Collection Title: Dr. Ira C. Castles Papers
Collection Number: M255 / 2007.30 (No Deed of Gift)
Inclusive Dates: 1860 – 1985
Bulk Dates: 1980 – 1985
Volume: 3.0 Cubic Feet
Processor: W. Ray
Biographical:
Dr. Ira C. Castles was a Professor of Economics at Delta State from 1958 to 1978.
Scope and Content:
The Ira C. Castles Papers contain volumes of poetry, both bound and unbound, called “Mindprints” written by Dr. Castles during the period 1937 – 1985. It also contains college papers and thesis.
Inventory:
Box 1 / Unfoldered
“Mindprints” Volume 1 – Dec. 1937 – Nov. 11, 1973
Volume 2 – Nov. 1973 – Feb. 1, 1976
Volume 3 – Feb. 2, 1976 – Dec. 29, 1977
Volume 4 – Dec. 29, 1977 – Dec. 22, 1979
Volume 5 – Feb. 22, 1979 – March 14, 1980
Volume 6 – March 5, 1980 – April 11, 1981
Volume 7 – April 14, 1981 – Dec. 7, 1981
Volume 8 – Dec. 9, 1981 – Nov. 15, 1982
Volume 9 – Nov. 20, 1982 – Dec. 15, 1983 (Have 2)
Box 2 / Unfoldered
“Mindprints” Volume 10 – Dec. 16, 1983 – Oct. 3, 1984 (Have 2)
Volume 11 – Oct. 4, 1984 – July 11, 1985 (Have 2)
Black Binder – 209 page Paper
“The Income Level and Monetary – Fiscal Devices, With Particular Reference to Raising Individual Income Tax Revenue to Prevent Inflation” by Ira C. Castles, under the direction of Lowell D. Ashby.
Continued Box 2
Black Bound Book 111 pages
“Principal Economic Features of the Havana Charter for an International Trade Organization and Attitudes of Selected Countries” by Ira C. Castles. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Political Science, Columbia University, June, 1948.
Black Binder – 331 pages
“A Study of Economic Conditions and Thought in North Carolina Before 1860” by Ira C. Castles.
Box 3 / Folder
3 / 1 Poem “Students” by Ira Castles June 8, 1978
22 file folders containing the text for “Mindprints”.
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