Records, 1952-1963, 1961-1962 (bulk)

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Records, 1952-1963, 1961-1962 (bulk)

Papers of the Special Committee consist of correspondence, reports, memoranda, and "source files" (folders of material kept on potential areas of interest to the Foundation, consisting of a combination of interview excerpts and staff submissions in the forms of memoranda and magazine and newspaper articles). Ideas and suggestions were solicited from a number of experts and leaders in a varity of fields including the arts and humanities, government, business, and international affairs. These interviews, conducted by Committee members, are summarized in Volumes III and IV of SUPPORTING MATERIALS. Volumes I and II contain the suggestions of staff members, trustees, program officers, and program directors. All of the preliminary materials that went into the resulting reports, the reports themselves (including the DIRECTIVES AND TERMS OF REFERENCES FOR THE 1960s) and correspondence between Committee members and the Board of Trustees are included in these files.

6 linear ft. (6 boxes)

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Ford Foundation. Special Committee on Program and Policy Review.

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The Special Committee was organized to review the policies and programs of the Foundation and to make recommendations on the directions to be taken in the 1960s. Its efforts were based on those of the Gaither Committee which established policy and direction for the 1950s. From the description of Records, 1952-1963, 1961-1962 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155532268 ...

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 ...