Harold Foote Gosnell papers, 1931-1962

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Harold Foote Gosnell papers, 1931-1962

1931-1962

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Political scientist, educator, and government consultant. Chiefly subject files consisting of correspondence, memoranda, reports, research data, maps, charts, printed and near-print material, and miscellany. The papers relate principally to projects Gosnell conducted for various government agencies, including a study on state and regional planning for the National Resources Committee; studies on government information services, especially those of the Office of War Information and the Department of State; and analyses of foreign elections for the Central Intelligence Agency, primarily in the Philippines, Indonesia, and the Sudan.

9,200 items; 23 containers; 9.2 linear feet

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Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6357054

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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