Moore (Frank John) papers, 1950-1992

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Summary

Title:
Frank John Moore papers
Dates:
1950-1992
Creators:
Moore, Frank J. (Frank John), 1922-
Abstract:
Reports, memoranda, proposals, and studies, relating to development, planning, especially with regard to education, in underdeveloped countries, especially in Africa.
Extent:
39 manuscript boxes (16.3 Linear Feet)
Language:
Mainly in English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Frank John Moore papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The Frank John Moore papers include reports, correspondence, memoranda, proposals, and studies related to development and planning, especially with regard to education, in underdeveloped countries, especially in Africa.

Frank John Moore was an economist, educator at Stanford, and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) research advisor in the Bureau for Africa. The collection documents his work for the Ford Foundation, USAID, and the Stanford International Development Center (SIDEC).

For materials related to SIDEC and Moore's speeches and writings, see 1989 Incremental Materials.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1922
Born in Frankfurt, Germany
1943
B.S., University of California, Davis
1944
A.B., University of California, Berkeley
1955
Coauthor with Constance Ann Freydig, Land Tenure Legislation in Uttar Pradesh
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
1955-1956
Associate Director, Thailand Project, Cornell University
1956-1957
Foreign area research fellowship in rural development, Nepal, Ford Foundation
1958-1960
Land Tenure Advisor, Tehran, United States Agency for International Development
1960-1966
Program specialist for development planning in Lagos, Ford Foundation
1966-
Consultant for a mission to Algeria, World Bank
1966-1968
Worked in Bangkok for the Ford Foundation
1968-1972
Lecturer, Stanford University
Circa 1970
Acting Director, Stanford International Development Education Center (SIDEC)
1972
Coauthor with Donald B. Holsinger, Peasants of Kathmandu Valley
1973-
Research Adviser, United States Agency for International Development
1974
Coauthor with Clark D. Neher, Thailand: Its People, Its Society, Its Culture
1981
Author, Rural Roads in Thailand
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1978, with increments received through 1996.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Beth Goder
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-02-02 12:34:47.443994

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Frank John Moore papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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