Preliminary Guide to the Kroc Foundation Archives
Processed by Preliminary arrangement and description by Special Collections staff; latest rev. D. Tambo.
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Preliminary Guide to the Kroc Foundation Archives, 1967-1985
Collection number: Mss 61
Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara
Contact Information:
- Department of Special Collections
- Davidson Library
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- Santa Barbara, CA 93106
- Phone: (805) 893-3062
- Fax: (805) 893-5749
- Email: special@library.ucsb.edu
- URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/speccoll.html
- Processed by:
- Preliminary arrangement and description by Special Collections staff; latest rev. D. Tambo.
- Date Completed:
-
09 May 2002
- Encoded by:
- David C. Gartrell
© 2002 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Kroc Foundation Archives,
Date (inclusive): 1967-1985
Collection Number: Mss 61
Creator:
Kroc Foundation
Extent:
ca. 150 linear feet
(139 records containers)
Repository:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Department of Special Collections
Santa Barbara, California 93106-9010
Physical Location: SRLF
Abstract: Administrative files, 1967-1985, of the Kroc Foundation of Santa Ynez, California, relating to conferences it sponsored and
grants it awarded in the area of medical research.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
In accordance with the terms of the donation, researchers must agree to preserve the anonymity of reviewers with respect to
comments pertaining to specific proposals. COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Preferred Citation
Kroc Foundation Archives. Mss 61. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Robert Kroc, 1985.
Biography
The following information is drawn primarily from the obituary for Robert Louis Kroc in the
Santa Barbara News Press, May 9, 2002, B8.
Robert Louis Kroc was born in Chicago on June 19, 1907. He grew up in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, received his BA and
MA from Oberlin College, and his PhD in Zoology and Physiology from the University of Wisconsin in 1933. From 1933 to 1944
he taught at Indiana University. He then embarked upon a career in research, much of it with Warner Lambert Pharmaceutical
Company and its Research Institute, from 1944 to 1969.
In 1969, after retiring, Kroc moved to Santa Ynez, California, where he became President of the Kroc Foundation, dedicated
to research in the fields of diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and arthritis. The Kroc Foundation was started by Ray A. Kroc,
Robert's brother and founder of McDonald's Corporation. The Foundation sponsored conferences at the J & R Ranch, which resulted
in a number of publications. It also awarded more than 1600 research grants to institutions in the U.S. and eight foreign
countries.
In 1984 Ray Kroc died. The Foundation disbanded the next year, but its influence continues through endowed lectureships and
professorships at Harvard Medical School, Washington University St. Louis, and the University of California, San Francisco.
Robert Louis Kroc died in Santa Barbara, California, on April 19, 2002.
Further information about the Kroc Foundation may be found in
The Kroc Foundation: 1965-1985, the final report which includes its grant and conference activities since 1982, a history of the Foundation from 1965, and
a brief biography of Ray A. Kroc, its sole benefactor.
Scope and Content of Collection
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTES
The collection contains the following series:
SERIES I: CHRONOLOGICAL FILES. Boxes 1-12. Mostly outgoing correspondence, from the President's office, and also relating
to conference and grants programs, including grant inquiries.
SERIES II: CONFERENCE FILES. Boxes 13-32. Mainly chronological, with correspondence, expenditure files, background reports
and articles, reviewers comments, programs, photographs, papers written by participants, news releases and some publications.
SERIES III: GRANT FILES. Boxes 33-84. Arranged alphabetically by institution, then by principal investigator, with application
paperwork, progress and grant expenditure reports, correspondence and other summary information tracking the course of the
grant.
SERIES IV: GRANT PROPOSAL REJECTS AND INQUIRIES. Boxes 85-98. Morgue, arranged chronologically, then by surname of principal
investigator.
SERIES V: GRANTS ADMINISTRATION. Boxes 99-103. Includes expenditure reports, final gift awards, grant facts, and inquiry log.
SERIES VI: OFFICE FILES. Boxes 104-118. Alphabetical and chronological files, including correspondence.
SERIES VII: PHOTOGRAPHS. Box 119. Mainly of principal investigators for grants.
SERIES VIII: PUBLICATIONS. Boxes 120-126. Includes printed material relating to conferences and conference proceedings, medical
research programs, and related news.
SERIES IX: MISCELLANY. Box 127. Includes guestbook, postcards of foundation facilities, and alphabetical card file
SERIES X: ADDITIONS TO THE COLLECTION. Boxes 128-139. Material received or located after processing the collection, including
additional chronological files relating to the grants program, grant proposal rejects and inquiries files, grants administration
files relating to multiple sclerosis, and office files.
Collection Contents
Series 1.
Chronological Files
Physical Description:
Boxes 1-12
Subseries 2.
President's Office
Subseries 3.
Conference Program
Subseries 4.
Grants Program
Scope and Content Note
Includes grant inquiries
Series 2.
Conference Files
Physical Description:
Boxes 13-32
Scope and Content Note
Mainly chronological, with correspondence, expenditure files, background reports and articles, reviewers comments, programs,
photographs, papers written by participants, news releases and some publications.
Box 13
Attendees - Geographic List
Box 32
Conference Programs, 1973-1984 (printed programs arranged chronologically)
Series 3.
Grant Files
Physical Description:
Boxes 33-84
Scope and Content Note
Arranged alphabetically by institution, then by principal investigator, with application paperwork, progress and grant expenditure
reports, correspondence and other summary information tracking the course of the grant.
Box 33
Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Boston University
Box 34
Boston University ? Carnegie Mellon University
Box 35
Case Western Reserve University ? Children's Hospital Medical Center of Northern California
Box 36
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Colorado State University
Box 37
Colorado State University ? Columbia University
Box 38
Cornell University - Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
Box 39
Emory University - Harbor General Hospital
Box 40
Harbor General Hospital - John F. Kennedy Institute
Box 42
Johns Hopkins University - Marquette University
Box 43
Massachusetts General Hospital - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Box 44
Mayo Clinic - Medical College of Virginia
Box 45
Medical College of Wisconsin - Medical Foundation of Buffalo
Box 46
Medical University of South Carolina - Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center
Box 47
Morehouse School of Medicine - National Institute of Health
Box 48
National Institute of Health - National Jewish Hospital
Box 49
National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Northwestern University
Box 50
Northwestern University - Oregon Regional Primate Research Center
Box 51
Oregon Regional Primate Research Center - Rockefeller University
Box 52
Rockefeller University - St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College (London)
Box 53
St. Thomas Hospital - Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation
Box 54
Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation - Stanford University
Box 56
Stanford University - State University of New York
Box 57
State University of New York - Temple University
Box 58
Tufts University School of Medicine - University of California, Berkeley
Box 59
University of California, Davis - University of California, Irvine
Box 60
University of California, Irvine - University of California, Los Angeles
Box 61 - 62
University of California, Los Angeles
Box 63
University of California, Los Angeles - University of California, Riverside
Box 64
University of California, San Diego
Box 65
University of California, San Diego - University of California, San Francisco
Box 66
University of California, San Francisco
Box 67
University of California, San Francisco - University of Colorado
Box 69
University of Connecticut - University of Illinois
Box 70
University of Illinois - University of Massachusetts
Box 71
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - University of Michigan
Box 72
University of Michigan - University of Minnesota
Box 73
University of Missouri-Columbia - University of New Mexico
Box 74
University of New Mexico - University of Pennsylvania
Box 75
University of Pennsylvania - University of Rochester
Box 76
University of South Alabama - University of Texas at Austin
Box 77
University of Texas, Dallas - University of Toronto
Box 78
University of Utah - University of Virginia
Box 79
University of Virginia - University of Wisconsin
Box 80
University of Wisconsin - Washington University, St. Louis
Box 81
Washington University, St. Louis
Box 82
Washington University, St. Louis - Wayne State University
Box 83
Weizmann Institute of Science - Yale University
Box 84
Project Review Card File (arranged alphabetically by surname of principal investigator)
Box 84
Yale University - Zweng Memorial Retinal Research Foundation
Series 4.
Grant Proposal Rejects and Inquiries
Physical Description:
Boxes 85-98
Scope and Content Note
Morgue, arranged chronologically, then by surname of principal investigator.
Series 5.
Grants Administration
Physical Description:
Boxes 99-103
Scope and Content Note
Includes expenditure reports, final gift awards, grant facts, and inquiry log.
Box 100
Card File Index (arranged by principal investigator)
Box 101
Final Gift Awards (arranged alphabetically by name of institution)
Series 6.
Office Files
Physical Description:
Boxes 104-118
Subseries 1.
Alphabetical
Box 104
A (includes administrative and associations)
Box 105
C (includes correspondence)
Subseries 2.
Chronological
Series 7.
Photographs
Physical Description:
Box 119
Scope and Content Note
Mainly of principal investigators for grants.
Box 119
Principal investigators for grants (mostly)
Series 8.
Publications
Physical Description:
Boxes 120-126
Scope and Content Note
Includes printed material relating to conferences and conference proceedings, medical research programs, and related news.
Box 120
Conference Summaries, 1969-1982
Box 121
Publications List, 1971-1984
Box 121 - 124
Copies of Publications (and conference proceedings)
Box 125
Medical Research Programs, 1977-1984
Box 126
News and Views, 1980-1983
Series 9.
Miscellany
Physical Description:
Box 127
Scope and Content Note
Includes guestbook, postcards of foundation facilities, and alphabetical card file
Box 127
Includes guestbook, postcards of foundation facilities, and alphabetical card file probably relating toprincipal investigators
for grants
Series 10.
Additions to the Collection
Physical Description:
Boxes 128-139
Subseries 1.
Chronological Files - Grants Program
Subseries 2.
Grant Proposal Rejects and Inquiries (Morgue)
Subseries 3.
Grants Administration
Box 139
Multiple Sclerosis - List of funded proposals, 1977-1979
Subseries 4.
Office Files
