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Price, Hugh B., October 8, 1991

Collection ID:
90-038
Date:
October 8, 1991
Scope Content:
Hugh B. Price, born in 1941, describes his career in foundation work, particularly with the Rockefeller Foundation, where he managed their funds for school reform and equal opportunity. Price also describes his early career and his philosophy of grant-making.
Place:
New Haven, Connecticut, New York, New York, and Washington, DC
  1. Center for Documentary Research and Practice
  2. American Foundations Oral History Project, 1989-1993

Shannon, James P., February 26, 1991

Collection ID:
90-024
Date:
February 26, 1991
Scope Content:
James P. Shannon, the former vice president and director of the General Mills Foundation, reflects on his life. He discusses his family, Catholicism, and education. He also discusses his career in philanthropy, the ethics of philanthropy, its diversification, some problems, and a few of his favorite projects. In addition, Shannon emphasizes the purpose and goals, in his view, of corporate philanthropy.
Place:
St. Paul, Minnesota
  1. Center for Documentary Research and Practice
  2. American Foundations Oral History Project, 1989-1993