Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Reminiscences of Katherine Ford : oral history, 1968.Biographical NoteSecretary to the President, Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Scope and ContentsComing to work at Carnegie Corporation, working for Eric Clarke in preparation for Andrew Carnegie Centennial, 1935; becoming secretary to Frederick P. Keppel, 1936; day-to-day administrative work at Carnegie; transition of Carnegie Corporation presidency from Keppel to Walter A. Jessup, 1941; Jessup’s death and D.C. Joseph’s assumption of Carnegie presidency, 1944-1945; transition from working in office of President to Carnegie Commonwealth program, Charles Dollard becoming Carnegie President, 1948; Stephen Henry Stackpole becoming head of Commonwealth initiative, 1953. Impressions of Frederick P. Keppel, Stephen Henry Stackpole, Charles Dollard, Robert M. Lester.
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