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Edith Altschul Lehman papers, 1856-1976, bulk 1963-1976 17 linear feet (32 document boxes; 1 record carton; 2 file card boxes; 4 oversize boxes; Mapcase 15K4)

Lehman, Edith A. (Edith Altschul)
This collection documents the life of Edith Altschul Lehman, a philanthropist who supported many social projects in New York City. Edith Lehman was the wife of New York Governor and Senator Herbert H. Lehman.
  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Lawrence A. Wien papers, 1954-1982 60 linear feet (128 boxes and 1 oversize folder)

Wien, Lawrence A., 1905-1988

Correspondence, documents, financial records and memorabilia. The personal correspondence of Lawrence A. Wien, 1960-1983; including memoirs and notes on interests both personal and financial. The Lawrence A. Wien Foundation files include correspondence, 1958-1976, information on the Foundation's 10-year trust, and information on tax returns. Files for the Charles and Rosanna Batchelor Memorial fund consist of general correspondence, grant requests, and miscellaneous financial documents. The Committee to Increase Corporate Philanthropic Giving files comprise a large part of the collection. Among the numerous individual corporations represented are the American Broadcasting Company and the Zale Company. Wien's Foundation for the Improvement of Housing Arrangements for Official Foreign Personnel has personal files for each person receiving the Foundation's benefits, guarantees for those individuals, and letters ment to solicit funds from various corporations

  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library