Papers, 1946-1959, 1951-1956 (bulk)

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Papers, 1946-1959, 1951-1956 (bulk)

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Files consist of correspondence, notes, and reports which document the Ford Foundation's expansion into an international philanthropic organization. The records are arranged according to the five program areas identified by the Foundation's seminal Study Committee, 1950, including the Establishment of Peace; the Strengthening of Democracy; the Strengthening of the Economy; Education in a Democratic Society; and Individual Behavior and Human Relations. The files also contain administrative files, among which are materials relating to the congressional investigations of the 1950s by the Cox and Reece committees concerning private philanthropic organizations and the formal relationship between the Ford Foundation and the Ford Motor Company, 1947-1956.

ca. 5.5 linear ft.

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Ford Foundation. Study Committee.

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Gaither, H. Rowan (Horace Rowan), 1909-1961

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President of the Ford Foundation, 1953-1956. From the description of Papers, 1946-1959, 1951-1956 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155531924 ...

Ford motor company

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When Ford Motor Company was founded in 1903, Alexander Y. Malcolmson was elected the Company's first treasurer, but his assistant James Couzens actually managed financial functions. People holding the position of Ford Motor Company treasurer from 1903 to 1955 included Alexander Y. Malcolmson, 1903-1906; James J. Couzens, 1906-1915; Frank L. Klingensmith, 1915-1921; Edsel B Ford, 1921-1943; B. J. Craig, 1943-1946; and L. E. Briggs, 1946-1955. In 1903, the business office was in a small building o...

Cox, Eugene

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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 ...

Reece, B. Carroll (Brazilla Carroll), 1889-1961

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Brazilla Carroll Reece was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee, from 1920 to 1961. From the description of Reece, B. Carroll (Brazilla Carroll), 1889-1961 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10573685 Brazilla Carroll Reece was born near Butler in Johnson County, Tenn. on Dec. 22, 1889. He served as Tenn.'s First District Congressman for 37 years. He died in 1961 at Bethesda Naval Hospital. After serving...