Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Harold Foote Gosnell papers, 1931-1962 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1931-1962 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1937-1959) |
| ID No. | MSS49791 |
| Creator | Gosnell, Harold Foote, 1896-1997 |
| Extent | 9,200 items |
| Extent | 23 containers |
| Extent | 9.2 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010168 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm81049791 |
| Summary | Political scientist, educator, and government consultant. Chiefly subject files consisting of correspondence, memoranda, reports, research data, maps, charts, printed and near-print material, and miscellany. The papers relate principally to projects Gosnell conducted for various government agencies, including a study on state and regional planning for the National Resources Committee; studies on government information services, especially those of the Office of War Information and the Department of State; and analyses of foreign elections for the Central Intelligence Agency, primarily in the Philippines, Indonesia, and the Sudan. |