Oral history interviews with Sheila Linton, 1990-1991.

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Oral history interviews with Sheila Linton, 1990-1991.

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Linton recalls her experiences as an African American at a predominantly white university. She discusses her work in grantmaking for the Glenmede Trust Company, especially the Black Colleges Program, general grantmaking procedures, the evolution of the staff into specialized grantmaking areas, the advisory committees and the trust-initiated programs (TIPs), and the Foundation Collaborative Summer Jobs Program. She discusses her teaching experiences in Philadelphia after she left Glenmede, her work with the African-American Family Reunion Planning Committee at Temple University, and a trip she made to GoreĢe Island in Senegal.

Sound recordings: 5 sound cassettes (4 hr., 10 min.) : analog.Transcript with written changes: 179, 35 leaves ; 28 cm.Edited transcript: 262 leaves ; 28 cm.

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