United States Agency for International Development
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Poling, Virgil Ellsworth, 1908-2001
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content: Virgil Ellsworth Poling papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Linear Feet (Box 1)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1965-1974
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.polivirg, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: For over a decade, Poling worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) evaluating and developing small and medium industry programs in Korea, Nigeria, Morocco, and other countries. The files include Poling's employment records including his work history and a photograph of him receiving an award, research on governments and crafts, projects proposals and work plans, country reports, division reports, some printed materials, and papers by Poling including "Evaluation Study of Handicraft and Small Industry Programs." Additional related material can be found in the correspondence files in Series 2.