Beard, Charles A. (Charles Austin), 1874-1948

Abstract The Institute of Public Administration (IPA) was a private, non-profit, educational and consulting organization whose aims were the creation of an efficient, honest and professional government. Founded in 1905-1906 as the Bureau of City Betterment, the organization was incorporated in 1907 as the Bureau of Municipal Research. In 1911 it organized the Training School of Public Service to train individuals for work in government service. In 1921 it was reorganized as the National Institute of...

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This series contains the final product of the surveys and projects undertaken by the Institute of Public Administration in printed form and includes original typewritten and published reports, books and papers published by members of IPA, publications on or about the history and work of the Institute of Public Administration; and promotional materials distributed by IPA, including pamphlets, brochures and periodicals.