United Foundation Campaign Department Records 47 linear feet (47 SB) 1950-1995, bulk 1965-1989 Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Finding aid written by Julia Teran on September 2, 2015. Accession Number: UR002533 Creator: United Foundation Acquisition: The United Foundation Campaign Department Records were deposited in the Reuther Library in multiple accessions in 1987, 1991, 1994, and 1998. Language: Material entirely in English. Access: Collection is open for research. Use: Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library Rules for Use of Archival Materials. Restrictions: Researchers may encounter records of a sensitive nature – personnel files, case records and those involving investigations, legal and other private matters. Privacy laws and restrictions imposed by the Library prohibit the use of names and other personal information which might identify an individual, except with written permission from the Director and/or the donor. Notes: Citation style: “United Foundation Campaign Department Records, Box [#], Folder [#], Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University” Related Material: Reuther collections: United Community Services, United Foundation, and United Way collections. PLEASE NOTE: Material in this collection has been arranged by series ONLY. Folders are not arranged within each series – we have provided an inventory based on their original order. Subjects may be dispersed throughout several boxes within any given series. United Foundation Campaign Department Records Abstract Walter C. Laidlaw established the United Foundation in 1948 through the merger of the Detroit Community Chest and other Detroit charitable organizations. The goal of the United Foundation was to centralize fund-raising efforts and to generate mass fund-raising campaigns, such as the Torch Drive, which was first held in 1949. The United Foundation was closely affiliated with the United Community Services of Metropolitan Detroit, and became affiliated with the national United Way organization beginning with the United Way’s conception in 1970. The organization retained the name United Foundation until 1989, when it changed its name to the United Way for Southeastern Michigan to better reflect its association with the national United Way. It was known as the United Way for Southeastern Michigan until its merger with the United Community Services in 1995, when it became known as the United Way Community Services. The United Foundation’s Office of the President was responsible for overseeing and directing the various departments within the United Foundation. As the founder of the United Foundation, Walter C. Laidlaw served in this office from its inception in 1948 until his retirement in 1968. Upon his exit, H. Clay Howell succeeded Laidlaw as President of the United Foundation. The United Foundation Campaign Department Records consist of correspondence, reports, minutes, proposals, program and event materials, and committee information reflecting the operations of the department, including the United Foundation’s relationship with participating agencies and the processes by which agencies requested and received funding from the United Foundation. Important Subjects: Capital Fund Division Combined Federal Campaign Committee on Fund Distribution Economic Survey Committee Fund Raising Committee Implementation Committee Labor Participation Committee Pacesetter Unit Plan Torch Drive UF Special Study Committee Urban Progress Fund Working Together Program Workplace Presence Program Important Names: Cousin, Jacques Hall, James L. Howell, H. Clay Laidlaw, Walter C. Russell, Thomas F. 2 United Foundation Campaign Department Records Arrangement The collection is arranged into 4 series. Folders in each series are simply listed by their location within each box. They are not arranged, so any given subject may be dispersed throughout several boxes within each series. Series 1: Committees and Events, 1950-1991, Boxes 1-12 Series 2: Programs and Administration, 1955-1995, Boxes 12-25 Series 3: Capital Fund Division, 1963-1983, Boxes 26-40 Series 4: Campaign Materials, 1951-1990, Boxes 40-47 3 United Foundation Campaign Department Records Series 1 Box 1 1 Employee Kickoff-Labor Management Dinner-Letters & Tickets, 1970-1979 2 Employee Kickoff Dinner, 1979 3 Employee Kickoff Dinner-Originals-Revisions, 1979 4 Employee Kickoff Dinner-Final Script, 1979 5 Employee Kickoff Dinner, 1980 6 Employee Kickoff Dinner-Speakers Table, 1980 7 Employee Kickoff Dinner-Originals-Agenda, 1980 8 Employee Kickoff Dinner, 1980 9 Employee Kickoff Dinner, 1981 10 Employee Kickoff Dinner-Speakers Table, 1981 11 Employee Kickoff Dinner-Original Script, 1981 12 Employee Kickoff Dinner-Revised Script, 1981 13 Employee Kickoff Dinner, 1982 14 Employee Kickoff Dinner-Speakers Table, 1982 15 Employee Kickoff Dinner-Organizations, 1982 16 Employee Kickoff Dinner-Agenda-Script, 1982 17 Employee Kickoff Dinner-Script, 1982 18 Employee Kickoff Dinner, 1983 19 Employee Kickoff Dinner-Organizations Invited, 1983 20 Employee Kickoff Dinner-Script, 1983 21 Employee Kickoff Dinner, 9-28-83 22 Employee Kickoff Dinner, 1985 23 Special Study Committee, 1968 24 Special Study Committee, 1969 25 Special Study Committee-Priorities Subcommittee, 1969 26 Special Study Committee, 1970 (1 of 2) 27 Speical Study Committee, 1970 (2 of 2) 28 Speical Study Committee, 1971 29 Fund Raising Committee, 1984 (1 of 2) 30 Fund Raising Committee, 1984 (2 of 2) 31 Fund Raising Committee-Meeting, 9-6-84 32 Fund Raising Committee, 1984 33 Fund Raising Committee-Meeting, 2-7-85 34 Fund Raising Committee-Meeting, 3-25-85 35 Fund Raising Committee-Meeting, 5-17-85 36 Fund Raising Committee-Meeting, 9-16-85 37 Fund Raising Committee, September 1985 38 Fund Raising Committee, 1985 Box 2 1 Fund Raising Committee-Meeting, 12-2-85 4 United Foundation Campaign Department Records 2 Economic Survey Committee, 1956-1959 3 Economic Survey Committee, 1960-1962 4 Economic Survey Committee, 1963-1965 5 Economic Survey Committee, 1966-1967 6 Economic Survey Committee, 1968-1969 7 Economic Survey Committee, 1970 8 Economic Survey Committee, 1971 9 Economic Survey Committee, 1972 10 Economic Survey Committee-Meeting & Report, 1972 11 Economic Survey Committee, 1972 12 Economic Survey Committee, 1973 13 Economic Survey Committee-Meeting & Report, 1973 14 Economic Survey Committee, 1973 15 Economic Survey Committee, 1974 16 Economic Survey Committee-Meeting, 1974 17 Economic Survey Committee-Meeting & Report, 1974 18 Economic Survey Committee, 1975 19 Economic Survey Committee, 1976 20 Economic Survey Committee-Meetings, 1976 21 Economic Survey Committee, 1976 22 Economic Survey Committee, 1977 23 Economic Survey Committee-Meetings, 1977 24 Economic Survey Committee-Reports, 1977 25 Economic Survey Committee, 1977 26 Economic Survey Committee, 1978 27 Economic Survey Committee-Meeting, 1978 28 Economic Survey Committee-Reports, 1978 29 Economic Survey Committee, 1979 30 Economic Survey Committee-Meeting, 1979 31 Economic Survey Committee-Reports, 1979 32 Economic Survey Committee, 1980 33 Economic Survey Committee-Meetings, 1980 34 Economic Survey Committee-Reports, 1980 35 Economic Survey Committee, 1980 36 Economic Survey Committee-Correspondence, 1981 37 Economic Survey Committee-Meetings, 1981 38 Economic Survey Committee-Reports, 1981 39 Economic Survey Committee, 1981 40 Economic Survey Committee, 1982 41 Economic Survey Committee-Meetings, 1982 42 Economic Survey Committee-Reports, 1982 43 Economic Survey Committee, 1983 5 United Foundation Campaign Department Records 44 Economic Survey Committee-Meetings, 1983 45 Economic Survey Committee-Reports, 1983 46 Goal & Allocations Committee, 1969 47 Goal & Allocations Committee, 1978 48 Goal & Allocations Committee, 1972 49 Fund Raising Advisory Committee, 1982 50 Fund Raising Advisory Committee-January-October, 1983 Box 3 1 Fund Raising Advisory Committee-November-December, 1983 2 Fund Raising Advisory Committee, 1984 3 Fund Raising Advisory Committee, 1985 4 Fund Raising Advisory Committee, 1986 5 Fund Raising Advisory Committee, 1987 6 Meeting Sponsorship Pool, 1977 7 Meeting Sponsorship Pool, 1978 8 Meeting Sponsorship Pool, 1979 9 Meeting Sponsorship Pool, 1980 10 Meeting Sponsorship Pool, 1981 11 Meeting Sponsorship Pool, 1982 12 Meeting Sponsorship Pool, 1983 13 Meeting Sponsorship Pool, 1984 14 Ad Hoc Committee on Agency Supplemental Fund Raising, 1985 15 Ad Hoc Committee on Agency Supplemental Fund Raising, October 1985 16 Ad Hoc Committee on Agency Supplemental Fund Raising, November 1985 17 Ad Hoc Committee on Agency Supplemental Fund Raising, December 1985 18 Ad Hoc Committee on Agency Supplemental Fund Raising, 1/86-7/86 19 Ad Hoc Committee on Agency Supplemental Fund Raising, February 1986 20 Ad Hoc Committee on Agency Supplemental Fund Raising, April 1986 21 Ad Hoc Committee on Agency Supplemental Fund Raising, May 1986 22 Ad Hoc Committee on Donor Options, 1985 23 Ad Hoc Committee on Donor Options, 1986 24 Agency Review Committee, 1986 25 Analysis Charts & Increases, 1980 26 Audit-General, 1984-1986 27 Audit-Fund Year, 1976 28 Audit-Fund Year, 1977 29 Audit-Fund Year, 1979 30 Audit-Fund Year, 1980 31 Audit-Fund Year, 1981 32 Audit-Fund Year, 1982 33 Audit-Fund Year, 1983 34 Audit-Fund Year, 1984 6 United Foundation Campaign Department Records 35 Board of Directors Meeting-Correspondence, 1984 36 Chapters Chairman, 1982 37 Chapters Chairman, 1985 38 Chapter Units Evaluation Meeting, 1982 39 Chapter Units Evaluation