Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Foundation Center
- Extent:
- 466 cubic feet (Approximately 466 record cartons.)
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
Foundation Center Historical Information Files, Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives, University Library, Indiana University Indianapolis
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
The Foundation Center was created in 1956 during a period of particularly intense public scrutiny of foundations. Its mission then and today is to collect and disseminate accurate information about foundation activity so as to hold foundations accountable to the public. The roughly 6000 foundations for which the Foundation Center collected information in 1956 had grown to over 68,000 annually.
- Scope and Content:
The Historical Information Files series consists of correspondence, Foundation Center questionnaires and surveys, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, press releases, grant guidelines, and newsletters for thousands of foundations. These files document foundation activity and the way a foundation portrays itself to the public through their literature. This series is extremely valuable for its pre-1960 information. Before 1960, standards and accountability to the public were not yet established. With many foundations terminating every year these records are often the only information source for these foundations.
The collection is arranged in alphabetical order by foundation name.
- Rules or conventions:
- DACS-Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- General note:
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Indexed Terms
Online content
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open to the public without restriction.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) govern the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Foundation Center Historical Information Files, Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives, University Library, Indiana University Indianapolis
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Indianapolis
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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University Library 0133755 West Michigan StreetIndianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Indianapolis
- CONTACT:
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speccoll@iu.edu