Arthur Salz Collection.

This collection reflects the academic work of Arthur Salz, professor of economics and sociology at the University of Heidelberg (1916-1933), the University of Cambridge (1933), and the Ohio State University (1934-1952). Salz wrote on economic theory and methodology as well as economic and political policy in the United States and Germany during and after World War II and into the Cold War era. Included are notes, clippings, speeches, drafts and full manuscripts of articles and books, and some correspondence with publishers and professional colleagues. There are no personal papers included in the collection.Salz was born on December 31, 1881 in Staab, Bohemia (today Stod, Czech Republic) to Heinrich Salz and Rosa née Popper. He studied in Berlin and Munich. In 1903, he received his doctorate in political science, having studied under Lujo Brentano. After having lectured in Mannheim and in Frankfurt, Salz took on a position as a lecturer at the University of Heidelberg in 1907 and became an assistant professor there in 1916.In 1933, Salz left his position at the University of Heidelberg under political pressure. He spent one year as a guest professor at the University of Cambridge and then immigrated to the United States. He took on a position as a professor of economics at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, where he remained for the rest of his life. Salz died on August 10, 1963.list in fileProcesseddigitize