The collection is primarily comprised of grant materials and reports related to the Ford Foundation's crime and arson prevention program to investigate the impact of street crime, arson, and violence across the country. The files in this collection are the office files of Sharon Rowser and Craig Howard, program officers in the Urban Poverty program at the Ford Foundation.

Primarily contains correspondence and subject files.

Contains subject files.

Collection contains the office files of Mark Elliott who worked as a Program Officer in the Ford Foundation's Urban Poverty Program during the early to mid-1990s. The collection is comprised of one series of subject files. Elliott's subject files document his activities for managing grants to housing and economic development programs, research studies, and projects as well as his participation in the Urban Poverty Program's planning and strategizing efforts. Materials within the collection extend back from before Elliott's tenure at the Foundation up until the point where the Urban Poverty Program was set to transition to become part of the new Asset Building and Community Development Program (ASSETS) in 1996.

The Office Files of Robert Curvin document planning, implementation and management of grants by the Ford Foundation's Urban Poverty Program during the period 1981-1996. There are substantial files relating to Foundation support for community development corporations, response to the Los Angeles riots of 1991 and the work of other foundations on such urban issues as housing, education, substance abuse and employment. The files contain correspondence, memoranda, reports, grant proposals and meeting materials. They are arranged in a single alphabetical series. The collection measures 5 linear feet and is contained in 5 record cartons.

Contains Bernard McDonald files and Southwest Initiative files.

The collection contains correspondence, reports, desk files, and conference materials from the US and International Affairs Division, Education and Culture Program. The collection spans from 1992-1995.

The Francis X. (Frank) Sutton papers primarily consist of material related to Sutton's time at the Ford Foundation, spanning his tenure as Assistant to the Vice President, Deputy Vice President, and his work writing the history of the Ford Foundation as a consultant. This collection documents Sutton's involvement beyond the Ford Foundation as well; it contains a substantial amount of information on the Aga Khan University in Pakistan, the Rockefeller Foundation and Bellagio Conference, and the Social Science Research Council (SSRC). Additionally, there is a small amount of material on the American Foundation for Intellectual Cooperation with Europe (AFICE) which documents its foundation and eventually, its termination. Personal files can be found at the end of the collection (Series 6) which consist of family correspondence, awards, publications, datebooks, and notebooks – most of which document Sutton's cross-organization involvement, travels, and projects.

The Life After the Ford Foundation (LAFF) Society collection contains clippings, LAFF directories, correspondence from LAFF members (relating to dues, former Ford contacts, and life updates), correspondence between LAFF leadership, LAFF Society newsletters from 1991-2016, and correspondence regarding LAFF newsletter editorial choices.

The collection contains the personal and professional files of Marcia T. Thompson, longtime promoter of financial stabilization projects in the arts. The collection includes reports and correspondence related to the Trude Lash Fellowship Program, reports and correspondence from Thompson's time at the Ford Foundation, and financial reports, correspondence, and long-term planning materials from the National Arts Stabilization Fund (NASF). There are many files related to the School of American Ballet, the New York City Ballet, and arts stabilization projects in major cities across the United States.