Size: 70 cubic feet
Contents: Materials include
correspondence, financial materials, and reports.
Arrangement: The material is
arranged in two subseries:
- Prewar, 1922-1941
- Postwar, 1945-1959
Photograph collection:
yes
Organizational History: The
International Health Board (IHB) of the Rockefeller Foundation opened an office
in Paris in 1917 as the headquarters for the work of the Commission for the
Prevention of Tuberculosis in France. In 1922, anticipating the transfer of the
tuberculosis work to the French and the expansion of RF work in Europe, the IHB
agreed to share space and administrative expenses with other divisions of the
Foundation, and the medical education, medical sciences, natural sciences,
social sciences, and studies divisions were subsequently represented in Paris.
The Paris office served as the Foundation's fiscal agent for European
affairs, administering payments of appropriations made by the Foundation to
projects in Europe. The office also administered appropriations made at the
discretion of the Paris officers and acted as fiscal agent for other U.S.
organizations. The office was closed in 1959.
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