Thorp, Willard Long, 1899-1992
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
"A Dozen Ditties" by Willard Thorp (AC 1920), undated
File — Box 1, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists chiefly of printed ephemera of the Snail's Pace Press, including pamphlets of Greek and Roman texts, college examinations, certificates, light verse, and holiday greetings. The majority of the items are merely duplicate copies of specimens catalogued in the Amherst College Library, most especially gathered in a scrapbook entitled Snail's Pace Press, Established 1922. Also included in the collection is a small amount of correspondence of Fobes and others regarding the...
Dates:
undated
Thorp, Willard L. (Faculty, Economics), 1922-1992
File
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Amherst College Non-Alumni Biographical Files document individuals associated with the college as faculty, staff, honorary degree recipients, trustees, visiting speakers and artists or in any role other than student. Files contain information about the individual and their relationship to the college and may including newpaper clippings, photographs, curriculum vitae, pamphlets, correspondence and other materials. Some files contain biographical questionaires submitted by the individual...
Dates:
1922-1992
Willard L. (AC 1920) and Clarice Brows Thorp Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MA.00220
Abstract
Willard Long Thorp (1899-1992; AC 1920) was a pioneer statistician, economist, domestic and foreign policy advisor, international development expert, and private business consultant. Thorp's papers document the role of a key U.S. government figure during periods marked by political and economic turbulence. As Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs from 1946-1952, he played a critical role in the design and implementation of the Marshall Plan and of the Truman administration's...
Dates:
1857-1994; Majority of material found within 1920-1967
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