Kenneth Dale Wells autobiographical files, 1908-1992.

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Kenneth Dale Wells autobiographical files, 1908-1992.

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Includes an autobiography and autobiographical material on Wells, personal and family correspondence, speeches, photographs, professional files, retirement papers, and extensive research files on individuals. Also includes awards, photographs, maps, and memorabilia concerning the Freedoms Foundation, and items regarding the origin of the Family Foundation of America. Includes extensive information on his wife, Ruth E. Wells. Materials date from 1949 to 1987.

3 oversize boxes (2.5 linear ft.)

Harold B. Lee Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7384485

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Wells, Ruth E. (Ruth Elizabeth), 1909-2001

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Kenneth Dale Wells (1908-1998) founded the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge and the Family Foundation of America. Kenneth Dale Wells, 1908-1998, founded the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge in 1949. He oversaw employer-employee relations for Union Oil from 1939 to 1949, served as chairman of the Freedoms Foundation and built its campus, and worked closely with its president, Dwight D. Eisenhower. He retired in 1970, but was a candidate for Congress 2 years later. A...

Family Foundation of America

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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) ...

Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge

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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...