General Service Foundation records, 1946-1995.

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General Service Foundation records, 1946-1995.

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Project files and administrative records of the General Service Foundation, a private foundation organized in 1946 that contributed to organizations and projects concerned with population control, education, the environment, and the conservation of natural resources. #b The foundation also made major contributions in the areas of religion and international, industrial, and race relations. Many of the grants involved projects in Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean area. The foundation was established and endowed by lumberman Clifton R. Musser (1869-1956) and his wife Margaret Kulp Musser (1875-1967) of Muscatine, Iowa. Its principal office was moved from St. Paul to Boulder, Colorado in 1985. #b The collection includes annual reports, grant application logs, some background files on education and population, a corporate record book (1946-1977), directors' meetings agenda books, and financial statements and reports. The bulk of the material consists of project files, which contain requests for grants, correspondence between foundation officials and grantees, progress reports, and other papers relating to more than 1,000 separate projects funded by the foundation from the 1950s to the 1990s. There are also some project reports.

37.1 cu. ft. (38 boxes).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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