{"value"=>"<p>Series IV: Projects comprises the bulk of the collection, documenting the primary work of the foundation in supporting the creation of new research on economic, political, and social issues. Project files consist of correspondence, memoranda, proposals, contracts, manuscripts, photographs, publications, and press releases showing the development of research projects such as book-length studies, position papers, conferences, and seminars. Along with research projects, the fund's support of outside organizations and committees is also documented. Task force files are included in this series, as the work of these groups was supported by the research staff of the fund. This series is arranged into five subseries: Administrative Files, Early Project Files, Later Project Files, Project Adaptations, and Task Forces.</p> <p>In addition to typewritten draft manuscripts, this series contains electronic drafts of background papers, reports, and books from task forces and individual authors dating from 1988 to 1992. The electronic drafts consist of 63 word processing files that arrived on 14 5.25-inch and 3 3.5-inch floppy disks. These files are arranged in Subseries IV. C.: Later Project Files and IV. E.: Task Forces. Access to electronic drafts is available in the Manuscripts and Archives Reading Room, where researchers can browse, keyword search, and view the records.</p> <p>This series contains seven audio recordings of task force meetings and media interviews with authors for the promotion of publications. Thirteen films from the educational film series are also included, as is one video recording of a Fred Friendly Seminar. Sound and video recordings are unavailable for use at this time pending preservation transfer.</p>"}