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American Foundations Oral History Project, 1989-1993

Collection ID: ohrc001
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Finberg, Barbara, April 18, 1990

Collection ID:
90-009
Date:
April 18, 1990
Scope Content:
Barbara Finberg, formerly the executive vice president of the Carnegie Corporation, discusses her philosophy of philanthropy, her values, and occupational background in this interview. Finberg spoke of her career at the Carnegie Corporation, the philanthropic goals of this institution, and the changes it experienced over the years. She also discusses diversity and minorities with regard to philanthropy, and her own experiences as a woman in a formerly male-dominated field. In addition, Finberg speaks of the ethics of the field of philanthropy and the role of foundations in society.

Lenkowsky, Leslie, December 13, 1991

Collection ID:
90-048
Date:
December 13, 1991
Scope Content:
Leslie Lenkowsky, the president of the Hudson Institute, discusses his background and education, the neo-conservative movement, Judaism, and the strengths and weaknesses of American foundations in this interview. He speaks of the impacts of the nineteen sixties, including increased attention to social welfare. In addition, Lenkowsky comments on foundation assessment, the problems with family foundations, the philanthropic role of the government, the relationship between Judaism and neo-conservatism, and many of his fellow philanthropists and the institutions they represent.
Place:
Baltic Region, Indianapolis, Indiana, and Soviet Union

Payton, Robert L., December 9, 1991

Collection ID:
90-047
Date:
December 9, 1991
Scope Content:
Robert L. Payton, a professor of philanthropic studies who was intensely involved with the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy, discusses his family and childhood, and their contribution to his moral development, and eventual career and beliefs about philanthropy. He speaks of the so-called robber barons and the foundations created from their accumulated wealth, and the reasons or purposes of the wealthy who set up foundations. In addition, Payton discusses changes philanthropy and foundations have undergone, especially since World War II, and the role the government plays in philanthropy.