Wicksteed, Philip Henry 1844-1927
Archival location guide — where this economist’s surviving papers are held, their notable correspondents, and key published sources.
Born 1844 · died 1927
Philip Henry Wicksteed was an English scholar and Unitarian theologian known for his contributions to classics, medieval studies and economics. He was also a Georgist and literary critic.
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Wicksteed by his own admission kept ‘next to no documents’. A few manuscript and typescript fragments, two letters to, and one letter from Wicksteed, with some printed pamphlets. Wicksteed papers, British Library of Political and Economic Science (BLPES)
Correspondents
BASIL BARNHILL, two letters, 1925. Houghton Library, Harvard University.
EDWIN CANNAN, six letters, 1922-1927. Cannan collection, BLPES
JAMES MACLUCKIE CONNELL, 18 letters, 1911-1926. Dr Williams' Library, London.
HERBERT STANLEY JEVONS, four letters, 1907. Jevons papers, Manchester JRUL.
SIR D'ARCY WENTWORTH THOMPSON, six letters, 1904-1925. Thompson papers, St Andrews UL
GRAHAM WALLAS, 15 letters, 1894-1922. Wallas papers, BLPES
LÉON WALRAS, six letters, 1884-1889. Fonds Walras, Bibliothèque Cantonale et Universitaire, Lausanne.
KNUT WICKSELL, four letters, 1906-1922. Wicksell papers, Lund Universitetsbibliotek, Sweden.
Printed Material
CHARLES H. HERFORD, Philip Henry Wicksteed ( London, 1931).
ESS xv 418; ODNB; IESS xv1544; New Palgrave
Portrait: see Herford (above).