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Laura Spelman Rockefeller died on March 12, 1915, at age 75 of a heart attack, at the family estate Kykuit in Pocantico Hills, New York. Legacy. John D. Rockefeller established the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Fund.
25 de abr. de 2024 · Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial. Olmsted Archives. Quick Facts. Location: Gatlinburg, TN. Significance: Olmsted Designed Memorial. Olmsted Brothers were hired by the National Park Service in 1938 to create a memorial to John D. Rockefeller’s wife Laura.
In October 1918 John D. Rockefeller established the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial. For its first four years the Memorial focused on providing resources to assist the well-being of women and children.
13 de ene. de 2022 · John D. Rockefeller (JDR) created the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial (LSRM) in 1918 as a way to honor and support his late wife’s charitable causes. During its decade-long existence, he donated some $74 million to the Memorial.
This article provides an historical review of some of the contributions of the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial to the establishment and maintenance of research in child development between 1925 and 1940.
Laura Spelman Rockefeller died of a heart attack on March 12, 1915, while JDR was in Florida. The funeral held on March 15 in Pocantico Hills was private, attended only by family and a few friends. To honor Laura, JDR established the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial in 1918.
The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial was founded October 18, 1918 by John D. Rockefeller Sr., in memory of his deceased wife, and was terminated as a legal entity on January 3, 1929. The Memorial's mandate was the promotion of the welfare of women and children worldwide.
