Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Alan Pifer, 1967.
Creator: | Pifer, Alan J. | Project: | Carnegie Corporation project. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | sound files : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit) Transcript 253 pages | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteFoundation executive.
Scope and ContentsIntroduction to the Carnegie Corporation; Commonwealth program: Ashby Commission, travels, especially in Africa; vice president, Carnegie Corporation, 1963-67: relationships with board members and staff, decision-making, programs and ideas, education of African Americans, the disadvantaged, educational television; role of foundations; presidency of Carnegie Corporation; sketches of officers, particularly John Gardner, James Perkins, Stephen Stackpole.
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