Council of the Humanities records, 1935-1970.

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Council of the Humanities records, 1935-1970.

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Consists of materials collected and generated by the Council of the Humanities. The bulk of these materals pertain to the Ford Foundation Project, and include grant reports, manuscripts, and correspondence with the various authors and scholars involved. Also included are collected student academic records pre-dating the formation of the Council; Council minutes; and numerous drafts of the Council's 10-year plan from 1965.

7.0 linear ft. (7 boxes)

Princeton University Library

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Princeton University Library

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Schlatter, Richard, 1912-1987

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Ford foundation

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Philanthropic organization established in 1936 by Henry and Edsel Ford from profits of the Ford Motor Company. From the description of Grant files, [ca. 1936-1986]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155532303 ...

Princeton university, Council of the humanities

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The Council of the Humanities was founded in 1953 at Princeton University to foster teaching, research and intellectual exchange. It brings together students, faculty, guest scholars, writers and artists in a wide variety of venues and sponsors a broad range of interdisciplinary courses, programs and initiatives, including the creative arts, media studies and the Society of Fellows. In the 1960s with a generous grant from the Ford Foundation, the Council of Humanities undertook a project to appr...