W. McNeil Lowry:

An Inventory of the W. McNeil Lowry Papers at the University of Illinois Archives.



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FORD FOUNDATION ADMINISTRATIVE FILES

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5 Humanities and Arts, 1955
Lowry Summary, September 4, 1956
Discussion Summary, first draft, February 7, 1957
Lowry Discussion Summary, February 13, 1957
1956-59
Government Support of the Arts, 1957-59
An Enlarged Program in the Arts, 1959-60
Study of Economic and Social Positions of the Artist and His Institutions in the U.S.--background, 1957-61
Humanities, arts and education, 1961-62
Includes material on Program Planning in the Visual Arts
Reports and memoranda, 1962
Translation Project, 1963
Henry T. Heald - William McPeak confidential memos, 1963-64
Lowry notes on organization of the Office on Policy and Planning, 1963-65
"Program Strategy," 1964, 1968
Lowry - Henry T. Heald confidential memos, 1964
"Another Policy Question" (on role of private foundation vis-a-vis government programs), 1964
FF-Government Meeting, April 7, 1965
Report on Policy, Planning and Evaluation Activities, June 1965
Policy and Planning, 1965
"The Ford Foundation Programs and Developing Federal Activities," FF Policy and Planning Program Papers (2 folders), 1965
Lowry confidential memos to Policy & Planning files, 1965
Lowry as Acting Chief Executive Officer, December 1965 - June 1966
Memos to files, 1966
Administrative Matters: Office of Chief Executive Officer, 1965-66
Memo on other options about the organization of the FF, April 13, 1966
J. A. Stratton - Lowry Agenda, January 27, 1966
Lowry - McGeorge Bundy Agenda, February 22, 1966
March 1, 1966
Lowry - Stratton Docket, March 1966
Bundy, May 3, 1966
Art Committee for new building, 1966-68
Humanities and the Arts Program--press releases and Ten-Year Review, 1957-67
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6 Humanities and Arts Conferences memo, August 8, 1967
Humanities and the Arts Division (H/A) Ten-Year Program Review, 1967
H/A Program Statistics, Grants-in-aid Programs, 1958-72
Expenditures/grants-in-aid, 1958-65
Travel and Study, 1967-68
"The Economic Problems of the Arts," Brookings Institution, 1968
"Experiments, Demonstrations, and Studies in the Arts," 1968
Vice-president's statement for the annual report, 1968-69
Lowry as acting president, 1968
Summary of "The Arts and the Ford Foundation: 1969," discussion paper for FF Trustees, 1968-69
Trustees' Subcommittee on H/A, 1968-69
H/A Fiscal Year 1970 Program Management Expenses, 1969
"A Review of Federal Programs Supporting the Arts in Education" by Junius Eddy, 1970
H/A Program Administration, A. Colish, Inc., 1971-75
H/A Staff Meetings, 1969-72
H/A Subcommittee Meeting, June 2, 1970
H/A Fiscal Year 1971 Program Management Expenses, 1970
H/A Subcommittee Meeting, September 15, 1971
Lowry Recommendations for H/A Program, 1972
H/A Subcommittee and Board Meetings, March 1972
H/A Subcommittee Meeting, June 21, 1972
Background Notes for Mr. Miller's Report
Cash Reserve Program and Arts in Education memos, 1972
H/A Staff Meetings, October 1972 - January 1973
Lowry and age 60 policy, 1973-74
Bundy memo of understanding (on Lowry's future at FF), November 6, 1973
Minutes, Executive Committee meeting, February 6, 1974
Minutes, Board of Trustees meeting, June 27-28, 1974
H/A Compilation of Grants, 1957-74 (total amounts spent in various fields), October 29, 1974
Financial survey of nonprofit performing groups, January 13, 1975
Program for Professional Training in the Visual Arts, January 28, 1975
"Philanthropic Choice, Style, and Methods: A 25-Year Review" (overview of FF activities since 1950), 1976



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