{"value"=>"<p>This series consists of a topical file of miscellaneous records relating to the Foundation and to its administrative procedures and practices; followed by financial records including financial statements, general journal, general ledgers, and records of cash receipts and disbursements.</p> <p>The topical file contains correspondence of the director (and the president) with the Foundation's trustees; and correspondence of the director with auditors, legal counsel (Carter, Ledyard & Milburn); and with banks, investment advisors, and portfolio managers including Citibank, Chancellor Capital Management, and Morgan, Stanley & Co., Inc. There are also files relating to various administrative matters including personnel and filing procedures, explanations of grant and program area codes, procedures for preparing for board meetings, office lease, and office renovation. The correspondence with banks relates in part to the disposition of the foreign assets of the Estate of Vincent Astor (especially the Estate's Finnish bonds). There is also a file of acknowledgements of the Foundation's anniversary report <em>Twenty-Five Years of Giving in New York.</em>.</p> <p>The financial records include financial statements (1955-1996); projected portfolio balances (1987-1993); trial balances (1990-1997); a general journal (1960-1981); general ledgers (1949-1996); and records of cash receipt and disbursements.</p>"}