Balthasar Henry Meyer papers, 1877-1944 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Papers of Balthasar Henry Meyer, a native of Wisconsin who had a distinguished career as a professor at the University of Wisconsin, as a member of the Wisconsin Railroad Commission and the Interstate Commerce Commission, and as an author of books and articles relating to government regulation of public carriers, especially railroads. The collection includes correspondence concerning the relationship of government and business, the advancement of education, and university administration. Correspondents include James O. Davidson, Theodore Dreiser, Richard T. Ely, Glenn Frank, Zona Gale, Hamlin Garland, Robert La Follette, Sr. and Jr., Francis McGovern, E. R. A. Seligman, Charles Van Hise, and Yoshio Kinochita, director of Imperial Government Railroads in Japan