McCULLOCH, JOHN RAMSAY 1789-1864
Archival location guide — where this economist’s surviving papers are held, their notable correspondents, and key published sources.
Born 1789 · died 1864
John Ramsay McCulloch was a Scottish economist, author and editor, widely regarded as the leader of the Ricardian school of economists after the death of David Ricardo in 1823. He was appointed the first professor of political economy at University College London in 1828. He wrote extensively on economic policy, and was a pioneer in the collection, statistical analysis and publication of economic data.
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Professor Denis O'Brien reports that on contacting a descendant of McCulloch, he was informed that his papers had comparatively recently been destroyed.
41 letters from David Ricardo, 1816-1823. BL Add. MS. 34545.
39 letters from various correspondents, 1820-1863.
London UL, A.L.s 57, 187, 271, 413.
About 25 letters connected with his Chair of Political Economy at University College, London. College correspondence, University College London (UCL)
Four letters to various correspondents, 1823-1838.
Hollander collection, University of Illinois Library, Urbana.
Records of his work at His Majesty’s Stationery Office.
Stationery Office Records and Comptroller’s Private Letterbook, Public Record Office (PRO)
A note on gold currency in India. Halifax papers, India Office Library.
Correspondents
EDWARD GEORGE EARLE LYTTON BULWER-LYTTON, Baron Lytton, two letters, 1851.
Bulwer-Lytton papers, Hertfordshire RO
EDWIN CHADWICK, three items, 1841-1852. Chadwick papers, UCL
BENJAMIN DISRAELI, Earl of Beaconsfield, 24 letters, 1848-1863. Disraeli papers, National Register of Archives (NRA) 0842.
WILLIAM EWART, GLADSTONE, five letters, 1853-1859. BL Add. MSS. 44381-44392.
HENRY GEORGE GREY, 3rd Earl Grey, three letters, 1844-1856. Grey of Howick papers, Durham D. P.
WILLIAM HUSKISSON, a few letters, 1825. BL Add. MS. 38746.
SIR GEORGE CORNEWALL LEWIS, ten letters, 1846-1863. Harpton Court papers, National Library of Wales (NLW)
SAMUEL JONES LOYD, Baron Overstone, 20 letters, 1856-1864.
Overstone papers, London UL, MS. 804.
JOHN MURRAY, several letters, n.d. Archives of John Murray Ltd. 17
MACVEY NAPIER, 70 letters, 1817-1847. BL Add. MSS. 34612-34630.
SIR ROBERT PEEL, c. 25 items, 1842-1850. BL Add. MSS. 40512-40603.
FRANCIS PLACE , four letters, 1820-1827. BL Add. MS. 37949.
DAVID RICARDO, 35 letters, 1816-1823. Ricardo papers, Cambridge UL, Add. MS. 7510.
WILLIAM RITCHIE, about ten letters (with related accounts and other material), 1820-1824 and n.d. William Ritchie’s MSS. 10
SOCIETY FOR THE DIFFUSION OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE, many letters, n.d.
SDUK papers, UCL
THOMAS SPRING-RICE, 1st Baron Monteagle, some letters, n.d. Monteagle papers, NL1
JOHN STRANG, ten letters, 1852-1860.
Records of the Dilettante Society of Glasgow, Glasgow City Archives.
SIR ROBERT JOHN WILMOT-HORTON, 16 letters, 1826-1831.
Catton collection, Derby Borough Library.
Printed Material
DENIS PATRICK O’BRIEN, J. R. McCulloch ( London, 1970).
New Palgrave ; ODNB; Boase II 579; ESS IX 649; IESS IX 501.
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