{"value"=>"<p>This series consists of material related to the various trips to Africa that Armstrong took over the years. It is arranged into four subseries; the first subseries covers her first trip to Africa. It includes correspondence in preparation for her trip, contact lists of people and places in Africa, and travel logs. The second subseries encompasses the trip that she took on behalf of the National Planning Association; Armstrong was employed as a researcher to work on a study of indigenous enterprise in African countries. The material in this subseries includes memos, correspondence, and reports consulted before her trip; it also includes correspondence, notes, reports, travel logs, and contact lists written during her trip. Throughout this trip, she sent reports of her progress to the NPA and the Agency for International Development (AID), with whom she worked closely; her research and findings were then published in the book, <span class=\"title\">The Development of African Private Enterprise: A Report</span>, written with Theodore Geiger (1964). The book discusses the role of foreign companies and African government in stimulating African entrepreneurship and provides suggestions on how the U.S. can improve its aid to African entrepreneurs to ensure that Africans can benefit equally in private and public enterprises. Subseries four consists of material related to Armstrong's trip sponsored by the United Nations Special Fund; as a consultant in East Africa, she was tasked with exploring various forms of enterprise in different sectors (industrial, commercial, and agricultural) in order to strengthen and stimulate local initiatives. This material consists of correspondence with contacts at the United Nations, notes, research material (such as studies and reports on industry in specific countries), and final reports. The last subseries contains information on two other trips, one sponsored by the International Labour Office (ILO) and the other by the African-American Institute's Educators to Africa Association. The former trip involved Armstrong's participation as an expert on entrepreneurship; she worked with three others in Zambia to establish a Management and Vocational Training Center. The latter trip involved Armstrong's work as a member of the Visit Africa Program. The material in these files consists of correspondence, notes, memos and reports.</p>"}