Lawrence A. Wien papers, 1954-1982
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#1343
- Bib ID:
- 4079665 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Wien, Lawrence A., 1905-1988
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 60 linear feet (128 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
- Language(s):
- English .
- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
Description
Summary
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
In addition to information on other philanthropic interests, the collection contains Wien's dealings with Brandeis University, including correspondence, estate records, and folders on investors in the Wien International Scholarship Program (WISP). There are also Columbia University files including correspondence, 1967-1975, investment schedules for Wien's.
There are also Columbia University files including correspondence, 1967-1975, investment schedules for Wien's Scholarship program at the Columbia Law School, and several lottery tickets in connection with his philanthropy to Columbia. Wiens's interests in the media and perfroming arts are represented in files on the Educational Broadcasting Corporation, Institute of International Education, and various dramatic productions he sponsored, including "Fiddler on the Roof" "Music Man" and "Zorba the Greek" as well as his dealings with Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Also included is material on his involvement in the construction of the Apestuck Golf Club and his term as a Con Edison trustee. The collection also contains some personal memorabilia.
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Series III: Charles and Rosanna Batchelor Memorial, Inc. Files
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Series IV: Committee to Increase Corporate Philanthropic Giving Files
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Series V: Foundation for Improvement of Housing Arrangements for Official Foreign
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into 14 series.
- Series I: Personal Files
- Series II: L. A. Wien Foundation, Inc. Files
- Series III: Charles and Rosanna Batchelor Memorial, Inc. Files
- Series IV: Committee to Increase Corporate Philanthropic Giving Files
- Series V: Foundation for Improvement of Housing Arrangements for Official Foreign
- Series VI: Miscellaneous Philanthropic Interests Files
- Series VII: Brandeis University Files
- Series VIII: Columbia University Files
- Series IX: Miscellaneous Studies and Publications
- Series X: Performing Arts (Individual Productions) Files
- Series XI: Lincoln Center Files
- Series XII: Apestuck Golf Club Construction Corp. Files
- Series XIII: Con Edison's Summary Reports to Trustees Files
- Series XIV: Memorabilia
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Lawrence A. Wien papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Ownership and Custodial History
Bequest of the Estate of Lawrence A. Wien, 1990.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Wien, Lawrence A. (Bequest of the Estate). Method of acquisition--Bequest; Date of acquisition--03/30/1990. Accession number--M-90-03-30.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
processed MW 08/29/1990.
Revision Description
2010-04-02 Legacy finding aid created from Pro Cite.
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
Biographical / Historical
Trustee, Columbia University, 1966-1972 (Columbia B.A., 1925; LLB, 1927). Philanthropist, lawyer and entrepreneur.
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