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Don Marquis papers, 1894-1944
10 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, proofs, photographs, and printed and miscellaneous material relating to the life and writings of Don Marquis. Among the more important works included are MASTER OF THE REVELS, CHAPTERS FOR THE ORTHODOX, JACK (published as SONS OF THE PURITANS), THE EGO BIOGRAPHY, the "Old Soak" and "O'Meara" and stories, works related to archy and mehitabel, and THE DARK HOURS. Also, letters by Marquis, Joseph B. Gilder, Marjorie Vonnegut Marquis, Christopher Morley, and others, and manuscripts by Benjamin DeCasseres, Joseph B. Gilder, and Rodman Gilder.
The flea and the philanthropist Box 4
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Seymour B. Durst Collection of Historical Manuscripts, Documents & Newspapers, 1764-1990
67 Linear FeetA collection of 17 cataloged items collected by Seymour B. Durst as part of his Old York Library collection. In addition there is a quite extensive collection of newspapers.
National Philanthropist :
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National Philanthropist (Volume III, Issue 16), 08/15/1828 Flatbox 15
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- National Philanthropist (Volume III, Issue 16), 08/15/1828
Ian and Betty Ballantine Books and Business Records, 1935-1994, bulk 1945-1973
84 Linear Feet251. Robert Tressall. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists., 1940 April Box 4
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Herbert H. Lehman Papers, 1878-2002, bulk 1930-1963
607 linear feetDinner of Federation of Jewish Philanthropists--Retiring of President Goetz, 1948 May 14, 1948 Box 1172, Folder 35
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- Dinner of Federation of Jewish Philanthropists--Retiring of President Goetz, 1948 May 14, 1948
Andrew W. Cordier papers, 1918-1975
160 linear feetPersonal correspondence: Jacob Blaustein 1960-1962 Philanthropist, 1960-1962 Box 41
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- Personal correspondence: Jacob Blaustein 1960-1962 Philanthropist, 1960-1962
RBML Office Files, 1917-2022
176.26 linear feetCrane Exhibition, "Charles Richard Crane: Businessman, Diplomat and Philanthropist," Kempner Gallery, 2001 Box 374, Folder 25
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- Crane Exhibition, "Charles Richard Crane: Businessman, Diplomat and Philanthropist," Kempner
John Erskine papers, 1890-1951
40 linear feetCorrespondence relating to Erskine's various educational, musical and literary interests; manuscripts of his writings; lecture notes for college courses; souvenirs of his army service in World War I and his Columbia University professorship, and student papers from his own school and college days. Also, biographical file, scrapbooks, and articles.
Marian MacDowell (nee. Marian Griswold Nevins) (1857-1956) (American pianist and philanthropist), 1937-1950 Box 37
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- Marian MacDowell (nee. Marian Griswold Nevins) (1857-1956) (American pianist and philanthropist
Community Service Society records, 1842-1995
423 linear feetCorrespondence, reports, memoranda, case records, photographs and printed material. The archive include central and district administrative records; cammittee correspondence and minutes; and files on the various programs--such as sheltered workshops, tuberculosis sanitariums and health centers, public baths and employment bureaus--run by the two organizations. The archive also contains hundreds of photographs, including works by Lewis Hine and Jessie Tarbox Beals; extensive casework files from the beginning of social work (originally referred to as "friendly visiting among the poor"); and copies of masters and doctoral theses from the New York School of Sociel Work and other schools. Much of the research for these theses was based on the CSS files
deForest, Robert. Study of: "Four Ways of Looking at a Philanthropist" by James A. Hijiya, 12/80 Box 485
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- deForest, Robert. Study of: "Four Ways of Looking at a Philanthropist" by James A. Hijiya, 12/80
David Nachmansohn papers, 1918-1981
5 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, photographs, memorabilia, and printed materials primarily concerning biochemistry. Correspondents include 24 Nobel Prize winners, including Otto Loewi, Otto Meyerhof, Archibald Vivian Hill, Feodor Lynes, Severo Ochoa, and Otto Warburg. Other correspondents include Sir Hans Krebs, John Farquhar Fulton, Jean Pierre Changeux, and others in Europe, Israel, Japan, and the USSR as well as the USA. Nachmansohn's concern with the place of Jews in science appears throughout the collection, especially in material concerning the Weismann Institute and other academic institutions to which he belonged. There are photographs of colleagues, many signed and inscribed during his many trips. The printed materials consist chiefly of Nachmanson's published works beginning with his 1927 doctoral dissertation (University of Berlin) and continuing throughout his professional life at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute (1926-1930), the Sorbonne (1933-1939), Yale University (1939-1942), and Columbia University (1942-1982).
Bauman, Lionel R. (1911-1987) (New York businessman, lawyer, philanthropist and president, American Friends of Hebrew U. (1963-1965).), 1964 Box 2
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- Bauman, Lionel R. (1911-1987) (New York businessman, lawyer, philanthropist and president, American
Schoenheimer, Ellen (1905-1988) (German-born Am. philanthropist associated with the Weizmann Institute, Israel. Sister-in-law to Rudolf Schoenheimer (1898-1941) (German born Am. biochemist, who developed the technique of isotope labelling/tagging of biomolecules, enabling detailed study of metabolism.)), 1977 Box 3
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- Schoenheimer, Ellen (1905-1988) (German-born Am. philanthropist associated with the Weizmann
Virginia Crocheron Gildersleeve papers, 1898-1962
40 linear feetCorrespondence, notes, articles, reports, and speeches of Gildersleeve, including materials relating to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco, 1945, the Dumbarton Oaks Conference, the International Federation of University Women, the American Association of University Women, the American Council on Education, and the Near East College Association. The most note-worthy item in the collection is a letter from President Franklin D. Roosevelt, appointing Dean Gildersleeve to serve as a member of the U.S. Delegation to the Charter Conference of the United Nations. The collection also contains some material relating to Barnard College affairs.
Elmhirst, Dorothy Whitney Straight (1887-1968) (Philanthropist and social activist, who founded the weekly magazine The New New Republic and the New School for Social Research in New York City.)
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- Elmhirst, Dorothy Whitney Straight (1887-1968) (Philanthropist and social activist, who founded the
Bill of Rights Fund records, 1954-1966
6.5 linear feetAlbert Lasker papers, 1928-1952, bulk 1946-1952
4.62 linear feetBoehm Foundation records, 1963-2004, bulk 1993-2002
18 linear feetJulian C. Levi papers, 1862-1971
21 boxesLevi's correspondence with his wife, Alice Fries Levi, letters of other family members, his diaries, his school and college notebooks and papers, awards and medals, and personal photographs. The earliest item in the collection is a scrapbook kept by his father, Albert A. Levi, in San Francisco, 1862.
A. Barton Hepburn papers, 1886-1920
6 boxesCorrespondence, letter books, manuscripts, typescripts, notes, galley proofs, reports, banking records, pamphlets, and other printed materials. The so-called "private" letter books contain copies of outgoing personal and business letters, April 1914-Jan. 1918. The remaining correspondence files relate to the writing of Hepburn's two books HISTORY OF COINAGE AND CURRENCY IN THE UNITED STATES.. (New York, 1903) and A HISTORY OF CURRENCY IN THE UNITED STATES..(New York, 1915); to his activities in the fields of finance and money, such as the Pan-American Finance Commission (1915), the New York State Governor's Securities Commission (1920), and the Federal Milk Commission (1917); and his files regarding the establishment of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 1918. Also, manuscripts, typescripts, notes, and galley proofs for the two books that he wrote; and six bank examiner's books used by Hepburn while he was U.S. Bank Examiner for New York, 1888-1892.
Harry Scherman papers, 1937-1969
49 boxesLarge groups of correspondence with members of the editorial board including Henry Seidel Canby, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, John Marquand, Christopher Morley, and William Allen White, which contain insights into the Club's activities, organization, and literary policies. Also, material relating to Scherman's careers as writer, economist, and philanthropist. Mr. Scherman's economic activities are represented by files of correspondence and papers of the National Bureau of Economic Research, the Federal Union, and the Committee on Economic Development. Among the personal items in the collection are manuscripts of his publications, reviews of his writings, numerous awards he has received, photographs, and documents relating to his long and rich career. There are two particularly warm letters from Winston Churchill and Albert Einstein. Also, additional personal and professional correspondence files of Scherman with publishers, agents, authors, Book of the Month Club judges, and organizations with which he was affiliated.
Harry Harkness Flagler letters, 1781-1948
1 boxThe collection consists of letters from celebrities in various fields, largely addressed to Harry Harkness Flagler. Included are letters of Ambrose Bierce, Thomas A. Edison, Edwin Forrest, Andrew Jackson, Rudyard Kipling, Richard Mansfield, John D. Rockefeller, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John Ruskin, Constantin Stanislavsky, and George Washington. Especially noteworthy are five letters of Charles Dickens, bound together in one volume.
George A. Plimpton collection of portraits, 1550-1920
40 itemsPrimarily oil portraits of 18th century literary figures. There are also engravings, and pen and ink and pencil sketches. Among the literary figures are portraits of Samuel Butler, Lord Byron, Thomas Carlyle; Colley Cibber; Charles Dickens; John Evelyn; John Foxe; David Garrick; Thomas Gray; Charles Lamb; Sir Thomas More; Sir Walter Raleigh; Samuel Richardson; Richard B. Sheridan; Alfred, Lord Tennyson; William M. Thackeray; and others. There is also a portrait by Blanche Ames of George A. Plimpton. Among the artists represented in the collection are James Maubert, Frederick Sandys, and William Hogarth (attrib.)
ESCO Fund Committee Inc. records, 1941-1986
30 linear feetFiles of the ESCO Fund Committee, Inc. and its related foundations ESCO Foundation for Palestine and ESCO, Friends, Inc. The files contain correspondence, reports, clippings, Board minute books, photographs and ESCO publications. Among the correspondence are Stephen Wise, Theodore Kolleck, Ernest Bloch, and Leonard Bernstein. The collection also includes papers relating to Frank and Ethel Cohen's personal (i.e., non-ESCO) Zionist and Jewish interests.
Frank Altschul Papers, 1884-1986, bulk 1925-1980
90 linear feetElbridge T. Gerry papers, 1856-1912
2.5 linear feetOverbrook Press Records, 1929-1978, bulk 1935-1961
6.3 linear feetCarnegie Endowment for International Peace New York and Washington Offices records, 1910-1954
335 linear feetCarnegie Endowment for International Peace European Center records, 1910-1954
335 linear feetJohn Franklin Goucher papers, 16??-1962, bulk 1880-1922
14 linear feetCorrespondence; minutes; and reports regarding missions and Christian colleges in China, India, Japan, and Korea, 1880-1922; also manuscripts, photographs, and memorabilia from his estate.
Jeanne Kleinfield Welcher collection of the Avery Family, 1853-2002, bulk 1867-1989
5 manuscript boxesJames Graham Phelps Stokes papers, 1779-1960, bulk 1884-1960
38 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, documents, financial records, memorabilia, and printed materials. The papers relate to numerous organizations--social, political, civic, and philanthropic--with which he was associated. Among these organizations are Legal Aid Society; Prison Association of New York; Outdoor Recreation League; Socialist Democratic League and National Party; American Alliance for Labor and Democracy; Constitutional Democracy Association; National Security League; YMCA, etc. Included among the papers are his journals and diaries, 1884-1950. An incomplete set of his letterbooks 1905-1960 and some family papers relating to real estate and financial matters
Pearl S. Buck Collection, 1932-1956
.84 linear feetEdith Altschul Lehman papers, 1856-1976, bulk 1963-1976
17 linear feetLawrence A. Wien papers, 1954-1982
60 linear feetCorrespondence, 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
Carnegie Council on Ethics & International Affairs records, 1844-2008
534 linear feetCorrespondence, minutes of meetings, financial records, publications, notes, subject files, awards, speeches, reports and audiovisual materials document work by the Church Peace Union, its successors Council on Religion in International Affairs and Council on Ethics and International Affairs, and related organizations such as the World Alliance for International Friendship Through the Churches. The first installment of the CCEIA archival materials came to the RBML in 1974, with numerous additions over the years. A major addition in 1982 contained primarily the records of the Board of Directors and their semi-annual meetings, as well as the various programs and institutes of the Council, for the years 1972-1982, along with selected 1930s materials. 1986 addition contains presidential correspondence files, minutes of the Board of Trustees and committees, special projects, programs and conferences files, and the business and editorial files of "Worldview". Correspondents include John Foster Dulles, Jane Addams, Fiorello La Guardia, and Paul Tillich. 1990 and 2000 additions includes files of CCEIA presidents and vice presidents, paper and audiovisual materials on Merrill House Conversation Programs; Educational programs; International Monetary Fund/Lecture series; The Annals Of The Academy Of Political & Social Science; Washington Consultations; Colloquia for the Clergy; Church State Project; Asian Development & The Carribean Initiative; Korea: Year 2000 Project; fundraising files, printed materials and files of the Department of Publications.
Whitney M. Young Jr. Memorial Foundation records, 1971-1991
38 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, documents, financial records, photographs, memorabilia, and printed materials. The Foundation's correspondence files consist of letters from different organizations and foundations, including the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change, The NAACP, the United Negro College Fund, the Studio Museum in Harlem, and the YWCA. Also included in this collection are community dialogues on race relations (1974-1975); proposed dialogues (1979) on such subjects as the Boy Scouts of America, Columbia University, and the National Council of Christians and Jews; and files on the Whitney M. Young Fellows Retreat Conferences (1980-1984). The collection contains many files on Ed Wilson's bust of Young (1991), including contracts and agreements, records of payments to Wilson, documents concerning the bust's placement in various locations, correspondence with Wilson (1983-1991), and miscellaneous photographs and pictures. The contributions files contain annual listings of contributions and records of contributions from the National Urban League, assorted organizations, corporations, individuals, foundations, and Philip Morris.
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Records, 1905-1979
250 linear feetMary Lasker papers, 1940-1993
353 linear feetThe collection consiste of correspondence, memoranda, reports, bulletins, clippings, photographs, awards, and printed material. The files, arranged by genre and topic and reflect her philanthropic and legislative work in the areas of health, specifically cancer, heart disease, and mental health. Her civic and legislative work is covered in detail, as well as her private interests and activities.
Carnegie Corporation of New York records, circa 1872-2015
3000 linear feetMinutes, correspondence, annual reports, press releases, financial records, photographs, memorabilia, audiovisual, digital and printed materials document the philanthropic activities and administration of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The collection is actively growing, primarily through regular document transfers from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Andrew Carnegie's biographical information and personal philanthropic activity can be found in Series VII. In addition, his pre-1911 gifts, most notably his donations for libraries and church organs, can be found on microfilm (Series II), in the Home Trust Company Records (VI.A), and Financial Record Books (I.C.1). Grant files (Series III.A), which comprise the bulk of the collection) provide information on projects and institutions founded, endowed or supported by the Corporation. The Special Initiatives series (Series IV) contains the records of task forces, commissions and councils, formed by the Corporation mostly during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s to address specific issues. The Corporation's records include those of other Carnegie philanthropic organizations (Series VI), including the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Home Trust Company, both of which shared staff, officers, and office space with the Corporation for a period of time.
John Howard Griffin papers, 1920-2004
28 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, and printed materials by and about John Howard Griffin. The correspondence is extensive and includes letter from Jacques Maritain; Thomas Merton; Maxwell Geismar; Eldridge Cleaver; Robert Casadeus; Abraham Rattner; P.D. East; Joseph Noonan; Sarah Patton Boyle; Lillian Smith; Father August Thompson; Nell Dorr; and Brother Patrick Hart. All of his major works are represented in manuscript form (usually typescript, carbon). In addition there are many original photographs by Griffin, which he pasted throughout his extensive journal, 1950-1980. This journal is a remarkable account of his life and thoughts, extending to over 3,000 pages.
Griffin, John Howard "Paul Cuffe", Fort Worth, TX, [1970s] Box 18, Folder 645
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- [Excellent piece of Black History about little-known sea captain and philanthropist
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International Institute of Rural Reconstruction records, 1914-2018
163 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, lectures, notes, diaries, notebooks, reports, financial records, blueprints, photographs, and printed materials of Y.C. James Yen and the IIRR concerned with the development, sharing, and financing innovative methods of teaching, improving agriculture, health and family planning, and education in impoverished villages. Among the cataloged correspondents are: Pearl Buck, William O. Douglas, Nelson Rockefeller, and DeWitt Clinton.
Society for the Prevention of Crime records, 1878-1973
71 boxesPapers of the Society, including correspondence among the officers and directors of the Society, memoranda, reports, legal papers, minutes, financial records, radio scripts, clippings, scrapbooks, comic books, and a subject file of pamphlets and clippings on all aspects of crime prevention. Also, an extensive history of the Society.
Dexter bequest - correspondence, 1914-1936 Box 11
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- [Henry Dexter, 1813-1910, philanthropist and President of the American News Company, made a bequest
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[Henry Dexter, 1813-1910, philanthropist and President of the American News Company, made a bequest to the Society in his will which was contested on behalf of his daughter - legal papers, 1910-1936]
Double Discovery Center records, 1965-2005, bulk 1985-1995
61.5 linear feetSubseries 1.4: Scholarships, 1985-2004
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- Elizabeth H. Piper Scholarship. Established in 1984 by philanthropist Elizabeth H. Piper, this scholarship
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This subseries consists of correspondence, essay and speech topics, along with applications for the Elizabeth H. Piper Scholarship. Established in 1984 by philanthropist Elizabeth H. Piper, this scholarship provides funds to a select number of DDC students for college tuition.
William Morris Colles papers, 1888-1928
2.5 linear feetFiles dealing with publishers, the editing of manuscripts, serial rights, copyright, translation rights, financial accounts, and the like. Among the correspondents are A.P. Graves, Thomas Hardy, Frederick T. Jane, W.E. Norris, Alfred Ollivant, John Pendleton, William H. Rideing, Hall Caine, Prince Peter Kropotkin, Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes, Douglas Sladden, and Mary Augusta Ward (Mrs. Humphry Ward).
Zangwill, Israel. Autograph letter signed ("I Zangwill"), one page, 8vo, on printed letterhead of 24, Oxford Road, Kilburn, n.d. [but docketed in an unidentified hand "wrote Crawford 4.Xl.95"]. To the literary agent, [William Morris] Colles Box 81, Folder 2
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- Israel Zangwill (1864-1926); English novelist, philanthropist, author of The Bachelor's Club (1891
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Replying: "You may ask Crawford to send my cheque through you if you like ... but as your recollection of our conversation is so vague, you must understand how little of it remained in my mind .... I am off to Scotland lecturing."
Joseph Urban papers, 1893-1998
135 linear feetCollection contains watercolor renderings, sketches, technical drawings (ground plans, elevations and details), photographs, glass plate and acetate negatives, scrapbooks, set models and some related papers covering Urban's career in Vienna and New York as an architect, set designer, decorator and illustrator. There is a thorough representation of his New York career including his set designs for Florenz Ziegfeld (1915-1932) and the Metropolitan Opera (1917-1933). The collection also contains information on Urban's work for William Randolph Hearst as art director for Cosmopolitan Studios, his exhibitions including his 1921 Wiener Werkstätte store, and his many architectural projects. Biographical information and research gathered by Richard Cole and Randolph Carter including contributions from his daughter,Gretl Urban, and biographical notes and some letters from his widow, Mary Urban, are also present.
Subseries III.5: Metropolitan Opera, 1917-1933
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- financier philanthropist Otto Kahn was Chairman of the Board of Directors and Giulio Gatti-Cassazza was the
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Urban designed several operas a year for the Metropolitan Opera Company during the time when the financier philanthropist Otto Kahn was Chairman of the Board of Directors and Giulio Gatti-Cassazza was the manager. Urban's good friend and fellow Austrian Artur Bodanzky was a conductor, and major singers such as Enrico Caruso, Rosa Ponselle, Maria Jeritza, Giuseppe De Luca, Beniamino Giglio, Ezio Pinza and Fiodr Chaliapin performed on his sets. The productions are arranged in chronological order listed by title, opening date and production information. The last year the set was used is shown in parentheses. The files contain drawings, research material, technical drawings, photographs of sets and some programs. The production information is from the Metropolitan Opera Archives and Seltsam, William H.Metropolitan Opera Annals. New York: W. W. Wilson Co., 1947.
John B. Trevor papers on Riverside Church, 1920-1956
1 manuscript boxConsists of correspondence, architectural drawings of Riverside Church, photographs of Riverside Church (models and religious figures), photo print of architectural drawings, financial papers, meeting minutes and newspaper clippings.
Phoenix House Foundation oral history collection, 2014-2015
183 GigabytesNancy Hoving, 2014 October 1 and 2015 February 5 Box 2
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- Nancy Hoving is a philanthropist, socialite, and public service worker during the John V. Lindsay
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In the first session, Hoving discusses her professional relationships with therapeutic community pioneer Efrén Ramirez and with Mayor John V. Lindsay, both of which were instrumental in Phoenix House's evolution. She speaks on drug rehabilitation policy in New York and nationwide during Phoenix House's inception and the cultural stigma surrounding addicts. She waxes on her impressions of the self-help method. She also talks about Phoenix House's expansion into California. In the second session, she discusses the transition at Phoenix House, which resulted in Howard Meitiner's departure, and segues into a broader discussion about leadership at the organization, especially the roles of Mitchell Rosenthal, Alfred "Tony" Endre, Andrew Kolodny, and the board. She identifies issues of succession. Hoving speaks to the intersection of social services, medical services, and business.
Robert College records, 1858-2018
110 linear feetSubseries III.2: George Washburn
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- There is an important file of letters to Washburn from the philanthropist John Stewart Kennedy, who
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While Hamlin busied himself with construction of the new campus buildings, Washburn served as director with a mandate to "organize" and run the college. His managerial abilities were such that he increasingly earned Robert's confidence. Meanwhile Hamlin and Robert gradually became alienated. The correspondence includes Robert's commentaries on the reports he received from Washburn regarding the political situation in Turkey. The formers intense personal faith bolstered his conviction that the college would succeed despite the difficulties posed by the unsettled conditions in the Near East.
William T. Golden papers, 1946-2008
33 linear feetMahrous Mustafa Bseiso Land Deeds Collection, 1906-1977
12.2 GigabytesThis collection consists of digital files only. The digital files are available on the Columbia University Digital Library Collections (DLC), as well as on the web.
Gerald Freund papers, 1952-1997, bulk 1975-1995
62.50 linear feetAlan H. Kempner papers, 1809-1981
0.5 linear feetA collection of letters and manuscripts of English and American authors, including one item from each of the following: Pearl S. Buck, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Thomas De Quincey, Thomas Frognall Dibden, Charles Dickens, William Ewart Gladstone, Edmund Gosse, Hester Thackeray Ritchie Fuller, Rockwell Kent, Charles Kingsley, Edward George Bulwer Lytton, John Masefield, Clinton Scollard, William Wordsworth and Walt Whitman. In addition, there are 8 letters from Samuel Rogers (1763-1855) to Mr. and Mrs. Horace Twiss (Annie Sterky Greenwood Twiss), photographs of Alan and Margaret Kempner and miscellaneous Kempner items.
Joseph McCrindle papers, 1895- 2003, bulk 1928-1985
27 linear feetCollection contains both personal and professional papers of Joseph McCrindle. The professional papers are centered around the records of his literary agency, while the personal papers include photographs, correspondence, and ephemera related to McCrindle and his family, particularly his maternal grandmother Edith Feder.
Percy and Harold D. Uris papers, 1901-2003
277.5 linear feetThis collection primarily contains materials related to Percy and Harold Uris and their real estate businesses. Correspondence, financial records, and estate papers document the professional and personal lives of the brothers and their wives. The bulk of the business records are from their properties at 380 Madison Avenue and 300 Park Avenue. There is limited information about the other Uris properties and Uris Building Corporation. Finally, the collection contains records from the Uris Brothers Foundation, Inc about the family's philanthropic endeavors.
Series 3. Harold D. Uris Descriptions, 1934-1995
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- construction operations for the Uris companies. He was an active philanthropist and served as a trustee for
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The series has correspondence, financial records, legal documents, estate papers, and domestic employee files generated by Harold D. Uris. In the correspondence, there is a mixture of professional and personal communications as well as photographs, press clippings, medical papers, and other materials. The correspondence is between Harold D. Uris and colleagues, family members, friends, business associates, politicians, and other individuals. The business correspondence describes Harold Uris's real estate development activities, membership in professional associations and committees, requests for employment assistance, building maintenance, tax preparation, and other administrative matters. In the personal correspondence with family and friends, the letters discuss leisure activities, residences in Florida, artwork, invitations, thank you notes, and best wishes. In additional to this correspondence, there are communications regarding charitable contributions to various public and private organizations. The financial records are comprised of investment account information, invoices, tax documents, bank statements, and ledgers. In the investment account files, there are reports, statements, correspondence, and other supporting documentation of Harold Uris's investments. The tax information concerns both income and gift tax returns for the Urises along with estimated payments, deductions, and accounting work sheets. Paid invoices, monthly bank statements, and bound ledgers give details about private expenditures and receipts. In legal papers, there are powers of attorney, stock certificates, wills, tax disputes, and other legal materials. The estate records document the management of Harold D. Uris's estate, including financial statements, correspondence, agreements, mortgage loan papers, and materials regarding the establishment of the Uris Education Center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Also included are employee files, tax documents, and unemployment insurance information about the Uris household employees.