Abstract: Papers (mainly 1960-1975) of an economics professor at the University of Wisconsin-Extension from 1948-1956, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee from 1956-1978. The collection documents his professional and volunteer activities with groups such as the Committee on Taxation, Resources and Economic Development and the Wisconsin Property Owners League. Collection also contains Becker's personal and professional correspondence, conference materials, published and unpublished works, and teaching materials. Also contains records concerning UW-Milwaukee committees on which Becker served, including the Academic Program and Curriculum Committee and the Management Science Ph.D. Review Committee, and his role in founding the UWM Credit Union and his work with the Milwaukee Urban Observatory.