Microform Collection

Title: The papers of William Stanley Jevons, 1835-1882, from the John Rylands University Library of Manchester
Call Number: MICROFILM 5857
Publisher: Reading, Berkshire: Adam Matthew Publications, 1991.
Description: 25 Microfilm +

Subject(s):

Jevons, William Stanley, 1835-1882 --Manuscripts--Facsimiles.
Economics--Manuscripts--Facsimiles.
Manuscripts, English--England--Manchester--Facsimiles.

Time period:; 1835-1882
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Publication type: Correspondence, papers

Notes: William Stanley Jevons, an economist, was one of the central figures in the "Marginal revolution", a watershed in the history of nineteenth century economic thought. The John Rylands collection of Jevon's papers include: Family correspondence and papers, 1760-1910; letters over 600 written to William Jevons, mostly from academics and family; diaries and notebooks, 1845-1862; writings, notes and research materials; documents on Jevon's career, his work and obituary material and Roscoe and other family papers including holiday diaries and photographs. Above all, the collection includes a great mass of rough notes and manuscript drafts on a vast range of subjects.

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