Rich ppl give away ~$150 mill to education for philanthropy (1878 - 1898) (6 déc. 1878 – 12 juill. 1898)
Description:
New institutions included Cornell (1865), Leland Stanford Jr (1891); Industrial millionaires developed social consciences → donated to edu, Private philanthropy help gov’t grants for higher edu; Leland founded in memory of deceased only child of Central Pacific RR builder; University of Chicago (1892) got lots of $$ from RockefellerAjouté au bande de temps:
Date:
6 déc. 1878
12 juill. 1898
~ 19 years