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American Foundations Oral History Project, 1989-1993

Interviewee
Scallon, Al April 19, 1990 

Call Number
90-010

Physical Description

21 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 59 minutes; index; photo of interviewee

Interviewer
Lichtenberg, Naomi

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Al Scallon, the director of the Corporate Support Programs (or corporate philanthropy) of IBM, speaks of IBM's reasons for giving, as well as his own ideas regarding the purpose and orientation of philanthropy. He emphasizes the international character of IBM's philanthropic activities and discusses the increased stress on programs aimed at minority development. In addition, Scallon discusses the issue of philanthropic ethics.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • IBM Corporation
    • Personal Names
    • Akers, John
    • Watson, Thomas J., Jr.
    • Watson, Thomas J., Sr.
    • Subjects
    • corporate foundations
    • international philanthropy
    • minority groups
    • philanthropic ethics
    • philanthropy