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23 de dic. de 2019 · If you’ve ever visited the University of Chicago campus, chances are you’ve heard the sounds of bells ringing from Rockefeller Memorial Chapel.. Dating to the 1930s, the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon is one of the largest instruments in the world—with 72 bronze bells that combine to weigh 100 tons. The iconic instrument draws scores of carillon players and music lovers each ...
Mr. Rockefeller's benefactions from 1855 to 1934 totaled $530,853,632, of which the greater amount went to the four great foundations he established for the purpose of handling his charities. They were the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial, in memory of his wife, and ...
Rockefeller philanthropy Rockefeller philanthropy, the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial (LSRM) and the Rockefeller Foundation (RF), had clearly defined policy objectives.8 As representatives of the ruling class, the trustees and officers of these foundations subscribed to an ideology of 'sophisticated conservatism' whose watchwords were
The chapel contains the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon and tower, a separate gift from John D. Rockefeller Jr. in 1932 in honor of his mother. This 72-bell carillon is the second-largest carillon in the world by mass, after the carillon at Riverside Church on the Upper West Side of New York City , which Rockefeller Jr. also donated in honor of his mother.
There is a plaque commemorating Rockefeller’s generous donation. The inscription reads, “For the permanent enjoyment of the people. This park was given one-half by the peoples and states of North Carolina and Tennessee and by the United States of America, and one-half in memory of Laura Spelman Rockefeller by the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial, founded by her husband John D ...
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 ...
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 ...
