Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA) Technical Assistance Papers

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0318
Creators:
Economic Cooperation Administration.
Sanford, William
Dates:
1948-1952
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2.7 Cubic feet
8 boxes
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Correspondence, memoranda, and interim and final reports on planning and scheduling of team visits and summaries of findings and impressions of team members. Some reports are in foreign languages and English translations.

Arrangement

Arrangement
1 series. Arranged by serial number, apparently in chronological order.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
About 1500 documents relating to visits of more than 100 European "productivity teams" to U.S. industrial facilities as part of the Marshall Plan program to rebuild Western Europe's industry after WWII. ECA organized these visits.

Administration

Author
Don Darroch
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by William Sanford, November 15, 1988.
Custodial History
Papers originally in the National Archives. Following a review in the 1970s and a plan to destroy these documents, William Sanford, State Department historian who had used the material in his doctoral research, received permission to acquire the records. Donated to museum in 1988, and transferred from the Division of Engineering & Industry (now Division of Work and Industry) to the Archives Center, April 7, 1989.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Don Darroch, 1988.

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
ECA Technical Assistance Papers, 1948-1952, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of William Sanford.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Industrial productivity Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Marshall Plan Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Europe Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Technology transfer Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Engineering and Industry Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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