ESCO Fund Committee Inc. records, 1941-1986
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#0402
- Bib ID:
- 4079699 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- ESCO Fund Committee, Inc
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 30 linear feet (70 boxes; 4 bundles of scrapbooks memorabilia; 1 card file index)
- 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.
Restrictions to the Palestine Study Manuscripts (Boxes 45-54) no longer apply. The collection has no restrictions.
Description
Summary
Files 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.
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"Personal" indicate Cohen's involvement in projects other than ESCO, although some ESCO projects are included.
Arrangement
Selected materials cataloged; remainder listed and arranged.
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.
Restrictions to the Palestine Study Manuscripts (Boxes 45-54) no longer apply. The collection has no restrictions.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Reproductions 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); ESCO Fund Committee, Inc. records; 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
Gift of Mrs Frank Cohen, 1973 to date.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Cohen, Mrs Frank. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1973. Accession number--M-1973.
Publications About Described Materials
The Esco Fund Committee: The Story of an American Jewish Foundation, by Marianne Sanua. New York: Prepared under the auspices of the National Foundation for Jewish Culture, 1989.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Entered in AMC 09/28/90.
Revision Description
2021-07-13 EAD document created by CCR.
Biographical / Historical
A charitable foundation, established in 1940 by business executive and philanthropist Frank Cohen (1893-1959). It has contributed to cultural and educational projects in both the United States and Israel. Some of its activities have included: ESCO Music Center at Ein Gev, fellowships for composers and conductors at Tanglewood, and vitamins and shelters for British children during World War II.
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