American Foundation
Variant namesPrivate foundation for promotion of charitable, scientific, literary, and educational activities.
From the description of American Foundation miscellaneous records, 1930-1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867489
The American Foundation maintained the American Peace Award, offered by Edward W. Bok for "the best practical plan by which the United States may cooperate with other nations to achieve and preserve the peace of the world".
From the description of Collection, 1923-1937. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 26889652
Biographical/Historical Note
Private foundation for promotion of charitable, scientific, literary, and educational activities.
From the guide to the American Foundation miscellaneous records, 1930-1935, (Hoover Institution Archives)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| creatorOf | Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.). [Annual reports], 1970- | Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, IUPUI | |
| referencedIn | Tuck, John Bennett, 1868-1955. John Bennett Tuck papers, 1890-1948. | Cornell University Library | |
| referencedIn | Laidlaw, Harriet Burton, 1873-1949. Papers, 1851-1958 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Morris S. Lazaron papers, 1851-1979 (bulk 1930-1950) | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives | |
| referencedIn | Harbord, James G. (James Guthrie), 1866-1947. Papers, [ca. 1902]-1949. | Churchill County Museum | |
| referencedIn | Lamont, Thomas W. (Thomas William), 1870-1948. Thomas W. Lamont papers, 1894-1948 | Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library | |
| referencedIn | Sheldon Glueck papers | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| creatorOf | American Foundation. American Foundation miscellaneous records, 1930-1935. | Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library | |
| creatorOf | American Foundation. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1933. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | John Bennett Tuck papers, 1890-1948. | Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | |
| creatorOf | American Foundation. Collection, 1923-1937. | Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC | |
| referencedIn | Bok, Curtis, 1897-1962,. William Curtis Bok and Nellie Lee Holt Bok papers 1836-1991 1905-1984. | Historical Society of Pennsylvania | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1920-1978. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Laidlaw, H. B. (Harriet Burton), b. 1874. Papers: Series I-IV, 1851-1958 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | American Foundation miscellaneous records, 1930-1935 | Hoover Institution Archives | |
| referencedIn | American Foundation Institute of Corrections files on American prisons, 1962-1980 | Eastern State Penitentiary |
| Role | Title | Holding Repository |
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Filters:
| Relation | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| associatedWith | Bok, Curtis, 1897-1962, | person |
| associatedWith | Bok, Edward William, 1863-1930. | person |
| associatedWith | Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, Fla.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Glueck, Sheldon, 1896- | person |
| associatedWith | Harbord, James G. (James Guthrie), 1866-1947. | person |
| associatedWith | Harriet Wright (Burton) Laidlaw, 1873-1949 | person |
| associatedWith | Laidlaw, H. B. (Harriet Burton), b. 1874. | person |
| associatedWith | Lamont, Thomas W. (Thomas William), 1870-1948. | person |
| associatedWith | Lape, Esther Everett, 1881-1981. | person |
| correspondedWith | Lazaron, Morris Samuel | person |
| associatedWith | Nagel, William G. | person |
| associatedWith | Permanent Court of International Justice. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Swarthmore College. Peace Collection. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Tuck, John Bennett, 1868-1955. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country |
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| Subject |
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| American Peace Award |
| International organization |
| Occupation |
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| Activity |
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Corporate Body
Active 1923
Active 1937
