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The One Hundred Year History of the Phelps-Stokes Fund as a Family Philanthropy: The Oldest American Operating Foundation Serving the Educational … and the Urban and Rural Poor
Author(s): Belinda H. Y. Chiu (Author)
- Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 Sept. 2011
- Language: English
- Print length: 440 pages
- ISBN-10: 0773439250
- ISBN-13: 9780773439252
Book Description
This book covers the history of the Phelps-Stokes Fund and the extensive role it played in African American, African, and Native American history. Started in 1911 with funds bequeathed by Caroline Phelps Stokes, it is the oldest continuously operating foundation in the U.S. serving the education needs of many who would otherwise be unable to succeed.
