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Ford Foundation records, International Division, Middle East and Africa Program, Correspondence, 1960-1970 1.9 Cubic Feet
The collection contains correspondence and memoranda from the Middle East and Africa (MEA) Program, including general chronological correspondence files and correspondence from the field offices of Cairo, Lagos, Beirut, Ankara, Nairobi, and Tunis. The collection spans from 1960-1970.
Ford Foundation records, Developing Countries Program, Office Files of Peter F. Geithner, 1970-1987, bulk 1981-1987, 1970-1987, bulk 1981-1987 1.52 Cubic Feet
Collection contains the staff subject files of Peter F. Geithner that Geithner created during the time he served as Program Officer in Charge of the Ford Foundation's Developing Countries Program (DCP) between 1981 and 1987. The collection so far consists only of Geithner's meeting and trip files. Meeting files contain correspondence, memos, drafts, notes, papers, agendas, active grants lists, invitation lists, brochures, publications, guides, and summaries that document the work that Geithner, other Ford Foundation staff members such as the different Country Representatives, and external individuals and organizations completed for organizing, participating in, and reporting on various Ford Foundation program meetings and other types of events and conferences. Trip files contain the same type of materials found in the meeting files as well as itineraries and travel information memos and documents. Geithner created these files to document his visits to various countries and Ford Foundation field offices as well as the visits he helped organize for individuals like Foundation Board of Trustees Members. There are also a few photographs within the collection.
Ford Foundation records, International Division, Middle East and Africa, Office Files of Betty Skolnick, 1970-1975, 1970-1975 1.41 Cubic Feet
Collection contains the staff subject files Betty Skolnick created during her time in the Ford Foundation's Middle East and Africa Program (MEA). Between 1973 and 1975, Skolnick served in the MEA, first as a Training Associate and then as an Assistant Program Officer. Materials within the collection document her assistance on Foundation projects aimed at supporting language development research. Records such as correspondence, memos, notes, reports, articles, and brochures show the Foundation's interest in engaging and promoting research regarding language in education, language policy and planning, and linguistics. This research primarily concerns language development in African countries such as Nigeria and Tanzania. Some records document the Foundation's grant support to institutions in African countries for development oriented language research and training.