Rodman C. Rockefeller Records of the Mexico-U.S. Business Committee
Scope and Contents Note
The accession of records from the office of Rodman C. Rockefeller, co-chair of the U.S. Council of the Mexico-U.S. Business Committee until 1994, is organized chronologically following the original arrangement as received at the Benson Collection. The records document meetings, correspondence, and administration of the Mexico-U.S. Business Committee and various sub-committees; press clippings and subject files related to trade between Mexico and the United States; and speeches and written works by Rockefeller.
Dates
- Creation: 1977-1999
Language of Materials
English, Spanish
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Sketch
Rodman C. Rockefeller was co-chairman of the Mexico-U.S. Business Committee. As president (1968-1972) and chief executive (1972-1980) of International Basic Economy Corporation, and chairman of it's successor IBEC Inc., from 1980-1985, Rockefeller was involved with genetic engineering and agribusiness in Mexico, and worked to build closer economic ties between the United States and Latin America. In 1996 Rockefeller was awarded Mexico's Order of the Mexican Aguila Azteca. He was a graduate of Dartmouth College and Columbia University's Graduate School of Business Administration, and was active in the Rockefeller Brother Fund and Rockefeller Financial Services. Rodman C. Rockefeller died on 14 May 2000.
Full Extent
7 linear feet
Abstract
Chronological records of Rodman C. Rockefeller, co-chairman of the Mexico-U.S. Business Committee, document the Committee's work toward and following the development of the free trade agreement between the United States and Mexico. Collection includes correspondence, meeting minutes, press clippings, subject files, and written works by Rockefeller.
Acquisition Information
Information of acquisition method not available.
Separated Material
A number of publications have been separated from the records of Rodman C. Rockefeller to be cataloged individually in the Benson Latin American Collection. A bibliographic list is included in this finding aid.
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- Title
- Rodman C. Rockefeller Records of the Mexico-U.S. Business Committee
- Status
- Edited Partial Draft
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2005
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2021 May: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu