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Oral history interview with John W. Gardner [electronic resource], 1998.

Creator: Gardner, John W. 1912-2002
Project: Carnegie Corporation project. Pt. 2.
(see all project interviews)
Phys. Desc. :transcript: 100 pages video file : digital preservation master, mxf files sound files : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit)
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Philanthropist.

Scope and Contents

Childhood: born Los Angeles, California; undergraduate studies, Stanford University; graduate studies, psychology; professor of psychology, University of California at Berkeley, Mt. Holyoke College, Connecticut College for Women; United States Marine Corps: first lieutenant, executive officer, Office of Strategic Services, 1944-1946; association with Carnegie Corporation, 1946-1965: research in behavioral sciences, international affairs, shifts in Carnegie administration, promotion to vice president, president, philosophy of education, publication of books on subject of American education, formation of Independent Sector, formation of Teachers Insurance Annuity Association; secretary, United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; reminiscences of colleagues.

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