Commonwealth Fund records, Reports of the General Director/President, SG 1, Series 31, 1919-1985, 1987-1995
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Commonwealth Fund
- Extent:
- 14.99 Cubic Feet 36 document boxes and 1 record storage box.
- Language:
- English .
Background
- Scope and content:
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Barry C. Smith served as General Director of the Commonwealth Fund, 1920-1947. During this period the reports were officially titled as Report of the General Director to the Directors of the Commonwealth Fund. Beginning in 1948, the offical title became known as Report of the President and Staff to Directors of the Commonwealth Fund.
- Acquisition information:
- Accession 1986:069, and several subsequent additions.
- Processing information:
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Standard archival processing was conducted by Robert Battaly, Assistant Director, Head of Processing, Rockefeller Archive Center in February 2014, and Richard Torres, Assistant Archivist, Rockefeller Archive Center in August 2014, to arrange and describe the material and enable access. Further archival processing, primarily to address the preservation and conservation needs of the records, will be conducted at a later date, as necessary.
- File plan:
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Former Classification: IX; IV 4B 4;
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Legal issues
Law
Medical education
Legal research
Child welfare
Child psychology
Hygiene
Education, Rural
Medicine, Rural
Medical research
Mental health
Medicine -- Scholarships, fellowships, etc.
Public health
Child mental health
War relief
Public welfare - Places:
- New York (State)
New York (N.Y.)
United States
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. Brittle or damaged items are available at the discretion of RAC.
- Terms of access:
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Reproduction/duplication of archival items is routinely provided in accordance with "fair use." If the RAC does not hold copyright for an archival collection, or items within a collection, it is the user's responsibility to contact the copyright holder, or make a fair effort to do so, prior to publication.
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