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Reminiscences of John McFarlane Russell : oral history, 1967.

Creator: Russell, John M., 1903-1986
Project: Carnegie Corporation project.
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Phys. Desc. :Transcript 290 pages Sound recording 1 reel
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Foundation president.

Scope and Contents

Carnegie Corporation, 1930-39; journey to New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa, 1927; evaluation of educational systems in Dominions; description of Corporation office, officers, and trustees; daily routine; recollections of grants and special programs; Myrdal Study; Commonwealth Program; Harvard, 1940-42; Markle Foundation from 1945. Impressions of Frederick Keppel, Morse Cartwright, Charles Dollard, Florence Anderson, and others.

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