Creator:
Flanagan, James H., Jr.
Inclusive Dates:
1874- 1935
Abstract:
James Flanagan was a New York politician and businessman; he was active in the local Democratic Party, served as Supervisor for the town of Vienna and as Treasurer for Oneida County, and was Assistant Superintendent of Public Works for the Middle Division of the New York State Canals. The collection contains photographs (mostly personal in nature), correspondence, maps, and financial and legal documents relating primarily to his work with the town of Vienna and with the Canal system.
Type of Material:
Maps (documents)
Books.
Correspondence.
Photographs.
Reports.
Ephemera.
Subject:
New York (State) -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950.
Oneida County (N.Y.) -- Politics and government.
Vienna (N.Y. : Town) -- Politics and government.
Politicians.
New York State
Politics, government and public administration
Business enterprises -- New York (State)
Democratic Party (N.Y.)
New York State Canal System (N.Y.)
Creator:
Fund for Adult Education (U.S.)
Inclusive Dates:
1950- 1969
Abstract:
The Fund for Adult Education was a subsidiary foundation established and supported by the Ford Foundation. Founded in 1951, its purposes were to aid and encourage liberal adult education in political, economic, and international affairs and in the humanities, with an emphasis on study-discussion. It became instrumental in the establishment of an educational broadcasting system (ETV) in the United States. The Fund officially ended its activities in 1961. Records include correspondence, published material, reports, and work files. Best represented in the collection are the Fund's Test Cities, "Great Men, Great Issues," "Meet the Humanities," "Ways of Mankind" and Experimental discussion Projects.
Type of Material:
35mm (photographic film size)
Audiocassettes.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Film reels.
Phonograph records.
Reports.
Subject:
Educators.
Adult education
Adult education.
Community education -- United States