Vantage Point Principal Historian Eric John Abrahamson was quoted in Exempt magazine. To see the blurb — which includes a shout-out to Abrahamson’s 2013 book Beyond Charity: A Century of Philanthropic Investment — click here.
In 1936, Henry Ford feared that if he died, his family would be forced to sell the Ford Motor Company (FMC) to pay the taxes on his estate. He created the Ford Foundation and planned to give it most of the stock in FMC. By naming trustees who were close to him, Ford hoped his […]
Vantage Point History recently completed a book project, Letters From Paris: My Life as the Wife of the U.S. Ambassador to France from 2001-2005, by Gretchen Leach. The book features correspondence and photographs that document the experiences of Gretchen Leach, wife of U.S. Ambassador to France Howard H. Leach, during the couple’s time serving the administration of President […]
On the eve of its 70th anniversary in 2018, the RAND Corporation asked IQ Magic to design an exhibit case for the institution’s Santa Monica-based headquarters. Vantage Point worked with exhibit designer Tom Hartman and RAND archivists to help identify and articulate themes in RAND’s history. Known for its fact-based research and analysis, RAND has helped to shape public policy […]
Vantage Point historian Eric Abrahamson and research associate Lois Facer spent a week deep in a private archive in California this July. They were on the West Coast working on a project that explores the history of Evangelical Christian activism and philanthropy in California and its connections to faith-based community development and civil rights in […]
On Saturday, June 17, the iconic Black Hills tourist attraction Reptile Gardens celebrated its 80th birthday. Hundreds of current and former Reptile Gardens employees attended an afternoon-long party featuring proclamations by the Rapid City mayor, the governor of South Dakota, and the office of one of South Dakota’s U.S. Senators. Vantage Point historians Eric Abrahamson […]
Vantage Point historians Eric Zimmer and Eric Abrahamson attended the grand opening ceremony for the new Deadwood Welcome Center on Lower Main Street in Historic Downtown Deadwood. Working with the Deadwood Historic Preservation Department; Deadwood History, Inc.; and Split Rock Studios, Vantage Point helped develop the concept for the project, generated photographic and textual content […]
Vantage Point historian Eric Zimmer teamed up with Rapid City Journal reporter Seth Tupper for a joint lecture at the Journey Museum and Learning Center in Rapid City on Sunday, May 28, 2017. Tupper gave an overview of President Calvin Coolidge’s summer in the Black Hills in 1927, based on the research he performed for his new book: Calvin […]
We at Vantage Point want to congratulate the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2018. We were lucky enough to work with Motel Inc. to design and build this commemorative website exploring the history of TUSDM. Be sure to check it out!
Assisting the award-winning exhibit design and fabrication firm Split Rock Studios out of St. Paul, Minnesota, Vantage Point historians Eric Zimmer and Eric Abrahamson helped develop content for the new visitor’s center under construction on Lower Main Street in historic downtown Deadwood, South Dakota. The project required archival and photographic research at several regional archives, including […]