| Description | Correspondence, grant requests and reports, financial information, and telegrams to and from Anna T Bogue, Dorothy Elmhirst's New York private secretary and manager. Principal subjects include the Elmhirsts' American households, and the humanitarian activities of the Elmhirst Committee on Commitments. Records reflect the growing sophistication of the philanthropic process in the inter war years. Correspondence exists with Lindeman and Croly, and with other committee members including Ruth Morgan. Grant applications were received from many progressive causes. There are records of frequent meetings of the Committees, and discussions are detailed (often verbatim) in reports from Committee secretary Anna Bogue to both Leonard and Dorothy Elmhirst. The Elmhirst Committee (which was also known as the American Committee) ceased in Dec 1936. Elmhirst philanthropic activities were reorganised with the founding on 1 Jan 1937 of the William C Whitney Foundation. Founding documents of the Whitney Foundation in this series include a statement of purpose and records establishing a philosophy for giving. Most records of grant activities are typed copies, as the original applications were retained in New York. |