Kessner and Rosenblum critically examine American elite philanthropy in a time period characterized by dramatic changes in America’s social fabric. The rise of corporate capitalism and industry, the Great Depression, and the First World War, among other historic events covered here, each presented social and economic challenges that American elite philanthropy either met or failed to meet. Kessner and Rosenblum weave within their discussion an analysis of the state’s role in addressing the varying needs of its citizens. The companion to Guide 6, this volume identifies primary source materials suitable for graduate-level research.” Table of Contents

Table of Contents     Part I Philanthropy in American History: The Elite Experience, 1890-1940 By Thomas Kessner and Ariel Rosenblum Goals and Objectives Week 1. Introduction: Placing Philanthropy in Context Discussion Topics Bibliography Week 2. Nineteenth-Century Philanthropy Discussion and Research Topics Bibliography Primary Sources Week 3. Gospel of Wealth Discussion and Research Topics Bibliography Primary Sources Week 4. Optimism and Crisis: The Challenge to American Philanthropy, 1880s and 1890s Discussion and Research Topics Bibliography Primary Sources Week 5. Optimism and Crisis: The Challenge to American Philanthropy, 1900-1917 Discussion and Research Topics Bibliography Primary Sources Week 6. Science and Medicine: The Professionalization of Education, 1890-1920 Discussion and Research Topics Bibliography Primary Sources Week 7. Missionary Philanthropy: The White Man’s Burden Discussion and Research Topics Bibliography Primary Sources Week 8. Challenging the New National Order Discussion and Research Topics Bibliography Primary Sources Week 9. The Great War and the Volunteer Tradition Discussion and Research Topics Bibliography Primary Sources Week 10. The Social Sciences in the 1920s Discussion and Research Topics Bibliography Primary Sources Week 11. Developing a Foreign Policy Infrastructure, 1920s and 1930s Discussion and Research Topics Bibliography Primary Sources Week 12. Herbert Hoover: Volunteerism, Associationalism, and Commerce Discussion and Research Topics Bibliography Week 13. The Great Depression and the Challenge to Elite Philanthropy Discussion and Research Topics Bibliography Primary Sources Week 14. Race Politics in the 1940s: Shaping the Parameters of Debate Discussion and Research Topics Bibliography Primary Sources     Part II Foundations and Philanthropy in the Late 19th and 20th Centuries: An Historical Overview By Ariel Rosenblum     Part III Part III. Annotated Selected Bibliography By Ariel Rosenblum, with contributions by Cindy Lobel and Ted Wisniewski A. U.S. Foundations, Education, and Philanthropy in the 19th and 20th Centuries B. Poverty, Charity, Religion, and Reform C. Immigrant Organizations and Associations     Part IV Part IV. Additional Citations Collected by Ariel Rosenblum, with contributions by Cindy Lobal and Ted Wisniewski A. U.S. Foundations, Education, and Philanthropy in the 19th and 20th Centuries B. Poverty, Charity, Religion, and Reform C. Immigrant Organizations and Associations     Part V Contributors