Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs records 1970s-1980s

University of Minnesota. School of Public Affairs

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The Public Affairs Training Project was established at the University of Minnesota in 1936 to provide graduate instruction in the field of administrative management for present and prospective government employees. The project was under the supervision of an All-University committee of several schools and colleges, appointed by University president Lotus Delta Coffman. Lloyd Short served as its director. A reference library established in 1936 and directed by Myrtle Eklund, speciali...

Short, Lloyd M. (Lloyd Milton), 1897-1981

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Lloyd Milton Short was born on 3 February 1897 in Knoxville, Illinois. He earned his B.A. from Knox College (Galesburg, Illinois) in 1919. He earned his M.A. in 1920 and Ph.D. in 1922 from the University of Illinois. After completing his Ph.D., Dr. Short worked as an associate professor of political science at the University of Akron (Ohio) for one year (1922-1923) before moving to the University of Missouri. He spent the next 12 years at the University of Missouri (1923-1935) as pr...

Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs

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The School of Public Affairs was established at the University of Minnesota in 1968. In 1978, the School was significantly expanded and renamed The Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. The Institute "is dedicated to excellence in education for public responsibility. As a living memorial to the public life and ideals of Hubert H. Humphrey, it seeks to enhance Minnesota's contribution to public and political life." From the guide to the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public...

Eklund, Myrtle Jeannette, 1905-1970.

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Myrtle Eklund was the librarian of the Public Affairs library at the University of Minnesota, and was involved in the effort to give librarians faculty status. She was involved with several international library development efforts, especially with Seoul University, and conducted a major exchange initiative to support the PAC library. From the description of Papers, 1933-1970. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63314171 Myrtle J. Eklund,...

University of Minnesota. Public Administration Center

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Cleveland, Harlan.

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Harlan Cleveland was born in New York City in 1918. He graduated from Princeton University in 1938 and attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. In 1944, he was appointed to manage the Allied Control Commission economic programs in Italy. In 1947, Mr. Cleveland transferred to Shanghai, China to become director of the UNRRA China program. He was appointed as director of the U.S. China Aid program in 1948. In 1953, Mr. Cleveland became executive editor, and later pub...