Ford Foundation records, Publications (Non-Grant Related), Accession 2017:050, 1949-2016
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Ford Foundation
- Extent:
- 45.83 Cubic Feet 115 boxes - 99 letter document containers, 14 legal document containers, 1 Paige box, and 1 oversize document box (16.5x12.5)
- Language:
- English; Publications related to international work typically include native language and English translations.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Ford Foundation records, Publications (Non-Grant Related), Accession 2017:050 consists of pamphlets, reprints, brochures, reports, conference papers, and other publications by the Ford Foundation or by authors involved in Ford Foundation projects.
The subject areas of these publications reflect the Ford Foundation's areas of interest, including philanthropy, higher education, public education, the arts and humanities, equal opportunity, women's programs, housing, urban and local programs, working-class concerns, communications and journalism, administration of justice, resources and the environment, the energy policy project, and international programs related to agriculture, education, international studies, and population.
The collection also houses working publication files, including publication design files, correspondence and memoranda, distribution files, and press materials. These files can be identified by a title that will include "Job" and a series of numbers followed by the name of the publication.
- Acquisition information:
- This material was transferred to RAC in 2017 by the Ford Foundation and ingested by RAC as Accession 2017:050.
- Arrangement:
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Materials are arranged as received from the Ford Foundation in 2017. Boxes 110-113 contain duplicate copies of various publications. They are listed intellectually with the first recorded instance of the publication in the finding aid.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research with select materials restricted as noted. Brittle or damaged items are available at the discretion of RAC.
- Terms of access:
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Ford Foundation has title, copyright and literary rights in the collection, in so far as it holds them.
The Rockefeller Archive Center has authority to grant permission to cite and publish material from the collection. Permission to publish extensive excerpts, or material in its entirety, will be referred to the Ford Foundation.
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