This book provides substantial profiles of individuals and families who made significant contributions to the American philanthropic tradition from the 1600s to the present. The volume encompasses men and women who significantly shaped American life by their dedication to voluntary service or charitable donations. The 78 entries describe 110 individuals (a number of essays describe entire families, such as the Rockefellers, Booths, and Guggenheims). Most essays are 1,500-2,500 words in length, but family entries range from 2,500-9,000 words. Each essay examines a philanthropist's early years, education, and career, and then focuses upon his or her philanthropic philosophy and actions. Particular attention is paid to an individual's motivations and justifications for philanthropy.
Short samples of each philanthropist's writings are included, and the important societal contributions of each individual's philanthropic activity are assessed. All entries are cross-referenced and include a bibliographic list of references (print and nonprint sources). Many feature photos, and some describe the location of personal papers and other manuscript sources. This book also includes a preface, introduction, timeline, and lists of videos and children's books on American philanthropy. Sixty scholars contributed to this volume, each of who is notable for work on certain individuals or in the broad field of American philanthropy. These contributors did a great deal of original research, making this book the only source for detailed information on many of the included individuals.
Show moreThis book provides substantial profiles of individuals and families who made significant contributions to the American philanthropic tradition from the 1600s to the present. The volume encompasses men and women who significantly shaped American life by their dedication to voluntary service or charitable donations. The 78 entries describe 110 individuals (a number of essays describe entire families, such as the Rockefellers, Booths, and Guggenheims). Most essays are 1,500-2,500 words in length, but family entries range from 2,500-9,000 words. Each essay examines a philanthropist's early years, education, and career, and then focuses upon his or her philanthropic philosophy and actions. Particular attention is paid to an individual's motivations and justifications for philanthropy.
Short samples of each philanthropist's writings are included, and the important societal contributions of each individual's philanthropic activity are assessed. All entries are cross-referenced and include a bibliographic list of references (print and nonprint sources). Many feature photos, and some describe the location of personal papers and other manuscript sources. This book also includes a preface, introduction, timeline, and lists of videos and children's books on American philanthropy. Sixty scholars contributed to this volume, each of who is notable for work on certain individuals or in the broad field of American philanthropy. These contributors did a great deal of original research, making this book the only source for detailed information on many of the included individuals.
Show moreThis book provides substantial profiles of individuals and families who made significant contributions to the American philanthropic tradition from the 1600s to the present.
Preface
Introduction
Addams, Jane
Bacon, Leonard
Baldwin, Roger Nash
Barton, Clara
Beecher, Lyman
Benezet, Anthony
Bethune, Mary McLeod
Bishop, Bernice Pauahi Paki
Booth Family
Brace, Charles Loring
Brookings, Robert Somers
Carnegie, Andrew
Chavez, Cesar Estrada
Cooper, Peter
Cuffe, Paul and James Forten
Day, Dorothy
Dayton Family
Dix, Dorothea Lynde
Drexel, Katharine
Eastman, George
Ford, Henry and Edsel Ford
Franklin, Benjamin
Garcia, Hector Perez
Garrett, Mary Elizabeth
Gates, William H. (Bill) III
Girard, Stephen
Goff, Frederick Harris
Goodrich, Pierre Frist
Gratz, Rebecca
Guggenheim Family
Higginson, Henry Lee
Hogg, Ima
Hoover, Herbert Clark
Howe, Samuel Gridley
Maria, Helen (Fiske) and Hunt Jackson
Keayne, Robert
Kelley, Florence
Kellogg, Will Keith
Kresge, Sebastian S.
Lilly, Eli
Low, Juliette "Daisy" Gordon
Lowell, John Jr.
Lowell, Josephine Shaw
Lyon, Mary
Mather, Cotton
McCarty, Oseola
McCormick, Nettie Fowler
Mellon Family
Moorland, Jesse E.
Muir, John
Native American Philanthropy: Family and Giving in Lakota
Communities
Olin, John M.
Owen, Robert and Robert Dale Owen
Packard, David and Lucile Packard
Patterson, Frederick Douglass
Peabody, George
Pew Family
Robinson, James Herman
Rockefeller, John D. Sr.
Rockefeller Family
Rosenwald, Julius
Rush, Benjamin
Sage, Margaret Olivia Slocum (Mrs. Russell)
Sanger, Margaret
Seton, Elizabeth Ann Bayley
Smithson, James
Soros, George
Stanford, Leland and Jane Lathrop Stanford
Szold, Henrietta
Tappan, Arthur and Lewis Tappan
Thompson, Benjamin (Count Rumford)
Tuckerman, Joseph
Wald, Lillian D.
Walker, Madame C.J.
Washington, Booker Taliaferro
Wells-Barnett, Ida B.
Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt
Willard, Frances Elizabeth Caroline
Winthrop, John
Appendix 1: Time Line of American Philanthropy
Appendix 2: Videos
Appendix 3: Children's Books
Index
ROBERT T. GRIMM JR. teaches Philanthropic Studies and History and directs the American Philanthropists Project at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. In addition to currently serving as a regular columnist for Foundation News & Commentary, he has been an Earhart Fellow and published numerous works on American philanthropy and nonprofits.
"Notable American and Philanthropists usefully identifies great
philanthropists and lists their most important gifts and good
deeds."-Philanthropy
?[T]his collection of 78 profiles that describe 110 individuals and
in some cases families reveals that some people of modest means
have helped shape American life through voluntary service or
charitable donations....This volume complements other information
on some of the more famous persons and also introduces readers to
some forgotten or lesser-known persons. IT is recommended for large
public and academic libraries.?-Booklist/Reference Books
Bulletin
?Highly recommended for academic and public libraries.?-Gale
Reference Reviews
?Notable American and Philanthropists usefully identifies great
philanthropists and lists their most important gifts and good
deeds.?-Philanthropy
?This is a wonderful book. It profiles 79 individuals (or families)
and one group of people, the Lakota, who made or are making major
contributions to American society and to the world....This volume
inspires, and it provides its readers with a grand sense of
options. Few of us have the resources to donate billions of
dollars, but as these 80 chapters reflect, all of us have something
to give.?-CharityChannel.com
"ÝT¨his collection of 78 profiles that describe 110 individuals and
in some cases families reveals that some people of modest means
have helped shape American life through voluntary service or
charitable donations....This volume complements other information
on some of the more famous persons and also introduces readers to
some forgotten or lesser-known persons. IT is recommended for large
public and academic libraries."-Booklist/Reference Books
Bulletin
"Highly recommended for academic and public libraries."-Gale
Reference Reviews
"The first comprehensive collective biography of American
philanthropists. Recommended. General readers and lower-division
undergraduates."-Choice
"This is a wonderful book. It profiles 79 individuals (or families)
and one group of people, the Lakota, who made or are making major
contributions to American society and to the world....This volume
inspires, and it provides its readers with a grand sense of
options. Few of us have the resources to donate billions of
dollars, but as these 80 chapters reflect, all of us have something
to give."-CharityChannel.com
"[T]his collection of 78 profiles that describe 110 individuals and
in some cases families reveals that some people of modest means
have helped shape American life through voluntary service or
charitable donations....This volume complements other information
on some of the more famous persons and also introduces readers to
some forgotten or lesser-known persons. IT is recommended for large
public and academic libraries."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
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