III. Fundraising Efforts,, 1978-1983

Summary:These items date from 1978 to 1983, with the majority from 1978 to 1980. This series includes correspondence with various persons, companies and foundations, reports, and other materials related to pre- and post-conference CLUE fundraising. Rutgers Foundation correspondence with various foundations is included in "pre-conference folders."

The folders designated "CLUE Budgets" includes lists of contributions and draft budgets for CLUE. The "General Foundations" folders contain correspondence with large foundations such as Rockefeller Foundation, Mobil Corporation, Prudential, and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, The latter includes a copy of their annual report from 1980, which contains a reference to CLUE on pages 34 and 35.

Finally, the "National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)" folders include correspondence, budgets, and post-conference proposals and reports. NEH reports continue through 1983 and include the most complete accounts of post-conference activities, publishing and dissemination of materials. The folders include a copy of Alan Shusterman's complete evaluation of the conference for the New Jersey Committee for the Humanities (date from correspondence, May 27, 1980). Folders sorted by subject and arranged chronologically.