1st Annual International Convention Materials, September 1978
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains historical and organizational files that comprise the Board of Directors and Executive Committee Meetings from 1976-2017 and Annual Meetings from 1978-2017; extensive correspondence of the executive members of the Association, letters and miscellaneous printed material received from former grantees and general correspondence arranged in alphabetical order. The collection also contains subject files; records concerning the FAA’s Eastern European and AIDS Task Forces; survey materials; and records pertaining to the Association’s local chapters. Furthermore, there is material concerning J. William Fulbright including correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles and other miscellaneous printed material as well as records pertaining to the 40th and 50th Anniversaries of the Fulbright Program. This collection also includes publications such as the Association’s newsletters, promotional material and membership directories in the United States and worldwide; publications by Fulbright Educational Commissions and Foundations; and publications by other organizations and entities such as the United States Information Agency, National Liaison Committee on Foreign Student Admissions, Institute of International Education, American Council on Education, and others. Included also are photographs, four video tapes, and a framed photograph of Senator Fulbright. Digital files in the collection include a booklet compiled by Philip E. Rakita and Nancy Neill featuring biographies of Fulbright Association and Fulbright Academy presidents, as well as documents compiled during their research for the booklet, including a spreadsheet of current and past Board members.
Dates
- Creation: September 1978
Creator
- From the Collection: Fulbright Alumni Association (Organization)
Access Information
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Physical Description
(Folder 2 of 2)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu