1897 September 10 Born, Dubuque, Iowa
1918 B.A., State College, Iowa
1920-1923 Faculty member, Nagasaki College, Japan
1924 M.A., University of Iowa, Iowa
1924-1928 Instructor, Department of Economics, Brown University, Rhode Island
1928-1931 Faculty member, Harvard University, Massachusetts
1931-1945 Professor of Economics, Brown University
1933, 1935 Research Analyst, Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor (summer months)
1939 Author, Labor in the Territory of Hawaii, 1939
1939, 1947, 1949 Director of Economic Survey of Hawaii, Bureau of Labor Statistics, sponsored by the United States Congress
1940-1943 Consultant, Office of Export Control, United States Government
1941-1942 Deputy Director, Far Eastern Division, United States Government
1942-1943 Director, Enemy Potential Division, Office of Economic Warfare, United States Government
1942-1945 Lieutenant Colonel, War Department, Military Government Division, United States Government
1945-1946 Colonel, United States Strategic Bombing Survey, Japan
1946 Dean, Business School, University of Hawaii
1946 Major General (assimilated rank), United States Navy mission in Japan
1946-1947 Chairman, National Economic Board, United States Military Government in South Korea
1946-1949 Chairman, Economic Department, University of Hawaii
1947 Author, The Economy of Hawaii in 1947
1948-1949 Director, Program Coordinator Division, National Security Resources Board, Executive Office of the President of the United States
1949-1968 Vice President and Director of Business Research, Bank of Hawaii
1950-1953 Consultant, National Security Resources Board (summer months)
1954? Member, United States Civil Service Commission
1958, 1965 Member, Reserve Bank of New Zealand Mission
1958-1960, 1963-1965 President, Pacific and Asian Affairs Council
1958-1970 Trustee, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Hawaii
1959 Member, Trade missions to Peru and Ecuador, Trade Development Bureau, United States Department of Commerce
1960 Honorary LL.D degree, University of Hawaii
1960-1965 President, University of Hawaii Foundation
1966 Member, Trade missions to Guyana, Surinam and Netherlands Antilles, Trade Development Bureau, United States Department of Commerce
1966-1967 Director, surveys for airlines serving Hawaii
1967, 1970 Consultant and Coordinator for Rehabilitation, Government of Alaska
1968-1969 Vice President, University of Alaska
1970-1971 Consultant on economy of Alaska, Government of Alaska
1971 Author, Growth Potential of the Interiors of Alaska
1983 June 14 Died, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
The James H. Shoemaker Files contain essays, course materials, notes, exams, and correspondence relating to economics and totalitarian government. The material dates from 1919 to 1941.
Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.
There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.
James H. Shoemaker Files, OF-1UF-S6, Brown University Library.
This collection is divided into 3 series. Each one is arranged alphabetically.