Indiana University Center for Documentary Research and
Practice
Scope Content:
This collection consists of forty-two interviews collected over the course of two years. Interviews range from fifty to one hundred-fity minutes. All interviews consist of audiotapes and typed transcripts.
Leo J. Brennan, Jr., who deals with decisions and dispersals of grant monies and philanthropic awards of the Ford Fund, discusses his career history and philosophy of philanthropy in this interview. He speaks of corporate philanthropy and the major goal of the Ford Fund of supporting education. In addition, Brennan describes his work, the types of grant requests he receives, and the type of applicants involved.