Part 3 (M2003-114): Additions, 1832-1998
Physical Description: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) and 29 photographs (1 folder) 
Scope and Content Note: Additions, 1832-1998, consisting of biographical materials, personal and professional correspondence, and writings. The biographical materials consist of genealogical and biographical records, including some nineteenth century documents and letters. The correspondence includes letters to and from John R. Commons, his family members, and his colleague Selig Perlman. The writings include “Investigational Economics,” “Capitalism and Socialism,” and “The Definition of Price.” A published version of “Investigational Economics” edited by Warren Samuels is also included. Additionally, there are manuscripts of Commons' son, John A. Commons, and documentation regarding his disappearance and reappearance. The photographs consist of family members, particularly of John R. Commons, his wife, and children.

Family and personal correspondence

Commons, Ellen (daughter-in-law) personal correspondence, 1935-1957

Commons, John A. to Anne Commons (granddaughter), 1944-1945

Commons, John R. to Ellen Commons, 1936-1945

Commons, John R. to Selig Perlman, 1928, 1941-1945, undated

Commons, Rachel (daughter) to Ellen Commons, 1935-1936

John A. Commons materials

Commons, Ellen, official correspondence regarding John A. Commons disappearance, 1936-1940

News clippings regarding John A. Commons reappearance, 1944-1945

Documents related to John A. Commons, 1911-1957

Manuscripts, undated

Commons biographical information

Family history, 1832-1957, undated

Clippings concerning the death of John R. Commons, 1945

Biographical information about John R. Commons, 1945-1950

Labor Hall of Fame, 1989

John R. Commons manuscripts and writings

Copyrights of John R. Commons's books, 1934-1967

“Investigational Economics”: manuscript, undated

“Investigational Economics,” edited and published by Warren Samuels, 1998

“Capitalism and Socialism”: manuscript, 1925

“The Definition of Price”: manuscript, 1929

Visual Materials

Commons family photographs, circa 1900-1957