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  • Title: Russell Gerard Davis papers
    Date (inclusive): 1949-1988
    Collection Number: 81033
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 32 manuscript boxes, 1 card file box (13.8 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Studies, reports, statistics, and memoranda, relating to education and economic development in underdeveloped countries.
    Creator: Davis, Russell G.

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    The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1981.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Russell Gerard Davis Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical Note

    1922, October 29 Born, Hopkinton, Massachusetts
    1955 Ed.D., Harvard University
    1955-1957 Education adviser, U.S. Agency for International Development, Ethiopia
    1960-1962 Education planning adviser, Latin America
    1966- Professor of education and development, Harvard University
    1966 Author, Planning Human Resource Development
    1969 Author, Build a Mill, Build a City, Build a School
    1975 Author, Education and Employment

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Education -- Developing countries
    United States. Agency for International Development