| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 453 pages) : illustrations, portraits. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Philanthropic and nonprofit studies
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Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.
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| Note |
Title from PDF title page (viewed June 30, 2010). |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Youth and first business ventures, 1862-1895 -- Early Sears years, 1895-1908 -- Blacks, politics, and philanthropy, 1908-1912 -- Black schools, political attacks, and the profit sharing plan, 1912-1916 -- World War I, 1916-1918 -- The rescue of Sears and the consolidation of philanthropic endeavors, 1919-1924 -- New philanthropic ventures, 1924-1928 -- The Julius Rosenwald Fund, Hoover, and the Depression, 1928-1930 -- Final year and postmortem, 1931-1949 -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
Chronicles the life and accomplishments of a forgotten 20th-century philanthropist. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Rosenwald, Julius, 1862-1932.
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Rosenwald, Julius, 1862-1932. |
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Sears, Roebuck and Company -- History.
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Sears, Roebuck and Company. |
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History. |
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Sears, Roebuck and Company. |
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Businesspeople -- United States -- Biography.
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Businesspeople. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Jewish businesspeople -- United States -- Biography.
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Jewish businesspeople. |
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Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography.
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Philanthropists. |
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African Americans -- Education -- Southern States.
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African Americans -- Education. |
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Southern States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ascoli, Peter Max, 1942- Julius Rosenwald. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2006 0253347416 (DLC) 2005030411 (OCoLC)62133737 |
| ISBN |
9780253112040 |
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0253112044 |
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0253347416 |
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9780253347411 |
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