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Title
Date(s)
- 1948 - 1976 (Creation)
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Fonds
Extent and medium
1 box
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Julian Behrstock was a UNESCO staff member for 28 years until his retirement in 1976. He entered the Department of mass information in 1948 as responsible for the World Programme for Book development. He served as director of the Division of Free Flow of Information and the promotion of books and readership from 1967 to 1976.
Before arriving at UNESCO, Behrstock graduated from Northwestern University and worked as a newspaperman in Paris and later in U.S. Government service in London and Paris. In 1977, upon retirement from UNESCO, he won the International Book Award "for outstanding services to the cause of books".
Repository
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Personal files concerning three aspects of UNESCO's programme: Free Flow of Information, Mass Media and Book Development.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
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Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English