A cooperative effort of the Duke HOPE Group and the David M. Rubentstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, the Economists' Papers Project is a world-class collection of the academic papers of important economists of the past and present. The archive comprises the letters, manuscripts, drafts, and other work products of more than forty distinguished economists, mostly from the 20th century, including the academic papers of nine Nobel prize winners (Kenneth Arrow, Leonid Hurwicz, Robert Lucas, Fanco Modigliani, Douglas North, Paul Samuelson, Robert Solow, and Vernon Smith as well as, on microfilm, the papers of F. A. Hayek). It is also the official respository of the papers of the American Economic Association and of the editorial records of History of Political Economy. The Project is actively engaged in acquiring new collections, as well organizing and cataloging existing collections.

To Use the Collection

For details of the collection and directions for use, visit the Economists' Papers Project website.  To promote collegiality and contacts among historians of economics, scholars visiting Duke to use the Economists' Papers are urged to let Bruce Caldwell know the dates of your visit.

Funding for Young Scholars

The Center for the History of Political Economy provides grants of up to $500 (paid directly for lodgings) for young scholars to support their use of the Economists' Papers Project.  To apply for a grant, contact Bruce Caldwell. 

To Donate Papers to the Project

To contribute papers to the Project, contact Professor E. Roy Weintraub (Department of Economics) or William Hansen, Assistant Curator of Collections, David M. Rubentstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library (Tel. 919-660-5958).