To provide clients with a broader range of specialized skills, address the needs of large organizations, and expand geographic coverage, the Business History Group and Vantage Point Historical Services have entered into a strategic partnership. The alliance will offer narrative history, archival and litigation support services, and various media products to businesses, institutions and individuals […]
Philanthropists who seek to improve health often find themselves torn between efforts to identify cures for disease and projects that strive to improve the social conditions that lead to better health. Health & Well-Being: Science, Medicine and Public Health, chronicles the 100-year history of the Rockefeller Foundation’s remarkable work in the field of health. Written […]
Eric John Abrahamson will participate in a panel discussion on Why History Matters at the Autry Museum in Los Angeles on May 14. The panel includes several public historians and will focus on the uses of history in society. This is also a good opportunity for budding historians to learn about jobs beyond teaching. […]
The Rockefeller Foundation released Democracy & Philanthropy: The Rockefeller Foundation and the American Experiment this week. Written by Eric John Abrahamson, Sam Hurst and Barbara Shubinski and produced by Vantage Point, the book explores the tensions inherent in philanthropy’s relationship with democratic government over the last century in the context of the Rockefeller Foundation’s work. […]
The Rockefeller Foundation celebrated its centennial this week with a salute to American philanthropy. Elton John received a lifetime achievement award for his efforts to fight HIV and the stigma of AIDS. All the guests who attended the event at the American Red Cross headquarters in Washington, D.C. received a copy of Beyond Charity: A […]
Eric John Abrahamson will respond to readers on Firedog Lake’s book salon on Saturday, August 17, 2013 from 5pm to 7pm (Eastern). Former Special Assistant United States Attorney Cynthia Kouril will serve as the interlocuter for this event. Online participants will have the opportunity pose questions about the Howard Ahmanson, the postwar mortgage industry and […]
The prudent directors of most private foundations and public charities invested the funds entrusted to them conservatively in the early twentieth century. But there were some directors who asked why their investment policies shouldn’t be aligned with the mission and program of the organization. In 1919, for example, when steel workers struck to reduce their […]
Eric John Abrahamson will talk about the convergence of popular aspiration, public policy, and commercial interests in the creation of the mid-century American dream home in a presentation at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 19 at 7:30 p.m. The event is free to the public. For more information, visit the Hammer’s […]
American Banker highlights lessons learned for the mortgage industry in an article and video interview with Vantage Point historian Eric John Abrahamson. The excerpt includes the story of how Howard Ahmanson bought his first savings and loan in 1947. Ahmanson went on to create the largest savings and loan in the United States in the 1950s […]
Pimm Fox and Carol Massar welcomed Eric John Abrahamson to “Taking Stock,” their show on Bloomberg Radio on April 18. Broadcast live from Bloomberg’s headquarters on Lexington Avenue in New York City, the conversation focused on the past and future of homeownership in America, as well as the personality and business strategies of Howard F. […]