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Philanthropists -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Josephine Boardman Crane papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 292
Abstract:

The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, event files, and personal papers that document Josephine Boardman Crane's role as a socialite, patron, and philanthropist. These materials record Crane's daily activities, including a broad range of cultural events and numerous social contacts.

Dates: 1912-1972, bulk 1926-1963

Josephine Boardman Crane papers relating to the Dalton School

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1002
Abstract:

The collection consists of correspondence, reports, notes, photographs and printed material relating to Josephine Boardman Crane, Helen Parkhurst, the Dalton School, and to progressive education in the United States during the 1920s.

Dates: 1915-1972, bulk 1915-1930

Louise Crane and Victoria Kent papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 473
Abstract: The Louise Crane and Victoria Kent Papers document the personal and professional lives of Louise Crane, Victoria Kent, and Josephine Boardman Crane, and consist of correspondence, subject files, personal papers, financial documents, clippings, photographs, and slides. The papers provide evidence of the Crane family's philanthropic work and involvement in a number of cultural associations, including the China Institute in America, Harpsichord Music Society, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and...
Dates: 1809-1998

John Hay Whitney and Betsey Cushing Whitney family papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1938
Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence, topical files, writings, legal and financial papers, photographs, scrapbooks, and audiovisual material documenting John Hay Whitney and Betsey Cushing Whitney and their extended family. The papers provide a substantive resource for the study of the private and public lives of the Whitney family, a prominent American family, widely known for its members' engagement in business, public service, government service, publishing, philanthropy, horse racing...
Dates: 1826-2010