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Rockefeller Foundation

Organized according to interview and visit, DeVinney communicates with various professionals in the field of social sciences in the United States and abroad. He details the current projects, financial backings, study findings of interviewees and current methods of research. Progress of Rockefeller Foundation grants and potential future candidates are also documented. During his European tour he discusses issues of European research institutes during World War II in terms of funding, politics and Nazi influence. Issues of empirical research methods abroad are continually addressed. During his time in England and America, the diary is split into chapters regarding each university visited giving an overview of the university and then specifies research and professionals of the social sciences departments.

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DeVinney, Leland C. (1906-1998)

Organized according to interview and visit, Willits talks to various professionals in the field and discusses projects, grant proposals and fellowships. The Social Science Program is focused on the developing social behavior as a science, applying social science to human problems, developing professionals and establishing a firm basis for social philosophy. Topics in this journal include political behavior, economics and economic history, and international relations. Willits surveys British universities social sciences programs.

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DeVinney, Leland C. (1906-1998)

Organized according to interview and visit, DeVinney discusses projects and proposals with professionals in the field of social science. He is involved in the progress of the RF programs, development of new projects and financing current and future research. A visit to the University of Puerto Rico is also documented to investigate making Puerto Rico a center point of applied social science research in the Caribbean.

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DeVinney, Leland C. (1906-1998)

Organized according to interview and visit, DeVinney discusses projects and proposals with professionals in the field of social science. He is involved in the progress of the RF programs, development of new projects and financing current and future research. The institutions of focus for this diary are University of Chicago, Michigan University, Cornell University, Columbia University and Yale University. Topics of research include population studies, methodology, psychology and labor.

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DeVinney, Leland C. (1906-1998)

Organized according to interview and visit, DeVinney discusses projects and proposals with professionals in the field of social science. The interviews describe the background of the interviewee, their current research and Devinney's thoughts or actions on whether or not these proposals would be acceptable RF research grant projects. He is involved in the progress of the RF programs, development of new projects and financing current and future research. Various interviews with professionals abroad copy the London and Paris Offices of the RF. The focus of the social science RF fellowships is to advance frontiers of knowledge in selected fields of special interest to the Foundation- notably international relations, economics and political science.

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Rockefeller Foundation

Organized according to interview and visit, DeVinney discusses projects and proposals with professionals in the field of social science. The interviews describe the background of the interviewee, their current research and Devinney's thoughts or actions on whether or not these proposals would be acceptable RF research grant projects. He is involved in the progress of the RF programs, development of new projects and financing current and future research. The focus of the social science RF fellowships is to advance frontiers of knowledge in selected fields of special interest to the Foundation- notably international relations, economics and political science.

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Box 117, Reel m dev 2, Frame 1
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Rockefeller Foundation

Organized according to interview and visit, DeVinney discusses projects and proposals with professionals in the field of social science. The interviews describe the background of the interviewee, their current research and Devinney's thoughts or actions on whether or not these proposals would be acceptable RF research grant projects. He is involved in the progress of the RF programs, development of new projects and financing current and future research. The focus of the social science RF fellowships is to advance frontiers of knowledge in selected fields of special interest to the Foundation- notably international relations, economics and political science.

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Box 117, Reel m dev 2, Frame 115
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Rockefeller Foundation

Organized according to interview and visit, DeVinney discusses projects and proposals with professionals in the field of social science. The interviews describe the background of the interviewee, their current research and Devinney's thoughts or actions on whether or not these proposals would be acceptable RF research grant projects. He is involved in the progress of the RF programs, development of new projects and financing current and future research. DeVinney documents a trip to Puerto Rico to discuss the administration of agricultural agencies to more effectively deliver services and analyze current agricultural production procedures. A trip to Washington D. C. and Chicago is taken to explore research options about a study of prisoners readjusting to society and the reduction of recidivism. Includes a note entitled "Sources of Information About Research in Criminology"

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DeVinney, Leland C. (1906-1998)

Organized according to interview and visit, DeVinney discusses projects and proposals with professionals in the field of social science. The interviews describe the background of the interviewee, their current research and Devinney's thoughts or actions on whether or not these proposals would be acceptable RF research grant projects. He is involved in the progress of the RF programs, development of new projects and financing current and future research. The diary also documents DeVinney's travels to Berkeley, Chicago and Wisconsin. These trips are to gather information such as urbanization, agriculture and university education for research to increase India's academic prestige for a future trip and a RF social science program in India.