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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)19491957
- 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
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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
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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 |
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