Family Foundation of America collection, 1977-1992.

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Family Foundation of America collection, 1977-1992.

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Business records of Kenneth Dale Wells' Family Foundation of America. Includes an autobiography and biographical material of Wells and his wife Ruth, speeches, photographs, professional files, retirement papers, and extensive research files on individuals. Professional files include meeting minutes, reports, project files, publicity, and correspondence. Also includes some material on Freedoms Foundation. Largely focuses on the international activities of the Family Foundation. Central American civil warfare, effects of land mines on children, orphanages, artificial limbs. Wells worked in Guatemala and El Salvador. He worked with Jose Napoleon Duarte to establish and orphanage in El Salvador.

80 boxes (49.5 lin. ft.)

Harold B. Lee Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7384482

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Wells, Ruth E.

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Oversaw employer-employee realations for Union Oil, 1939-1949. Founded Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, 1949, served as chairman of the board, built the foundation's campus, and worked closely with Dwight D. Eisenhower. Retiree, 1970. Founded Family Foundation after retirement. Through it he and his wife Ruth worked with schools and orphanages in El Salvador. From the guide to the Family Foundation of America records, 1977-1992, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Wells, Kenneth Dale, 1908-1998

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Kenneth Dale Wells was born in 23 June 1908 in Akron, Ohio. He married Ruth Elizabeth Van Allen in 1930, and together they raised two children. Kenneth Wells was a businessman, industrialist, and one of the founders of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. He and his wife were also well-known for their work with schools and orphanages in El Salvador. He died in Edgewater, Florida on 10 May 1998. From the description of Kenneth D. Wells papers, 1938-1998. (Unknown). WorldCat record...

Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge

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Duarte, José Napoleón

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