Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA) Technical Assistance Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Economic Cooperation Administration.
label: Creator
content: Sanford, William
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Engineering and Industry
place: label: Place
content: Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: Industrial productivity
label: Topic
content: Marshall Plan
label: Topic
content: Technology transfer
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by William Sanford, November 15, 1988.
creator: label: Creator
content: Economic Cooperation Administration.
label: Creator
content: Sanford, William
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content: Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA) Technical Assistance Papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collection documents European "productivity teams" visits the United States to rebuild Western Europe's industry after World War II.
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: About 1500 documents relating to visits of more than 100 European "productivity teams" to U.S. industrial facilities as part of the Marshall Plan program to rebuild Western Europe's industry after WWII. ECA organized these visits.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.7 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1948-1952
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Papers originally in the National Archives. Following a review in the 1970s and a plan to destroy these documents, William Sanford, State Department historian who had used the material in his doctoral research, received permission to acquire the records. Donated to museum in 1988, and transferred from the Division of Engineering & Industry (now Division of Work and Industry) to the Archives Center, April 7, 1989.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0318
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: 1 series. Arranged by serial number, apparently in chronological order.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Don Darroch, 1988.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Correspondence, memoranda, and interim and final reports on planning and scheduling of team visits and summaries of findings and impressions of team members. Some reports are in foreign languages and English translations.