Reminiscences of Sara L. Engelhardt : oral history, 1997-1998.

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Reminiscences of Sara L. Engelhardt : oral history, 1997-1998.

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(Sara Engelhardt (née Lawrence) b. 1943-); Childhood and early education; influence of father's career as a journalist, mother's leadership in community work; education: Wellesley College, B.A., English, 1965; Teachers College, Columbia University, master's degree in higher education; professional career in philanthropy: Carnegie Corporation of New York [Carnegie]: general duties as writer and researcher; program officer for philanthropy and non-profit organizations, women in higher education; assistant to corporate secretary, corporate secretary and grants administrator 1975-1987; reflections on culture of Carnegie in the 1960s and 1970s: generalist orientation of program officers, move from a formal culture to an informal one with an increased atmosphere of openness; reflections on leadership of John Gardner and his appreciation of Carnegie's role in shaping national policy; reflections on subsequent presidents including Alan Pifer and David Hamburg; reflections on gender issues and women's roles at Carnegie: reminiscences of Florence Anderson, Margaret Mahoney and Barbara Finberg in their leadership roles; restrictions of Carnegie charter on international grant-making; reflections on significant grants in field of women in higher education; role as working mother, encounters with sexism; policies and procedures regarding grant-making, archiving of and disposal of grant documentation; comparison of Carnegie to other foundations, changing landscape of American philanthropy: reflections on Charles Feeney and Atlantic Philanthropies; president, Foundation Center; differences among private and non-profit foundations; repercussions of Tax Reform Act; reminiscences of colleagues.

transcript: 268 leaves.sound recordings: 6 sound cassettes (529 min) : digital.videorecordings: 3 videocassettes (86 min.) : digital betacam.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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The World Center for Women's Archives was created by Mary Ritter Beard in 1936 to collect material on women in the United States and abroad on the grounds that without documents women would continue to be excluded from written history. A secondary purpose was to encourage research an teaching on women's history. The WCWA was disolved in 1941 due to financial problems, and the outbreak of World War II; collections were distributed to Radcliffe and Smith Colleges, and other universities and librar...

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