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Oral history interview with Robert MacDonald Lester, 1967.

Creator: Lester, Robert M. 1889-1969
Project: Carnegie Corporation project.
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Phys. Desc. :sound files : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit) Transcript 879 pages
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Foundation executive.

Scope and Contents

Detailed account of operations, personnel policies, relationships of Carnegie Corporation, 1926-1954. Impressions of Andrew Carnegie, Walter A. Jessup, Devereux Josephs, Nicholas Murray Butler, Frederick Keppel, and many other prominent educators and public figures.

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