University of Virginia. Institute of Public Affairs

Institute founded at the University of Virginia by President Edwin A. Alderman and Professor Charles G. Maphis in 1927 "to advance the popular understanding of current public questions, (It) propose(d) to emphasize particularly the dometic problems of the United States and to have them discussed in a broad and competent fashion by men charged with the task of public administration and by those who are actively engaged in public affairs." Maphis served as the first director followed by Robert K. Gooch, Hardy C. Dillard, Oron J. Hale, and George B. Zehmer.

From the description of Papers of the University of Virginia Institute of Public Affairs [manuscript] 1925-1953. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647962824