Ford Foundation records, International Division, European and International Affairs Program (EIA), Office Files of Peter Ruof, 1973-1982
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Ruof, Peter and Ford Foundation
- Extent:
- 2.47 Cubic Feet 6 LTR and 1 Half-LTR size Hollinger boxes
- Language:
- English .
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection contains the staff subject files of Peter Ruof who worked as a Program Officer in the Ford Foundation's European and International Affairs Program (EIA) between 1973 and 1981 and then as an international consultant for the Foundation's International Affairs Program (IAP) for a brief period after that. The EIA was situated within the Foundation's International Division. Materials in the collection relate how it was replaced by the IAP in the early 1980s. Ruof's records are comprised of chronological files that were created between 1973 and 1978 and between 1981 and 1982. Files originating from the period between November 1978 and September 1981 are missing from the collection.
Chronological files in the collection are mainly comprised of correspondence, memos, papers, and meeting notes. They document the EIA's grant giving activities for studies, initiatives, and fellowships related to Western and Southern Europe. Prominent subjects upon which these different projects were focused include international economics, migrant labor, Eurocommunism, women's issues, international relations, foundations in Europe, and European policy studies
- Biographical / historical:
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The Ford Foundation was chartered by Henry and Edsel Ford in 1936 "to receive and administer funds for scientific, educational and charitable purposes, all for the public welfare", and initially served the Ford family's charitable interests in the Detroit area. Following the deaths of Edsel Ford (1943) and Henry Ford (1947), the Foundation was propelled to the forefront of philanthropy as the largest American foundation in terms of both endowment and yearly expenditures, and with an international scope to its major program areas. During the Foundation's first twenty years its major programs were in international economic development, primary and higher education, educational and public broadcasting, behavioral sciences, civil liberties, urban development, fine arts and the humanities. The Ford Foundation also partnered with the Rockefeller Foundation in supporting agricultural development in South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. Since the 1970s, the Foundation has also pioneered programs in women's rights, energy policy, micro-financing in under-developed countries, establishing human rights groups, and improving international HIV/AIDS education.
Peter Ruof worked as a Program Officer in the Ford Foundation's European and International Affairs Program (EIA) between 1973 and 1981. Before joining the Foundation's International Division, he had positions at the Commission of the European Union, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank.
After he left his post as Program Officer, he worked as an international consultant for the Ford Foundation's International Affairs Program (IAP) in the early 1980s. In 1995, he founded Blackwood Capital Group.
- Acquisition information:
- This material was transferred to the RAC in 2019 by the Ford Foundation and was ingested by the RAC as Accession 2019:022.
- Arrangement:
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Collection consists of one series. That series is comprised of chronological files. Documents within those files are arranged in reverse chronological order, so the most recent material is at the front of the files.
Original order was maintained as much as possible.
The collection arrangement is as follows:
Series 1. Chronological files, 1973-1982
Access and use
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Open for research. Brittle or damaged items are available at the discretion of RAC.
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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.
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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