Found 3 collections related to Associations, institutions, etc -- New York (State) -- New York

The Institute for Propaganda Analysis (IPA) was founded in New York City in 1937 by a group of scholars in the social sciences for the purpose of assisting the public to detect and analyze propaganda. The IPA conducted research into the methods by which public opinion is influenced, published analyses of current problems, and promoted the establishment of study groups in public schools for detecting propaganda. It published a monthly bulletin, Propaganda Analysis, from 1937 to 1941. The organization was dormant during World War II and in 1950 all formal operations ceased. Collection consists of correspondence, by-laws, minutes of board and executive committee meetings, financial records, and printed matter. Bulk of the collection is correspondence, including that of executive directors, Clyde R. Miller and Alfred McClung Lee, with members of the Institute's advisory committee and others. Correspondence relates in part to the preparation of Propaganda Analysis and to allegations that some of the oficers were Communists or Communist sympathizers. Other topics are the funding and operations of the IPA, board elections and research projects. Financial records include statements and audit records. Also, press releases, circular letters, ballots for board elections, certificates of copyright registration, drafts of IPA publications, and printed ephemera. less

James Speyer (1861-1941) was an American banker who was actively involved with many social, educational and cultural organizations in New York City. He was one of the founders of the University Settlement Society, the first settlement house in the U.S. He helped to found the Provident Loan Society, the Economic Club of New York, the American Museum of Safety, and the Museum of the City of New York. Among philanthropic and civic activities of Speyer and his wife were the Speyer School at Columbia University, the Ellin Prince Speyer Hospital for Animals (founded by his wife), the United Hospital Fund, the Salvation Army, and the New York World's Fair Finance Committee. Collection consists of correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, and miscellaneous papers. Correspondence is mostly personal; scrapbooks contain clippings reflecting the involvement of the Speyers in the business and social life of New York City and in the various organizations to which they belonged, photographs, printed matter, and ephemera. Miscellaneous papers include speeches and address by Speyer, genealogical and biographical notes, photographs, clippings, and printed matter. less

Donald Beaty Bloch was employed by the Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior. He participated in the founding of the Fortean Society (dedicated to continuing the work of Charles Fort (1874-1932)) and corresponded during the 1940s and 1950s with its secretary, Tiffany Thayer. Collection consists of letters received by Bloch, clippings, ephemera, and other printed matter. Principal correspondents are Tiffany Thayer and Alvin F. Harlow. Some of the correspondence mentions literary figures including H.L. Mencken and Ezra Pound. Included are letters to Bloch from other persons, mainly Forteans, and printed ephemera issued by the Fortean Society. less