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Bureau of Applied Social Research records, 1938-1977
168 Linear FeetProject materials, including reports, monographs, books, articles, Masters essays, Doctoral dissertations, foreign publications, administrative records, correspondence, minutes and audio-visual materials.
Lawrence A. Wien papers, 1954-1982
60 linear feetCorrespondence, documents, financial records and memorabilia. The personal correspondence of Lawrence A. Wien, 1960-1983; including memoirs and notes on interests both personal and financial. The Lawrence A. Wien Foundation files include correspondence, 1958-1976, information on the Foundation's 10-year trust, and information on tax returns. Files for the Charles and Rosanna Batchelor Memorial fund consist of general correspondence, grant requests, and miscellaneous financial documents. The Committee to Increase Corporate Philanthropic Giving files comprise a large part of the collection. Among the numerous individual corporations represented are the American Broadcasting Company and the Zale Company. Wien's Foundation for the Improvement of Housing Arrangements for Official Foreign Personnel has personal files for each person receiving the Foundation's benefits, guarantees for those individuals, and letters ment to solicit funds from various corporations
Percy and Harold D. Uris papers, 1901-2003
277.5 linear feetThis collection primarily contains materials related to Percy and Harold Uris and their real estate businesses. Correspondence, financial records, and estate papers document the professional and personal lives of the brothers and their wives. The bulk of the business records are from their properties at 380 Madison Avenue and 300 Park Avenue. There is limited information about the other Uris properties and Uris Building Corporation. Finally, the collection contains records from the Uris Brothers Foundation, Inc about the family's philanthropic endeavors.
Subseries 10.1. Administrative Records, 1956-1998 7 items (1.05 linear feet)
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- underlying the distribution of grants. The meeting minutes also reflect how the foundation's charitable
giving evolved over time and the participation of various members of the Uris family. - Abstract Or Scope
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Bound volumes comprised of the Uris Brothers Foundation by-laws and board meeting minutes. These records specify the foundation's operating provisions, general financial accounts, and principles underlying the distribution of grants. The meeting minutes also reflect how the foundation's charitable giving evolved over time and the participation of various members of the Uris family.