Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Reminiscences of David C. Speedie : oral history, 1999.
Creator: | Speedie, David C., 1946- | Project: | Carnegie Corporation project. Pt. 2. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | transcript 115 leaves. sound recordings: 4 audiocassettes (212 min.) : digital. | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NotePhilanthropist.
Scope and ContentsChildhood: born Stirling, Scotland; University of Saint Andrews: M.A., English, 1964-1968, B.Phil., English, faculty position, Middle English, Anglo-Saxon studies; Kennedy fellowship, Harvard University, 1971-1972; bicentennial coordinator, United States Embassy, Washington, D.C.; head of Cultural Affairs Council, Philadelphia; W. Alton Jones Foundation: program officer, development of New American Plays, Secure World programs; Carnegie Corporation, 1992-present: program officer, post-Cold War studies, promotion to program chair; philosophy of grantmaking; differences among American, European philanthropies; diversity in foundation staff; reminiscences of colleagues.
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by The Carnegie Corporation of New York, 2005.
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