David Ricardo: Correspondence and Papers

The collection includes manuscripts of several of Ricardo's works, correspondence between Ricardo and James Mill, letters to Thomas Malthus ans letters to Ricardo's brother in law, J.H. Wilkinson. Also included is correspondence and papers from the twentieth-century concerning the Ricardo Papers.

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

The Ricardo Papers (1) were previously the property of Frank Ricardo; the Mill-Ricardo Papers (2) of C.K. Mill; the Letters to Malthus (3) of R. Malthus; and the Letters to J.H. Wilkinson (4) of Canon H.R. Wilkinson. They were presented to the Library by Piero Sraffa, 1955.

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.

All references to published writings are to P. Sraffa's edition of 'Works and Correspondence', 1952-73.