University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
University Archives and Records Management
666 Guardsman Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Tel: 801-581-8242
Fax: 801-581-8192
http://www.lib.utah.edu/collections/archives.php
Acc0209
Iranian Rural Improvement Program records
1949-1957
Iranian Rural Improvement Program
1.50 linear feet.
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.
English
Historical Note
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.
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.
This collection is organized into three series: 1. Correspondence; 2. Financial Records; and 3. Personnel Files. Within each series, the material is arranged alphabetically.
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.
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.
Horsfall, I. Owen (Ira Owen), 1885-1971
University of Utah--Archives
Iran--Social conditions
Agricultural assistance, American--Iran
Rural health services--Iran
Colleges and Universities
Agriculture
International Relations
Medicine and Health
Correspondence
Accounts
Applications
1
Correspondence
1
1-8
Correspondence
1951-1956
2
Financial Records
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
3
Personnel Files
(Series 3 is restricted.)
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