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Rockefeller Foundation records, officers' diaries, RG 12, S-Z, 1911-1992

41.83 Cubic Feet Boxes 423-535. 104 letter document boxes, 8 half-letter document boxes, 1 legal box and 26 microfilm boxes (35mm)

Rockefeller Foundation officers' diaries:

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1935 Box 444, Reel M Ste 1, Frame 174

Organized according to interview and visit, Stevens discusses projects and proposals with various professionals in the humanities. The focus of the Rockefeller Foundation's work in the humanities has changed from research interests of scholars to a greater concentration of cultural diffusion aimed at the general public with grants for museums, drama, film and radio. Internationally, areas of program concentration included cultural interchange through libraries, development of understanding with the Far East, and the improvement of international communication.

  1. Stevens, David H.

1937 Box 444, Reel M Ste 1, Frame 382

Organized according to interview and visit, Stevens discusses projects and proposals with various professionals in the humanities. The Humanities program is to affect contemporary culture and the general public appreciation of drama, film and radio. Internationally, the Humanities would exchange print materials and develop Far East studies programs. The program's work with libraries is chiefly of an international character and is concerned with projects aiming to promote the exchange of bibliographical and source materials.

  1. Stevens, David H.

1938 January-June Reel M Ste 1, Frame 551, Box 444

Organized according to interview and visit, Stevens discusses projects and proposals with various professionals in the humanities. The Humanities program's mission is to promote the democratization of culture through grants to universities, museums and libraries; improvements of international communication; and freer use technical devices that invention has given us for disseminating knowledge.

  1. Stevens, David H.
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Rockefeller Foundation records, officers' diaries, RG 12, M-R, 1911-1992

56.9 Cubic Feet Boxes 273-422. 138 letter document boxes, 25 microfilm boxes (35mm), 6 legal document boxes and 7 half-letter boxes

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1935 September 11-December 31 Reel M Mar 1, Frame 557, Box 291

The diary is arranged by interview and visit. John Marshall is an assistant director of the Rockefeller Foundation's Humanities Division. The program focuses on a greater means of cultural diffusion instead of research. In the United States grants were made to museums, drama, film and radio. This diary surveys humanities programs in the field of education in the western United States. The diary includes "Iowa State College Extension Service" budget statement.

  1. Marshall, John

1946 October 1-December 30 Box 295, Reel M Mar 5, Frame 1

The diary is arranged by interview and visit. John Marshall is an associate director of the Rockefeller Foundation's Humanities Division. The program's focus is on studies in language and foreign culture, American studies, drama and radio and library assistance. Marshall documents current and future grant projects. He travels to France to surveys the country's humanities interests. A report on the Unesco General Conference held in Paris is included.

  1. Marshall, John

1947 January 2-September 30 Reel M Mar 5, Frame 217, Box 295

The diary is arranged by interview and visit. John Marshall is an associate director of the Rockefeller Foundation's Humanities Division. The program's focus is on studies in language and foreign culture, American studies, drama and radio and library assistance. Marshall documents current and future grant projects. He travels to Europe and library restoration is detailed.

  1. Marshall, John
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Ford Foundation records, Knowledge, Creativity, and Freedom Program (KCF), Media, Arts and Culture Unit (MAC), Office Files of Elizabeth Richards, 1997-2009

2.66 Cubic Feet 7 letter size boxes

This collection contains the files Elizabeth "Betsy" Richards created when she worked as a Program Officer in the Ford Foundation's Knowledge, Creativity, and Freedom Program (KCF), Media, Arts, and Culture unit (MAC). The files document her managing the Foundation's grant portfolio on Indigenous Knowledge and Expressive Culture. The collection is comprised of one series of subject files.

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Ford Foundation records, Knowledge, Creativity, and Freedom Program (KCF), Media, Arts and Culture Unit (MAC), Office Files of Elizabeth Richards, 1997-2009 2.66 Cubic Feet 7 letter size boxes

Ford Foundation

This collection contains the files Elizabeth "Betsy" Richards created when she worked as a Program Officer in the Ford Foundation's Knowledge, Creativity, and Freedom Program (KCF), Media, Arts, and Culture unit (MAC). The files document her managing the Foundation's grant portfolio on Indigenous Knowledge and Expressive Culture. The collection is comprised of one series of subject files.

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    Ford Foundation records, Grants L-N, 1936-2008

    35.83 Cubic Feet 3889 16mm microfilm reels, 315 35mm microfilm reels

    Grant administration files.

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    Ford Foundation records, Catalogued Reports, Reports 13949-17726, 1949-2008, bulk 1950s-1990s

    57.41 Cubic Feet 173 containers total including but not limited to document boxes 742-886.

    The Ford Foundation's Catalogued Reports collection includes policy and programming documents, program evaluations, and periodic program status reports produced by Foundation officers and staff, as well as consultants and grantees. Some published material produced by Ford Foundation grants is also included in the collection. The collection also includes some of the Ford Foundation's own publications, such as the Annual Reports and newsletters.

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