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Weaver, Robert C. 1907-1997

Archival location guide — where this economist’s surviving papers are held, their notable correspondents, and key published sources.

Portrait of Weaver, Robert C. 1907-1997

Born 1907 · died 1997

Robert Clifton Weaver was an American economist, academic, and political administrator who served as the first United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1966 to 1968, when the department was newly established by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Weaver was the first African American to be appointed to a US Cabinet-level position.

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Where the papers are held

The surviving papers of Weaver, Robert C. 1907-1997 are held at Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

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Digitised full-text books and writings by Weaver, Robert C. 1907-1997 — free to read.

Cite this entry

Weaver, Robert C. 1907-1997. “Archival papers.” Economists’ Papers, https://www.economistspapers.org.uk/weaver-robert-c-1907-1997/ (accessed 17 Jun 2026).