doi:10.7916/d8-0jm4-sd95Oral history interview with Francis Keppel, 1967Keppel, Francis, 1916-1990oral historiesmixed materialEndowments--Officials and employeesExecutivesEducation--ResearchKeppel, Francis, 1916-1990Keppel, Frederick P. (Frederick Paul), 1875-1943Carnegie Corporation of New YorkAmerican Association for Adult and Continuing EducationHarvard University. Graduate School of EducationUnited States. Joint Army & Navy Committee on Welfare and RecreationElection 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 adult 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.