Rapoport, Bernard, Papers 1913-

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Rapoport, Bernard, Papers 1913-

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Composed of correspondence, meetingnotes, diaries, college papers, political files, photographs, newspaper clippings,printed material, speeches, and audiovisual materials, the Bernard Rapoport Papers,1913-, document his career at the American Income Life Company, his support ofDemocratic politicians and issues in the United States, particularly Texas, and hisphilanthropic activities in education, healthcare, and social justice.

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Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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