Papers, 1940-1962.

ArchivalResource

Papers, 1940-1962.

The collection includes speeches, articles, an unpublished history of the Villa Serbelloni, trip diaries, correspondence and awards.

3.4 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6861127

Rockefeller Archive Center

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Perse, Saint-John

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French diplomat and poet. From the description of Papers of Saint-John Perse, 1956-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71015089 French poet. From the description of Autograph letters signed (66), post cards (2) and telegrams (15) : Washington, D.C., to Mina Curtiss, 1951 Jan. 10-1973 Apr. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270634725 ...

Sisam, Kenneth.

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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...

Marshall, John E., 1904-

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John Marshall was an Assistant and Associate Director (1933-1970), Division of Humanities, and Director of the Villa Serbelloni (1959-1970) of the Rockefeller Foundation. Mr. Marshall was also as Assistant Director of Education for the General Education Board (1933-1940). From the description of Papers, 1940-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154270410 Foundation officer; interviewees are married. From the description of Reminiscences of John Marshall and Charl...

Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996

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American ballet director, writer, and dance historian, 1907-1995. Lincoln Kirstein was born in Rochester, NY, educated at Harvard (B.A. 1929, M.A. 1930). He married Fidelma Cadmus, sister of artist, Paul Cadmus, in 1941 and served in the U.S. Army 1943-45. He co-founded School of American Ballet with George Balanchine and Edward M.M. Warburg in 1934. Participated in the founding and/or direction of American Ballet in 1935, Ballet Caravan 1936-41, Ballet Society in 1946, and became general direct...

Stevens, David Harrison, 1884-1980

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David H. Stevens was an educator, author, vice-president of the General Education Board (1930-1938), and director of the Humanities Division of the Rockefeller Foundation (1932-1949. From the description of Papers, 1929-1950. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154270288 David Harrison Stevens was born in 1884 in Wisconsin. He married Ruth Frances Davis in Hartford, Wisconsin in 1915 and they had three children. He graduated from Lawrence University in Ap...

Weaver, Warren, 1894-1978

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In his nearly three decades of leadership of the natural sciences at the Rockefeller Foundation (RF), Warren Weaver contributed substantially to the mid-century revolution in biology and agricultural science. Over a lifetime dedicated to building bridges across the sciences, he also contributed significantly to mathematics, statistics, physics, computer science, and scientific associations. Warren Weaver was born in Reedsburg, Wisconsin in 1894. He received his B.A. and Ph.D., as well as a Ce...