Levine (Frances Fay Brunstein) Papers, 1937-1968, 1927-1970, bulk Bulk, 1950-1968

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Summary

Title:
Frances Fay Brunstein Papers
Dates:
1927-1970, bulk Bulk, 1950-1968
Abstract:
The Frances Fay Brunstein Papers consist of personal papers of Frances Fay Brunstein Levine who traveled extensively as an economist for the United States government in the 1950's. The papers include Frances' own writings and correspondence, travel brochures from her travel in Asia and elsewhere, an extensive collection of propaganda from Asian nations, Latin American nations, and the United States.
Extent:
6.36 Linear feet (17 boxes)
Language:
The majority of the collection is in English and The majority of the materials in this collection are in English with others in various languages, including Spanish, German, French, Khmer, Serbo-Croatian, Chinese, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, and Italian.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Frances Fay Brunstein Papers (1998.04.r), Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives, Chapman University, CA.

Background

Scope and content:

The Frances Fay Brunstein Papers consist of personal papers, including Frances' own writings and correspondence, travel brochures from her travel in Asia and elsewhere, an extensive collection of propaganda from Asian nations, Latin American nations, and the United States that she gathered as an economist for the United States government. Most of the travel brochures and propaganda are from the Cold War era and relate directly to the Cold War. Many of these are press releases, published pamphlets and magazines, and reports.

Biographical / historical:

Frances Fay Brunstein was born on August 26, 1918 in Los Angeles, California. She attended Los Angeles City College and received her B.A. in Political Science with an emphasis on International Relations from UCLA in 1938. She continued her education at UC-Berkeley, getting an M.A. in Political Science (International Relations) in 1939 and attending one year of Law School during 1939-1940. She was a member of Pi Kappa Delta, a national honorary fraternity for students interested in speech and debate, and Phi Rho Pi, a national honor society for speech competitors in two year colleges.

After graduation, she moved to Washington, D.C. and worked for various government bodies, such as the Inter-American Statistical Institute, the Census Bureau, the Board of Economic Warfare, the Foreign Economic administration, and the U.S. Labor Department. She served a stint as Acting Club Director of American Red Cross in Europe during World War II. In 1951 she moved back to Los Angeles to work for the Office of Price Stabilization. She moved from there to the Latin American Institute at UCLA and worked on the preparation of the Statistical Abstract of Latin America.

From 1956-59 she traveled extensively gathering economic and political data in over 50 countries. The bulk of the collection is the printed material she gathered during these travels. Since this was during the height of the Cold War, the collection gives a picture of U. S. and foreign propaganda during the period and data on industry, production, and wages in the United States and in countries around the world with an emphasis on Southeast Asia and Central and South America.

Brunstein passed away on October 10, 1996 in Los Angeles, CA. She was 78.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by material type, topic and chronology. Series 1 Personal Papers, Series 2 Cold War Travel Collection, Series 3 Cold War Propaganda Collection, Series 4 Maps.

Physical location:
Leatherby Libraries
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Sarah Ganderup '10
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2011-06-10T08:39-0700

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Frances Fay Brunstein Papers (1998.04.r), Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives, Chapman University, CA.

Location of this collection:
One University Drive
Orange, CA 92866, US
Contact:
(714) 532-7719
speccoll@chapman.edu
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