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Needmor Fund Records (Ms.2007.018)

Brown University Library

Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146


Collection Overview

Title: Needmor Fund Records
Date range: 1975-2008, (bulk 1979-2008)
Creator: Needmor Fund
Extent: 24.0 Linear feet
Abstract: The Needmor Fund is a family foundation established in Toledo, Ohio, in 1956 by Duane and Virginia Stranahan with income from the Champion Spark Plug business. It focuses on funding community organizing efforts to create a more equitable and just society. The records document the activities of the Needmor Fund from the the 1970's to the early 21st century and include correspondence, grant applications and rejections, pamphlets, seminar brochures, notes from site visits, speeches, publications and media presentations.
Language of materials: English .
Repository: John Hay Library , Special Collections
Collection number: Ms.2007.018