Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Miles Lanier Colean, 1975
Creator: | Colean, Miles Lanier, 1898-1980 | Project: | Individual interviews oral history collection. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | sound file : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit) | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteConsulting economist
Scope and ContentsEducation, University of Wisconsin and Columbia, 1916-24; Federal Housing Administration, Director, Technical and Rental Housing Divisions; 1940, housing research, 20th Century Fund; 1945- , consultant, Mortgage Bankers Association; organization and functions of Federal Housing Administration; lending reforms; multiplication of housing agencies; private market vs. social welfare orientation; housing and lending industries in the Depression, World War II, postwar, Eisenhower and Nixon administrations; inflation, corruption, government control, sources of funds, sociological factors; impressions of Stewart McDonald, Guy Hollyday, Leon Keyserling
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