Records, 1938-1992.

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Records, 1938-1992.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/287116302

The Harold Oram Group, Inc. Records document the organization's fund raising activities from the time of its beginning during World War II through the 1980s. Although the vast majority of the records document the campaigns for individual organizations, information is also available about the internal operations of the company through Oram's correspondence. This collection documents Harold Oram's unique fund raising style through a variety of different types of campaigns and reflects his numerous innovations to the field such as the convocation and telegram campaigns.

30.0 cubic ft. (27 cartons, 2 oversized boxes, 1 microfilm roll, 27 audio cassettes)

Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, IUPUI

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Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, IUPUI

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Oram Group, Inc.

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The Oram Group, Inc. (formerly Harold L. Oram, Inc.) was founded in 1939 as a fund raising and public relations consulting firm specializing in liberal social causes. Early clients of the Oram Group addressed social and political issues including human and civil rights, the environment, nuclear weapons, and refugee relief. Today the Oram Group, Inc. continues to serve the non-profit organization in the areas of religion, social action, health, civil rights, the environment, and performing arts. ...

Oram, Harold L., 1907-1990

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Since 1939, The Oram Group, Inc., founded by Harold L. Oram, has been the premier fund raising firm for liberal causes, especially those concerned with national and international social, political, civil rights, environmental, educational, and health issues. Harold Oram pioneered many of today's direct mail fund raising methods. His clients included the Spanish Refugee Relief Campaign, the Committee to Aid Refugee Chinese Intellectuals, the Southern Tenant Farmers Union, the National Sharecroppe...