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Century Foundation records

Title
  1. Century Foundation records, 1906-2010 (bulk 1960-1996).
Format
  1. Archival mix
Author
  1. Century Foundation

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Additional authors
  1. Twentieth Century Fund
Description
  1. 190 linear feet (456 boxes); 7 sound recordings; 1 video; 4,462 Kilobytes (63 computer files)
Summary
  1. The Century Foundation, established in 1906 as the Cooperative League and renamed the Twentieth Century Fund in 1922, is a non-profit research institution that supports the study of political and economic issues in the United States. Since its inception, the organization has funded research projects--primarily books and reports, but also pamphlets, papers, committees, task forces, conferences, seminars, and educational films--with the aim of influencing and improving public policy. The Century Foundation records, dating from 1906 to 2010, contain correspondence, reports, minutes, memorandum, manuscripts, and publications that document the work of trustees, staff, and funded project directors. The records provide extensive documentation of projects conceived of, funded by, and associated with the organization, the bulk of which date from 1960 to the mid-1990s. These projects, and the development of the foundation's areas of study, track the evolving focus of progressive political thought and economic policy in the 20th century United States.
Subject
  1. Berle, Adolf A., Jr., 1895-1971
  2. Clark, Evans, 1888-1970
  3. Cohen, Benjamin V.
  4. Dennison, Henry S. (Henry Sturgis), 1877-1952
  5. Dewhurst, J. Frederic (James Frederic), 1895-
  6. Filene, E. A. (Edward Albert), 1860-1937
  7. Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006
  8. Heckscher, August, 1913-1997
  9. Leone, Richard C.
  10. Lilienthal, David Eli, 1899-1981
  11. Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967
  12. Rossant, Murray J.
  13. Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr. (Arthur Meier), 1917-2007
  14. Sorensen, Theodore C.
  15. Political science -- United States
  16. Political planning
  17. Research institutes -- United States
  18. Social justice -- United States
  19. United States -- Economic policy -- 20th century
  20. United States -- Foreign economic relations -- 20th century
  21. United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
  22. United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Genre/Form
  1. Annual reports.
  2. Floppy discs.
  3. Manuscripts for publication.
  4. Minutes (administrative records)
  5. Motion pictures (visual work)
  6. Photographs.
  7. Slides (photographs).
  8. Sound recordings.
Call number
  1. MssCol 18811
Language
  1. English
Access (note)
  1. Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref. Electronic records are available for onsite use only. Sound and video recordings are unavailable for use at this time pending preservation transfer.
Author
  1. Century Foundation.
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Added author
  1. Twentieth Century Fund.
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