Public Law 480 files

Description data TOP

unitid

{"value"=>"1741851", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"ca. 1950 - 1986", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1950/1986", "certainty"=>"approximate"}

{"value"=>"1957 - 1984", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1957/1984"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Public Law 480 files"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>William Langdon began working for CARE in the early 1950s, in the Order Section of the Remittance Department. By 1958, he was the Procurement Department employee in charge of surplus agricultural commodities; as a result of administrative changes in 1962, he became the head of the Program Department's Food and Agriculture Program. In 1969, his job title changed to Assistant Director of the Program Department.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Langdon's primary responsibilities were the acquisition and distribution of U. S. agricultural surplus commodities that were available through Public Law 480. Boxes 115-121, administrative files, contain Langdon's correspondence with other CARE employees, chiefly executive staff and Finance and Procurement personnel, and with A. I. D. and other government agencies, private relief organizations, and the manufacturers of supplemental protein products. These files, arranged by year, are from 1968 (with a few items in Box 115 from 1960-1964) and 1973-1984. The whereabouts of earlier material and files from 1969-1972 are unknown.</p> <p>Boxes 122-151 are country files, circa 1957-1968 and 1973-1982, with a few files from 1983-1987. As with Boxes 115-121, there is no material from 1969-1972. The files, arranged alphabetically by country, consist mostly of correspondence with mission personnel concerning food distribution programs, the shipment and distribution of foodstuffs, and related matters. There are also scattered copies of country agreements and annual estimates of requirements (A. E. R.s) submitted by mission chiefs, requesting specific commodities and itemizing the uses to which they would be put: e. g., school lunch programs, maternal-child welfare programs, and so forth.</p> <p>Boxes 152-155 contain A. I. D. audit and self-audit reports that the A. I. D. periodically required, and related correspondence, circa 1962-1985. The reports list in detail the types and amounts of commodities shipped, and any problems in transporting and storing them. These files are alphabetical by country.</p> <p>In Boxes 156-157 are Langdon's files on CARE's overseas projects, especially, though not exclusively, those that were food and nutrition education-related. The files, alphabetical by country, mostly contain correspondence with mission chiefs, as well as scattered clippings, reports, and other items.</p> <p>Box 158 holds files on the various commodities CARE obtained under the provisions of P. L. 480: rolled wheat, vegetable oil, fish flour, etc. Contents are primarily correspondence and informational literature, including recipes, from the U. S. Department of Agriculture and from manufacturers and such agencies as the Soybean Council of America and the Millers' National Federation. (Related materials are in Box 173).</p> <p>Boxes 159-166 contain miscellaneous subject files that do not fit readily into any of the above categories. They are arranged in rough chronological order, from 1950 to 1987. Materials include budget estimates (Boxes 162 and 163), evaluations of P. L. 480 programming (Boxes 164 and 166), and quarterly shipping reports (Box 165).</p>"}

date_start

1950

keydate

1950

date_end

1986

date_inclusive_start

1950

date_inclusive_end

1986

date_bulk_start

1957

date_bulk_end

1984

Child components TOP

1. Administrative files [7/1]
2. Country files [28/2]
3. A. I. D. audit and self-audit files [2/2]
4. Country program files [3/1]
5. Commodities files
6. Miscellaneous subject files [8/1]