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- Letter from A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) to Homer Grafton regarding University of Michigan Fresh Air Camps, October 11, 1928 - The Fresh Air Camp was founded in 1921 to provide a place for underprivileged boys to experience the outdoors. Members of the University of Michigan Student Christian Association established the camp with the support of benefactors, like Eleanor and Edsel Ford. In 1928, organization leaders recognized the couple's generosity with a plan to name two new lodges--one for Edsel, the other for "Tau Beta," another of Eleanor's charities.
- October 11, 1928
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Letter from A. J. Lepine (for Edsel Ford) to Homer Grafton regarding University of Michigan Fresh Air Camps, October 11, 1928
The Fresh Air Camp was founded in 1921 to provide a place for underprivileged boys to experience the outdoors. Members of the University of Michigan Student Christian Association established the camp with the support of benefactors, like Eleanor and Edsel Ford. In 1928, organization leaders recognized the couple's generosity with a plan to name two new lodges--one for Edsel, the other for "Tau Beta," another of Eleanor's charities.
- Tau Beta Camp, Columbiaville, Michigan, 1937 -
- June 30, 1937
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Tau Beta Camp, Columbiaville, Michigan, 1937
- Boys at Tau Beta Community House, Hamtramck, Michigan, 1920-1935 - The boys here are sitting on the front porch of the Tau Beta Community House in Hamtramck, Michigan. Built in 1928, this settlement house was created to "Americanize" Polish immigrants working at the Dodge Main automobile plant. It offered a day nursery, clinic, library, and gymnasium, and it served as a model for other settlement houses at the time.
- 1920-1935
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Boys at Tau Beta Community House, Hamtramck, Michigan, 1920-1935
The boys here are sitting on the front porch of the Tau Beta Community House in Hamtramck, Michigan. Built in 1928, this settlement house was created to "Americanize" Polish immigrants working at the Dodge Main automobile plant. It offered a day nursery, clinic, library, and gymnasium, and it served as a model for other settlement houses at the time.
- Cornerstone Ceremony at the New Tau Beta Community House, Hamtramck, Michigan, 1928 -
- June 16, 1928
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Cornerstone Ceremony at the New Tau Beta Community House, Hamtramck, Michigan, 1928
- Medical Activities at Tau Beta Community House, Hamtramck, Michigan, circa 1925 -
- circa 1925
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Medical Activities at Tau Beta Community House, Hamtramck, Michigan, circa 1925
- Baseball Team Organized by Tau Beta Community House, Hamtramck, Michigan, circa 1925 -
- 1923-1935
- Collections - Artifact
Baseball Team Organized by Tau Beta Community House, Hamtramck, Michigan, circa 1925