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Field notes: '1972/2'

Catalogue reference: JVR/11/9/3

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This record is a file about the Field notes: '1972/2' dating from 15 Apr. 1972-15 June 1972.

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Reference
JVR/11/9/3
Title
Field notes: '1972/2'
Date
15 Apr. 1972-15 June 1972
Description

Part in envelope with JVR/9/2

A spiral-bound notebook inscribed by Joan Robinson on upper cover '1972/2'. 78 leaves, 8 in. x 5 in. Sections of text have been flagged by Joan Robinson with 12 inscribed paper slips. The positions were noted, and the slips and paper-clips removed in November 1984, when the slips were stored separately. Entries in this notebook include:

[f. 1] 16 May ?. Peking, General Knitwear Mill

[f. 29] 17 May. Peking, May 7th School

[f. 39] 19 May ?. Peking, Deputy Director of Budget Department of Ministry of Finance (interview)

[f. 52] 4 June. Shanghai, Machine Tools Factory

[f. 60-71] (blank)

[f. 72] 18 May ?. Peking, Discussion with Economics and Philosophy Department(s?), Peking University

And from the back:

[f. 78v] 18 May?. Peking University

[f. 71v] 18 May?. Peking, Editor of [illegible] Economic Affairs: interview on the Central Plan

[f. 63v] 29 May?. Nanking, a Community Committee

[f. 57v] 1 June. Shanghai, Tungchi University

[f. 46v] 2 June. Shanghai, Neighbourhood Revolutionary Committee

[f. 40v] 3 June. Shanghai County (notes)

[f. 29v-1v] (blank)

Held by
Cambridge University: King's College Archive Centre
Language
English
Physical description
1 notebook
Administrative / biographical background

Late April-Early June.

Field Notebooks: listing of entries. The dates and sources of Joan Robinson's notes are derived from comparison of the field notes and the travel diaries, as far as is possible.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/916181c5-6453-4b35-95a8-6ecde77b28ae/

Series information

JVR/11

Field notebooks and travel journals

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Within the fonds: GBR/0272/JVR

The Papers of Professor Joan Violet Robinson

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Field notebooks and travel journals

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Field notes: '1972/2'