National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Foundations, Ford, 1958 (Box 056, Folder 01)

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National Association of Educational Broadcasters Records, 1925-1977 (bulk 1950-1970) | Foundations, Ford, 1958 (Box 056, Folder 01)

1958 correspondence regarding the NAEB's multi-year funding request to the Ford Foundation's Fund for the Advancement of Education, with multiple drafts of the request including appendices on NAEB functions, activities, and finances. Also includes a report on the WOI-TV project, "The Whole Town's Talking."

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