Reminiscences of Dorothy W. Knapp : oral history, 1998
Abstract
Childhood: born Atlanta, Georgia, daughter of educators; Wellesley College: B.A., political science, 1967; Princeton University: M.A., political science, 1972, doctorate studies; exchange student to Russia, 1969; philosophy of women in job market; research and administrative positions, 1972-1983; International Research and Exchanges Board [IREX] of the American Council of Learned Societies: Directo r of Public Programs, 1983-1986; association with Carnegie Corporation of New York: assistant to the Corporate Secretary, 1986-1987, Corporate Secretary, 1987-present; structure of corporation: recruiting personnel, presidentially-led Board of Trustees, finances, commissions, introduction of computer systems; Carnegie Corporation history: Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie family, presidential transitions, board governance; involvement in ongoing programs: Education and Economy, Developing Countries, Adolescent Development, Science, Technology and Government, Preventing Deadly Conflict; philosophy of the nature of foundations, public perceptions thereof, grantmaking; effectiveness of the corporation and various comissions; foundations and tax laws; reminiscences of colleagues.
Employee selection; Information resources management; Corporation secretaries; Knapp, Dorothy W; Carnegie Corporation of New York; Carnegie Corporation of New York Endowments; International Research and Exchanges Board; Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict; Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development
Digital reproduction funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Carnegie Corporation of New York
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Digitized by Safe Sound Archive, Philadelphia, 2010.
Interviewed by: Sharon Zane on February 12, 1998, February 27, 1998, March 11, 1998, March 24, 1998, April 20, 1998 and November 5, 1998 in New York City.
Service copy (44 kHz, 16 bit) and rendered version (96 kHz, 24 bit) of sound file derived from a digital preservation master digitized at 96 kHz, 24 bit.
Note (Provenance)
Gift of: Dorothy W. Knapp
Note (Copyright)
Copyright for sessions 1-5 held by The Carnegie Corporation of New York. Copyright for session 6 held by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 2006.