Reminiscences of Alan J. Pifer : oral history, 1997-1998.

Biographical Note

Philanthropist.

Scope and Contents

Alan Jay Parrish Pifer, b. 1921. Childhood in Massachusetts; education : Groton School, Harvard University, 1940-1941, 1945-1947, B.A., Emmanuel College, Cambridge University 1947-1948; executive secretary, Fulbright Commission, London, England, 1948-1953; Carnegie Corporation: management of African program, 1953-1963, vice president, 1963-1965, acting president, 1965-1967,president 1967-1984; presidential initiatives: inclusion of women and minorities in the foundation, educational television, creation of Second Carnegie Inquiry on Poverty in Southern Africa, civil rights interests, Consortium for the Advancement of Private Higher Education; reflections on foundation work: scope of grant-making, program budgeting and funding, hiring and appointments, relationship with staff, trustees and other foundations, accountability and evaluation, risk-taking, responsibility to public, influence of Carnegie family; public profile; personal commitment to political transformation in Southern Africa; post-Carnegie career: evolving view of foundations, advisory role, work on social issues of elderly and minorities; reminiscences of colleagues.

Subjects

• Africa, Sub-Saharan--Politics and government--20th century.
• Audiocassettes.
• Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919.
• Carnegie Corporation of New York--Finance.
• Carnegie Corporation of New York.
• Consortium for the Advancement of Private Higher Education.
• Endowments.
• Executives--Interviews.
• Fulbright scholarships.
• Hearing, Brenda, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Philanthropists--Interviews.
• Pifer, Alan J.--Interviews.
• South Africa--Politics and government--20th century.
• United States--Politics and government--20th century.
• Videocassettes.

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