Rockefeller Foundation general correspondence:
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Rockefeller Foundation records, general correspondence, RG 2, 1952-1957, 1952-1957 140.46 Cubic Feet
Correspondence of The Rockefeller Foundation consists principally of material not directly connected with an institutional grant. It includes: inter-office memoranda, correspondence between field officers and the home office, extracts from officers' diaries, forms and other material relating to fellowships; casual requests for information, employment, or aid; printed matter and letters of abuse received by the Foundation. As such, the General Correspondence provides insight into the day-to-day workings of the Foundation.
Correspondence of The Rockefeller Foundation consists principally of material not directly connected with an institutional grant. It includes: inter-office memoranda, correspondence between field officers and the home office, extracts from officers' diaries, forms and other material relating to fellowships; casual requests for information, employment, or aid; printed matter and letters of abuse received by the Foundation. As such, the General Correspondence provides insight into the day-to-day workings of the Foundation.
Rockefeller Foundation general correspondence:
Rockefeller Foundation general correspondence:
Estus H. Magoon photographs, undated 0.1 Cubic Feet
Important subjects in this collection include World War I in Albania and malaria control in Greece, Albania, Costa Rica, British Honduras, and Brazil.
David James papers, 1934-1967 9 boxes
The collection includes correspondence and other papers; his diary, which reveals research activities, especially an interest in European artists in South America during the 19th century; and activities as a print dealer; and record books of print purchases and sales, 1962-1966. Unpublished material includes a work of fiction (Love In Santiago: Four Tales) and material on artists, including Auguste Borget (1809-1877), Otto Grashof (1812-1876), and Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802-1858).
Lewis W. Hackett papers, 1689-1962, bulk 1875-1962 20.7 Cubic Feet
Important subjects in this collection are Argentina - Instituto de Bacteriologia, Buenos Aires; Argentina - nursing school, Rosario; Argentina - political situation, especially as it affected universities; Chile - Quinta Normal Health Center; disease control - malaria, especially in the Lurin Valley, Peru; disease control - yellow fever, especially in Bolivia and Peru; Ecuador - National Institute of Hygiene, Guayaquil; epidemiology - general; epidemiology - malaria; epidemiology - yellow fever; insecticides - Paris green, DDT and others; Peru - Ica Health Center; public health - administration; public health - nursing; Russia - general commentary after two trips; and South America - life and customs, general commentary.
The material in this collection covers John Camp's service as director of the agricultural program in Paraguay and Venezuela in the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs (1943-1946); representative of the International Basic Economy Corporation (IBEC) in Venezuela (1947-1960); representative in Venezuela (1947-1963), vice-president (1955-1960), and executive vice-president (1961-1969) of the American International Association for Economic and Social Development (AIA); and as consultant (1969-1980) for Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller's 'Michigan Hill' Project, John D. Rockefeller's birthplace, in Tioga County, New York.