Name
Russell, John M., 1903-1986 (Interviewee)
Grossner, Isabel S (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with John McFarlane Russell, 1967
Abstract
Carnegie Corporation, 1930-39; journey to New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa, 1927; evaluation of educational systems in Dominions; description of Corporation office, officers, and trustees; daily routine; recollections of grants and special programs; Myrdal Study; Commonwealth Program; Harvard, 1940-42; Markle Foundation from 1945. Impressions of Frederick Keppel, Morse Cartwright, Charles Dollard, Florence Anderson, and others.
Collection Name
Carnegie Corporation project. Part 1
Subjects
Executives; Endowments--Officials and employees; Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations; Endowment of research; Education--Commonwealth countries; Russell, John M., 1903-1986; Carnegie Corporation of New York
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Origin Information
1967
Physical Description
sound files : digital preservation master, WAV files (96 kHz, 24 bit); 293 pages
Note (Biographical)
Foundation president.
Note (Funding)
Digital reproduction of audio funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Note
Audio digitized by Safe Sound Archive, Philadelphia, 2010.
Interviewed by Isabel S. Grossner on March 28, 29; April 11, 26, 1967.
Note (Copyright)
Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1986.
Language
English
Library Location
Oral History Archives at Columbia, Columbia University
Copyright Status
In Copyright
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-remt-8e25