Richard C. Levin papers

Collection

Call Number: MS 1995

Scope and Contents

This collection comprises the papers of economist, professor, and former President of Yale University, Richard C. Levin. The papers document Levin's life and career prior to his presidency of Yale, including research that he performed, expert testimony based on his research, and resulting articles written for scholarly publications. Topics Levin focused on in these activities include deregulation, research and development, vertical integration in the oil industry, and transportation. The collection also contains teaching materials for courses Levin taught at Yale University and activities with professional organizations such as the American Economic Association, National Bureau of Economic Research and the National Science Foundation. Finally there is correspondence related to Levin’s duties at Yale and his research. Materials date from 1963 to 1993.

Dates

1963-1993

Creator

Levin, Richard C., 1947-

Language of Materials

The material is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the papers is restricted until January 1, 2034, or one year after the date of Richard C. Levin's death, whichever comes first, except to the extent that Yale Corporation Miscellaneous Bylaws Section 4 otherwise imposes access restrictions. Tenure evaluations of faculty at any institution and letters of recommendation for students and other persons are restricted for a period of 75 years from the date of the writing or 5 years after the death of the individual, whichever comes first.

Original born digital files, as well as preservation masters, may not be accessed due to their fragility. Researchers must consult use copies, or if none exist request that they be made. Born digital files cannot be accessed remotely. System requirements include a Manuscripts and Archives computer and file viewing software.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright is retained by the creator(s) of this collection for materials they have authored or otherwise produced. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Richard C. Levin, 2013.

Arrangement

The materials are arranged in five series: I. Correspondence, 1974-1990; II. Legal files, 1978-1993; III. Subject files, 1963-1993; IV. Teaching files, 1966-1992; V. Writings, 1976-1990.

Extent

19.75 Linear Feet (42 boxes)

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1995

Additional Description

Abstract

Biographical / Historical

Richard Charles Levin is an economist, professor of economics, and he served as the longest tenured president of Yale University from 1993 to 2013. His research interests include transportation economics, antitrust law and industrial competitiveness, intellectual propertty, and industrial research and development.

Levin was born in San Francisco, California on April 7, 1947. He graduated from Stanford University in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and subsequently received a Bachelor of Letters degree in politics and philosophy from Merton College, Oxford. Levin earned his PhD in economics from Yale University in 1974 and became an Assistant Professor of Economics at Yale that same year. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1979, and in 1982 he was appointed Professor in Economics and Management at the Yale School of Management. Before being appointed president of Yale, Levin also served as chairman of the university's Economics Department and the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

Levin's presidency of Yale was marked by many accomplishments, including significant growth of its endowment, higher undergraduate admission standards, significant infrastructure development and building renovations, and improved labor relations at the university. Following his retirement as President of Yale in 2013, Levin became the Chief Executive Officer of Coursera, a for-profit educational technology company.