Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Davis, David M. (David McFarland) (1926-2007) and Ford Foundation
- Extent:
- 3.93 Cubic Feet
- Language:
- English .
Background
- Scope and Content:
Contains: Television Grant Files and Subject Files.
- Biographical / Historical:
David M. Davis (1926-2007) worked in public broadcasting for over forty years. In 1968, he joined the Ford Foundation as a Program Officer in the Foundation's Office of Public Broadcasting. He was later promoted to Officer in Charge of the program. Following a change in the Foundation's program structure, Davis became Officer in Charge of the Office of Communications.
Prior to joining the Ford Foundation, Davis had public broadcasting producer, director, and station manager positions in Philadelphia, East Lansing, Washington, D.C., Greensboro, and Boston. After he left the Ford Foundation, he worked as a consultant for the German Marshall Fund for a few years. He also served as President of Public Television Playhouse, Inc. (producer of the "American Playhouse" television series) and President and CEO of American Documentary, Inc. (producer of the "POV" television series).
Davis earned a bachelor's degree in musical education in 1947 from Northwestern University and a M.S. in 1951 from the University of Pennsylvania. Davis died in 2007.
- Processing information:
Minimal Processing has been conducted to establish basic intellectual and physical control of the material and assess immediate preservation and conservation needs. Material remains as received, in original folders and storage boxes.
- Arrangement:
Arranged in 2 series by file type.
Collection arrangement is as follows:
Series I. Television Grant Files, 1968
Series II. Subject Files, 1967-1973
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Open for research with select materials restricted as noted. Brittle or damaged items are available at the discretion of RAC. Researchers interested in accessing digital media (floppy disks, CDs, DVDs, 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:
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Ford Foundation has title, copyright and literary rights in the collection, in so far as it holds them.
The Rockefeller Archive Center has authority to grant permission to cite and publish material from the collection. Permission to publish extensive excerpts, or material in its entirety, will be referred to the Ford Foundation.
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