Melvin Gardner de Chazeau’s graduate school record at Harvard (Economics Ph.D. 1930) is documented fully in this post that also includes a fairly complete c.v. for him (visitors can hunt down his many book reviews at jstor.org).
Research Tip: There are 2.3 cubic feet of personal papers of Melvin Gardner de Chazeau at the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
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HARVARD UNIVERSITY
DIVISION OF HISTORY, GOVERNMENT, AND ECONOMICS
Application for Candidacy for the Degree of Ph.D.
[Note: Boldface used to indicate printed text of the application; italics used to indicate the handwritten entries]
I. Full Name, with date and place of birth.
Melvin Gardner de Chazeau. Olympia, Wash.; March 20, 1900.
II. Academic Career: (Mention, with dates inclusive, colleges or other higher institutions of learning attended; and teaching positions held.)
University of Washington 1921-25.
Teaching Fellow (Econ.) 1924-25.
Harvard University 1925-6. Instructor & Tutor (Econ. A) 1926-27.
III. Degrees already attained. (Mention institutions and dates.)
A.B. U. of Washington. Dec. 1924.
M.A. U. of Washington. Aug. 1925.
A.M. Harvard. 1927.
IV. General Preparation. (Indicate briefly the range and character of your undergraduate studies in History, Economics, Government, and in such other fields as Ancient and Modern Languages, Philosophy, etc.)
Econ.: Courses in Standards of Living, History and Theory of Labor in U.S. and Europe, Marketing and Advertising, History of Econ. Thought, Econ. Theory. (Taught General Econ.)
Gov.: General course, American Gov’t., Readings in Political thought.
Phil.: Hist. of Phil., Social Ethics & Ethical Theory, Logic, Phil. of Religion, Modern Schools.
Languages: Spanish, French & Latin (High School).
V. Department of Study. (Do you propose to offer yourself for the Ph.D., “History,” in “Economics,” or in “Political Science”?)
Economics.
VI. Choice of Subjects for the General Examination. (State briefly the nature of your preparation in each subject, as by Harvard courses, courses taken elsewhere, private reading, teaching the subject, etc., etc.)
- Econ. Theory and its History. (Special emphasis since 1776).
Econ. 11; Econ. 15 (audit); Econ. 33
Grad. Seminars (U. of W.) in Price Determination, Theory, International Finance. - Econ. History since 1750.
Econ. 2. - Statistics.
Econ. 41; Econ. 1a. - Money and Banking.
Econ. 38. Also matter connected with Econ. 33. - Ethics.
Two undergraduate courses: Social Ethics and Ethical Theory (U. of W.) Extensive undergraduate and one year’s graduate work in Phil. Private reading.
- Regulation of Public Utilities.
Grad. Seminar (U. of W.) in Rate Regulation.
Econ. 36 (audit).
VII. Special Subject for the special examination.
Regulation of Public Utilities.
VIII. Thesis Subject. (State the subject and mention the instructor who knows most about your work upon it.)
Details of subject not yet determined upon. F. W. Taussig.
[Insert written in pencil:] Some Chapters in the Regulation of the Electric Industry in Massachusetts
IX. Examinations. (Indicate any preferences as to the time of the general and special examinations.)
Closing weeks of first, or first few wseeks of second, semester
[Insert written in pencil:] 1926-27. February 21, 1927.
X. Remarks
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Signature of a member of the Division certifying approval of the above outline of subjects.
[signed] F. W. Taussig
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[Not to be filled out by the applicant]
Name: Melvin Gardner de Chazeau
Approved: November 12, 1926
Ability to use French certified by Professor A. E. Monroe, October 21, 1926.
Ability to use German certified by Professor A. E. Monroe, October 21, 1926
Date of general examination February 21, 1927
Thesis received April 1, 1930
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Approved [left blank]
Date of special examination [left blank]
Recommended for the Doctorate [left blank]
Degree conferred [left blank]
Remarks. [left blank]
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Certification of reading knowledge
of French and German for Ph.D.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Department of Economics
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Oct. 21, 1926
Mr. M. G. De Chazeau has this day passed a satisfactory examination in the reading of French and German, as required of candidates for the doctor’s degree.
[signed]
A.E. Monroe
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Passed General Examination
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Department of Economics
Cambridge, Massachusetts
February 24, 1927
To the Division of History,
Government, and Economics,
As chairman of the committee appointed to conduct the general examination in economics of Melvin Gardner de Chazeau, I have to report that the examination was accepted by the committee [Taussig, Crum, Young, Cole, Demos (Ethics)] as satisfactory. It was not as high in quality as the previous record of the candidate had led the committee to expect, and a more than respectable showing at the time of the candidate’s special examination is desirable. The committee had no doubt, however, about accepting the present examination as satisfactory.
Very truly yours,
[signed]
F. W. Taussig
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Passed Special Examination
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Department of Economics
Cambridge, Massachusetts
May 20, 1930
Dear Professor Carver,
As chairman of the committee appointed to conduct the special examination in Economics of Mr. M. G. de Chazeau, I beg to report that Mr. De Chazeau passed the examination to the entire satisfaction of the committee.
Very sincerely yours,
[signed]
F. W. Taussig
Professor T. N. Carver
772 Widener Library
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Source: Harvard University Archives. Division of History, Government & Economics, Ph.D. Degrees Conferred 1929-30. (UA V 453.270), Box 10.
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THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Record of
Melvin Gardner de Chazeau
Years: 1925-26, 1926-27, 1927-28, 1929-30.
[Previous] Degrees received.
A.B. Univ. of Washington, 1924,
A.M. Univ. of Washington, 1925.
First Registration: 24 September 1925
1925-26 |
Grades |
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| First Year | Course |
Half-Course |
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Economics 1a1 |
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A- |
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Economics 2 |
A |
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Economics 11 |
A |
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Economics 38 |
A |
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Economics 412 |
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A+ |
| Division: History, Government, & Economics | ||
| Scholarship, Fellowship: Ralph Sanger Scholar | ||
| Assistantship: | ||
| Austin Teaching Fellowship: | ||
| Instructorship: | ||
| Proctorship: | ||
| Degrees received: A.B. Univ. of Washington 1924, A.M. ibid. 1925 | ||
1926-27 |
Grades |
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| Second Year | Course |
Half-Course |
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Economics 20 (F.W.T.) (2d. hf.) |
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A |
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Economics 331 |
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A |
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Economics 392 |
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A |
| Summer School 1927 | ||
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Public Utilities S36 (GBA) |
A |
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| Division: | ||
| Scholarship, Fellowship: | ||
| Assistantship: | ||
| Austin Teaching Fellowship: | ||
| Instructorship: $700 in Economics. Tutor in Division of History, Government, and Economics, $900 | ||
| Proctorship: | ||
| Degree attained at close of year: A.M. | ||
| Accepted for Ph.D., except for French (H.S. only) and German . Oct-16, 1925. | ||
1927-28 |
Grades |
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| Third Year | Course |
Half-Course |
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Economics 20 |
A |
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| Division: | ||
| Scholarship, Fellowship: | ||
| Assistantship: | ||
| Austin Teaching Fellowship: | ||
| Instructorship: in Economics. Tutor in the Div. of H. G. + E. $2500 | ||
| Proctorship: | ||
| Degree attained at close of year: | ||
1929-30 |
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| Fourth Year |
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Economics 20 (F.W.T.) 1 co. |
A |
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| Division: | ||
| Scholarship, Fellowship: | ||
| Assistantship: | ||
| Austin Teaching Fellowship: | ||
| Instructorship: in Economics. Tutor Hist, G. + Econ $2700 | ||
| Proctorship: | ||
| Degree attained at close of year: Ph.D. | ||
| Home Address: Nov. 1930. 27 University Circle, University, Virginia. | ||
Source: Harvard University Archives. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Record Cards of Students, 1895-1930, Cooke—Dyson (UAV 161.2722.5). Box 4, Record Card of Melvin Gardner de Chazeau [formerly, De Shazo].
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Course Names and Instructors
1925-26
Economics 1a. Principles of Economics. Prof. Taussig and other members of the department for lectures.
Economics 2. Economic History from the Industrial Revolution. Professor Gay.
Economics 11. Economic Theory. Professor Taussig.
Economics 38. Principles of Money and Banking. Professor Young.
Economics 412. Statistical Theory and Analysis. Asst. Professor Crum.
1926-27
Economics 20. Research in Economics (with Professor Frank William Taussig) (2d. hf.)
Economics 331. International Trade. Professor Taussig.
Economics 392. International Finance. Associate Professor Williams.
1927 (Summer)
S36 (GBA). Public Utilities. Professor Philip Cabot.
1927-28
Economics 20. Research in Economics.
1929-30
Economics 20. Research in Economics (with Frank William Taussig) 1 co.
Source: Harvard University. Report of the President of Harvard College for 1925-26, 1926-27, 1927-28, 1929-30.
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Melvin Gardner
de Chazeau
Timeline of his life and career
1900. Born March 20 in Olympia, Washington.
1924. B.A. University of Washington. Summa cum laude. Phi Beta Kappa. [Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug 1946]
1925. M.A. University of Washington.
1927. M.A. in economics, Harvard University.
1930. Ph.D. in economics, Harvard.
1929. Married Eunice Storey (daughter Marian, born 1937).
1930-46. University of Virginia. Assistant professor 1930, associate professor 1931, professor, 1946.
1932-33. Study in England, Scotland, and South Wales of the rationalization of electricity supply in Great Britain as research fellow, Social Science Research Council.
1940-41. National Defense Advisory Commission and Office of Production Management. Steel expert.
1941-42. Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply. Consultant to Director.
1942. Production Board, Bureau of Planning and Statistics, Materials Division. Director.
1943-45. War Production Board, Program Bureau, Non-military Division. Director.
1945-47. Committee for Economic Development. Research staff.
1946-48. University of Chicago. School of Business. Professor of business economics and marketing.
1949-50. Brookings Institution. economic research.
1948-1967. Cornell University. School of Business and Public Administration. Founding member and Professor of economics and business policy. Retired 1967.
1954-55. Fulbright lecturer at the Copenhagen Graduate School of Business, Denmark.
Represented Cornell at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) for more than a decade (1950s)
1967-70. Taught at Dartmouth College and Cornell.
1985. Died November 28 in Arlington, Virginia.
Consultant (various dates): Treasury Department, Department of Justice, War Production Board, Housing Administration, Council of Economic Advisers (1953), Department of Commerce, Economic Cooperation Administration.
Selected Publications:
1934. “The Rationalization of Electricity Supply in Great Britain,” J. Land & Pub. Util. Econ. (Part I. August; Part II, November).
1937. (with C. R. Daugherty and S. S. Stratton) Economics of the Iron and Steel Industry.
1937. “The Nature of the Rate Base in the Regulation of Public Utilities,” Quarterly J. Econ.
1938. “Public Policy and Discriminatory Prices of Steel : A Reply to Prof. Fetter,” J. Polit. Econ.
1938. “Revision of Railroad Rate Structures,” Southern Econ. J.
1939. (with S. S. Stratton) Price Research in the Steel and Petroleum Industries.
1941. “Electric Power as a Regional Problem,” Southern Econ. J.
1945. “Employment Policy and Organization of Industry after the War,” Am. Econ. Rev.
1946. (with others) Jobs and Markets.
1954. (editor). Regularization of Business Investment.
1956. “Some Gains from Unit Size in Industry,” Social Science.
1973. (with Alfred E. Kahn). Integration and Competition in the Petroleum Industry.
Source: Fellows of the Social Science Research Council, 1925-1951. pp. 87-88. Also see the Cornell University Faculty Memorial Statement.
Image Source: Cornell University Library. Portrait credited to Otis A. Arnst appeared in The Ithaca Journal (29 January 1952; 8 December 1953).