Series 9: M-Project records, 1929-1949
Scope and Contents
The materials in this series mainly include papers relating to or produced from the M-Project: the subject files and research materials of the project; the draft reports; Bowman's own internal research files on the scientific study of settlement; and the official final reports produced from the M-Project itself, also known as "Studies of Migration and Settlement". The most substantive reports in this series come from the "Studies of Migration and Settlement." This series has materials originally owned by Henry Field, Isaiah Bowman, and other M-Project staff members. The series dates from 1929 to 1949, with the bulk of the material created in the late 1930s to 1940s. Abstracts of most reports are in Field's history of the M-Project in Box 9-6. It is best to consult the abstracts before requesting the items.
Dates
- Creation: 1929-1949
Creator
- From the Collection: Bowman, Isaiah, 1878-1950 (Donor, Person)
- From the Collection: Bowman, Isaiah, 1878-1950 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
Collection is open for use.
Biographical / Historical
Bowman was an advisor for the White House-funded "M-Project," which was formed to study the relocation of refugees during the 1940s. The director of the project was Henry Field. When it concluded, Field had his files of the project shipped to Bowman. The purpose of the M-Project was to study areas of the world that might be suitable for resettling refugees of World War II. The results of the project were reports on these geographic areas.
Extent
From the Collection: 114.09 Cubic Feet (32 record center cartons, 15 letter size document boxes, 2 letter half-size document box, 130 legal size document boxes, 4 legal half-size document boxes, 8 flat boxes (15.5 x 12 x 3 inches), 2 flat boxes (25 x 21 x 3 inches), 3 flat boxes (11 x 9 x 3 inches), 1 flat box (21 x 17 x 3.5 inches), 2 pamphlet boxes (7.25 x 4 x 10 inches))
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Some report titles with merely a numeric identifier, and not alphanumeric (example, "1." and not "M-1") were likely donated by a "Mr. Liebman" likely Charles J. Liebman, and once lived in the Johns Hopkins University Provost Office with these numbers in use by staff.
Processing Information
Reprocessed by Annie Tang in August 2017.
When [omitted] is seen in the title information for certain materials, that is because Bowman and/or Fielding purposely did not choose to save those items. When [Missing] is seen in title information, it denotes that the item was in the collection, but has since become missing.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218 USA
specialcollections@lists.jhu.edu