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May 9, 2024 · She suffered a fatal heart attack in 1915 at the Rockefeller estate in Pocantico Hills, New York. Three years later her husband created the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial, which was involved in education and social welfare, among other issues. It later became part of the Rockefeller Foundation.
May 17, 2024 · Laura Spelman Rockefeller was an American philanthropist and the wife of John D. Rockefeller. Together, they established the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial, which supported social reform and scientific research. Laura also served as the first president of the General Education Board, which worked to improve education in the United States.
6 days ago · Near the top of the tower is the church's main feature, a 74-bell carillon —the heaviest in the world—dedicated to Rockefeller Jr.'s mother Laura Spelman Rockefeller. A seven-story wing was built to the south of the original building in 1959 to a design by Collens, Willis & Beckonert, and was renamed for Martin Luther King Jr. in 1985.
May 15, 2024 · Academic Research and Education; Commonwealth Fund; Institute of International Education; Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial; Rockefeller Foundation Listening to Each Other? – Opportunities and Challenges in Music Exchanges between the United States and the People’s Republic of China in the Late Twentieth Century
5 days ago · While the Laura Spelman Rockefeller memorial Carillon may no longer be the largest in the world, the church’s bourdon is 20-ton piece of bronze that is the largest cast and tuned bell up to...
May 18, 2024 · May 23, 1937, Ormond Beach, Florida (aged 97) Founder: Standard Oil. Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial. Notable Family Members: spouse Laura Spelman Rockefeller. son John D. Rockefeller, Jr. son Nelson Rockefeller. brother William Rockefeller.
May 4, 2024 · predated the Civil War. As a girl, Laura Spelman Rockefeller with her family helped runaway slaves as part of the Underground Railroad. Atlanta Female Baptist Seminary was renamed Spelman College in 1884 in honor of Laura's parents. John D. Rockefeller continued to give money and land to both Spelman College and its counterpart for men,
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