Found 2 collections related to Astor, Brooke

The Vincent Astor Foundation was established in New York City in 1948 by Vincent Astor for the purpose of "alleviating human misery." Mrs. Brooke Russell Astor, widow of Vincent Astor, served as president of the foundation from 1960 until its dissolution in 1997. The collection consists chiefly of records of financial grants awarded to charitable and non-profit organizations, mainly in New York City. Grants were awarded to libraries, museums, schools, universities, settlement houses, and various civic and community improvement groups. The records reflect Mrs. Astor's personal participation in the awarding of the foundation's grants. Included also are personal papers of Mrs. Astor relating to her civic and philanthropic activities. Among these papers are correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, and videotapes recording her appearances on network television shows. less

William Blair (1916-2015) was a lawyer who served as administrative and executive secretary to presidential candidate Adlai E. Stevenson from 1950 to 1955. He was the United States ambassador to Denmark from 1961 to 1964, and to the Philippines from 1964 to 1967. The William Blair correspondence dates from the 1950s to 1982 and consists of incoming personal letters from Lauren Bacall, Rose Kennedy and Brooke Astor. less