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  • Title: Philip Hall Coombs papers
    Date (inclusive): 1952-1983
    Collection Number: 80193
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: In English, French, and Polish
    Physical Description: 6 manuscript boxes (2.5 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Speeches and writings, correspondence, and printed matter, relating to international education, and education in developing countries.
    Creator: Coombs, Philip H. (Philip Hall), 1915-2006
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    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 1980.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Philip Hall Coombs papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical Note

    1915 Born, Holyoke, Massachusetts
    1937 Graduated from Amherst College
    1939-1941 Taught economics at Williams College
    1941-1943 Economist, United States Office of Price Administration
    Circa 1943 Served in the Office of Strategic Services during World War II
    1945-1946 Economic Advisor, Office of Economic Stabilization
    1947-1949 Professor of Economics, Amherst College
    1950-1952 Executive Director, International Materials Policy Commission (Paley Commission)
    1952-1960 Director of Research, Fund for the Advancement of Education, and Program Director for Education, Ford Foundation
    1961-1962 United States Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State
    1963 Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
    1963-1968 Director, International Institute for Educational Planning, Paris
    1964 Author, The Fourth Dimension of Foreign Policy: Educational and Cultural Affairs
    1965 Co-author, Education and Foreign Aid
    1968 Author, The World Educational Crisis: A Systems Analysis
    1969 Director of Research, International Institute for Educational Planning, United States
    1970-1992 Served as vice chairman and chairman of the International Council of Economic Development
    1972 Co-author, Managing Educational Costs
    1973 Co-author, New Paths to Learning for Rural Children and Youth
    1974 Co-author, Attacking Rural Poverty: How Nonformal Education Can Help
    1975 Co-author, Education for Rural Development: Case Studies for Planners
    1980 Author, Meeting the Basic Needs of the Rural Poor: The Integrated Community-Based Approach
    1985 Author, The World Crisis in Education: The View from the Eighties
    1987 Co-author, Cost Analysis in Education: A Tool for Policy and Planning
    2006 Died

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The Philip Hall Coombs papers include speeches and writings, correspondence, and printed matter related to international education and education in developing countries.
    Philip H. Coombs was an American educator who served with organizations such as the Ford Foundation, the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), and the International Council of Economic Development. In 1961, President Kennedy appointed Coombs to the position of United States Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs. The papers includes Speeches and Writings Coombs wrote while in this role, as well as writings from throughout his career related to topics in education, including non-formal and rural education.
    The Subject File includes correspondence and reports documenting Coombs's work related to non-formal education in Bangladesh. Also included are proceedings and reports of the International Conference on the World Crisis in Education.
    The collection includes Printed Matter related to education and clippings about Coombs.

    Related Collections

    International Institute for Educational Planning records, Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    International education
    Education -- Developing countries
    Educational assistance, American
    United States. Department of State
    International Institute for Educational Planning