Hanks, Nancy, 1927-1983

Arts organization administrator and consultant.

From the description of Papers, 1894-1987 (bulk 1945-1983). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 27694194

Government official, of Washington, D.C.

From the description of Papers, 1924-1983; (bulk 1969-1977). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19595466

• 1927, Dec. 31: Born, Miami Beach, Fla.
• 1945: Graduated, Montclair High School, Montclair, New Jersey
• 1946, summer: Attended the University of Colorado
• 1948, summer: Attended Oxford University
• 1949: B.A., magna cum laude, Duke University
• 1951 - 1952 : Secretary to the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization
• 1953: President's Advisory Committee on Government Organization
• 1953 - 1954 : Assistant to the Under Secretary, Department of Health, Education and Welfare
• 1955 - 1956, Feb. : Assistant to the Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs
• 1956 - 1959 : Assistant to Nelson A. Rockefeller
• 1959 - 1969 : Associate, Laurance S. Rockefeller; Executive Secretary, Special Studies Project, Rockefeller Brothers Fund; Project Coordinator, The Performing Arts: Problems and Prospects; and Staff Coordinator, Prospect for America
• 1969 - 1977 : Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts and National Council on the Arts
• 1977 - 1983 : Vice Chairman, Rockefeller Brothers Foundation
• 1983, Jan. 7: Died

Board of Directors: Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U.S., Continental Oil Company (Conoco), Scholastic, and Salzburg Seminar in American Studies

Member: American Council for the Arts (President, 1968-1969), American Association of Museums (Member council, 199), American Society of Landscape Architects, National Commission for Urban Recreation, Indo-U.S. Sucommission on Education and Culture, and White House Conference on Aging

Trustee: Duke University (also on executive committee), Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc., and Conservation Foundation

Numerous awards and honorary degrees

From the guide to the Nancy Hanks Papers, 1894-1987, (bulk 1945-1983), (Duke University. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)