Collection ID: FA079

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
American International Association for Economic and Social Development
Extent:
36.47 Cubic Feet and 80 document cases, and 19 document boxes of photographic material.
Language:
English .

Background

Scope and Content:

The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, quarterly reports, and publications of the AIA and its various programs, as well as administrative materials.

Biographical / Historical:

The American International Association for Economic and Social Development (AIA) (1946-1968), was established by Nelson A. Rockefeller in July 1946 as a privately financed non-profit philanthropic organization which aimed to promote "self-development and better standards of living, together with understanding and cooperation" in Latin America. The AIA worked closely with local governments and other established organizations to develop programs which could eventually be supported and managed locally. Primarily, the AIA's activities focused on rural rehabilitation and agricultural development, with concentrated efforts on cooperative programs with the governments of Brazil and Venezuela. The AIA was also active in agricultural research and nutritional education as well as improving local roads, communications, and primary education.

AIA programs included the Association of Credit and Rural Assistance (ACAR), Inter-American Council on Nutrition Education (CIDEA), Council of Rural Development (CBR), and Inter-American Popular Information Program (PIIP).

Acquisition information:
Collection donated to RAC in 1978.
Arrangement:

The AIA collection is arranged into four series: Series 1: General (folders 1-131), arranged alphabetically; Series 2: Quarterly Reports (folders 132-310), arranged chronologically; Series 4: Publications and Miscellaneous (folders 311-534), arranged using Appendix III of "The AIA Story" by Martha Dalrymple, and Series 1027: Photographs. The material has predominately been further grouped alphabetically by program title. The AIA Photographs has been further arranged into six subseries.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

Open for research. Brittle or damaged items are available at the discretion of RAC. Researchers interested in accessing digital media (floppy disks, CDs, DVDs, etc.) or audiovisual material (audio cassettes, VHS, etc.) in this collection must use an access surrogate. The original items may not be accessed because of preservation concerns. To request an access surrogate be made, or if you are unsure if there is an access surrogate, please contact an archivist.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

The Rockefeller Archive Center has title, copyright, and literary rights in the collection, in so far as it holds them, and has authority to grant permission to cite and publish archival material from the collection.

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
15 Dayton Avenue
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591, United States
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