders 98-103
Virginia Highways, reports and correspondenceid155010/repositories/2/archival_objects/1378501950-1957798Reading list- Highway organization and financeid155011/repositories/2/archival_objects/1378511952799"Highway Conditions and Highway Needs in Virginia,"id155012/repositories/2/archival_objects/137852Maty 19557100"Highways and Highway Problems in Virginia,"id155013/repositories/2/archival_objects/137853May 19557101"Highway Conditions and Highway Needs in Virginia," "The Need for Increased Highway Revenues," and "Virginia's Highway Needs,"id155014/repositories/2/archival_objects/137854undated7102Scope and ContentsScope and Contents "Highway Conditions and Highway Needs in Virginia," includes comments regarding other reports
"Are the Heavier Motor Vehicles Paying Their Fair Share of the Costs of Virginia's Highways? A Summary of Various Points of View," January 1956; "The Need for Additional Highways in Virginia," a Summary; "The Allocation of Highway Funds in Virginia; a Summary View,"id155015/repositories/2/archival_objects/1378551956 and undated7103Writings, Speeches, Reports, Lectures regarding Educationid155016/repositories/2/archival_objects/137753Scope and ContentsFolders 104-111
"Significant Trends in College Education,"id155017/repositories/2/archival_objects/137856February 9-10, 19348104Scope and ContentsAddress given to Association of Virginia Colleges in Roanoke
"The College in Transition,"id155018/repositories/2/archival_objects/137857undated8105"Relationship between Secondary School and College,"id155019/repositories/2/archival_objects/137858undated8106"Should the College Accept High School Graduation as the Sole Requisite for College Admission?"id155020/repositories/2/archival_objects/137859February 12-13, 19378107Scope and ContentsAnnual Meeting of the Association of Virginia Colleges in Fredericksburg
"Relationship between Secondary School and College,"id155021/repositories/2/archival_objects/137860November 26, 19378108Scope and ContentsAddress given to Virginia Education Association
"Co-ordination of Higher Education in Virginia,"id155022/repositories/2/archival_objects/1378618109Scope and ContentsThe Report of the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
"Government and Public Education,"id155023/repositories/2/archival_objects/137862undated8110Education materialid155024/repositories/2/archival_objects/137863undated8111Scope and ContentsScope and Contents "Intelligence is not enough," by W. H. Cowley and "How to Avoid Teaching American History," by Matthew Page Andrews
Writings, Speeches, Reports, Lectures regarding Washington and Lee Universityid155025/repositories/2/archival_objects/137754Scope and ContentsFolders 112-133
"Washington and Lee University. Historical Background,"id155026/repositories/2/archival_objects/137864undated9112"English at Washington and Lee,"id155027/repositories/2/archival_objects/137865undated9113"Notes on the Teaching and Study of Political Economy at Washington College, now Washington and Lee University,"id155028/repositories/2/archival_objects/137866undated9114"The Place of Washington and Lee in Educational Scheme of the South,"id155029/repositories/2/archival_objects/137867November 8, 19299115Scope and ContentsArticle adapted from address given at the Manhattan Alumni Association
"Friends of Education,"id155030/repositories/2/archival_objects/13786819359116Scope and ContentsWashington and Lee, typescript for booklet
"The Washington Gift to Liberty Hall Academy,"id155031/repositories/2/archival_objects/137869undated9117"Courses and Degrees Offered, Washington and Lee University,"id155032/repositories/2/archival_objects/137870undated9118"The Aspiration of Washington and Lee,"id155033/repositories/2/archival_objects/137871undated9119"Educational Planning at Washington and Lee,"id155034/repositories/2/archival_objects/137872undated9120"Progress in Scholastic Affairs [Washington and Lee]"id155035/repositories/2/archival_objects/137873undated9121"Freshman Orientation [Washington and Lee]"id155036/repositories/2/archival_objects/137874undated9122"Distribution of Functions of Dean's Office Investigation,"id155037/repositories/2/archival_objects/137875undated9123Scope and ContentsAssociation of American Colleges
Untitled Speech regarding the honor systemid155038/repositories/2/archival_objects/137876undated9124"Kappa Alpha Order, Commemorative Ceremonies,"id155039/repositories/2/archival_objects/137877Decembr 12, 19369125"Robert H. Tucker's Answers to President's Questionaire," "Post-War Problems of Washington and Lee," April 21, 1944id155040/repositories/2/archival_objects/137878Dated and undated9126Occasion of retirement of Dr. Hancock as Dean of the School of Commerce at Washington and Leeid155041/repositories/2/archival_objects/137879June 10, 19499127Robert H. Tucker's Speech at his testimonial dinnerid155042/repositories/2/archival_objects/137880September 26, 19509128Untitled speech to Confederate Veterans regarding Robert E. Leeid155043/repositories/2/archival_objects/137881undated9129"Some President Day Lessons in Christian Leadership from the Life of Lee,"id155044/repositories/2/archival_objects/137882undated9130"Washington and American Education,"id155045/repositories/2/archival_objects/137883undated9131"George Washington, Educator," by Francis Pendelton Gainesid155046/repositories/2/archival_objects/137884undated9132Speech by Henry A. Wallaceid155047/repositories/2/archival_objects/137885undated9133Scope and ContentsAddressing students and faculty of Washington and Lee
Series 3: Miscellaneousid262410/repositories/2/archival_objects/137755Speech re: Edgar Allan Poeid262411/repositories/2/archival_objects/137886undated9134Scope and Contents32 pages; 2 copies
"War and Peace,"id262412/repositories/2/archival_objects/137887undated9135Scope and Contents8 page handwritten speech
[Governor] Dewey on Demobilizationid262413/repositories/2/archival_objects/137888undated9136Scope and Contents2 page speech
Speech delivered to Peninsula Alumniid262414/repositories/2/archival_objects/137889September, 19539137Scope and ContentsScope and Contents Reminescences of student life at the College. Similar speech delivered December 10, 1953. Notes on the "Seven Wise Men," at the college
Abstract of Christianity and the Social Crisis (by Rauscherbusch) by E. B.Shultzid262415/repositories/2/archival_objects/137890undated9138Scope and Contents39 page typed undated paper