Anna Fuller Fund records

Collection

Call Number: RU 747

Scope and Contents

The records consist of grant reports, financial records, and correspondence documenting the status and recipients of the Anna Fuller Fund and the Anna Fuller Prize. Included is a photocopy of Egbert C. Fuller's will.

Dates

1931-1984

Creator

Anna Fuller Fund

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright for materials authored or otherwise produced as official business of Yale University is retained by Yale University. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Arrangement

The records are arranged in two series: I. Reports and Miscellaneous Projects. II. Anna Fuller Grants.

Extent

17.5 Linear Feet (42 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0747

Additional Description

Overview

Biographical / Historical

The Anna Fuller Fund and Anna Fuller Memorial Prize were established in 1932 by the bequest of Egbert Chaplain Fuller in honor of his wife who died of cancer in 1918. The aim of the fund, as outlined in Fuller's will, is "to alleviate suffering from disease, through: (a) research as to its cause, treatment and care; (b) the education of the public as to its prevention and treatment; and (c) the actual treatment of persons suffering from disease. My chief interest is in the alleviation of suffering from cancer..."

General note

Forms part of Yale Record Group 37 (YRG 37), Records of associations, institutes, centers, and organizations affiliated with Yale University.

Processing Information

Yale University records are arranged and described at the accession level by the creating office. The University Archives creates collection level descriptive records, but typically does no further arrangement and description at the accession level.