Philanthropy Oral History Collection
name: label: Interviewer
content: Moniz, Amanda B.
label: Creator
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.)
label: Interviewee
content: Boynton, James
label: Interviewee
content: Gallagher, Brian A., 1959-
label: Interviewee
content: Hunt, Helen, 1949-
label: Interviewee
content: Inouye, Irene Hirano, 1948-2020
label: Interviewee
content: Lam, Marie
label: Interviewee
content: Lee, Regina
label: Interviewee
content: Rapson, Rip, 1952-
label: Interviewee
content: Rimel, Rebecca W. (Rebecca Webster), 1951-
label: Interviewee
content: Stauber, Karl Neill, 1951-
label: Interviewee
content: Walker, Darren, 1959-
label: Interviewee
content: Wasserman, Steve
topic: label: Occupation
content: Philanthropists
label: Topic
content: Charities
label: Topic
content: Endowments
label: Topic
content: Community-based social services
label: Topic
content: Volunteers
label: Topic
content: Nonprofit organizations
label: Topic
content: Social justice
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Made for the National Museum of American History by the Philanthropy Initiative between 2017-2018.
creator: label: Interviewer
content: Moniz, Amanda B.
label: Creator
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.)
setName: label: See more items in
content: Philanthropy Oral History Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collection documents through born-digital oral histories the lives and experiences of a wide range of people involved in philanthropy.
accruals: label: Accruals
content: Further accruals are expected. The repository continues to add interviews to this collection on a regular basis.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.02 Gigabytes (13 .mp3 files, 13 .pdf files)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 2017-2018
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1582
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
label: Type
content: Born digital
label: Type
content: Oral history
label: Type
content: Transcripts
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into one series, alphabetical by last name of interviewee.

Series 1: Born-Digital Interviews, 2017-2018
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Leigh Gialanella, digital archivist, 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Born digital
label: Genre/Form
content: Oral history
label: Genre/Form
content: Transcripts
scopecontent: label: History of the Collecting Process
content: The Philanthropy Initiative at the National Museum of American History collects, documents, researches, and creates exhibitions and online content relating to the history of American giving. Central to the Initiative's mission is the convening of conversations with historical perspectives about philanthropy's impact across a wide spectrum of political, social, and economic issues. 

The Philanthropy Initiative launched in 2015, followed by the Philanthropy Oral History Project in 2017. The project's core team members are Dr. Amanda B. Moniz (David M. Rubenstein Curator of Philanthropy, Project Lead/Oral Historian), Sarah Weicksel (Project Historian), and Laura Oviedo (Project Historian for the War and Latina/o Philanthropy Collecting Initiative).

The Philanthropy Oral History Project highlights philanthropists from diverse backgrounds who have given time, money, resources, expertise, and talent to communities within the United States and across international borders. During the first phase of the project, David M. Rubenstein Curator of Philanthropy Amanda B. Moniz conducted eleven oral histories with philanthropists in Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Virginia, and Washington D.C.
label: Scope and Contents
content: This collection contains oral history interviews and transcripts documenting the lives and experiences of prominent philanthropists. The oral histories provide insight into each interviewee's life experiences and philanthropic work. In the process, they touch upon broader topics in American society such as public health, education, feminism, religion, and immigration.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Materials at the National Museum of American History

The Division of Work and Industry, National Philanthropy Collection, holds the following objects related to this collection: United Way pin (2017.0126.154), Facilities Capital Stretch drawing (2017.0301.01), Audacity Project drawing (2017.0301.02), turtle carving (2018.0104.01), Chinatown Street Fair poster (2018.0234.01), Good Health Day t-shirts (2018.0234.02, 2018.0234.03), Channel 2 Auction apron (2018.0286.02), and WGBH Auction pad (2018.0286.03).