Oral history interview with H. Thomas James, 1984.

Biographical Note

Foundation executive; educator.

Scope and Contents

Family life, education; teaching experience, naval service, veterans' counselor; contact with Lyle Spencer and Science Research Associates, 1946; school superintendencies, Wisconsin State Department of Education, 1949; University of Chicago, director of Midwest Administrative Center, 1954; Dean, School of Education, Stanford University: organization and development; President of Spencer Foundation, 1970-84: initial organization, day-to-day workings of foundation, relationship to staff and board members, policies and procedures of board regarding grant proposals, reaction to board policies, impact of seed grant program, role and image of Spencer Foundation, reflections on personal and professional achievements.

Subjects

• Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations.
• Educators--Interviews.
• Endowment of research.
• Endowments--Officials and employees.
• Executives--Interviews.
• Grele, Ronald J., interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Interviews.
• James, H. Thomas (Henry Thomas), 1915-2016--Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Science Research Associates.
• Spencer, Lyle Manley, 1911-1968.
• Spencer Foundation.
• Stanford University.