Endowment of research

The Institute of Turkish Studies (ITS) was a grant funding organization, funded by the Turkish government, which supported American scholarship on Turkish culture, politics, and history. The Institute of Turkish Studies records document the founding, administration, and grant funding activities of the ITS.

The Link Foundation was established as a charitable trust by Edwin A. and Marion C. Link in 1953 to fund research in aviation, oceanography, and energy. The records of the Link Foundation are largely concerned with the administration of grants to organizations . Also contained within the collection are documents concerning the administration of the Foundation itself, including financial statements and minutes of meetings.