Ford Foundation records, Economic Development and Administration, Problems of the Aging, 1956-1964 2.3 Cubic Feet
Ford Foundation
The collection contains correspondence, meeting materials, grant approval materials, reports, and memos related to the Ford Foundation's Problems of the Aging program within the Economic Development and Administration department. The collection primarily consists of the office files of Stacey Widdicombe, a program associate who led the Problems of the Aging program. Materials within the collection relate to the 1961 White House Conference on Aging, the Senate's Special Committee on Aging, the National Committee on Aging, research into social issues of older Americans, social security issues, economic and housing issues for older individuals, and rights of older workers.