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Philanthropists

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Those who practice philanthropy, or the benevolent donation of funds to good causes.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Alvin Johnson letters to Dannie Heineman

 Collection
Identifier: NA-0001-01
Summary

Consists of handwritten and typed letters from Dr. Alvin Johnson, President Emeritus of the New School for Social Research, to philanthropist Dannie N. Heineman and carbon copies of some of Heineman's replies.

Dates: 1951 - 1961

Hiram Halle home movies of annual barbecue for University in Exile at Pound Ridge

 Collection
Identifier: NA-0008-01
Abstract

The collection comprises two home movies made during the annual fall barbecue Halle held for members of the University in Exile and their families, as well as New School staff, on Halle's property in Pound Ridge, New York, in Poundridge, Westchester County.

Dates: probably 1935, 1937

New School Development and Public Relations Office records

 Record Group
Identifier: NS-03-02-02
Abstract The collection consists of records originating from the office of Mary Urban, who coordinated fundraising and public relations efforts at the New School in the 1940s and early 1950s, and that of her successor, Margarete Westmann, director of Development from 1958-1962. Materials include memoranda and correspondence, financial statements, budgets, advertising contracts, donor and prospect records, and New School Associates membership records. Also includes event planning...
Dates: 1926 - 1967; Majority of material found within 1946 - 1960