Subseries 17I: Rockefeller Public Service Awards /repositories/4/archival_objects/1427132 3 boxes 1957-1972 Arrangement

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Scope and Contents

Subseries 17I: Rockefeller Public Service Awards, 1957-1972 concerns the Rockefeller Public Service Awards program, established in 1952 under a grant from John D. Rockefeller III and administered by Princeton University as a national trust. The records concern the administration, selection procedure, and ceremony arrangements of the awards, which were given to noteworthy public figures in acknowledgement of their public service and work for the common good. The majority of the series consists of general files in chronological order, which include correspondence, memos, invitations, and publicity materials. The general files are complemented by a few subject files, and topics include a dinner in honor of the donor, reports and minutes, and publicity.

General /repositories/4/archival_objects/1429073 4 folders 1957-1962 457 10-13 General /repositories/4/archival_objects/1429074 9 folders 1963-1971 458 1-9 Scope and Contents

Box includes letters to Goheen from Lyndon Johnson in 1964 and 1966 congratulating the winners of the Rockefeller Public Service Awards. These two letters were returned to the records in 2022 after having been separated in an autographs box (AR.2020.062).

Dinner Honoring John D. Rockefeller /repositories/4/archival_objects/1429075 1 folder 1964-1967 459 1 Lobsenz and Company /repositories/4/archival_objects/1429076 2 folders 1962-1971 459 2-3 Presentation /repositories/4/archival_objects/1429077 1 folder 1959 459 4 Reports and Minutes of Meetings /repositories/4/archival_objects/1429078 1 folder 1957-1958 459 5 Selection Committee /repositories/4/archival_objects/1429079 3 folders 1957-1972 459 6-8 Vanguard v. Kuhn–Publication, "Adventures in Public Service" /repositories/4/archival_objects/1429080 1 folder 1963-1966 459 9