Topic: Environment
New Research: Ecological Design, Regional Theater, Political Science in Brazil, and Refugee Relief
Newly-published research reports using the archival records of the Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Near East Foundation.
The Rockefellers, National Parks, and Public Lands
The nation’s parks, perhaps our most remarkable public resource, have a history of development through private giving.
New Research: Performing Arts, Family Planning in East Pakistan, Scientific Neutrality, and Planning in India
Four recently published RAC Research Reports draw on the archives of the Rockefeller Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the Population Council.
New Research: Public Health in Haiti, the Green Revolution, US-China Relations, and Law of the Sea
This edition of our monthly series features new work on the history of agribusiness, international law, diplomatic relations, and tropical disease control.
Photo Essay: Radburn, New Jersey – the Town for the Motor Age
How philanthropy helped architects and planners create a new kind of suburban community.
Funding a Social Movement: The Ford Foundation and Civil Rights, 1965-1970
A story recounting many accusations, from rigged elections to the meddling of big private money in grassroots organizing.
New Research: Black Conservatives, Climate Policy, African Universities, and Aid to Intellectuals
Research reports drawing on several Rockefeller Archive Center collections span continents, disciplines, and eras.
Philanthropy and Oceanography: An Episode in Field-Building
Funding on levels large and small helped this new area of scientific research grow and evolve.
Photo Essay: Mexico and the Launch of the Green Revolution
One foundation’s program in Mexico created the blueprint for ending hunger worldwide.
“Investment Philanthropy” Investing for Social Good, a Century Ago
An early twentieth-century foundation tried using its endowment to support for-profit projects that also would achieve a social goal.