Organized according to interview and visit, Stevens discusses projects and proposals with various professionals in the humanities. The Rockefeller Foundation's Humanities mission is to support general research, advance the training of personnel and promote projects of international significance. He travels Europe assessing grant and project proposals.
Organized according to interview and visit, Marshall discusses the current state of higher education in the humanities at universities in the United States, Ireland, England, France, and Belgium. He speaks with professors and university librarians on the development of RF programs in classical & modern literature and the education of professional librarians in the United States during the fall of 1933 and early months of 1934. He notes the names of promising graduate students deserving fellowships, as recommended by interviewed faculty members. Marshall also gives a detailed account of a meeting of the American Library Association in Chicago (Oct. 20-22, 1933). Marshall then gives a detailed account his tour of Ireland, England, France, and Belgium during April - June 1934.
Organized according to interview and visit, Marshall discusses possible projects expanding humanities programs and library collections at universities in the United States. He also gives short biographies of potential RF fellows in these fields. Marshall visits several private high schools in the New York City area, including Bronxville Senior High School (Sept. 20-21, 1934) and the Fieldston School (Oct. 9-10, 1934). He attends several seminars and conferences for professionals in the field of Education. Marshall also tours several colleges and high schools in Ohio and upstate New York (Oct. 22 - Nov. 1, 1934), writes extensively on the courses offered at Sarah Lawrence College (Nov. 13, 1934), and the courses offered at General College, University of Minnesota (Dec. 4-8, 1934), while making a tour of several schools in Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri.
Organized according to interview and visit, Stevens discusses projects and proposals with various professionals in the humanities. The focus of the Rockefeller Foundation's work in the humanities has changed from research interests of scholars to a greater concentration of cultural diffusion aimed at the general public with grants for museums, drama, film and radio. Internationally, areas of program concentration included cultural interchange through libraries, development of understanding with the Far East, and the improvement of international communication.
Organized according to interview and visit, Marshall discusses the current state of educational broadcasting via radio in the United States. He speaks with professionals in the education departments at NBC, CBS, and RCA, along with academics creating radio programs for these networks. Marshall also speaks with professionals in the field of classical music, and discusses the current state of musical education. Marshall visits several universities and radio broadcasting organizations in the Midwest (April 1935) and discusses the state of educational broadcasting via radio. He then attends a meeting of the Ohio Radio Education Association (May 6-8, 1935) and a meeting of the Federal Communications Commission (May 15-16, 1935). Marshall also visits the Brooklyn Museum (April 11, 1935) and discusses the public educational programs at the museum. During the summer of 1935 Marshall speaks with professionals and academics in the fields of music, theater, film, literature, and the visual arts, and discusses various projects relating to public education in these fields.
Organized according to interview and visit, Stevens discusses projects and proposals with various professionals in the humanities. The Humanities program is to affect contemporary culture and the general public appreciation of drama, film and radio. Internationally, the Humanities would exchange print materials and develop Far East studies programs.
The diary is arranged by interview and visit. John Marshall is an assistant director of the Rockefeller Foundation's Humanities Division. The program focuses on creating a greater means of cultural diffusion. Grants were primarily made to museums, drama, film and radio. In this diary Marshall travels to London to survey education in the arts, libraries, film and radio. He travels to France to report on current developments in radio broadcasting and attends the Intergovernmental Conference to Conclude a Convention on Broadcasting in the Interest of Peace at the League of Nations in Geneva. The Worldwide Broadcasting Foundation's experiment in developing radio program of cultural and education value with the W1XAL radio station is detailed as well.
The diary is arranged by interview and visit. John Marshall is an assistant director of the Rockefeller Foundation's Humanities Division. The program focuses on creating a greater means of cultural diffusion. In the United States grants were made to museums, drama, film and radio. This diary includes information on humanities in the field of education and discusses various educational broadcasting programs with universities, NBC, CBS and other organizations. Marshall travels to the Midwest to survey University of Minneapolis' Visual Education Department and various educational broadcasting university programs and local broadcasting organizations.
Organized according to interview and visit, Stevens discusses projects and proposals with various professionals in the humanities. The Humanities program is to affect contemporary culture and the general public appreciation of drama, film and radio. Internationally, the Humanities would exchange print materials and develop Far East studies programs. The program's work with libraries is chiefly of an international character and is concerned with projects aiming to promote the exchange of bibliographical and source materials.
The diary is arranged by interview and visit. John Marshall is an assistant director of the Rockefeller Foundation's Humanities Division. The program focuses on creating a greater means of cultural diffusion. Grants were primarily made to museums, drama, film and radio. In this diary Marshall attends various conferences of the Federal Radio Education Committee, and the School and College Conference on English. The Worldwide Broadcasting Foundation's experiment in developing radio program of cultural and education value with the W1XAL radio station is detailed as well.
