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Harmon Foundation

 Organization

Dates

  • Usage: 1921

Parallel Names

  • William E. Harmon Foundation
  • William Harmon Foundation

Biography

The Harmon Foundation is a charitable institution formed by William Elmer Harmon in 1922.

The Harmon Foundation was founded by William Elmer Harmon, a wealthy real estate tycoon, in 1922. The foundation initially focused on building playgrounds and providing educational loans. In 1924, it also started the Religious Motion Picture Foundation to produce and distribute religious films. Today the foundation is perhaps best known for the William E. Harmon Foundation Award for Distinguished Achievement Among Negroes that awarded excellent artistic or other achievements by African Americans.

Citation:
NUCMC data from Warren County Hist. Soc. for Harmon, W.E. Papers, 1924-1975 (Harmon Foundation, Inc.; William Harmon Foundation; William Elmer Harmon Foundation; hdqtrs., New York, N.Y.)

RLIN, Feb. 22, 1999 (Harmon Foundation, Inc.; formed by William E. Harmon in early 1920s; dealing with application of business methods to promote efficiency in educational, community, and philanthropic work; involved in many areas but particularly noted for its recognition of artwork produced by minority groups)

Google search, Sept. 15, 2003 (Harmon Foundation; Harmon Foundation, Inc.; William E. Harmon Foundation; William Harmon Foundation)

Picturing Some of the Principles of Child Care Album -- Mother Placing Baby in Carriage, circa 1948, via WWW, viewed Nov. 20, 2012: JPG image verso (Harmon Foundation, 140 Nassau Street, New York, N.Y.)

William E. Harmon Foundation. Wikipedia. Page accessed 17 April 2017. (Best known for African American achievement award.)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Harmon Foundation filmstrips of images from King of Kings

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9003
Scope and Contents

Two filmstrips of "Christ in the Home," and "Christ and Youth," images from King of Kings, produced by the Harmon Foundation. Also includes two Millenniata DVD copies of the filmstrips. Slideshow originally created in 1947.

Dates: 1947
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Harmon Foundation filmstrips of images from King of Kings

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