Reminiscences of Lawrence A. Wien: oral history, 1988.

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Reminiscences of Lawrence A. Wien: oral history, 1988.

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Early childhood and family life; Columbia College and Columbia Law School, 1920's; early law practice; swift rise to wealth as a real estate investor; marriage and family life; early interest in philanthropy; active support for Brandeis University; establishment of the Wien International Scholarship Program; involvement with Federation of Jewish Philanthropies; involvement with Committee to increase Corporate Philanthropic Giving; support of Camp Vacamus; support for Lincoln Center; painful struggle against terminal illness; philosophy behind philanthropic giving.

Transcript: 114 leaves.Tape: 4 cassettes.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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