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1. Oral history interview with Francis Keppel, 1967
Keppel, Francis, 1916-1990
- Name: Keppel, Francis, 1916-1990 (Interviewee)
- Format: oral histories
- Date: 1967
- Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation project. Part 1
- Abstract: Election of Francis’ father Frederick P. Keppel as President of Carnegie Corporation, 1923; childhood impressions of Carnegie from father’s work; sense of rivalry between Carnegie and Rockefeller Foundation; Frederick Keppel’s interests in arts and ad ult education; creation of American Association for Adult Education; music grant programs; involvement of Frederick and Francis Keppel in WWII government initiatives; Office of Scientific Research and Development; Joint Army and Navy Committee on Welfare & Recreation; American Council on Learned Societies Asian language instruction program, 1923-1947; Francis Keppel appointed Dean of Harvard University Graduate School of Education, 1948; Carnegie endowments to Harvard; Harvard under President James Bryant Conant; reforms to School of Education, 1948-1962; thoughts on the function of charitable foundations. Impressions of Frederick P. Keppel, James Bryant Conant, Frederick Osborn, Charles Dollard.