High school to graduate levels. This workshop places students into the role of program officers during the 1940s and 1950s. Drawing on twenty-two records from the Rockefeller Archive Center collections, the project explores philanthropic activities during a period of ideological and geopolitical tensions.
Archival Education
The Cold War
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New Research
New Research: Universal Symbols, Poland and Democracy, Science in Colonial India, and Thomas Whittemore
In this edition of the series, the authors have used the records of the Ford Foundation, the General Education Board, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Russell Sage Foundation, the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial, as well as archival materials from the Office of the Messrs. Rockefeller.
Education & Knowledge
Social Sciences
Philanthropy and Good Government: The Rockefeller Foundation and Public Administration
Partnering with public agencies to encourage efficient administration in state, county, and local governments.
Environment
Science & Innovation
The Rockefeller Foundation Makes its First Foray into Environmentalism
A short-lived environmental research program in the 1970s was an early foray into climate change funding.