Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Reminiscences of Geraldine Mannion : oral history, 1999.
Creator: | Mannion, Geraldine, 1955- | Project: | Carnegie Corporation project. Pt. 2. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | transcript 164 leaves. sound recordings 4 audiocassettes (398 min.) : digital. | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteFoundation executive.
Scope and ContentsEarly life: born Ireland, childhood Bronx, New York; education: Catholic schools, undergraduate and graduate at Fordham University; employment as secretary at Rockefeller Foundation: lack of diversity in foundation leadership, description of duties; employment at Ford Foundation; move to Carnegie Corporation of New York [Carnegie]; differences in management styles between foundations; incidence of grant failure at foundations; role of foundation president's personal interests in allocation of funding; importance of risk taking for Carnegie; foundations' reluctance to attract public attention; diversification of legal defense fund sources; development of Avoiding Nuclear War program; reluctance of other Carnegie officials to engage in discretionary grant-making; oversight of Carnegie democracy programs; importance of civic education.
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright held by The Carnegie Corporation of New York, 2005.
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