Sir Wilfrid Eady, 1934 - 1962
Scope and Contents
Approximately 60 items including letters, manuscripts, and other ephemera sent to and created by British treasury official and diplomat Sir Wilfried Eady. The collection includes correspondence from prominent political figures including British politician Richard Austen "Rab" Butler, Edward Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet, and British civil servant and businessman Robert Henry Brand, 1st Baron Brand; letters, news clippings, and a typescript of Eady’s BBC radio tribute to economist and politician Sir Hubert Henderson; materials related to the Working Men’s College; a program from the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II along with a typed manuscript of a personal account by two witnesses; and an undated manuscript of a play, "Death of a Principal: or 'So Early in the Morning': A heartless farce in one short act" by a treasury clerk – presumably Eady himself.
Dates
- 1934 - 1962
Conditions Governing Access
Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.
Biographical / Historical
Sir Crawfurd Wilfred Griffin Eady (27 September 1890 – 9 January 1962) was a British civil servant and diplomat. Born in Argentina and graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge in 1912, after which he entered civil service, working in the India and Home Offices. In 1917 Eady was promoted to the department of foreign trade and then to the newly formed Ministry of Labour, where he helped implement radical new policies concerning labor and unemployment, leading to a senior position within the Treasury. Eady was at the heart of revolutionary changes in fiscal, monetary, and international economic policy, including the adoption of Keynesian demand management, the nationalization of the Bank of England, and the creation of the International Monetary Fund. Eady was also principal of the Working Men’s College from 1949-1955 and was an advocate for the arts, especially theater and film. He died in 1962.
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu