Papers, 1946-1970.

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Papers, 1946-1970.

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The collection includes correspondence, diaries, course and committee notes, information files, clippings, and papers relating to the Sixth International Grasslands Conference which Myers organized in 1952.

8 cubic ft.

Rockefeller Archive Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 6776226

Rockefeller Archive Center

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International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).

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Myers, Will M., 1911-1970.

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Will M. Myers was a plant geneticist, an authority on international agriculture; consultant, Far Eastern Command in Japan (1946-1947); head, Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota (1952-1963); consultant and temporary staff member, The Rockefeller Foundation (1954-1960, 1962-1964); associate director for agricultural sciences, theFoundation (1964-1965); director of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria (1965-1967); and vice-president, the Founda...

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).

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International Maize and Wheat Improvement (CIMMYT).

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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...