Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Reminiscences of James L. Williams, 1984
Creator: | Williams, James L. | Project: | Institute of Inter-American Affairs project. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | sound file : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit) | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NotePublic health administrator
Scope and ContentsMidwest background; education, masters degree in public health from University of California, Berkeley; Army service in 1943, work for the Institute of Inter-American Affairs (IIAA) in Brazil; description and evaluation of the Amazon Program; description of experiences working in various other Latin American countries for the IIAA during the years 1956-61; observations on Latin American culture, problems of cultural adjustment and administering public health; return to Brazil in late sixties, comparison to earlier stay there; discussion of the effects of traveling on family life; observations on cultural and social differences; anecdotes from years spent traveling; assessment of IIAA's success in Latin America
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1986
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