Correspondence of the administrators, 1943-1945 (inclusive).

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Correspondence of the administrators, 1943-1945 (inclusive).

Contains correspondence of the top three administrators in the School for Overseas Administration, Carl J. Friedrich, Director; Merle Fainsod, Deputy Director in Charge of the Civil Affairs Training School; and Lauriston Ward, Associate Director in Charge of Far Eastern programs. The correspondence is alphabetized within three groups, one for each administrator.

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Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Ward, Lauriston

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Lauriston Ward (1882-1960) was a journalist, businessman, and anthropologist. As a scholar, Ward studied the origins of the Neolithic Age in the Middle East and its spread to Northern Asia and the Far East. From the description of Papers of Lauriston Ward, 1900-1955 and undated. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 768584434 ...

Fainsod, Merle, 1907-1972. | How Russia is ruled. Chinese

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Formerly Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor and Director of the University Library at Harvard University, Professor Fainsod was the author of "Government and the American economy", "How Russia is ruled", "International socialism and the world war" and other works. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1944-1959. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225769354 Fainsod taught government at Harvard and was Director of the Harvard University Library. ...

Harvard University. School for Overseas Administration.

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Established by the Harvard Corporation in 1943, the School administered the Civil Affairs Training Schools for the Mediterranean area, Germany and Western Europe, and the Far Eastern area; and the Army Specialized Training Programs for Central Europe and the Far East. From the description of Correspondence of the administrators, 1943-1945 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76977386 ...

Friedrich, Carl J. (Carl Joachim), 1901-1984

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German-American political scientist. From the description of Carl Joachim Friedrich miscellaneous papers, 1940-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754871670 Carl J. Friedrich (1901-1984) was a political scientist, political advisor, and educator. He was Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard University. From the description of Papers of Carl J. Friedrich, 1919-1975. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973338 ...