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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
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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