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The West End News
Frederiksted, Saint Croix County, Virgin Islands
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UNESCO sponsors a five-year project costing $1,000,000, led by 1000 scholars, to write a comprehensive history of mankind from prehistoric times to 1957, assembling knowledge from all races and cultures. Features international commission members from various countries.
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The sponsor of the program is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), which is advancing $400,000 for the work, which is estimated to cost $1,000,000. The project will take five years to complete and will assemble knowledge of all races, cultures and peoples, past and present. Here are Unesco officials and members of the International Commission for a Scientific and Cultural History of Mankind, which is in charge of the work: Left to right, seated: Dr. Constantine K. Zurayk, Syria; Dr. Julian S. Huxley, the United Kingdom; Dr. Paul B. Carneiro, Brazil, President of the Commission; Dr. Jaime Torres Bodet, Mexico, Director-General of Unesco; Dr. Ralph E. Turner, the United States, chairman of the editorial committee, and Dr. Carl J. Burckhardt, Switzerland. Standing: Dr. Pedro Bosch-Gimpera, Mexico; Dr. Jean Thomas, France; Dr. Silvio Zavala, Mexico; Dr. Charles Morazé, France; Dr. Armando Cortesao, Portugal, Commission secretary-general, and Dr. Mario Praz, Italy.
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1957
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project to cost $1,000,000 with unesco advancing $400,000; five years to complete; involves 1000 scholars from all races and cultures.
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UNESCO is sponsoring a project to write a history of mankind from prehistoric times to 1957 using 1000 leading world scholars. The International Commission for a Scientific and Cultural History of Mankind oversees the work, with listed officials and members from Syria, UK, Brazil, Mexico, US, Switzerland, France, Portugal, and Italy.