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New Increment of the Papers of Friedrich von Hayek

New Increment of the Papers of Friedrich von Hayek

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The first page of an unpublished biographical sketch by Hayek of the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, a distant relative. Hayek began this work in 1953; it remained unfinished in 1959. (Friedrich A. von Hayek papers, Box 142)

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Congratulatory letter from British prime minister Margaret Thatcher on the occasion of Hayek’s 90th birthday in 1989. Thatcher, a great admirer of Hayek, was an influential advocate of his ideas both within Britain’s Conservative Party and during her years as prime minister. (Friedrich A. von Hayek papers, Box 146)

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First page of a congratulatory letter from West German chancellor Helmut Kohl, on the occasion of Hayek’s 90th birthday in May 1989. Kohl praises Hayek as “one of the greatest economists and social thinkers of our time.” (Friedrich A. von Hayek papers, Box 146)

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Second page of Chancellor Helmut Kohl’s letter to Hayek, on the latter’s 90th birthday, May 1989. (Friedrich A. von Hayek papers, Box 146)

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Hayek’s lecture notes, most likely used when he was teaching at the University of London, 1943–44. (Friedrich A. von Hayek papers, Box 137)

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Hayek, photographed in Dresden, Germany, in 1932. (Friedrich A. von Hayek papers, Box 142)

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Excerpt from Hayek’s diary, August 1914, with news of Austria’s entry into World War I alongside notes about family gatherings. (Friedrich A. von Hayek papers, Box 135)

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Undated photo of Hayek, London, circa 1940s. (Friedrich A. von Hayek papers, Box 138)

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Hayek receiving the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, in Stockholm, in 1974. That year the economics prize was shared by Hayek and Gunnar Myrdal. (Friedrich A. von Hayek papers, Box 138)

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