Papers, 1977-2001.

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Papers, 1977-2001.

The papers of Eleanor R. Gerson consist of correspondence, financial reports, meeting minutes, and grant proposals. The records mostly document Eleanor and her family's active philanthropical activities from 1980 to 2001, through her own individual gifts, as well as through the various Gerson family foundations (Benjamin S. Gerson Family Foundation, Eleanor R. Gerson Charitable Remainder Unitrust, Eleanor Gerson Philanthropical Fund, and the Eleanor Gerson Supporting Foundation). In addition, records from the Eleanor Gerson School and the Temple Associates, Ltd., are included here.

5 boxes (2.1 linear ft.) ; 24-30 cm.

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Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (Case Western Reserve University)

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Gerson, Benjamin S., 1911-1973.

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Eleanor Gerson School.

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Temple Associates, Ltd.

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Rosenfeld, Bertha, 1881-1959.

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Benjamin S. Gerson Family Foundation.

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Eleanor R. Gerson Charitable Remainder Unitrust.

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Rosenfeld family.

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Eleanor Gerson Philanthropical Fund.

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Rosenfeld, Edward Lazarus, 1875-1947.

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Eleanor Gerson Supporting Foundation.

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Gerson family.

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Gerson, Eleanor Rosenfeld, 1915-2000.

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Eleanor Bertha Rosenfeld Gerson was born in New York City on July 6, 1915, to Edward and Bertha Rosenfeld. After Eleanor finished her studies at Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights, Ohio, in 1933, she traveled east and earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from Smith College in Northhampton, Massachusetts, in 1937. Shortly after graduating from Smith College, Eleanor married Benjamin S. Gerson in 1938. The marriage resulted in the birth of four children. Benjamin S. passed away in July 1973. ...