The Max C. Fleischmann Foundation

The Max C. Fleischmann Foundation was created by Mr. Fleischmann (often referred to as the Major) through an inter vivos trust document dated March 23, 1951; his last will and testament of May 11, 1945; and three codicils to his will, the last of which was dated March 23, 1951. These documents specified how the Foundation was to be administered, who the initial trustees would be, and what types of organizations would be eligible to receive grants or contributions from the Foundation. The trust document guided the Foundation until Mr. Fleischmann's death on October 16, 1951, after which the Foundation operated under terms of his will and codicils.

The purpose of the trust was to distribute funds for specific projects of religious, educational, charitable and scientific non-profit organizations in the United States (non-profit as defined by the United States Internal Revenue Service). Funds granted were to come from interest earned on the Foundation's extensive portfolio of stocks and bonds which in turn constituted the bulk of the Major's estate.

Mr. Fleischmann believed that each generation should learn to care for itself so the life of the Foundation was purposely limited under terms of his will. All funds were to be distributed within twenty years from the date of the death of the Major's widow, Sarah Hamilton Fleischmann, who died July 4, 1960; by July 4, 1980 all of the Foundation's assets had been liquidated and the proceeds distributed in "termination grants."

During the existence of the Foundation the Trustees made 1,962 grants totalling $192,037,457.82 to 790 grantees. The University of Nevada System received the largest amount in 45 grants totalling $19,375,037.37. (Source: Trustees' Accounts, Series 2, Box 3: "Fourteenth Combined Report and Account of the Estate of Max C. Fleischmann, Deceased, and the Max C. Fleischmann Foundation; and Fourth and Final Termination Report and Petition for Termination of Trust and Release of Trustees," 1980.) These grants assisted such projects as the construction of the Planetarium, Home Economics and Agriculture buildings; establishment of the Desert Research Institute; and purchase of the College Inn. Nevada was also the recipient of many other millions of dollars in grants, ranging from scholarships established for high school seniors, Indians, students of Fish and Game and Forestry, and medical and dental students; to hospitals and libraries for all Nevada counties; and organizations such as Boys' Clubs and the YMCA. Likewise, grants awarded to organizations in other states covered a wide range of projects and activities.

The Foundation was governed and operated personally by members of the Board of Trustees with the assistance of up to three paid secretaries. The Trustees' active management of the Foundation was a unique situation in foundation management in the United States, where such large foundations typically are managed by a professional staff supervised (in some cases, nominally) by a board of directors or trustees. The trustees' close management of the Fleischmann Foundation's activities, combined with the fact that the Trustees were all known and/or selected personally by Mr. Fleischmann, resulted in faithful adherence to the Major's preferences and philosophy of grant giving. The list of trustees who served over the twenty-nine year existence of the Foundation is a brief one:

• Sarah Hamilton Fleischmann (1881-1960), served March 23, 1951 to July 4, 1960.
• Lester D. Summerfield (1888-1966), served March 23, 1951 to November 7, 1966.
• Julius Bergen (1896-1987), served March 23, 1951 to termination of the Foundation (July 4, 1980).
• Walter G. Dunnington (1891-1971), served June 12, 1951 to May 21, 1971.
• Sessions S. Wheeler, served November 29, 1951 to termination.
• Francis R. Breen, served February 1, 1959 to termination.
• Thomas L. Little, served July 26, 1960 to termination.
• Walter Orr Roberts, served June 1, 1967 to termination.

Sessions S. Wheeler's biography of Max C. Fleischmann describes the Major's interests which were continued by the Foundation. The book is Gentleman in the Outdoors: A Portrait of Max C. Fleischmann, published by the University of Nevada Press in 1985.

Scope and Content

The records of the Max C. Fleischmann Foundation date from 1951 to 1981 and consist of 58 cartons, 41 volumes, and two card file cabinets. The collection was donated to the Special Collections Department by the Foundation Trustees in 1987. There are no restrictions on access or use of the collection.

The collection was received in excellent order and represents a nearly complete example of the records of a major national foundation from its inception in 1951 to its termination in 1980. The only records which were not donated to the Special Collections Department were employee earnings records and certain retirement plan documents, which were personnel matters and so considered by the Trustees to be confidential.

This collection is important not only because it documents the activities of a foundation whose purpose was to award grants to non-profit organizations but also because it illustrates the activities of a wide range of types of organizations throughout a nearly thirty-year time span. These groups included Ducks Unlimited, the American Red Cross, the University of Nevada System, the Friends of Tryon Creek, Callier Center for Communication Disorders, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, and the National College of Juvenile Court Judges, to name a few. Each applicant was required to submit an annual report of operations and project description, and was investigated personally by at least one trustee before grants were awarded. These documents are summarized in minutes of proceedings, reports to the court, and application lists, and found in full in the Nevada and Completed Grants series. Records of applications which were not funded were apparently not retained permanently by the Foundation but a card file summary of such applicants was compiled and is found in Series 16, "Rejection Indexes."

The philosophy of Mr. Fleischmann is also well documented in this collection through the minutes of the Trustees, in the Annual Reports of Operations, and in the Trustees' Files. The early minutes are particularly revealing as the trustees were guided by Mrs. Fleischmann's advice on specific interests of the Major. Correspondence in the Trustees' Files also includes discussions of a philosophy which was formulated in the early years and followed throughout the life of the Foundation.

As a trust and foundation established in Fleischmann's will, the Foundation was subject to the yearly scrutiny of the District Court of Douglas County, Nevada. Reports of both the Estate and the Foundation were made yearly and in 1967 they were combined into a single report. These narratives offer details about the financial status of the Foundation, including lists of stocks and bonds held as assets, auditor's statements, expenses of operation, and summaries of grant recipients. Similar documents are found in Series 6: Foundation Trust Inventories, Intermediate Accounts. Series 6 also contains an interesting document which compares the operation of the Fleischmann Foundation with that of similar foundations in the United States. A 1962 Congressional investigation of abuses by tax-exempt foundations in the U.S. examined the financial records and reports of 522 U.S. foundations, comparing income, grant levels and operating expenses. While the Congressional committee severely criticized many organizations, it found no problems with the operation of the Fleischmann Foundation.The collection contains three miscellaneous items which are not part of a particular series. They are as follows:

A certificate of resolution honoring the Board of Trustees of the Foundation, presented by the Nevada State Board of Education. n.d. [1980]. Placed in the manuscript map case.

A Nevada Governor's proclamation honoring the Board of Trustees of the Foundation. May 7, 1980. Placed in the manuscript map case.

Photograph of Max C. Fleischmann in a casual pose. n.d. [ca 1950]. Transferred to the photo archives.

Processed by: Susan Searcy
Date: August 21, 1990

The records of the Max C. Fleischmann Foundation have been arranged into the following series:

1. Minutes
2. Trustees' Annual Accounts
3. Reports of Operations
4. Financial Statements and Auditors' Reports.
5. Accounts and Reports of Executors of the Max C. Fleischmann Estate
6. Foundation Trust Inventories, Intermediate Accounts
7. Transcripts of Proceedings
8. Request for Hearings [Before the United States Internal Revenue Service]
9. Tax Returns
10. Trustees' Files
11. Application Lists
12. Nevada Scholarships
13. Completed Grants
14. Financial Records
15. Scrapbooks
16. Rejection Indexes

Series 1. Minutes. 1951-1981.

This series was divided into two sub-series by the records' creator. Annual and Special Trustees' meetings were held yearly and on special occasions to formally approve actions taken by the Foundation Trustees. Dating from 1951-1979, minutes of these meetings were originally stored in ledger-like binders; they have since been removed for ease of storage and preservation. "Western Trustees'" meetings were the true "work horse" sessions of the Foundation, at which time applications were reviewed, rejected, set aside for further investigation, or approved; the business of operating the Foundation discussed and decisions made; and announcements made concerning the death or appointment of new trustees made. Minutes for the Western Trustees' meetings date from July 14, 1972 to January 27, 1981. Both sub-series are arranged chronologically.

Box 1

90-36/1/1-5 Annual and Special Trustees' meetings. 1951-1979.

90-36/1/6-13 Western Trustees' meetings. July 14, 1972-Jan. 27, 1981.

 

Series 2. Trustees' Annual Accounts. 1952-1980.

The formal title of records in this series is "Reports of the Foundation's Trustees to the First Judicial District Court of Nevada, County of Douglas." Included are inventories of the trust properties of the Foundation and inventories of assets by the bank trust officer, auditors' statements; and lists of income, expenditures, and grants. Made annually, the reports were renamed in 1967 to "Combined Report and Account of Estate and Foundation." The report for 1977 includes the first termination report; Box 3 also includes a folder of correspondence and legal documents associated with the final report. Arranged chronologically.

Box 2

90-36/2/1-14. 1952-1965.

Box 3

90-36/2/15-31. 1966-1980.

 

Series 3. Annual Reports of Operations. 1951-1980.

These are reports to the public on the philosophy, procedures and financial status of the Max C. Fleischmann Foundation. The first report (for the years 1951-1963) is in mimeograph form and includes a list of present and past trustees; photograph and biography of Max C. Fleischmann; general information about the Foundation; descriptions of trustee functions, processing of applications, operating policies, and projects funded; and an analysis of how money was distributed by the Foundation. The first report was revised in February of 1963; both the original and revised editions are included in this series. Subsequent reports were issued annually and in published format. They included reviews of projects, charts of money distributed by classification of requesting organization, financial statement, list of grant recipients (including purpose of project and amount of grant), and guidelines for submitting grant proposals. Arranged chronologically; also included is a "Twenty-eight Year Narrative Report," 1952-1980.

Box 4

90-36/3/1-17

 

Series 4. Financial Statements and Auditors' Reports. 1953-1980.

Yearly auditors' reports by the Reno certified public accounting firms of Semenza and Kottinger, 1951-1973, and Alexander Grant and Company, 1974-1980; include statements of auditing procedures followed, gains and losses of sale of trust assets, amount of trust income, stocks and bonds owned, and operating expenses of the Old Adobe (historical house); balance sheet; expenses; contributions; and gifts and grants awarded by the Foundation. Arranged chronologically. These reports are duplicated in the Trustees' Annual Accounts to the Douglas County District Court. For additional financial records refer to Series 14, "Financial Records."

Box 4

90-36/4/1-28

 

Series 5. Accounts and Reports of Executors of the Max C. Fleischmann Estate to Court. 1952-1960.

This series includes reports on activities, status, and worth of the estate of Max C. Fleischmann and correspondence related to those reports. The file for 1956 also includes extensive correspondence regarding settlement of the estate's Canadian tax obligations. The original files were labeled "second" or "third" account; however there was no folder for the "first" account [1951].

Boxes 4-5

90-36/5/1-8

 

Series 6. Foundation Trust Inventories, Intermediate Accounts. 1953-1976/1977.

These inventories were filed with the First Judicial Court of Nevada, County of Douglas, by Trustees of the Foundation. The types of documents included in each report are similar to those in Series 2; however Series 6 seems to have consisted of office copies which also contained correspondence. Other documents found are the actual account or report, court order approving account, and inventory of Foundation assets. One file (90-36/6/6/2) contains material for a report on the status of the Sarah Hamilton Fleischmann Trust for the year 1956. This trust was established by the Major to provide tax-free income of $7,000 per month to Sarah from revenue from municipal bonds. Beginning in 1962 this series also includes annual reports; in 1967 the Estate and Foundation reports were combined into a single accounting. Arranged chronologically.

Inserted into court documents for 1962 is a report by a Congressional committee of an extensive examination of operting procedures of non-profit foundations in the U.S. The Fleischmann Foundation was one of 522 selected for investigation but no criticism of any kind was made against the Fleischmann Foundation in the final report. Excerpts of that report include interesting data about other U.S. foundations.

Boxes 5-6

90-36/6/1-28

 

Series 7. Transcripts of Proceedings. 1951-1963.

These unofficial transcripts of proceedings were derived from the Nevada District Court, County of Douglas, hearings in the matter of the Estate of Max C. Fleischmann pertaining to distribution of the estate. The initial Petition for Probate of Will was filed November 29, 1951. Subsequently, Intermediate Accounts were filed semi-annually by the Trustees until at least 1963 (as represented in this collection). The final account (5th) and petition for distribution was filed in and accepted by the court on November 18, 1955. Arranged chronologically.

Boxes 6-7

90-36/7/1-5

 

Series 8. Request for Hearings [Before the United States Internal Revenue Service]. 1971-1980.

These requests were made by the Foundation to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in order to obtain rulings regarding the tax status of certain grants made by the Foundation and on the establishment of a pension plan for Foundation employees. The issues under question involved the purchase of the College Inn by the University of Nevada, Reno; a proposed Emergency Medical Services System and scholarship program; some "general rulings;" retention of 507 and 401(c)(3) benefits at the Foundation's dissolution; and employee pension plan funding. These files arranged following the Foundation's original arrangement which is generally chronological.

Box 6

90-36/8/1 Request #1. Re University of Nevada-College Inn, Reno (amended). T-8027-A. November 18, 1977.

90-36/8/2 Request #2 [and #3]. Emergency Medical Services and Scholarships. Both withdrawn. February 3, 1978.

90-36/8/3 General Rulings. March-September 1978.

90-36/8/4 Request #3. Withdrawn. June 15, 1978.

90-36/8/5 Request #4. Re 507 and 501(c)(3). June 1978-June 1980.

90-36/8/6 Request - Pension plan funding by Foundation. December 10, 1979.

Box 7

90-36/8/7/1-3 Request - Pension plan funding, con't. Law Offices of Caplin and Drysdale.

90-36/8/8 Miscellaneous requests regarding the Foundation's status. 1971-1977.

 

Series 9. Tax Returns. 1951-1980.

Tax returns were filed yearly by the Foundation as an organization exempt from tax under section 101(6) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Information supplied on the forms included income, expenses, disbursements of assets, list of assets sold (with sales price, cost, expense of sale, and gain or loss), and list of grants made (with name of recipient and amount). Arranged chronologically.

Box 7

90-36/9/1-30

 

Series 10. Trustees' Files. 1951-1978.

The Trustees' Files consist of correspondence received or sent by individual trustees of the Foundation. Through these letters, the developing nature of the Foundation can be traced as trustees worked out details of management, initially following the previously expressed wishes of the Major, and later formalizing the Major's wishes into permanent policies. These are arranged alphabetically overall by the name of each trustee and chronologically within each file. Note: many of the carbon copies of unsigned letters were probably from Mary Win Summerfield, Foundation secretary, or Lester D. Summerfield, Foundation attorney (and father of Mary Win). Mary's letters often passed along news of a more personal nature about her family, acquaintances, and other trustees.

Box 8

90-36/10/1-8 Julius Bergen. March 1951-July 1956.

90-36/10/9-23 Walter G. Dunnington. April 1951-1967.

90-36/10/24-25 Fleischmann Foundation. 1951-1955.

Box 9

90-36/10/26 Fleischmann, Mrs. 1951-1956.

90-36/10/27-49 Hanover Bank. 1953-1958.

90-36/10/50-52 Monthly reports. 1953-1955.

90-36/10/53-62 Oswald, Hugo. June 1951-1958.

90-36/10/63 Investments Counsel. 1953-1956.

90-36/10/64 Nevada Legislature on Dissolution of the Foundation. 1977.

Box 10

90-36/10/65-65 Information leaflets about the Foundation, 1952-1973. No leaflets existed between 1952-1954; instead, form letters were used (forms 1-8). The first true leaflet, form #9 (but labeled #1 on the back of the leaflet) was issued in Sept. 1954.

 

Series 11. Application Lists. 1977-1980.

These lists are abstracts of applications for grants voted on by the Foundation Trustees during its last years before dissolution in June, 1980. Information for each applicant includes an application number, name, address, application summary for each applicant, and record of trustees' votes. An application history was included for organizations which had previously applied to the Foundation. The trustees met monthly to consider these applications which are arranged chronologically overall and by application number within each month's packet. In addition there is one folder (90-36/11/12) labeled "Monthly Application and Summary List" for the months April-August, 1979. These lists are organized by the following subject categories: education, health/relief/social agencies, law, medical and non-medical research, Nevada youth, University of Nevada, "special" Fleischmann, and conservation. Each list contains the names of successful applicants, application numbers, amounts awarded, and notation as to whether they were paid as of that date or not.

Similarly, WOR (Walter Orr Roberts) Committee Recommendations (90-36/11/13-16), Feb. 1978-July 1979, are composed of lists of projects considered by Foundation committees (in the same categories as above) and their recommendations regarding the approval/rejection/hold status of projects, along with a brief justification. Arranged chronologically.

Box 10

90-36/11/1-16

 

Series 12. Nevada Scholarships. 1961-1980.

The Trustees of the Foundation recognized the Major's long term interest in education in Nevada by instituting a scholarship program for Nevada college students in about 1958. Under conditions of Fleischmann's will the Foundation was prohibited from awarding grants to individuals so the Trustees designated lump sum grants to the Nevada Department of Education. The Department in turn oversaw the administration and awarding of scholarships which grew in number to include at least one to every Nevada high school, and in some cases, up to ten or more at the larger schools. Candidates who were graduating high school seniors were selected for these one year scholarships on the basis of grades, leadership potential, and involvement in school or community activities.

A similar program was instituted in 1961 through the Nevada Department of Education and the U.S. Forest Service, which supervised the administration of a Forestry Summer Working Scholarship program. Other Nevada scholarship programs were initiated for a Nevada Department of Fish and Game Summer Work program, 1963; for Native Americans; for medical students, 1962; and for dental students. (The medical and dental scholarships were for three or four years, rather than the one year of the other programs.) The Nevada State Medical Association and the Nevada Dental Association took an interest in their respective programs and from time to time made recommendations as the necessary qualifications of prospective applicants.

These records contain correspondence between the Foundation and scholarship program administrators which includes discussions of policies, procedures and amounts of grants; and reports on scholarship recipients, colleges attended, date of graduation, and major course of study. Originally included in some files for the Indian, medical and dental scholarships were college transcripts; these are considered confidential and were discarded after recording the name and school of each student for which there was a transcript. These records are arranged chronologically by year; within each year the files were divided by the type of program, such as high school, medical, Indian, etc.

Box 10

90-36/12/1-21 1961-1969.

Box 11

90-36/12/22-56 1969/1970-1974/1975.

Box 12

90-36/12/57-92 1974/1975-1978/1979.

90-36/12/93-108 1978/1979-1980.

 

Series 13. Completed Grants. ca 1951-1980.

This series contains the files for organizations which received grants from the Foundation, but not for agencies which applied for and were denied grants. The contents of each organization's folder vary but generally include an application, agency financial report, supporting material, correspondence to and from the agency, and notations as to the Foundation's decisions regarding awards. Many organizations applied for more than one grant; each application was filed in a separate folder. The files are arranged alphabetically by the name of the applicant and chronologically within each agency file.

Box 13

African Student Aid Fund to American Council for Emigres in the Professions.

Box 14

American Council for Emigres, con't, to Austin Library Commission.

Box 15

"B's," except for "Boys."

Box 16

"Boys" to Boys' Club of America, New York, 1979.

Box 17

Boys' Club of America, New York, con't., to Boys' Club of Placentia.

Box 18

Boys' Club of Port Hueneme, California, to California State University, Fullerton.

Box 19

Callier Center for Communication Disorders to Charles Cruse Boys Club.

Box 20

Charles A. Lindberg Memorial Fund to City of Gabbs, Nevada.

Box 21

City of Hope to Clark County, Nevada, School District.

Box 22

Clarke School for the Deaf to Colorado School of Mines.

Box 23

Colorado State University to Douglas County, Nevada.

Box 24

Ducks Unlimited to Elko General Hospital.

Box 25

Elko General Hospital, con't., to Forsyth Dental Center.

Box 26

Friends of Tryon Creek to Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.

Box 27

Girl Scouts, Sierra Nevada, to Hampton Institute.

Box 28

Harvard University to Hurricane Island Outward Bound School.

Box 29

"I's" to Junior Achievement of Washoe County, Nevada.

Box 30

Junior Achievement, Reno, Nevada, to Lincoln County, Nevada, Hospital.Series 13, con't.

Box 31

Linfield College to Lake Tahoe.

Box 32

Lake Tahoe, con't., to McLean Hospital.

Box 33

McGeorge School of Law to Mt. Marty College.

Box 34

Mt. Sinai Medical Center to National College of State Judiciary, 1972/1973.

Box 35

National College of State Judiciary, 1974/1975, to National College of Juvenile Court Judges, 1975.

Box 36

National College of Juvenile Court Judges, 1976, to Nature Conservancy.

Box 37

Nature Conservancy, 1978, to Nevada Society for Crippled Children and Adults.

Box 38

Nevada State Department of Education to Nevada State Museum.

Box 39

Nevada State Park at Tahoe to Northern Nevada Community College.

Box 40

Northland Pioneer College to Optimists' Boys Home and Ranch.

Box 41

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry to Polytech Institute of Brooklyn.

Box 42

Pomona College to Regis College.

Box 43

Renewable Natural Resources to Research Foundation of the State University of New York.

Box 44

Resolve to St. Louis University.

Box 45

St. Mary's Boys Home to Salvation Army, Reno, Nevada.

Box 46

Samaritan House to School of the Ozarks.

Box 47

Scripps Institute to Southern Nevada Sightless Blind Center.

Box 48

Sparks Bicentennial to Sierra Camp.

Box 49

Sunny Hills to Union Theological Seminary.

Box 50

United College Negro Fund to University of Arizona.

Box 51

University of California to University of Colorado.

Box 52

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research to University of Nevada System, Clark County College.

Box 53

University of Nevada System, Atmospherium, to University of Nevada System.

Box 54

University of Nevada to University of Utah.

Box 55

University of Utah, con't., to Washoe Medical Center.

Box 56

Washoe Medical Center, con't., to WICHE.

Box 57

Willamette University to Woods Hole.

Box 58

Worcester Polytech to Zoological Society of San Francisco.

 

Series 14. Financial Records. 1951-1980. 16 volumes.

The financial records of the Foundation were kept in several formats: general ledgers, check register, cash receipts and disbursements ledgers, securities ledgers, contributions ledgers, and ledgers of records of grants and contributions.

90-36/14/1/1-5 General Ledgers. 1951-1980. 5 volumes.

These ledgers were kept in two series. In the first two volumes, 1951-1964, the operational expenses paid by the Foundation (but not grants awarded) were recorded alphabetically by the name of the payee, and include amount paid and date. Volumes in the second subseries, 1953-1980, were subdivided into divisions labeled "journal," assets, liabilities, net worth, income, and expenses. Entries for each section include a description of entry, charges, credits, and balance, and were arranged chronologically.

90-36/14/2/1 Check Register. 1951-1953. 1 volume.

This record of checks written by Julius Breen for the Foundation lists name of recipient, item or service purchased or grant awarded, date, amount of check, amount of deposit, and balance. Arranged chronologically. This type of information from 1953-1980 is continued in 90-36/14/3.

90-36/14/3/1-4 Cash Receipts and Disbursements Ledgers. 1953-1980. 4 volumes.

Each volume of these ledgers is divided into receipts and disbursements. The receipts section itemizes income received by the Foundation from initial contributions made by Max Fleischmann or his estate, to interest from or sale of its extensive portfolio of stocks and bonds. Records of disbursements list name of payee, description of or reason for payment, check number, date and amount. Each payment is also assigned into an account such as salary, office expense, Old Adobe expense, etc., and these accounts are totaled monthly. Arranged chronologically.Series 14, Con't.

90-36/14/4/1 Securities Ledgers. ca 1951-1980. 2 volumes combined into 1 volume.

These ledgers contain records of stocks and bonds owned by the Foundation over its lifetime. Volume one is divided into two sections: bonds and stocks. Each of those sections is arranged alphabetically by the name of the company in which stock was held, one name per page. Information on each company includes rate of return; maturity or due date; par value; date of acquisition, purchase, or sale; name of broker; "memo" or price per share; number of shares; price paid at purchase or received at sale; and balance in account. Volume two contains the same type of information but most of the assets listed are government bonds and notes.

90-36/14/5/1-2 Contributions Ledgers. 1951-1964. 2 volumes.

These records list the names of recipients of money (called "contributions" by the Trustees) from the Foundation, type of institution, dates of grants, and amounts. In their reports, the Trustees summarized the amounts awarded to various categories of recipients; the first page of volume one of the contributions ledgers contains a list of those categories, such as medical research, museums, youth organizations, etc. Arranged alphabetically by name of recipient.

90-36/14/6/1-3 Records of Grants and Contributions. [1951-1980]. 3 volumes.

The information in this series is very similar to that found in the contributions ledgers. Entries are arranged alphabetically and include address of recipient, application number, date, description of project and terms of grant, amount awarded, and payments made.

 

Series 15. Scrapbooks. July 1951-July 1980. 25 volumes.

These scrapbooks contain letters of appreciation from grant recipients, newspaper articles about recipients and the Foundation, brochures about recipients and/or their projects, and articles about the Foundation's dissolution. Arranged chronologically.

 

Series 16. Rejection Indexes. ca 1951-1980. 2 file cabinets.

This series contains two indexes for applicants who did not qualify for grants. The first index summarizes information by the names of organizations which applied unsuccessfully for grants. The index cards list name and address of the organization, date of correspondence, and summary of communications. Frequently for these cards, the only information provided is the date and reason for rejection of application. The second index contains the names of individuals who corresponded with the Foundation in connection with unsuccessful applications. Information provided may include address, name of organization represented (if the application was on behalf of an organization), and summary of correspondence. Both indexes are arranged alphabetically by name.

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