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Fund applications and court documents

Correspondence letters between Edwin R. Embree, Frank Garson, Harry J. Carman, Mrs Herman Alofsin, Nathan Straus, Armand May, Helen Douglas Mankin, Thomas W. Patrick, and William Rosenwald about college scholarship funding for negro students, fund proposal documents from Provident hospital, and court documents stating a notice of election contest for Helen Douglas Mankin vs James C. Davis.

Study of Education for children of Migratory Agricultural Laborers

Correspondence letters between Edwin R. Embree, Albert Abrahamson, Amber Arthun Warburton, Howard A. Dawson, and William Rosenwald about a fund proposal for a project on the study of Education of Migratory Children in the Cotton Belt, document about the work and welfare of children of Agricultural laborers.

Negro Education and Rosenwald Fund Administrative ventures

Correspondence letters between Edwin R. Embree, Margaret Steiner, F. D. Patterson, Harold U. Ribalow, Shirley Fuchs, Julia Waxman, and William Rosenwald, about administrative updates from Howard and Tuskeegee university, fund proposal and denial, and more philantropic interests. Documents also include Trustees of the Rosenwald Fund, a tribute to Bishop Charles L. Russell, and a list of trustees from the fund that Mr William Rosenwald was sending christmas cards to.

The Julius Rosenwald Fund philantropies and board of Trustees

Correspondence letters between Edwin R. Embree, Margaret Steiner, Rosalia M. Johnson, Julia Waxman, and William Rosenwald, about Negro education, philantropic interests for the Rosenwald fund, meetings with the Trustees of the Rosenwald Fund, and a document showing a list of trustees of the Rosenwald Fund.

The Julius Rosenwald Fund organizaional activities

Correspondence letters between Edwin R. Embree, Eleanor Saymon, and William Rosenwald, about contributing to school repairs and beautification. Documents also include; a memorandum of conversations, meetings with trustees, and list of trustees of the fund.

The Julius Rosenwald Fund organizaional activities

Correspondence letters between Edwin R. Embree, and William Rosenwald, about the philantropic initiatives of the Julius Rosenwald Fund, financial activities and other organizational activities . Documents include a list of the board of trustees of the Julius Rosenwald Fund, and cash receipts.

Financial activities, Race relations and Jewish Federations

Correspondence letters between Edwin R. Embree, William Rosenwald, A. T. Malmed, and James G. McDonald, about race relations, Jewish Federatons and the Julius Rosenwald Fund organization financial activities.

The Julius Rosenwald Fund organizaional activities

Correspondence letters between Edwin R. Embree, William Rosenwald, and Magaret W.Sargent about organizational activities within the Julius Rosenwald Fund which includes appointing William Rosenwald as the treasurer for the trustees of The Julius Rosenwald Fund succeeding Lessing J. Rosenwald.

Letters Between Edwin Embree and William Rosenwald

Personal amd professional correspondence letters between Edwin R. Embree, William Rosenwald, and Alfred K. Stern about philantropic interests and organizational activities within the Julius Rosenwald Fund.

Final Correspondence and Administrative Records on the Closing of the Julius Rosenwald Fund

Correspondence letters between Lessing J. Rosenwald, Edwin R. Embree, Dorothy A. Elvidge, E. Wellens, Julia Waxman, and others concerning the closing activities of the Julius Rosenwald Fund. Topics include discussions of Embree’s potential affiliation with the Liberia Company, preparations for a history of the Fund and biographical sketches of Julius Rosenwald, proposals for suitable mementos for trustees, acknowledgments of articles and public statements, travel arrangements for final meetings, and administrative details for disbursing remaining grants and obligations. Documents also contain telegrams, financial summaries of appropriations exceeding $22 million, letters about trustee recognition, and a note of appreciation from Eleanor Roosevelt.

Fund proposals to Mr Lessing Rosenwald

Correspondence letters between Lessing J. Rosenwald, Dorothy A. Elvridge, E. Wellens, and Edwin R. Embree about fund proposals to Mr Lessing Rosenwald, Organizational activities within the Julius Rosenwald Fund and a recipt showing appropriation payments by The Julius Rosenwald Fund.

Funding applications and letters

Correspondence letters between Mr Lessing J. Rosenwald, Dorothy A. Elvridge, Charles S. Johnson, and Edwin R. Embree. The documents highlight communications surrounding Fisk University’s grant application to the Julius Rosenwald Fund, including executive committee meeting minutes that discuss funding decisions. Also included are cash receipts and letters from the American Veterans Committee, as well as documents related to The Solitary House project, detailing its financial needs and efforts to secure support.

Race relations regarding injustice towards negroes

Corresspondence letters between Mr. Lessing J. Rosenwald, Dorothy A Elvridge, E. Wellens, John Wright, Charles S. Johnson, and Edwin R. Embree including documents showing estimated cash receipts and disbursement for the year 1946 -1947 for the Rosenwald fund, a news incident report regarding police violence and injustice towards negros of Columbia, Tennessee, letter calling for justice regarding the incident, and documents about Chicago medical school.

Letters and documents showcasing the Julius Rosenwald fund ventures

Corresspondence letters between Mr. Lessing J. Rosenwald, Mrs. Edith rosenwald, Dorothy A Elvridge, E. Wellens, Charles L. Brown, and Edwin R. Embree showcasing Mr Lessing's support to philantropic interests, fund proposals, Cash receipts from the Julius Rosenwald Fund, a letter from Charles L. Brown, the President of the Philadelphia Medical society, and a document outlining the life of the Julius Rosenwald Fund including expenses for a specific period of time.

Letters about The Julius Rosenwald fund philantropic ventures

Personal and professional corresspondence letters between Mr Lessing J. Rosenwald, Edwin R. Embree, E. Wellens, Dorothy A. Elvridge, about meetings with the Julius Rosenwald fund Board of trustees, updates on philantropic initiatives concerning; race relations, rural education, and fellowships, a poem by Dorothy L. Sayers, Philadelphia news prints, letters from Anson Phelps Stokes, Chairman of the Committee on the Negro American in defense industries, to former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and cash receipts

Mr Julius Rosenwald's pledge list for funding

Corresspondence letters between Mr Lessing J. Rosenwald, Mr Leonard Rieser, and Edwin Embree about a list of the pledges of Julius Rosenwald suggested to be funded in trust with the Julius Rosenwald Fund. Documents include pledge lists and fund amounts for each organization.

Liquidation of the Julius Rosenwald Fund

Corresspondence letters between Miss Dorothy Elvridge, Miss Ethel Wellens, Mr Lessing J. Rosenwald, Nathan W. Levin, and Edwin Embree about the liquidation of the Julius Rosenwalld Fund, transfer of cash to the Lessing J. Rosenwald Foundation to secure the services of Will W. Alexander in the field of race relations. Documents include signed receipts of fund transfers.

Concerns about Rosenwald Museum

Corresspondence letters between Mrs Raymond Woodward and Edwin Embree about concerns relating to the Rosenwald musuem and the Radio-Theater corporation in Chicago.

Fuding public libraries in support of Negro education

Corresspondence letters between Dorothy A. Elvridge, Roden C. B, Levin, Nathan W., and Edwin Embree about the Rosenwald Fund and the Rosenwald Family Association's support towards Negro education in public libraries and purchases of special collection books. Documents include reciepts of books purchased by the Rosenwald Fund.

Transactions from the Rosenwald Family Association

Corresspondence letters between Julius Rosenwald, Lessing Rosenwald, Dorothy A. Elvridge, Levin, Nathan W., Mary Elizabeth Mckay, G. A Borgese, and Edwin Embree containing information about checks from the Rosenwald Family Association to the Julius Rosenwald Fund as shares and support to the fund. Documents include receipts of check deposits from the Rosenwald Family Association, receipts about expenses paid for Alfred K. Stern and others relating to the Rosenwald fund, estimated budget receipts forthe Young Women's Christian Association of Chicago

Shares from the Julian W. Mack Fund to the Julius Rosenwald Fund

Corresspondence letters between Lessing Rosenthal, Julius Rosenwald, Lessing Rosenwald, Dorothy A. Elvridge, Levin, Nathan W., and Edwin Embree containing information about the transfer of shares and stocks from the Julian W. Mack Trust Fund to the Julius Rosenwald Fund.Documents also include letters corresspondences about grant payment, and shares payment reciepts.

Shares in Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Julian W Mack Trust Fund

Corresspondence letters between Lessing Rosenthal, Julius Rosenwald, Lessing Rosenwald, Dorothy A. Elvridge, and Edwin Embree containing legal information concerning shares and stocks within Sears, Roebuck and Co., Arthington and Homan Avenues, Chicago and the Julian W. Mack scholarship Fund. Letters also include discussions about grant payment, stock and cash breakdown on Judge Mack Trust, payment reciepts, and an autobiography of Julian W. Mack.

Administrative happenings within the Fund

Personal and professional Correspondence letters between Mrs Marion Ascoli, Sumiko Oura, Margaret S. Simon, and Edwin R. Embree about rural school fund, support and investments in philantropic works by the fund, and other administrative discussions for the benefits of the fund.

Philantropic works by the Rosenwald Fund

Personal and professional Correspondence letters between Mrs Marion Ascoli, Sumiko Oura, Helen Hanbury, Max Ascoli, Will W. Alexander, Margaret S. Simon, and Edwin R. Embree about race relations, a recommendation letter to the Aray Air Forces for a Negro candidate - Corporal Cockrell, a document about The University Religious Conference, and philantropic and administrative works by the fund.

Mrs Marion R Stern's Elections and works within the fund

Correspondence letters between Mrs Marion R. Stern, Mrs Marion Ascoli, Julia Waxman, Dorothy A. Elvridge, Margaret S. Simon, M. O. Bousfield, and Edwin R. Embree about Mrs Marion Stern elected as a trustee of the fund during the meeting of the members of the Julius Rosenwald Fund, Marion Stern's resignation from the board of the Julius Rosenwald Fund and her re-election as a trustee of the fund in place of Alfred K Stern's after his resignation. Letters include Marion R Stern's works as a trustee ofthe Fund, meeting details with the trustees of the fund, the Julius Rosenwald Employee Benefit Trusts, a list of Trustees and staff of the Julius Rosenwald Fund, and more philantropic works by the fund.