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{"value"=>"3364583", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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{"value"=>"1937-2005", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1937/2005"}
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{"value"=>"Boards and organizations"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Frederick's broad engagement with various private and non-governmental stakeholders in Africa and the United States, and his commitment in the struggle to dismantle the apartheid structures in South Africa and develop a democratic South Africa, are reflected in this series. Dating from the mid to late 1950s, his participation in these organizations ranged from membership only to service on boards and committees to founding the organizations themselves.</p> <p>The Anglo-North American Parliamentary Conference on Africa was a series of annual meetings sponsored and conducted under the auspices of the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University (Vernon McKay provided direction). Originally called the Anglo-American Parliamentary Conference on Africa, it was conceived of by Fredericks in 1965, as a means of fostering discussion and analysis by American and British participants on trends in Africa, particularly as related to international trade and other international matters. Participants included government officials, congressmen, Members of Parliament, academics, and foundation personnel. The conferences were held in the United Kingdom and the United States, in alternate years for the first ten years. Canadians were invited to attend after the 10th year, and the name was changed to Anglo-North American Parliamentary Conference on Africa.</p> <p> A non-partisan organization, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) promoted the \"improved understanding of international affairs through the free exchange of ideas.\"</p> <p> The Friends of Institute for Democracy in South Africa (FIDASA) was established in 1987, to raise funds for the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA) in Cape Town, South Africa. Among IDASA's goals were to assist in creating a climate for a democratic South Africa and to encourage South Africans to reject apartheid and work for a post-apartheid society. One of the major projects FIDASA sought funding for was voter education (1993).</p> <p> Fredericks also served on the Board of Trustees at Lincoln University; during his term, the university recruited significant numbers of African students, established relations with African universities, and created an African Studies program.</p> <p> From 1966 to 1973, Fredericks served on the board of trustees of the Phelps Stokes Fund (PSF), a philanthropic organization founded in 1911 to, among other goals, improve the education of \"Negroes both in Africa and the United States.\" The Fund's activities and programs included the founding of the South African Institute of Race Relations (1929); the co-sponsorship of the United States-South Africa Leader Exchange Program (USSALEP); the Aggrey Fellowship Program, which assisted graduate students and scholars with studying in the U.S.; the African Student Aid Fund; African Students Refugee scholarship; the African Student Advisory Program; and the Bishop Desmond Tutu Southern African Refugee Scholarship Fund.</p> <p> The South Africa Free Elections Fund (SAFE) was a U.S.-based charitable foundation, created in July 1993, at the request of Nelson Mandela, whose sole purpose was to \"support non-partisan voter education and promote widespread participation\" in South Africa's first democratic election (1994). It partnered with the Ecumenical Assistance Trust (EAT) in South Africa, which received and reviewed proposals from South African organizations and made recommendations to the SAFE board. SAFE supported several programs, the most significant being the Voter Card Initiative (VCI). Fredericks was among the individuals who founded the organization in response to Mandela's request, and was the president and member of the board of directors.</p> <p>The United States-South Africa Leader Exchange Program (USSALEP)'s mission was to develop leaders and enhance democratic values and the quality of South African life and society. USSALEP offered leadership exchange programs and fellowship opportunities (Neiman Fellowship at Harvard University and the Alan Pifer Travel Fellowship) for both Black and white South Africans and Americans. Fredericks was on the board of directors and was the American board chairman from 1986 to 1995 overseeing fellowships and fundraising in the U.S.</p> <p> The Urban Foundation (UF) was founded in South Africa in 1977, in order to focus on the needs of urban communities. Fredericks served as president from 1985-1995, and played a pivotal role in establishing a presence for the UF in the U.S.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The African-American Institute (AAI) held conferences and roundtables to bring various stakeholders on Africa together; this material consists largely of conference reports and correspondence.</p> <p>Anglo-North American Parliamentary Conference on Africa files consist of correspondence and conference materials, including papers and reports. The first three years (1965-1967) of Fredericks's involvement can be found in the State Department subseries under the Employment series.</p> <p>The CFR files contain letters, meeting notices, background and working papers, reports, his notes, and other items primarily pertaining to apartheid and the implications for United States policy and businesses.</p> <p>The FIDASA materials consist of board meeting files, Fredericks's internal and external correspondence, progress reports on the funding provided by various foundations for IDASA projects, and information regarding other financial donations. There is also printed material, such as annual reports and <span class=\"title\">Programme for Action</span>.</p> <p>The Lincoln University files contain correspondence, notes, and university publications (newsletters, bulletins, and exhibition guides).</p> <p>The PSF files consist of minutes, reports, correspondence, and Fredericks's oral history interview about Franklin Williams, who directed the Fund for twenty years.</p> <p> SAFE files consist of board, committee, and fundraising materials. There are also memoranda, correspondence, notes, and a final report published by SAFE.</p> <p>USSALEP files consist of correspondence, notes, organization reports and program evaluations, executive committee meeting minutes, and budget and fundraising information.</p> <p>Urban Foundation files contain documents related to the establishment of the U.S. operation, correspondence and memoranda regarding fundraising strategy, grants, some minutes, and papers on UF initiatives in housing, education, and settlement areas.</p> <p>Other organizations for which Fredericks served, such as Operation Hunger and the Institute of East-West Studies, contain similar types of materials (correspondence, meeting annoucements and minutes, printed matter, and handwritten notes).</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>Arranged alphabetically by organization name.</p>"}
- date_start
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1937
- keydate
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1937
- date_end
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2005
- date_inclusive_start
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1937
- date_inclusive_end
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2005