The economics seminary at Harvard met fourteen times over the course of the 1914-15 academic year.
An early sighting of Jacob Viner: R. L. Wolf [Robert Leopold Wolf, summa cum laude in Economics, A.B. Harvard 1915] and J. Viner spoke at the Economic Seminary on “The Theory of the Equilibrium of Supply and Demand,” March 29, 1915.
Earlier posts with information on the Seminary of Economics at Harvard:
Seminary of Economics 1897-1898.
Seminary of Economics 1891/92-1907/08.
Seminary of Economics 1913/14.
Request by Radcliffe Women to attend the Seminary of Economics, 1926.
Seminary of Economics 1929-1932.
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Monday, October 5, 1914
Seminary of Economics. “Studies in Spanish Archives, with Special Reference to the History of the Sheep Owners’ Gild or Mesta.” Mr. Julius Klein [Ph.D. 1915]. Upper Dane, 4.30 p.m.
Source: Harvard University Calendar, Vol. X, No. 2, October 3, 1914.
Monday, October 19, 1914
Seminary of Economics. “Combinations in the Book Trade and the Regulation of Retail Prices.” Mr. H. R. Tosdal [Ph.D. 1915]. Upper Dane, 4.30 p.m.
Source: Harvard University Calendar, Vol. X, No. 4, October 17, 1914.
Monday, November 2, 1914
Seminary of Economics. “The Contest in Congress between Employers and Trade Unionists.” Mr. P. G. Wright. Upper Dane, 4.30 p.m.
Source: Harvard University Gazette, Vol. X, No. 6, October 31, 1914.
Monday, November 23, 1914
Seminary of Economics. “Cotton Manufacturing in Japan.” Mr. R. J. Ray. Upper Dane, 4.30 p.m.
Source: Harvard University Gazette, Vol. X, No. 9, November 21, 1914.
Monday, December 7, 1914
Seminary of Economics. “The Tin Plate Industry in Wales and in the United States.” Mr. D. E. Dunbar. Upper Dane, 4.30 p.m.
Source: Harvard University Gazette, Vol. X, No. 11, December 5, 1914.
Monday, January 11, 1915
Seminary of Economics. “The Meeting of the American Economic Association.” Professor Carver and Dr. J. S. Davis [Ph.D. 1913]. Upper Dane, 4.30 p.m.
Source: Harvard University Gazette, Vol. X, No. 16, January 9, 1915.
Monday, January 25, 1915
Seminary of Economics. “The Development and Organization of the Grain Trade in Canada.” Mr. W. C. Clark. Upper Dane, 4.30 p.m.
Source: Harvard University Gazette, Vol. X, No. 18, January 23, 1915.
Monday, February 15, 1915
Seminary of Economics. “Modern Methods of Real Estate Assessment.” Mr. Alfred D. Bernard, of Baltimore, Md. Upper Dane, 4.30 p.m.
Source: Harvard University Gazette, Vol. X, No. 21, February 13, 1915.
Monday, March 1, 1915
Seminary of Economics. “State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration in Massachusetts.” Mr. L. A. Rufener [Ph.D. 1915]. Upper Dane, 4.30 p.m.
Source: Harvard University Gazette, Vol. X, No. 23, February 27, 1915.
Monday, March 15, 1915
Seminary of Economics. “The Struggle in the Colorado Coal Mines.” Mr. J. H. Libby. Upper Dane, 4.30 p.m.
Source: Harvard University Gazette, Vol. X, No. 25, March 13, 1915.
Monday, March 29, 1915
Seminary of Economics. “The Theory of the Equilibrium of Supply and Demand.” Messrs. R. L. Wolf and J. Viner [Ph.D. 1922]. Upper Dane, 4.30 p.m.
Source: Harvard University Gazette, Vol. X, No. 27, March 27, 1915.
Monday, April 12, 1915
Seminary of Economics. “Some Aspects of the Federal Valuation of Railways.” Mr. H. B. Vanderblue [Ph.D. 1915]. Upper Dane, 4.30 p.m.
Source: Harvard University Gazette, Vol. X, No. 29, April 10, 1915.
Monday, May 3, 1915
Seminary of Economics. “The Boston and Maine Reorganization.” Professor Ripley. Upper Dane, 4.30 p.m.
Source: Harvard University Gazette, Vol. X, No. 32, May 1, 1915.
Monday, May 17, 1915
Seminary of Economics. “The German Steel Kartell.” Mr. H. R. Tosdal [Ph.D. 1915]. Upper Dane, 4.30 p.m.
Source: Harvard University Gazette, Vol. X, No. 34, May 15, 1915.
Image Source. Harvard Square September 23, 1915. “These businesses have weathered decades of change in Harvard Square,” posted at Boston.com.