Oral history interview with Francis Keppel 1982
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- Name
- Keppel, Francis, 1916-1990 (Interviewee)
- Grossner, Isable. S (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Francis Keppel 1982
- Abstract
- Civilian assistant to Frederick Osborn, chairman, Joint Army Navy Committee on Welfare and Recreation, 1941: goals and purposes, Lyle Spencer, involvement with Army Information and Education Division; Spencer in Paris, World War II, personal values, interest in philanthropy; Science Research Associates: beginning and development of, role of board of directors, sale of personal stock holdings, sal e of Science Research Associates to International Business Machines; Dean, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 1948-62; United States Commissioner of Education, 1962-6.
- Collection Name
- Spencer Foundation project
- Subjects
- Deans (Education); Executives; Educators; Education; Keppel, Francis, 1916-1990; Spencer, Lyle Manley, 1911-1968; Spencer Foundation; Science Research Associates
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1982
- Note (Biographical)
- Educational executive.
- Note
- Interviewed by Isabel S. Grossner on June 18, 1982.
- Digitzed from analog recordings: Original available in the Columbia Center for Oral History, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Libraries
- Note (Provenance)
- Francis Keppel, Gift 1982
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 13506504
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-yjd4-fz27
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.