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. This month details a trip to the Southern United States. Visits include Norfolk, Virginia; Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Durham, Charlotte and Greensboro North Carolina as well as Atlanta, Georgia, Gainesville and Tallahassee, Florida. Topics discussed on this trip include desegregation and the civil rights movement as DeVinney visits various colleges and newspapers in the southern regional council.
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Reel m dev 4, Frame 1, Box 119
DeVinney, Leland C. (1906-1998)
Wallace Buttrick papers, 1888-1926 0.47 Cubic Feet
Buttrick, Wallace (1853-1926)
The Wallace Buttrick collection covers the period from 1888 to 1926.
Wickliffe Rose papers, 1890-1933 1.14 Cubic Feet
Rose, Wickliffe (1862-1931)
Important subjects in this collection include Rose's election to Peabody College Presidency, Peabody Fund Award, International Health Division, travels, and fishing.
Wilbur G. Downs papers, 1928-1950, 1964-1976, 1981, undated 1.71 Cubic Feet
Downs, Wilbur G. (1913-1991)
The collection includes excerpts from the travel and laboratory diaries (1931-1944) of Rockefeller Foundation personnel, three volumes of correspondence (1940-1970), and a volume of Downs's trip diary with interview notes (1971-1976).
Will M. Myers papers, 1946-1970, 1946-1970 10.19 Cubic Feet
Myers, Will M. (1911-1970)
Important subjects covered in this collection include agronomy, ecology, population, genetics and plant breeding, agricultural development of underdeveloped nations, agricultural research institutes, grasslands and Grasslands Conferences.