Office of International Programs Records 1959-1983

University of Minnesota

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The West Bank Union at the University of Minnesota was established in 1967 to offer services to students. It took until 1980 for the union to have its own space in Willey Hall, including an auditorium and lounge spaces for students. Student services and facilities were established in the newly constructed West Bank Union skyway, which connected Willey and Blegen Halls. From the guide to the West Bank Union papers, circa 1970s-1980s, (University of Minnesota Libraries. University Arch...

Peace Corps (U.S.)

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The Peace Corps was established by Executive Order 10924, issued by President John F. Kennedy on March 1, 1961, announced by televised broadcast March 2, 1961, and authorized by Congress on September 22, 1961, with passage of the Peace Corps Act (Public Law 87-293). Since 1961, over 200,000 Americans have joined the Peace Corps and have served in 139 countries. From the guide to the Brown University Peace Corps files, 1965-1967, (John Hay Library Special Collections) The Pea...

University of London.

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The University of London was established in 1836 out of the principle of a more inclusive approach to education, free from religious tests and more affordable. With its power to grant degrees the University worked generally in close alliance with University College and King's College London as well as numerous other colleges around Britain. In terms of degrees awarded, the University was the first in England to introduce a Bachelor of Science, tending away from the more ...

Purvis, Malcolm J.

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University of East Anglia.

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The Bulletin, later UEA Bulletin, began publication in October 1965 in the light of the rapid growth of UEA, as a publication which would tell us what is going on [foreword to the first issue by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Frank Thistlethwaite]. The publication schedule was determined by the dates of meetings of the University's Senate and Council, and appeared between three and five times a year. The first editor was Dr Michael Sanderson, a member of faculty in the School of Eco...

University of Minnesota, Morris

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Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities

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MUCIA, which has its headquarters at Ohio State University, is a consortium of Big Ten Universities, including Ohio State, Michigan State, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. The consortium draws on experts from the member universities to administer projects and exchanges in agriculture, higher education, health care and research. The organization includes a Board of Directors (the basic decision-making mechanism) and a Council of Presidents (providing overall policy guidance). ...

University of Minnesota. Office of International Programs

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The Office of International Programs (OIP) at the University of Minnesota was established on August 1, 1963 upon the recommendation of the President O. Meredith Wilson's Ad Hoc Committee on International Programs Development. The Ad Hoc committee was established to represent the University to the Ford Foundation for support of University teaching, research and service on an international level. The Office of International Programs was created to coordinate all existing programs and ...

University of Minnesota. Immigration History Research Center.

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Ford foundation

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Philanthropic organization established in 1936 by Henry and Edsel Ford from profits of the Ford Motor Company. From the description of Grant files, [ca. 1936-1986]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155532303 ...

Wright, William E. (William Edward), 1926-

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University of Minnesota. Economic Development Center

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University of Sussex.

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University of Minnesota. Office of the President.

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University of Minnesota. Board of Regents

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University of Minnesota. All-University Council on International Programs

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Kwiat, Joseph Jack

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Joseph Jack Kwiat was born in New York City. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1935. He earned an M.A. in 1940 from Northwestern University and one of the first Ph.D.'s in American studies from the University of Minnesota in 1950. He joined the faculty at the University in 1944 as an instructor in English. He was later promoted to professor of English and American studies. During his tenure at the University, Dr. Kwiat was awarded four Fulbright fellowships that allowed him to condu...

Minnesota World Affairs Center

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The Minnesota World Affairs Center was founded at the University of Minnesota in 1950 as a response to a perceived need to improve the knowledge of U.S. foreign policy and world affairs. The center served as a clearing house for foreign policy information and offered lectures, conferences, seminars, pamphlets, and other publications. The center was not political, and it did not take a stance on any issue, but allowed people to be aware of each position. William C. Rogers was director of the cent...

Council on International Educational Exchange

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McDiarmid, E. W. (Errett Weir), 1909-2000

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E. W. McDiarmid is a former professor in the University of Minnesota Library School, and a past president and active member of the American Library Association. From the description of Papers, 1941-1952. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63301062 From the description of Papers, 1952-1978 <bulk 1952-1968> (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63301065 Errett (Mac) Weir McDiarmid, B.A. (1929) and M.A. ...

University of Minnesota, Crookston

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National Association for Foreign Student Affairs.

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Rockefeller Foundation

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The Rockefeller Foundation was established in May 1913 by John D. Rockefeller, by act of the New York State Legislature, "to promote the well-being of mankind throughout the world". From its earliest years, several separate organizations and divisions have carried on the Foundation's work in carefully selected fields. In 1913, the International Health Board (originally the International Health Commission) was formed in order to extend the work of the Rockefeller Sanitary Commission for the Eradi...

Universidad de Concepción

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University of Minnesota, Duluth

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United States. Agency for International Development

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On September 4, 1961 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 vas signed into law. On November 4, 1961 the Agency for International Development was set up in the Department of State to succeed the International Cooperation Administration. The main objective of AID was to combine the various foreign assistance programs into one program which would assist the underdeveloped countries in maintaining their independence by making them self-supporting nations. The Development Loan Fund, created in 1957 was ...

International Research and Exchanges Board

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The Inter-University Committee on Travel Grants (IUCTG) was established in the 1950s to administer academic exchanges between the US and the Soviet Union and East Europe. For a period in its early years, the IUCTG was headquartered at Indiana University and chaired by IU professor Robert Byrnes until 1968, when it was absorbed by the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) and moved to New York. From the description of International Research and Exchanges Board records, 195...