F. Taylor Ostrander papers, 1956-1980.

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F. Taylor Ostrander papers, 1956-1980.

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The F. Taylor Ostrander papers contain files with speeches and articles primarily by Ostrander concerning African political and economic development with an annotated index of "Papers by F. Taylor Ostrander" 1956-1978). Some of the speech titles are "The Climate for Investment in Africa", "Economic Opportunities in Central Africa", "Mining Activities and African Advancement in Northern Rhodesia", "A Propsal for a Special Program of African Leadership Training Under African-American Institute Auspices", " The Copper Industries Approach to African Education in the Copperbelt of Northern Rhodesia", and "Papers Submitted by F. Taylor Ostrander as a Member of President Kennedy's Task Force on Africa". There are also files of speeches by Ian MacGregor as President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AMAX, Inc (1979-1980).

1.5 cubic feet (2 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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American Metal Climax, Inc.

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MacGregor, Ian K. (Ian Kinloch)

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Ostrander, F. Taylor

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F. Taylor Ostrander was born in 1919 and graduated from Williams College in 1932. He did graduate work in economics from 1933 to 1934. He was an economist for the U.S. Government fron 1935 to 1953. He then worked for American Metal Climax, Inc. from 1954 to 1983. He was the Assistant to the Chairman of the company as an expert on Africa. He also worked with Sir Ronald Prain and Harold K. Hochschild. Ostrander spent about fifteen years in work connected with Africa's economic development ...