Iranian Rural Improvement Program records, 1949-1957

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Iranian Rural Improvement Program
Title
Iranian Rural Improvement Program records
Dates
1949-1957 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.50 linear feet.
Collection Number
Acc0209
Summary
The Iranian Rural Improvement Program furnished technical personnel, recruited nurses and engineers to live in Iran, and established field hospitals. This collection contains correspondence, financial records, applications, and the personnel files of members of the field teams.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, University Archives and Records Management
University Archives and Records Management, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
666 Guardsman Way
Salt Lake City, UT
84112
Telephone: 8015818242
david.buhler@utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Iranian Rural Improvement Program was authorized under the Act for International Development. As applied to Iran, the program sought to furnish technical personnel trained in agriculture, education, public health, and sanitation; recruit nurses and engineers to live in Iran for a period of three years; and establish field hospitals in rural areas of Iran where local residents could be trained in basic hygiene and sanitation. The University of Utah was awarded a contract by the U.S. State Department in 1951 to supply staff necessary for the successful implementation of the project and to manage routine administration. I. O. Horsfall was director of the project from 1951 until it ended in 1957.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains personal correspondence from project members in Iran to I. O. Horsfall describing local conditions. Also included are financial records, applications, and the personnel files of members of the field teams.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Iranian Rural Improvement Program records, Acc. 209, Box [ ]. University Archives and Records Management. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations:Acc. 209.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This collection is organized into three series: 1. Correspondence; 2. Financial Records; and 3. Personnel Files. Within each series, the material is arranged alphabetically.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

CorrespondenceReturn to Top

Container(s): Series 1

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1-8
Correspondence
1951-1956

Financial RecordsReturn to Top

Container(s): Series 2

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 9-10
Budget Summary Sheets
1951-1954
1 11
Budget Worksheets
1951-1954
1 12
Contracts - Utah Agreement and Salary Scale
1951-1956
1 13-14
Estimates, Folders, and Work Plans
1951-1954
1 15-16
Expenses
1951-1955
1 17
Final Financial Statements
1956
2 1
Insurance
1951
2 2
Memoranda on the Point Four Program
1950-1952
2 3
Post Reports
1951
2 4
Project Organizational Charts
undated
2 5-6
Publicity
1949-1955
2 7
Recommendations for the Point Four Program
1952

Personnel FilesReturn to Top

Container(s): Series 3

(Series 3 is restricted.)

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
2 8-9
Applications
1951-1953
2 10-11
Brandon, Scott W.
1951-1956
2 12-13
Brown, Ruth K.
1951-1957
2 14-15
DeMoisy, Cecile A.
1951-1954
2 16
Lazarus, A.S.
1952-1953
3 1
McPhee, John
1951-1952
3 2-3
McSwain, William
1952-1957
3 4
Malouf, Nat
1952-1955
3 5-6
Miller, Orrin T.
1951-1956
3 7-8
Smout, Phyllis M.
1952-1954
3 9-10
Stobbe, Ludwig Henry Otto
1951-1954
3 11-12
Webb, Virginia
1952-1955

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Agricultural assistance, American--Iran
  • Rural health services--Iran

Personal Names

  • Horsfall, I. Owen (Ira Owen), 1885-1971

Corporate Names

  • University of Utah--Archives

Geographical Names

  • Iran--Social conditions

Form or Genre Terms

  • Accounts
  • Applications
  • Correspondence