Reminiscences of Lawrence A. Wien, 1988-1989.

Biographical Note

Philanthropist, lawyer

Scope and Contents

Early childhood and family life; Columbia College and Columbia Law School, 1920's; early law practice; swift rise to wealth as a real estate investor; marriage and family life; early interest in philanthropy; active support for Brandeis University; establishment of the Wien International Scholarship Program; involvement with Federation of Jewish Philanthropies; involvement with Committee to increase Corporate Philanthropic Giving; support of Camp Vacamus; support for Lincoln Center; painful struggle against terminal illness; philosophy behind philanthropic giving. The formal interview is followed by a recording of the radio program "IBM Salute to the Arts" from February 8, 1989, which Wien's family donated to accompany the interview

Subjects

• Brandeis University.
• Charities.
• Columbia University.
• Endowments.
• Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York.
• Gardner, Joel, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Interviews.
• Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Scholarships.
• Wien, Lawrence A., 1905-1988--Interviews.

Access Conditions

Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1989