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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA) Technical Assistance Papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0318
- Creators:
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Economic Cooperation Administration.Sanford, William
- Dates:
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1948-1952
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2.7 Cubic feet8 boxes
- Repository:
Collection documents European "productivity teams" visits the United States to rebuild Western Europe's industry after World War II.
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.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Don Darroch, 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.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
ECA Technical Assistance Papers, 1948-1952, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of William Sanford.
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
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| 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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