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The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial. John D. Rockefeller established the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial in honour of his late wife. The charter purpose of the Memorial was to assist women and children. Through its first three years in existence, the Memorial focused on its charter purpose, which it pursued mostly through religious ...
Laura Spelman Rockefeller with her daughter, Edith Rockefeller McCormick, and Edith’s sons, John Rockefeller McCormick and Harold Fowler McCormick. 10 There were two Rockefeller weddings in 1901. Alta had combined her father’s gift for organization and her mother’s interest in
Laura Celestia « Cettie » Spelman Rockefeller (9 septembre 1839 - 12 mars 1915) [1] est une abolitionniste, philanthrope et professeure d'école américaine. Son mariage avec le cofondateur de la Standard Oil, John D. Rockefeller, la fait entrer dans la famille Rockefeller.. Le Spelman College d'Atlanta et le Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial sont nommés à sa mémoire [2].
John D. Rockefeller donated the money for the building and equipment as a memorial to his wife Laura. After undergoing a complete renovation in 2012, Laura Spelman Residence Hall was reopened with new upgrades. Laura Spelman is an upperclass residence hall housing 40 students on the second and third floors.
The Rockefeller family (/ ˈ r ɒ k ə f ɛ l ər / ROCK-ə-fell-ər) is an American industrial, political, and banking family that owns one of the world's largest fortunes. The fortune was made in the American petroleum industry during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by brothers John D. Rockefeller and William A. Rockefeller Jr., primarily through Standard Oil (the predecessor of ...
Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman Rockefeller (September 9, 1839 – March 12, 1915)[1] was an American abolitionist, philanthropist, school teacher, and prominent member of the Rockefeller family. Her husband was Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller.
The Rockefeller Foundation is an American private foundation and philanthropic medical research and arts funding organization based at 420 Fifth Avenue, ... Through the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial (LSRM), established by Senior in 1918 and named after his wife, ...
