Jacob Mincer Papers, 1975-2002
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#1702
- Bib ID:
- 10573258 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Mincer, Jacob, 1922-2006
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 1.25 linear feet (1 record carton)
- Language(s):
- English .
- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
Description
Summary
Papers of labor economist and Columbia University professor Jacob Mincer. The papers relate primarilt to his teaching career and include syllabi and lecture notes.
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Series I: Teaching Materials, 1975-1997
The teaching materials series is comprised of Mincer's syllabi and lecture notes for courses he taught at Columbia University. Of particualr interest is the material on his labor and economics course, his area of expertise. The changing syllabi and notes show the evolution of the field of labor economics and Mincer's changing presentation of the topic to his students.
Arrangement
Material is arranged into two series.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Jacob Mincer Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2013.2014.M121: Source of acquisition--Mincer Family. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--12/13/2013.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Papers processed ceh 12/16/2013.
Finding aid written ceh 12/16/2013.
Revision Description
2013-12-17 xml document instance created by Carrie Hintz.
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
History
Jacob Mincer was a labor economist and professor of economics at Columbia University.
Mincer was born in Tomaszow Poland in 1922. He was interned in German labor camps during World War II, and, after surviving the Holocaust, emigrated to the United States in 1948. He received his BA from Emory University in 1950 and his PhD in Economics from Columbia in 1957. He taught briefly at the City College of New York, Hebrew University, the Stockholm School of Economics, and the University of Chicago before returning to Columbia University where spent the remainder of his career, retiring and accepting Emeritus status in 1991.
Mincer, who is often called the father of modern labor economics, helped to define that field through his work studying human capital. He was one of the first economists to study women's earnings and their effect on family finances and economics. In 2002 Mincer was awarded the IZA Prize in Labor economics and in 2004 he received a Career Achievement Award from the University of Chicago's Society of Labor Economists, an award that was later renamed the Mincer Award in his honor.
Mincer died in 2006 of complications from Parkinson's disease.
Subject Headings
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.
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| Name | ||
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| Mincer, Jacob, 1922-2006 | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
| Subject | ||
| Labor economics | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |