Lawrence A. Wien papers, 1954-1982

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Series I: Personal Files


Subseries I.1: Personal Correspondence, 1960 - 1982, 1960, 1982



Box 1 January 1, 1960 - July 31, 1961, January 1, 1960, July 31, 1961



Box 2 August 1, 1961 - December 31, 1962, August 1, 1961, December 31, 1962



Box 3 January 1, 1963 - December 31, 1964, January 1, 1963, December 31, 1964



Box 4 1965 - 1966, 1965, 1966



Box 5 1967



Box 6 1968



Box 7 1971 - 1972, 1971, 1972



Box 8 1973, 1976, 1973, 1976



Box 9 1977 - 1978, 1977, 1978



Box 10 Jan 1, 1979 - July 31, 1980, 1979, July 31, 1980



Box 11 August 1, 1980 - April 30, 1982, August 1, 1980, April 30, 1982


Box 11 70th Birthday Celebration


Box 11 80th Birthday Celebration


Personal Files: Subjects A – Z:



Box 12 Academic Consulting Assoc.


Box 12 Biographical Summary


Box 12 Casualty Losses


Box 12 Change of Address


Box 12 Compensation Injury to Micheal Samuelman


Box 12 Group Life Insurance


Box 12 "Humphrey for President" (1968)


Box 12 Investments (Mr. Wien Papers)


Box 12 London, England


Box 12 correspondence and lease


Box 12 Net Worth


Box 12 Plaza Hotel (Assoc. & Party)


Box 12 Rapidata, Inc.


Box 12 Sale of Wien's Theater Interests


Box 12 Stock Certificates (Warwick)


Box 12 Subscriptions


Box 12 Elsie Yingere Loans



Box 13 Tax Records/Paid Bills 1961 - 1974 etc., 1961, 1974

Series II: L. A. Wien Foundation, Inc. Files


Correspondence, 1958–1976



Box 14 1958 – 1961, 1958, 1961



Box 15 1962 – 1966, 1962, 1966



Box 16 1967 - 1968, 1967, 1968



Box 17 1969 - 1972, 1969, 1972



Box 18 1973 - 1976, 1973, 1976



Box 19 Files



Box 20 Ten Year Trust Information



Box 21 Tax Returns


Box 21 NYS Registration

Series III: Charles and Rosanna Batchelor Memorial, Inc. Files



Box 22 General Correspondence, 1961 - 1971, 1961, 1971


Box 22 Annual Report of Charitable Organization Dissolution



Box 23 Financial Statements, Reports on 1967 Grant, 1967


Box 23 Grants Requested Since 1967 (w/ no Action), 1967


Box 23 Investment Review


Box 23 Membership Certificate


Box 23 Minutes


Box 23 Miscellaneous



Box 24 Income Tax


Box 24 Miscellaneous Financial

Series IV: Committee to Increase Corporate Philanthropic Giving Files


* Individual Corporation Folders, A - Z*



Box 25 Abbot Laboratories - American Brands, Inc.



Box 26 American Broadcasting Co. - American Natural Resources Co.



Box 27 American Standard, Inc. - Asarco, Inc.



Box 28 Ashland Oil, Inc. - Baker International Co.



Box 29 Bankamerica Co. - Belco Petroleum, Inc.



Box 30 Bendix Co. - Borden, Inc.



Box 31 Briggs and Stratton Co. - Carnation Co.



Box 32 Carpenter Technology Co. - Cheesebrough-Pond's, Inc.



Box 33 Cities Service Co. - Colt Industries, Inc.



Box 34 Commonwealth Edison Co. - Continental Telephone Co.



Box 35 Continental Oil Co. (Conoco) - Data General Co.



Box 36 Deere & Co. - Duke Power Co.



Box 37 Dun & Bradstreet Co. - Ex-Cell-O Co.



Box 38 Exxon Co. - Foremost McKesson, Inc.



Box 39 Freeport-McMoran, Inc. - General Mills, Inc.



Box 40 General Motors Co. - Goodrich (B. F.) Co.



Box 41 Grace (W. R.) & Co. - Heinz (H. J.) Co.



Box 42 Hercules, Inc. - Hughes Tool Co.



Box 43 Humana, Inc. - International Harvester Co.



Box 44 International Minerals & Chemical Co. - Kemper Co.



Box 45 Kerr-McGee Co. - Louisiana Land & Exploration Co.



Box 46 Louisiana Pacific Co. - Marathon Oil Co.



Box 47 Marriott Co. - Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.



Box 48 Missouri Pacific Co. - Murphy Oil Co.



Box 49 Nabisco Brands, Inc. - NL Industries, Inc.



Box 50 NLT Co. - Owens-Illinois, Inc.



Box 51 Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co. - Phillips Petroleum Co.



Box 52 Pillsbury Co. - Raytheon Co.



Box 53 RCA Co. - Richardson-Vicks, Inc.



Box 54 Rockwell International Co. - SCM Co.



Box 55 Scott Paper Co. - Southern Co.



Box 56 Southern Natural Resources Co. - Standard Oil Co. (Ohio)



Box 57 Stauffer Chemical Co. - Tenneco, Inc.



Box 58 Texaco, Inc. - Transco Companies, Inc.



Box 59 TRW, Inc. - United Technologies Co.



Box 60 United Telecommunications, Inc. - West Point-Pepperell, Inc.



Box 61 Weyerhaeuser - Zale Co.


Box 61 General Correspondence


Box 61 Business Roundtable


Box 61 FQ Churchill Workpapers



Box 62 Procedure regarding submission of proposals


Box 62 Progress Reports, Folders 1-24



Box 63 Reports and Summaries


Box 63 Statistical Summary Report


Box 63 FQC's Worksheets re Summary Reports


Box 63 Various Speeches (copies)

Series V: Foundation for Improvement of Housing Arrangements for Official Foreign


*Personnel, Inc. Files*



Box 64 Abdul-Lateef - Braithwaite



Box 65 Budin - Elhussein



Box 66 Elmi - Kombele



Box 67 Lee - Rakotosihinaka



Box 68 Rocos - Zahran



Box 69 Guarantee Letters, Folders 40-45, 47-48



Box 70 Guarantee Letters, Folders 49-56



Box 71 Guarantee Letters, Folders 57-66



Box 72 Guarantee Letters, Folders 67-74, 80



Box 73 Solicitation File


Box 73 Solicitation Letters, 1974

Series VI: Miscellaneous Philanthropic Interests Files



Box 74 Brotherhood House


Box 74 Canisius College


Box 74 Girls' Town


Box 74 Georgetown Montrose Interest (Mae Wien)


Box 74 Greater New York Fund



Box 75 Minimax Supermarkets SpA, Roma, Italia


Box 75 New York City Council Against Poverty


Box 75 Pro Deo University


Box 75 Promercantil, S.A.


Box 75 Slifka, Alan and Jacqueline


Box 75 Stylon Corporation

Series VII: Brandeis University Files



Box 76 General Correspondence, 1967



Box 77 General Correspondence, 1/1/68 - 9/30/69, 1/1/68, 9/30/69



Box 78 General Correspondence, 10/1/69-12/31/69,1971,1973-1975



Box 79 Wien International Scholarship Program (WISP)


Box 79 General Correspondence 1962-1967, 1969, 1971-1977, 1962-1967, 1969, 1971-1977



Box 80 Records of Estates


Box 80 Berglas - Irving



Box 81 Records of Estates


Box 81 Kott - Robinson



Box 82 Records of Estates


Box 82 Rosenbaum - Sabath



Box 83 Records of Estates


Box 83 Schulman - Wolf



Box 84 Wien International Scholarship Program (WISP)


Box 84 Deficit Fund, Luncheons 60 East Club


Box 84 Pooled Income Fund


Box 84 Joslin, Archie O. -- Gift


Box 84 Student Applications


Box 84 Summer Job Program


Box 84 Investors


Box 84 Baton Rouge Motor Lodge Assoc. - Dyckman Hotel Assoc.



Box 85 WISP Investors


Box 85 Dyckman Hotel Assoc. - Empire State Building Assoc.



Box 86 WISP Investors


Box 86 Empire State Building Assoc. - Graybar Assoc.



Box 87 WISP Investors


Box 87 Graybar Assoc. - 108 E. 38th Street Assoc.



Box 88 WISP Investors


Box 88 108 E. 38th Street Assoc. - Senator Hotel Assoc.



Box 89 WISP Investors


Box 89 Senator Hotel Assoc. - 250 W. 57th St. Assoc.



Box 90 WISP Investors


Box 90 250 W. 57th St. Assoc. - Warwick Hotel Assoc.



Box 91 Advisory Council on University Affairs


Box 91 Minutes


Box 91 Blank Assignments


Box 91 David Squire



Box 92 Blank Assignments


Box 92 David Squire


Box 92 Gifts


Box 92 Correspondence


Box 92 Agreements


Box 92 Planning and Development Council


Box 92 Minutes


Box 92 Miscellaneous Directories



Box 93 Miscellaneous Material

Series VIII: Columbia University Files



Box 94 General Correspondence, 1967 - 1975, 1967, 1975



Box 95 Student Applications (1967-1976)


Box 95 Appraisal of Land



Box 96 Columbia College Council - Misc.


Box 96 Committee on Finance/Committee on Development of Alumni Affairs


Box 96 Financial Reports (1967-1968)


Box 96 Gymnasium Building Fund


Box 96 Law School Solicitations


Box 96 Lottery Tickets (NY) In Connection w/ CU


Box 96 President's Report to Trustees



Box 97 Scholarship Program at Columbia Law School (Fund)


Box 97 General Correspondence, 1963-1975


Box 97 Schedule of Investments


Box 97 Baton Rouge Motor Lodge Assoc. - Dyckman Hotel Assoc.



Box 98 Scholarship Program at Columbia Law School Investments


Box 98 Empire State Building Assoc. - Stewart Ave. Assoc.



Box 99 Scholarship Program (Fund) at Law School Investments


Box 99 Sterick-Memphis Realty Co. - Warwick Hotel Assoc.


Box 99 Temple Committee


Box 99 Trustees' Committee on Development and Alumni Affairs


Box 99 University Senate, Proposal for Establishment of..(Exec. Committee


Box 99 of Faculty)

Series IX: Miscellaneous Studies and Publications


Educational Broadcasting Corp., Ch. 13 Files



Box 100 General Correspondence, 1966


Box 100 Minutes


Box 100 Sample of 1966 Mailing (first name Basis), 1966


Institute of International Education Files



Box 101 General Correspondence, 1966-1969


Box 101 Advertising Agreements


Box 101 Educational Policies Committee


Box 101 Lists for IIE Luncheon


Box 101 Message Released to Congress, Feb 2, 1966


Box 101 Minutes


Box 101 Ten Year Plan


Box 101 Miscellaneous

Series X: Performing Arts (Individual Productions) Files



Box 102 "Case for Satan"


Box 102 "Company" Company


Box 102 "Cry For Us All" (L. M. Company)


Box 102 "Fiddler on the Roof"


Box 102 Partnership Interests, Fin. Reports


Box 102 "The Fighting Cock" (The Hurlu Co.)


Box 102 "Fiorello" Co.


Correspondence and Agreements



Box 103 "Follies" Co.


Box 103 "Kuprin" Co.


Box 103 "Love and Kisses"


Box 103 "Music Man"



Box 104 "Nowhere to Go But Up"


Box 104 "Passage to India"


Box 104 Playwrights - Multiplay Co.


Box 104 "Poor Bitos"


Box 104 "She Loves Me"...incl. British vers.


Box 104 "Something About a Soldier"


Box 104 "Subways Are For Sleeping"


Box 104 "A Swim in the Sea"


Box 104 "Tenderloin"



Box 105 "The Tenth Man" (Formerly "The Dybuk" Company)


Box 105 Financial Statements and Assignment


Box 105 "West Side Story"


Box 105 Correspondence and Misc.


Box 105 "Zorba the Greek"


Box 105 Correspondence, Financial Statements


Box 105 Prospectives

Series XI: Lincoln Center Files



Box 106 Correspondence, 1964-1968



Box 107 Correspondence, 1969-1972



Box 108 Correspondence, 1973-1977



Box 109 General File


Box 109 Board of Directors


Box 109 Charter Assoc.'s Annual Letters


Box 109 Committee on Education (incl. Minutes)


Box 109 Liquor License Application


Box 109 Reports and Misc.


Box 109 Revlon Foundation (Charles H. Revson)


Box 109 Summary of Current Solicitations and Assignments

Series XII: Apestuck Golf Club Construction Corp. Files



Box 110 General Correspondence, 1967-July 31, 1973



Box 111 General Correspondence, 8/1/73-9/30/74


Box 111 Board of Governors


Box 111 Contract Documents (Constr. Specifications)


Box 111 Letter to James Ganley, Re: Employment


Box 111 Assignment of Loan, by Wien, to Helmsley-Spear, Inc.



Box 112 Helmsley-Wien 25th Anniversary Celebration Sale


Box 112 Helmsley-Spear Installment of Golf Course Note


Box 112 Invitations, 1968


Box 112 MBC File


Box 112 Minutes


Box 112 President's Trophy, Plaques for Sculpture


Box 112 Promissory Notes, etc.


Box 112 Prospective Members; Misc.

Series XIII: Con Edison's Summary Reports to Trustees Files



Box 113 December 1969 - February 1971, December 1969, February 1971



Box 114 June 1971 - January 1973, June 1971, January 1973



Box 115 February 1973 - July 1976 (sporadically), February 1973, July 1976

Series XIV: Memorabilia


Box 115 Plaque (oversize Folder)


Box 115 Photo Album: Lawrence A. Wien's Activities as Columbia Trustee, 1971


Addition 2019



Box 126 Football: Larry Wien Game Ball, Columbia 16 Princeton 13, 8 October 1988


Box 126 Soccer Ball: The 1983 Soccer Team Extends Their Thanks to Mr. Lawrence A. Wien for His Outstandin Support of the Soccer Program


Box 126 Columbia Paper Weight, 1963


Box 126 For Distinguished Leadership on Behalf of the Columbia Law School Fund: Lawrence A. Wien. Wood with blue seal inlay


Box 126 Wien Phi Beta Kappa Pin


Box 126 Envelope containing exhibition materials



Box 127 Larry Wien, 1905-1988. Bronze Plaque


Box 127 Wien: Trustees Resolution, 6 February 1989


Box 127 Wien Documents #1: Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Acknowledgement


Box 127 Wien Documents #2: Phi Beta Kappa, 17 May 1988


Box 127 Wien Documents #3: Photograph with Mario Cuomo


Box 127 Wien Documents #4: Photograph at Wien Stadium


Box 127 Wien Documents #5: Photograph, with award


Box 127 Wien Documents #6: Educational Broadcasting Corporation. Citation


Box 127 Wien Documents #7: Photograph "The Mae Wien Center for Women's Athletics"


Box 127 Wien Documents #8: Photograph of Lawrence Wien and Mae L. Wien


Box 127 Wien Documents #9: Canisius College Honorary degree citation, 29 May 1970



Box 128 Sword: The Columbia Fencing Team to Lawrence A. Wien, November 1988