Documentation from 1970–1973:

• International Development Research Centre Act and General By-law (May 13, 1970)
  
  
• A Brief Description of the IDRC Act (May 13, 1970)
  
  
• Statement by the President to the Inaugural Meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada (October 26, 1970)
  
  
• Statement by the President to the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors of the International Development Research Centre (January 29, 1971)
  
  
• Introductory Remarks by the President to the Board of Governors of the International Development Research Centre (March 1, 1971)
  
  
• Statement on Programme by the President to the Board of Governors of the International Development Research Centre (March 1, 1971)
  
  
• Statement by the President to the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors of the International Development Research Centre, Quebec City (June 21-22, 1971)
  
  
• Statement by the President to the Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Development Research Centre (September 20, 1971)
  
  
• "A View of Development": Second Conference of the Canadian Association for Latin America - A Brief Statement on the Meaning of Development prepared by W. David Hopper, IDRC Reports, March 1972, vol. 1, no. 1 (October 1971)
  
  
• Research Policy : Eleven Issues - An Outline Statement to the Board of Governors of IDRC prepared by W. David Hopper (March 19, 1973)