Russell Sage Foundation records, 1908-1942.

Open to research.

Chiefly source material on small loan organizations, credit unions, and other foreign and domestic lending agencies; installment selling; industrial banking; and supervision of lending.

Established by Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage in 1907 for the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States, the foundation undertook major projects in low-income housing, urban planning, social work, and labor reform. The foundation now dedicates itself exclusively to the promotion of research in the social sciences as a means of diagnosing social problems and improving social policies.

Collection material in English.

Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room.