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Frederic Sterling Lee (1949-2014) Papers, 1972-2014
Archive Location: The State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Kansas City
This collection is available at The State Historical Society of Missouri-Research Center, Kansas City. If you would like more information, please contact us at shsofmo-kc@umsystem.edu.
INTRODUCTION
The papers of Frederic Sterling Lee, former Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, contain his personal and professional research files, correspondence, writings and edited works. Dr. Lee was internationally known for his work on alternative microeconomic theory.
DONOR INFORMATION
The papers were donated to the State Historical Society of Missouri by Frederic S. Lee on April 25, 2014 (Accession No. KA2205). Additional materials were received on September 11, 2014 (Accession No. KA2233) and January 27, 2015 by Ruth Lee (Accession No. KA2266).
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Frederic S. Lee received his PhD in economics from Rutgers University in 1983. His teaching career includes being a lecturer at the University of California-Riverside, 1981-1984; Assistant/Associate professor at Roosevelt University (Chicago), 1984-1991; Reader in Economics at De Montfort University (UK), 1991-2000; and Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2000 to present. Lee established the Association for Heterodox Economics (UK) in 1999 which continues today. He organized Post Keynesian Economics Study (UK) seminars in 1998- 2000. From 2003 until 2009, Lee was editor of the book series Advances in Heterodox Economics with University of Michigan Press and later with Routledge. In 2004, he established the Heterodox Economics Newsletter and remained the editor until 2009. Lee also was the editor of the American Journal of Economics and Sociology from 2009- 2013. From 2006-2010 Lee was the Executive Director of the International Confederation of Associations for Pluralism in Economics; President of the Association for Institutional Thought (2011-2012); and President-elect of the Association for Evolutionary Economics (2014). Frederic S. Lee was born on November 24, 1949 in Nyack, New York. He died October 23, 2014 in Webster Groves, Missouri.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The papers have been arranged by the donor into the following series and subseries:
Biographical/Personal Material; Notes Taken, and Papers
Research Areas and Publications
Post Keynesian Price Theory, 1981-2000
History of Heterodox Economics, 1998-2009
RAE and Ranking Journals and Departments and Pluralism, 1993-2013
Critics of Mainstream Economics, circa 2010-2013
Journal Project
Heterodox Microeconomic Theory, 2000-2015
Institutional Economics
Association for Institutional Thought
Association for Evolutionary Economics
Institutional Economists
Heterodox Economic Associations
Association for Heterodox Economics
Association for Social Economics
European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy
Post Keynesian Economics Study Group
Other Heterodox Associations
Book Series, Journals, and Newsletters
Heterodox Economics Newsletter
American Journal of Economics and Sociology Advances in Heterodox Economics (University of Michigan Press)
Routledge Advances in Heterodox Economics
International Confederation of Associations for Pluralism in Economics
Seminars and Conferences
Economists: Letters and Material
Research Areas
Lectures and Notes
Other Societies and organizations
PREFERRED CITATION:
Specific item; Box number; folder number; Frederic Sterling Lee (1949- 2014) Papers (K1317); The State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Kansas City [after first mention may be abbreviated to SHSMO-KC].
CONTACT:
The State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Kansas City 302 Newcomb Hall, University of Missouri-Kansas City 5123 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499 (816) 235-1543 shsofmo-kc@umsystem.edu