TY  - GEN
T1  - A Gift of Belief : Philanthropy and the Forging of Pittsburgh
A2  - Buechel, Kathleen W.
LA  - English
PP  - Pittsburgh, Pa.
PB  - University of Pittsburgh Press
YR  - 2021
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_on1247158013
AB  - "Philanthropy has long been associated with images of industrial titans and wealthy families. In Pittsburgh, long a center for industry, the shadows of Carnegie, Mellon, Frick, and others loom especially large, while the stories of working-class citizens who uplifted their neighbors remain untold. For the first time, these two portraits of Pittsburgh philanthropy converge in a rich historic tapestry. The Gift of Belief reveals how Pittsburghers from every strata, creed, and circumstance organized their private resources for the public good. The industrialists and their foundations are here but stand alongside lesser known philanthropists equally involved in institution building, civic reform, and community empowerment. Beginning with sectarian philanthropy in the nineteenth century, moving to scientific philanthropy in the early twentieth century and Pittsburgh Renaissance-era institution-building, and concluding with modern entrepreneurship, twelve authors trace how Pittsburgh aligned with, led, or lagged behind the national philanthropic story and explore how ideals of charity and philanthropy entwined to produce distinctive forms of engagement that has defined Pittsburgh's civic life"--
CN  - HV99.P65 G54 2021eb
SN  - 0822988321
SN  - 9780822988328
SN  - 9780822946809
SN  - 0822946807
KW  - Philanthropists : Pennsylvania : Pittsburgh : History.
KW  - Charities : Pennsylvania : Pittsburgh : History.
KW  - Pittsburgh (Pa.) : History.
KW  - Social sciences.
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - Charities.
KW  - Philanthropes : Pennsylvanie : Pittsburgh : Histoire.
KW  - Dons de charité : Pennsylvanie : Pittsburgh : Histoire.
KW  - Dons de charité.
KW  - Sciences sociales.
KW  - Livres numériques.
KW  - donations (legal property)
KW  - social sciences.
KW  - e-books.
KW  - HISTORY : General.
KW  - Philanthropists
KW  - Charities
KW  - Pennsylvania : Pittsburgh
KW  - History
ER  -