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June 29, 1950
The Ohio Daily Express
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Mrs. Edward S. Harkness, widow of philanthropist Edward S. Harkness, left $250,000 to Tuskegee Institute in her will, the third Negro institution to benefit after Hampton and Atlanta. She died June 6, 1950, at her New York home.
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Thursday, June 29, 1950.
Mrs. Harkness died on June 6 at her New York home.
Her husband died several years ago.
Education News
Tuskegee Left $250,000 By Mrs. Edward Harkness
NEW YORK (ANP)- Tuskegee Institute is the latest Negro institution to benefit through provisions of the will of the late Mrs. Edward S. Harkness. The Alabama institution will receive $250,000 from the estate through a provision written in by Mrs. Harkness in 1947.
This is the third Negro school remembered by the widow of the late philanthropist. The others are Hampton Institute and Atlanta
Mrs. Harkness died on June 6 at her New York home.
Her husband died several years ago.
Education News
Tuskegee Left $250,000 By Mrs. Edward Harkness
NEW YORK (ANP)- Tuskegee Institute is the latest Negro institution to benefit through provisions of the will of the late Mrs. Edward S. Harkness. The Alabama institution will receive $250,000 from the estate through a provision written in by Mrs. Harkness in 1947.
This is the third Negro school remembered by the widow of the late philanthropist. The others are Hampton Institute and Atlanta
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Tuskegee Institute
Bequest
Philanthropy
Negro Education
Will Provision
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Edward S. Harkness
Edward S. Harkness
Tuskegee Institute
Where did it happen?
New York, Alabama
Story Details
Key Persons
Mrs. Edward S. Harkness
Edward S. Harkness
Tuskegee Institute
Location
New York, Alabama
Event Date
June 6, 1950
Story Details
Tuskegee Institute receives $250,000 from Mrs. Edward S. Harkness's estate per 1947 will provision; third Negro school benefited after Hampton Institute and Atlanta.