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Center for Documentary Research and Practice

American Foundations Oral History Project, 1989-1993

Collection ID: ohrc001
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Ylvisaker, Paul, February 25, 1991

Collection ID:
90-025
Date:
February 25, 1991
Scope Content:
Paul Ylvisaker discusses in this interview his life, background, and richly varied career that centered on philanthropy, primarily in association with the Ford Foundation. He speaks of both the problems with and benefits of American foundations, as well as the ethics involved in philanthropy. Ylvisaker comments on the impact his Lutheran upbringing had on his values and career path, as well as the increasing diversity within philanthropy.