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Thomas K. Rymes

Papers

Identity code Rymes 1

Description level 1

Title Rymes Papers

ContentSummary This collection was deposited in the Marshall Library by Judith

Allen in January 1990. It comprises files generated byProfessor Thomas K. Rymes' project to collect and transcribenotes taken by students attending J.M. Keynes's Cambridgelectures in the early 1930's. The final result of the project wasthe book "Keynes's Lectures, 1932-35: notes of arepresentative student: a synthesis of lecture notes taken bystudents at Keynes's lectures in the 1930s leading up to thepublication of The General Theory" (1989) by Rymes. Thiswas published under the aegis of the Royal Economic Society,whilst publication of the Complete Works of Keynes was still inprogress. The acknowledgements section in the book outlinesthe history of Rymes' involvement. Rymes also completed acomplete edited transcript of the notes he used, a copy ofwhich is in the Keynes papers at King's College, Cambridge.

Summary Professor Austin Robinson actively collaborated with Rymesby acquiring for the Marshall Library as many sets of students'notes as possible. These notes, either originals or copies, arewithin the Rymes papers, as is correspondence concerningtheir deposit.

Identity code Rymes 1/1

Previous number none

Description level 4

Record creationPerson

Role writerName Thring, Brynhild WooldridgeDescriptor Economics undergraduate at Newnham College, Cambridge

1932-5Date 10.1933 = 1934Place Cambridge

Document formRecord type notes

Specific type lecture notes

Title The Monetary Theory of Production

Title General Theory of Employment

AcquisitionSummary Deposited by Judith Allen Jan 1990. Mrs Allen was working for

the Royal Economic Society on the edition of the works ofJ.M. Keynes. Their office was within the Marshall Library.

ContentSummary Original notes of Keynes's lectures sent to Rymes for his

edition. Subject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 29 loose sheets 183 mm x 237 mm, plain with printed margin,

punched holes for ring-binder on left edge. Within orange cardfolder

Condition sound

Publication recordType composite editionReference Thomas K. Rymes, "Keynes's Lectures, 1932-35 : Notes of a

Representative Student : A synthesis of lecture notes taken bystudents at Keynes's lectures in the 1930s leading up to thepublication of 'The General Theory'", (1989)

Archival processingType cataloguePerson

Name Alex SaundersDate 20.8.1998

LocationPermanent location reception area cupboard



Description level 4


Role writerName Champernowne, David Gawen Descriptor Undergraduate at Trinity and King's Colleges, Cambridge

1931-5. First in Economics Part II 1935Date 15.10.1934 = 3.12.1934Place Cambridge


Specific type lecture notesSecondary form photocopy

Title General Theory of Unemployment



ContentSummary Photocopy of notes of Keynes's lectures sent to Rymes for his

edition. Subject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 20 loose sheets foolscap, stapled top left corner, within beige

card folderCondition sound




Identity code Rymes 1/3/1


Description level 4


Role writerName Champernowne, David Gawen Role transcriberName Rymes, Thomas K.

Date 1.1984Place


Specific type Transcription of lecture notesSecondary form photocopy typescript

Title The Lecture Notes of Thring and Champernowne



ContentSummary Photocopy of Rymes transcription of Champernowne's notes

[Rymes 1/2] Subject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 17 loose sheets A4, stapled top left corner, within pink card

folderCondition sound






Description level 4


Role writerName Thring, Brynhild WooldridgeRole transcriberName Rymes, Thomas K.

Date 1.1984 = 13.7.1984Place


Specific type Transcription of lecture notesSecondary form photocopy typescript

Title The Lecture Notes of Thring and Champernowne



ContentSummary Photocopy of Rymes transcription of Thring's notes [Rymes

1/1], plus copy letter from Judith Allen to Rymes listingcorrections.

Subject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 49 loose sheets A4, stapled top left corner, within pink card







Description level 4


Role writerName Robertson, Dennis HolmeDescriptor Economics undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge

1909-12Date 1.1911 = 3.1911Place Cambridge



Title Lectures on the Financial System of India by J.M. Keynes



ContentSummary Photocopy of Robertson's notes on Keynes's lectures. These

are the earliest notes in Rymes collection, but were apparentlynot used, as he was concerned with the development ofKeynes's thought in the early 1930's.

Subject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 35 sheets approx 177 mm x 235 mmCondition sound




Description level 4


Role writerName Tarshis, LorieDescriptor Economist, Bachelor of Commerce 1932, Toronto University,

CanadaDate 10.10.1932 = 28.11.1932Place Cambridge



Title



ContentSummary Tarshis's original notes on Keynes's lectures in Michaelmas

Term 1932. These were used as the core of Rymes'spublished work.

Free field Tarshis deposited his notes in the Marshall Library via JamesTrevithick in July 1983. See Rymes 2/1

Subject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 52 lined, sewn notebook pages removed from cover. 180 mm

x 230 mm. Contained in brown envelope 240 mm x 320 mmCondition sound apart from tears on spine where removed from cover






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Title



ContentSummary Tarshis's original notes on Keynes's 8 lectures in Michaelmas

Term 1933. Notes for the last lecture were copied fromBryce's notes. Tarshis's notes were used as the core ofRymes's published work.


Subject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 27 loose, lined sheets. All except last lecture are 215 mm x

280 mm with rounded corners, 7 filing holes on left edge.Contained in brown envelope 240 mm x 320 mm

Condition last 2 pp torn and creased, otherwise sound






Description level 4






Title The General Theory of Unemployment



ContentSummary Tarshis's original notes on 7 of Keynes's lectures in

Michaelmas Term 1934. They contain numerous marginaldoodles. Tarshis's notes were used as the core of Rymes'spublished work.


Subject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 10 loose, lined sheets 215 mm x 280 mm with rounded

corners, 7 filing holes on left edge. Contained in brownenvelope 240 mm x 320 mm

Condition sound






Description level 4






Title The General Theory of Employment - a Theory of Output as awhole



ContentSummary Tarshis's original notes on 7 of Keynes's lectures in

Michaelmas Term 1935. The notes on the third lecture are inan unknown hand. Tarshis's notes were used as the core ofRymes's published work.


Subject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 24 loose unlined sheets 225 mm x 287 mm of Tarshis's notes,

2 sheets 202 mm x 254 mm by unknown author. All containedin brown envelope 240 mm x 320 mm

Condition last sheet slightly creased and dirty, otherwise sound




Identity code Rymes 1/6/1-2


Description level 4



CanadaRole transcriberName Patinkin, DonDescriptor Economist

Date 1977Place


Specific type lecture notesSecondary form typescript transcription

Title L. Tarshis : Keynes 1932



ContentSummary Photocopy of the typescript transcription by Prof. Don Patinkin

of Tarshis's notes of 1932 and 1933 lectures by Keynes[originals are Rymes 1/5/1-2].

Free field See introduction to Rymes published work, p. ixSubject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 2 bundles, 17 sheets and 21 sheets 215 mm x 280 mm within

beige card folderCondition sound






Description level 4



CanadaRole transcriberName Rymes, Thomas K.Descriptor Professor of Economics, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

Date 7.1985Place Canada



Title Keynes' Lecture Notes by Lorie Tarshis



ContentSummary Typescript corrected draft transcription by Thomas Rymes of

Tarshis's notes of 1932-5, with introduction by Rymes.Subject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 122 numbered sheets 215 mm x 280 mm within beige folderCondition sound






Description level 4


Role writerName Hopkin, William Aylsham BryanDescriptor Economics undergraduate at St John's College, Cambridge

1932-6Role transcriberName Rymes, Thomas K.Descriptor Professor of Economics, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

Date 1984Place Australia, Australian National University, Canberra



Title The Lecture Notes of Sir Bryan Hopkin




Hopkin's notes of 1934, with introduction by Rymes.Subject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 42 numbered sheets plus 3 pp. introduction, all A4, 210 mm x

296 mm, within beige folderCondition sound






Description level 4


Role writerName Fallgatter, MarvinDescriptor ?Postgraduate student in Physics at Cambridge University

1933Role transcriberName Rymes, Thomas K.Descriptor Professor of Economics, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

Date 1983Place Canada, Ottawa, Carleton University



Title The Lecture Notes of J.M.Keynes by Marvin Fallgatter




Fallgatter's notes of 1933, with introduction by Rymes.Subject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 38 numbered sheets plus 2 pp. introduction, 215 mm x 280

mm, within beige folderCondition sound






Description level 4


Role writerName Fallgatter, MarvinDescriptor ?Postgraduate student in Physics at Cambridge University

1933Date 1933Place Cambridge






ContentSummary Photocopy of Fallgatter's own typescript of notes taken at

Keynes's lectures 1933. Fallgatter sent the original to JamesS. Earley, who used them in his economics seminars atWisconsin in 1935. Earley sent this photocopy to Rymes.

Subject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 35 numbered sheets 210 mm x 290 mm, within beige folderCondition sound






Description level 4


Role writerName Salant, Walter S.Descriptor ?Economics undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge

1932-Role transcriberName Rymes, Thomas K.Descriptor Professor of Economics, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

Date 5.1983Place Canada, Ottawa, Carleton University


Specific type lecture notesSecondary form transcription

Title Monetary Theory of Production



ContentSummary First draft transcription by Rymes of Salant's notes taken at

Keynes's 1933 lecturesSubject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 19 numbered sheets plus 1 p. introduction, all 210 mm x 280







Description level 4


Role writerName Cairncross, Alexander Kirkland (Alec)Descriptor ?Economics undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge

1932-, PhD 1936Date 10.10.1932 = 27.11.1932Place Cambridge



Title Monetary Theory of Production : Michaelmas Term 1932



ContentSummary Photocopy of Cairncross's notes made at Keynes's 1932

lectures, which Cairncross sent to Thomas Rymes.Subject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 20 sheets A4, 210 mm x 296 mm, within beige/pink folderCondition sound






Description level 4


Role writerName Cairncross, Alexander Kirkland (Alec)Descriptor ?Economics undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge

1932-, PhD 1936Date 21.10.1933 = 29.4.1983Place Cambridge





ContentSummary Photocopy of Cairncross's notes made at Keynes's 1933

lectures, which Cairncross sent to Austin Robinson to beforwarded to Rymes, together with copy of letter of enclosure[original in correspondence file, Rymes 2/1]

Subject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 12 sheets A4, 210 mm x 296 mm, within beige/pink folderCondition sound, but poor quality photocopy






Description level 4


Role writerName Cairncross, Alexander Kirkland (Alec)Descriptor Economics postgraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge, PhD


Date 5.1983 = 26.9.1983Place Canada, Ottawa, Carleton University Place Australia, The Australian National University, Canberra






ContentSummary First draft transcription by Rymes of Cairncross's notes taken

at Keynes's 1932-3 lectures, with copy letter to Cairncrossfrom Rymes asking for clarification on various points.

Subject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 38 numbered sheets plus 3 pp. letter, all 210 mm x 296 mm,

within beige/pink folderCondition sound






Description level 4


Role writerName Cairncross, Alexander Kirkland (Alec)Descriptor Economics postgraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge, PhD


Date 1983 = 1984Place Australia, The Australian National University, Canberra






ContentSummary Second draft transcription by Rymes of Cairncross's notes

taken at Keynes's 1932-3 lectures.Subject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 38 numbered sheets 210 mm x 296 mm, within beige/pink







Description level 4


Role writerName Bryce, Robert BroughtonDescriptor Economics undergraduate at St John's College, Cambridge

?1931-1934, Ist in Part II 1934Date 10.10.1932 = 28.11.1932Place Cambridge






ContentSummary Photocopy of Bryce's notes taken at Keynes's 1932 lectures.Subject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 47 sheets approx 380 mm x 254 mm, within blue/green folderCondition creased where folded, otherwise sound






Description level 4



?1931-1934, Ist in Part II 1934Date 16.10.1933 = 12.1933Place Cambridge






Physical descriptSummary 52 sheets approx 216 mm x 330 mm, within blue/green folderCondition discoloured, otherwise sound






Description level 4



?1931-1934, Ist in Part II 1934Date 15.10.1934 = 3.12.1934Place Cambridge







Physical descriptSummary 40 sheets approx 216 mm x 330 mm, within blue/green folderCondition discoloured, otherwise sound






Description level 4


Role writerName Tonveronachi, MDescriptor research student

PersonRole recipientName Moggridge, Donald EdwardDescriptor Economist working on Collected Works of JM Keynes,

?Lecturer in Economics, University of Cambridge and VisitingFellow of Clare College Cambridge

Date 8.11.1974Place Cambridge, 3 Wordsworth Grove

Document formRecord type correspondence

Specific type letterSecondary form typescriptLanguage English

ContentSummary Returns Bryce's lecture notes and transcripts of them. Sends

list of discepancies between the two versions and missingpage 4 of first lecture of 1933. Asks for access to any otherunpublished material which may be of use for his work.

Free field missing page has been inserted in the transcription belowPerson

Name Bryce, Robert BroughtonSubject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 1 p. letter 150 mm x 207 mm, 1 p. enclosure 207 mm x 300


Related materialType transcriptsReference number Rymes 1/11/2-4




Description level 4



?1931-1934, Ist in Part II 1934Role transcriberName Rymes, Thomas K.Descriptor Professor of Economics, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

Date 1974 ?Place


Specific type lecture notesSecondary form transcript




ContentSummary Typed transcript of Bryce's notes taken at Keynes's 1932

lectures, produced sometime before November 1974Subject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 27 sheets approx 204 mm x 330 mm, within beige folderCondition discoloured, otherwise sound






Description level 4




Date 1974 ?Place






lectures, produced sometime before November 1974Free field Page 4 is work of M. Tonveronachi, see Rymes 1/11/1 Subject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 34 sheets, 33 approx 204 mm x 330 mm, one 207 mm x 300

mm, within beige folderCondition discoloured, otherwise sound






Description level 4




Date 1974 ?Place






lectures, produced sometime before November 1974Free fieldSubject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 27 sheets approx 204 mm x 330 mm, within beige folderCondition discoloured, otherwise sound






Description level 4


Role writerName Bryce, Robert BroughtonDescriptor Economics postgraduate at St John's College, Cambridge

PersonRole recipientName Keynes, John MaynardDescriptor Fellow of King's College, Cambridge

Date 3.7.1935Place Cambridge, St John's College


Specific type letterSecondary form photocopyLanguage English

ContentSummary Sends a copy of his paper ["An Introduction to a Monetary

Theory of Employment"] which he prepared for Dr Hayek'sseminar at London School of Economics. They had difficultieswith the definitions of income and investment, also concept ofthe propensity to spend and re-establishment of equilibrium.

Summary Probably nothing new to Keynes in Bryce's paper, but hopeshe is interested in the way research students are adapting hisideas. Before he leaves the country for a couple of years,wishes to thank Keynes for pleasure derived frommembership of his Political Economy Club, and for hiskindness.

PersonName Hayek, Friedrich August

Subject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 2 pp. 215 mm x 330 mm, within beige folderCondition sound

Related materialTypeReference numberTypeReference

LocationPermanent location



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Role writerName Keynes, John MaynardDescriptor Fellow of King's College, Cambridge

PersonRole recipientName Bryce, Robert BroughtonDescriptor Economics postgraduate at St John's College, Cambridge

Date 10.7.1935Place


Specific type letterSecondary form photocopyLanguage English

ContentSummary hanks him for his paper ["An Introduction to a Monetary

Theory of Employment"] which he thinks excellently done. Isastonished he has been able to convey so much in so short aspace. Is not surprised that his audience found it difficult, ascompression does not make the unfamiliar easier.

Summary Keynes finds it tiresome that his definitions were thoughtdifficult, since he feels he had gone into them atdisproportionate length. Thinks it an illustration of appallingstate of scholasticism of economists' minds which leads themto take leave of their intuitions. In his writing Keynes is tryingto arouse the reader's intuitions, so if he has none, the writeris helpless.

PersonName

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Physical descriptSummary 2 pp. 215 mm x 330 mm, within beige folderCondition sound

Related materialTypeReference numberTypeReference

LocationPermanent location



Description level 4




Date 1979 ?Place






ContentSummary Typed second transcript of Bryce's notes taken at Keynes's

1932 lectures, produced after Rymes had discussed his firsttranscript with Bryce in Autumn 1979.

Subject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 58 numbered sheets plus cream cover sheet approx 215 mm

x 280 mm, within beige folderCondition






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Role writerName unknown

Date 28.10.1935Place Cambridge





ContentSummary Notes for Keynes's third lecture of Michaelmas Term 1935

taken by an unknown student.Free field Annotated in biro in top right corner of first page by ?RymesSubject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 5 sheets 280 mm x 215 mm folded in half to form booklet, 9

numbered pp. text, within light brown folderCondition sound

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Description level 3


Role creator of fileName Robinson, Edward Austin Gossage

Date 20.1.1976 = 10.6.1988Place


Specific type

Title Notes on JMK's lectures : correspondence



ContentSummary Correspondence file kept by Judith Allen/Austin Robinson

containing incoming letters form Thomas Rymes about theKeynes's lecture notes project and copies Robinson's repliesand letters to others about the project. List of lecture notes inthe Keynes archive in the Marshall Library, including someearlier notes not now in the Rymes papers. Also letter RobertBryce to Donald Moggridge about JM Keynes's visits toOttawa in 1944.

PersonName Allen, Judith & Rymes, Thomas K. & Bryce, Robert Broughton

& Moggridge, Donald EdwardPlace Canada, OttawaSubject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 55 pp. of various sizes, mainly 210 mm x 296 mm, within

beige folder Condition sound




Description level 3


Role creator of fileName Robinson, Edward Austin Gossage

Date 3.1986 = 22.11.1988Place


Specific type

Title Rymes : 'Synthetic Notes'



ContentSummary Correspondence file kept by Judith Allen/Austin Robinson

containing incoming letters form Thomas Rymes about theKeynes's lecture notes project and copies Robinson's repliesand letters to others about the project, particularly aboutpublication and Royal Economic Society imprimatur. 2 copiesRymes' March 1986 draft of 'Notes of a representative student: A prelude : the notes for the Easter Term 1932' with JudithAllen's comments.

PersonName Allen, Judith & Rymes, Thomas K.

PlaceSubject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 80 pp. of various sizes, mainly 216 mm x 279 mm, within

beige folder Condition sound




Description level 4


Role writerName Hudson, Robert John SpencerDescriptor English undergraduate at King's College, Cambridge.

Date 1.1950Place Cambridge, King's College

Document formRecord type bibliography

Specific typeSecondary form photocopy typescript

Title Towards a Bibliography of John Maynard Keynes



ContentSummary Chronological list of the published works of John Maynard

Keynes, including letters and introductions to others' works(806 items). Author's preface. Pencil annotations, presumablyfrom use in preparation of RES edition of works of Keynes.

PersonName Keynes, John Maynard

PlaceSubject keywords

Physical descriptSummary 98 pp. approx. 200 mm x 250 mm within green/blue envelope

fileCondition sound, exept file worn


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