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Series I: College and Navy
Series II: Germany and the Allied High Commission
Series: IV: Ford Foundation
Series V: The Draper Committee
Series VI: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Series VII: The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Series XI: Later Life
Series XII: Miscellaneous

Joseph Elliott Slater papers, 1929-1996, bulk 1940-1996

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Series IX: John J. McCloy International Center

2 linear feet

Series IX: "John J. McCloy International Center" includes an oral history with John J. McCloy as well as material related to the John J. McCloy International Center from Slater's time as the Chairman of the center from 1986 onward.

Subseries IX.1: John J. McCloy, 0.66 linear feet

Subseries IX.1: "John J. McCloy" contains oral history material with John J. McCloy, including some material from the Ford Foundation from the 1980s.


Box 20 Folder 1-8 John J. McCloy oral history, 1983-1985

Box 20 Folder 9 Ford Foundation material for oral history, 1987

Subseries IX.2: The John J. McCloy International Center, Inc., 0.75 linear feet

Subseries IX.2: "John J. McCloy International Center" houses files related to the incorporation and functioning of the center including its finances, meetings of its board of directors, correspondence between Slater and founding associates, and the center's bylaws. This subseries also includes background information for the center divided into three categories: the environment, childhood education, and the humanities. While there is correspondence between Slater and John J. McCloy during the center's early years, this series also includes McCloy's obituary and information about his funeral.


Box 21 Folder 1 Joseph Slater head shots, undated

Box 21 Folder 2 Federal Regulation: Roads to Reform, 1978

Box 21 Folder 3 John J. McCloy International Center bylaws and incorporation, 1986-1987

Box 21 Folder 4 John J. McCloy International Center Foundation Associates, 1986-1989

Box 21 Folder 5 Richard Von Weizsacker speeches, 1985-1987

Box 21 Folder 6-8 John J. McCloy International Center general, 1986-1990

Box 21 Folder 9 John J. McCloy International Center Young Leaders, 1987

Box 21 Folder 10-11 John J. McCloy International Center finances, 1985-1989

Box 21 Folder 12 World City Foundation, 1987

Box 21 Folder 13 John J. McCloy International Center Board of Directors, 1987-1990

Box 21 Folder 14 John J. McCloy obituaries and funeral service, 1989

Box 21 Folder 15 International management institute, 1989

Box 21 Folder 16 McCloy Center background: the humanities, 1994

Box 21 Folder 17 McCloy Center background: childhood education, 1989

Box 21 Folder 18 McCloy Center background: environment, 1992

Box 21 Folder 19 John J. McCloy Amherst, 1992