Lessing J. Rosenwald Papers 1891-1979 (bulk 1932-1979)

Rockefeller, John D., Jr. (John Davison), 1874-1960

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John Davison Rockefeller Jr. (January 29, 1874 – May 11, 1960) was an American financier and philanthropist, and the only son of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. He was involved in the development of the vast office complex in Midtown Manhattan known as Rockefeller Center, making him one of the largest real estate holders in the city. Towards the end of his life, he was famous for his philanthropy, donating over $500 million to a wide variety of different causes, including educati...

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

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Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) was leader of the Allied forces in Europe in World War II, commander of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and the thirty-fourth president of the United States, from January 20, 1953, to January 20, 1961. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas, the third son of David Jacob Eisenhower, a railroad worker, and Ida Elizabeth Stover. In 1891, the family moved to Abilene, Kansas, where David accepted a job at a local creamery run by ...

Adler, Cyrus, 1863-1940

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Cyrus Adler graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1883. He later received the first American Ph.D. in Semitics from Johns Hopkins University. He taught Semitic languages at Johns Hopkins from 1884 to 1893. In 1877 he was appointed assistant curator of the section of Oriental antiquities in the United States National Museum, and had charge of an exhibit of biblical archaeology at the centennial exposition of the Ohio valley in 1888. He was a commissioner for the world's Columbian ex...

Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963

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Herbert Henry Lehman (March 28, 1878 – December 5, 1963) was an American investment banker and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he notably served from 1933 until 1942 as the 45th Governor of New York and as U.S. Senator from New York between 1949 and 1957. Born in Manhattan, he attended The Sachs School and Sachs Collegiate Institute before earning a B.A. from Williams College. After graduating, Lehman worked in textile manufacturing, eventually becoming vice-president and treasu...

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953, succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as the 34th vice president in early 1945. He implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe and established the Truman Doctrine and NATO to contain communist expansion. He proposed numerous liberal domestic reforms, but few were enacted by the Conservative Coalition that dominated Congres...

Sears, Roebuck and Company

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Sears, Roebuck and Co., commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in 1892, and reincorporated by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald in 1906. Formerly based at the Sears Tower in Chicago and currently headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, the operation began as a mail ordering catalog company and began opening retail locations in 1925. The first location was in Chicago, Illinois. In 2005, the...

Ormandy, Eugene

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Epithet: conductor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000699.0x0001db Conductor; Music Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, 1938-1980. From the description of Oral history conducted by Herbert Kupferberg, October 1969. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 213481085 From the description of Oral history conducted by Herbert Kupferberg, October 1969. (University of Pennsyl...

Library of Congress

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The Library of Congress was established by an act of Congress in 1800 when President John Adams signed a bill providing for the transfer of the seat of government from Philadelphia to the new capital city of Washington. The legislation described a reference library for Congress only, containing "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress - and for putting up a suitable apartment for containing them therein…" The original library was housed in the Washington, DC until August 1814, ...

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the longest-serving First Lady throughout her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms in office (1933-1945). She was an American politician, diplomat, and activist who later served as a United Nations spokeswoman. A shy, awkward child, starved for recognition and love, Eleanor Roosevelt grew into a woman with great sensitivity to the underprivileged of all creeds, races, and nations. Her constant work to improve their lot made her one of the most loved–...

Morgenstern, Julian, 1881-1976

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Rabbi and president of Hebrew Union College. From the description of Papers, 1900-1974 (bulk 1940s-1974). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70960626 ...

Rosenwald, Edith Goodkind

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United States. National Recovery Administration

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Wood, Robert Elkington, 1879-

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Julius Rosenwald Fund

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Founded by Julius Rosenwald; incorporated Oct. 30, 1917 in Chicago, Ill., as a non-profit corporation with the purpose of promoting "the well-being of mankind;" after Rosenwald met Booker T. Washington in 1911, funds focus was on Negro interests. From the description of Julius Rosenwald Fund records, 1917-1948. (Fisk University). WorldCat record id: 70972601 In 1917, Julius Rosenwald (1862-1932), President of Sears, Roebuck and Company, initiated the Julius R...

America First Committee

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Private organization to promote United States nonintervention in World War II. From the description of America First Committee records, 1940-1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868195 ...

Citizens Committee on Displaced Persons

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The Citizens Committee on Displaced Persons was formed in 1946, and was initiated by the American Council of Voluntary Agencies and the National Committee on Immigration Policy. Its objective was to seek temporary legislation suspending immigration quotas, allowing displaced persons to enter the United States. The CCDP aroused public concern through local committee groups, films, publications, etc., and also lobbied directly for passage of the desired bills. Though unsuccessful in obtaining pass...

American council for Judaism

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The American Council for Judaism was founded in 1943 by Americans of Jewish faith who believed that Judaism was a religion and not a nationality. The founding of the ACJ partly resulted from the refusal of the American Jewish Committee to clearly oppose Zionism in the 1940s. Many of the council's early leaders came from an upper class German Jewish socioeconomic group that also formed the basis of the American Jewish Committee's leadership. ACJ's philosophy supports the integration of Jews into ...

Lazaron, Morris S. (Morris Samuel), 1888-

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Morris Samuel Lazaron was born in Savannah, Georgia, on April 16, 1888 to Samuel L. and Alice (deCastro) Lazaron. He spent his childhood in Savannah, attending public schools and the Savannah Preparatory School. Lazaron went north to Cincinnati, Ohio, to attend the Union College and the University of Cincinnati. In 1909 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University and, in 1911, received a Master of Arts degree. He was ordained a rabbi by Hebrew Union College...

Menninger, William Claire, 1899-1966

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Bowen, Catherine Drinker, 1897-1973

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Author and biographer. From the description of Catherine Drinker Bowen papers, 1793-1980 (bulk 1934-1972). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71062023 American writer. From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : Bryn Mawr, Pa., 9 November 1961, to Mr. [Joseph] Chouinard, 1961 Nov. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270906443 Biographical Note 1897, Jan. 1 ...

Donovan, William Joseph, 1883-1959

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William Joseph "Wild Bill" Donovan (January 1, 1883 – February 8, 1959) was an American soldier, lawyer, intelligence officer and diplomat, best known for serving as the head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency, during World War II. He is regarded as the founding father of the CIA, and a statue of him stands in the lobby of the CIA headquarters building in Langley, Virginia. A decorated veteran of World War I, Donovan is the only person ...

Boyd, Julian P. (Julian Parks), 1903-1980

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Librarian, Princeton University. From the description of Correspondence : to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1942-1943. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122619632 Boyd was Princeton University Librarian, 1940-1952, and a professor of history, and he began the Papers of Thomas Jefferson publishing project. From the description of Julian P. Boyd papers, 1935-1980. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 86126836 ...

Philip H. & A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation

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Ravdin, Isidore S. (Isidore Schwaner), 1894-

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Surgeon. From the description of Reminiscences of Isidor Schwaner Ravdin : oral history, 1962. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309723418 Isidor Schwaner Ravdin was born in Evansville, Indiana in October 10, 1894. He remained in Indiana to receive his high school and college education, earning his Bachelors of Science from Indiana University in 1916. He attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, receiving his me...

Stettinius, Edward R., Jr. (Edward Reilly), 1900-1949

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Industrialist and statesman. From the description of Clippings relating to Edward R. Stettinius, 1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068013 Industrialist, Secretary of State, delegate to the United Nations. From the description of Letter [manuscript] : to Darryl F. Zanuck, Beverly Hills, California, 1944 November 11 [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647836060 From the description of Financial records of Edward R. Stettinius [...

Stern, Horace, 1878-1969

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Kollek, Teddy, 1911-2007

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Goff, Frederick Richmond, 1916-1982

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Chief, Rare Books Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Editor of the Library of Congress Quarterly Journal. From the description of Correspondence, 1948 5 August to 21 September. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122594315 ...

Loeb, Jacob M. (Jacob Moritz), 1875-1944

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Insurance executive and philanthropist, of Chicago, Ill. From the description of Papers, 1913-1926. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70925064 ...

Rosenwald, Lessing J. Lessing Julius 1891-1979

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Collector, patron. From the description of Lessing J. Rosenwald interview, 1970 Aug. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80812816 Background: Rosenwald acquired photographs of each woodcut in 21 copies of the Strassburg 1496 Terence (Goff T-94), compared them, and documented the variants. His article analysing the production of Grüninger's Terence was never completed. Rosenwald sought the advice of Rudolf Hirsch, whose three pages of comments accompany the material. ...

Pepper, George Wharton, 1867-1961

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U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania. From the description of Letter to Will Orton Tewson, 1925 July 29. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 63109874 U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1906-1951. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155886430 George Wharton Pepper - distinguished Philadelphia lawyer and U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania - was born in Philadelphia on March 1...

Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892-1971

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Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from Reinhold Niebuhr and his wife, Ursula Niebuhr. From the description of Letters, 1935-1982, n.d., to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155873776 Theologian, philosopher, and author. From the description of Papers of Reinhold Niebuhr, 1907-1994 (bulk 1930-1990). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71063622 Theologian. From the description of Reminiscences of Reinhold Niebuhr...

Solis-Cohen, D. Hays, -1978

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Rosenbach, Philip H. (Philip Hyman), 1863-1953

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International Congress of Bibliophiles

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Endicott, H. Wendell (Henry Wendell), 1880-1954

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Maufacturer, business executive, and public official. From the description of World War I records, 1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84455581 Wendell Endicott was born in Massachusetts. He attended Harvard (1899-1901) and then became a partner in the Endicott-Johnson Shoe Company. He later became director of Sears, Roebuck and Company in Chicago. An avid sportsman, Endicott was a member of several sporting clubs, and traveled to many places on hunting and fishing trips. H...

Rosenwald, William, 1903-

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Lazarus, Fred, 1884-1973

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Fred Lazarus II, founder and board chairmen of Federated Department Stores. From the description of Fred Lazarus papers, 1909-1973. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 609578168 Merchandising executive. From the description of Reminiscences of Fred Lazarus, Jr. : oral history, 1965. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122565718 BIOGHIST REQUIRED Fred Lazarus II, founder and board chairmen of F...

Dilworth, Richardson, 1898-1974

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National Gallery of Art (U.S.)

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Art museum; Washington, D.C. From the description of National Gallery of Art exhibition catalog, 1910. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553233 ...

Billikopf, Jacob, 1883-1950

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Leader in Jewish philanthropy, social legislation, and labor management relations; b. in Russia; emigrated to the U.S. in 1896. From the description of Papers, 1900-1951. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70958905 Leader in Jewish philanthropy, social legislation, and labor management relations; b. in Russia; emigrated to the U.S. in 1896. He died in Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Jacob Billikopf will, 1950 Dec. 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71748493...

Rockefeller, David, 1915-2017

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David Rockefeller (born June 12, 1915, New York City – died March 20, 2017, Pocantico Hills, New York) was an American investment banker who served as chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation. He was the oldest living member of the third generation of the Rockefeller family, and family patriarch from July 2004 until his death in March 2017. Rockefeller was the fifth son and youngest child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and a grandson of John D. Rockef...

Weinberg, Sidney J. (Sidney James), 1891-1969

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Flexner, Abraham, 1866-1959

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Abraham Flexner was an educator. From the description of Reminiscences of Abraham Flexner : oral history, 1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122473834 Educator. From the description of Reminiscences of Abraham Flexner : oral history, 1954. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309737398 From the description of Reminiscences of Abraham Flexner : oral history, [195-?]. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat r...

Mellon, Paul

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Wolf, Edwin, 1911-1991

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Strauss, Lewis L

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Secretary to Herbert Hoover, 1917-1919; chairman, United States Atomic Energy Commission, 1953-1958; secretary of commerce, 1958-1959. From the description of Lewis L. Strauss miscellaneous papers, 1918-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868921 Government executive, financier. From the description of Reminiscences of Lewis Lichtenstein Strauss : oral history, 1973. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86158380 Executive...

United States. War Production Board

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The War Resources Board was established August 9, 1939, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as a civilian advisory group to collaborate with the Joint Army and Navy Munitions Board in formulating economic mobilization policies. It was abolished November 24, 1939. The Advisory Commission to the World War I Council of National Defense was revived, May 29, 1940. Three of its functional divisions (Industrial Production, Industrial Materials, and Labor), responsible for the stockpiling and delivery o...

Gimbel, Ellis A., 1865-1950

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Clark, Joseph S.

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Joseph Sill Clark was a Democratic reform politician from Philadelphia. Early in his career he served as Campaign Manager for Richardson Dillworth's mayoral campaign, 1947, and as Philadelphia City Controller, 1950-1951. He served as Mayor of Philadelphia, 1951-1956, and from 1957-1968 he was a United States Senator from Pennsylvania. From the description of Papers, 1947-1968 (inclusive), 1956-1968 (bulk). (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122624830 ...

Greenaway, Emerson, 1906-

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Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965

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Felix Frankfurter (November 15, 1882 – February 22, 1965) was an American lawyer, professor, and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Frankfurter served on the Supreme Court from 1939 to 1962 and was a noted advocate of judicial restraint in the judgments of the Court. Frankfurter was born in Vienna, Austria, and immigrated to New York City at the age of 12. After graduating from Harvard Law School, Frankfurter worked for Secretary of War Henry ...