Records, 1945-1982, 1945-1970 (bulk)

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Records, 1945-1982, 1945-1970 (bulk)

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Correspondence, minutes, financial records, membership lists, clippings, and other records of the Foundation and its administrators, including George Allen, Grace Tully, W. Averell Harriman, Isador Lubin, and Basil O'Connor, 1945-1982. Correspondence, interviews, and biographical material from the Historical Data Project which was to gather recollections by Franklin D. Roosevelt's associates; and files of tables, graphs, and other data and reports from the "Freedom from Want" study of poverty in urban America under the direction of Eleanor N. Snyder, 1954-1960.

20 linear ft.

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Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986

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William Averell Harriman (November 15, 1891 – July 26, 1986), better known as Averell Harriman, was an American Democratic politician, businessman, and diplomat. The son of railroad baron E. H. Harriman, he served as Secretary of Commerce under President Harry S. Truman, and later as the 48th Governor of New York. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1952 and 1956, as well as a core member of the group of foreign policy elders known as "The Wise Men". While attendi...

Snyder, Eleanor

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Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Foundation (New York, N.Y.)

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The Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Foundation was established November 2, 1945 with the aim of creating an educational program "for advancing the ideals and purposes of the late President;" due to financial difficulties, the Foundation had limited success. In 1984, it merged with the Four Freedoms Foundation. From the description of Records, 1945-1982, 1945-1970 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155523130 ...

O'Connor, Basil, 1892-1972

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Farley was born in 1890 and died in 1972. He graduated from Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1916. In 1925 he formed a law partnership in New York, N.Y. with Franklin D. Roosevelt, which lasted until 1933. When Roosevelt was elected President of the U.S. O'Connor was active in the U.S. Democratic Party and was also active in social welfare work. He was president of the American Red Cross and the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. O'Connor is consi...

Lubin, Isador, 1896-1978

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Statistician, industrial economist. From the description of Reminiscences of Isador Lubin : oral history, 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309726824 From the description of Reminiscences of Isador Lubin : oral history, 1965. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122512990 Economist, statistician, educator, government official. Lubin studied with Thorstein Veblen. ...

Allen, George Garland, 1874-1960

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Tully, Grace G

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