Horace H. Rackham and Mary A. Rackham Fund records, 1929-1950 (bulk 1934-1940).

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Horace H. Rackham and Mary A. Rackham Fund records, 1929-1950 (bulk 1934-1940).

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The series in this record group consist of administrative and executive files, and project applications and grant files. The administrative and executive office files consist of records from the Detroit and Ann Arbor offices of the Fund and relate specifically to the operation of the Fund. This series consists primarily of the files of Fund officers, Bryson Horton, Mark Knapp, and Mary Clark. This series includes board of trustee minutes, director's reports, correspondence, financial records, and. Scrapbooks. This series also includes the files relating to University of Michigan research and project. The project application and grant files are comprised of information from those organizations who sought aid from the fund. The files include both successful and unsuccessful applicants. The record group has scattered photographs.

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The last will and testament of Horace H. Rackham provided for the establishment of a trust fund to provide for the health and welfare of individuals, particularly the sick, aged, the young, the poor, and other underprivileged. Much of the trust money went to the University of Michigan to be used for a building for the graduate school and an endowment to be used for different kinds of research. The Fund also awarded grants to agencies involved in child welfare, community culture, edu...