Records, 1952-1989

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Records, 1952-1989

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This collection consists of four series: Administrative, Participants, News Clippings and Publicity, and Dr. Richard E. Frank. Materials within each series have been arranged chronologically. The Administrative series contains a brief history of the Experiment in International Living, as well as documents pertaining to committees, the national meetings and conventions (1960-1967), plans and fundraising for the experiments, a capability statement of 1984, and correspondence with national headquarters in Putney, Vermont (1952-1984). The second series in the collection is titled Participants. This contains records of experimenters, otherwise known as "Ambassadors," and their destinations, a file on incoming groups from foreign countries, and posters promoting the EIL (1956-1981). Communication to students about the program, correspondence from participants to Dr. Frank, and personal testimonials (1954-1970), including newspaper articles about their experiences, can also be found in this series. Updates on former experimenters, including their 1989 reunion, are contained in this series. News Clippings and Publicity is the third series and consists of convocations, news releases, and newspaper clippings (1954-1990). The fourth and final series, Dr. Richard E. Frank, contains information related to Dr. Frank, including newspaper clippings and letters, and a certificate of appreciation for outstanding volunteer service awarded to him and his wife in April 1980. Materials that have been separated from the collection include two scrapbooks that display photographs and personal experiences of the Ambassadors and their travels (1967-1975), several photographs that were found with the collection, two posters, and a newspaper article about Congressman Earl Pomeroy's EIL experience.

1 linear ft.

University of North Dakota, Chester Fritz Library

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University of North Dakota, Chester Fritz Library

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Experiment in International Living

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The Experiment in International Living (EIL) program was founded by Donald B. Watt, who recognized a need to further sympathetic understanding across international lines. In 1932, he brought together a group of fourteen American boys with a group of fourteen French or German speaking boys. The University of North Dakota became involved with the program in 1953. EIL provided students with the opportunity to study abroad and experience other cultures, in turn, claimed Watt, "making the world a bet...

University of North Dakota. Disability Services for Students

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Frank, Richard, 1900-1995

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Richard Frank was born on October 7, 1900, in Stuttgart, Germany to Stefan and Berta (Weissenburger) Frank. At the age of 2, the Franks moved to Brussels, Belgium, where they lived until Richard was 18. They had to flee Brussels and move back to Germany due to the German Army's invasion in World War I. He attended and graduated from Technische Hochschule, Stuttgart, Germany in 1921 with a focus in Inorganic and Analutical Chemistry. Frank received his Ph.D. from the University of Freiburg, Freib...

Watt, Donald B., 1893-1977

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Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection (Chester Fritz Library)

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