Overview of the Philip Hall Coombs papers

Processed by Hoover Institution Archives Staff.

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California 94305-6010

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Overview of the Philip Hall Coombs papers

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Processed by:: Hoover Institution Archives Staff
Date Completed:: 2009
Encoded by:: Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by Elizabeth Konzak.

Collection Summary

Title: Philip Hall Coombs papers

Dates: 1955-1976

Collection Number: 80193

Creator: Coombs, Philip Hall, 1915-

Collection Size: 5 manuscript boxes (2 linear feet)

Repository: Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford, California 94305-6010

Abstract: Speeches and writings, correspondence, and printed matter, relating to international education, and education in underdeveloped countries.

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives

Languages: English

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

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Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Philip Hall Coombs papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1980.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid.

Biographical/Historical Note

American educator; United States assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs, 1961-1962; director, International Institute for Educational Planning, 1963-1968.

Scope and Content of Collection

Speeches and writings, correspondence, and printed matter, relating to international education, and education in underdeveloped countries.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

International Institute for Educational Planning.

United States. Dept. of State.

Educational assistance, American.

International education.

Education--Developing countries.

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