Russell Sage Foundation records, 1908-1942. 

 - 43,250  items. 200  containers. 80  linear feet. 
 -  Arranged as received, with the material organized by subject and therein often by name of state. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Chiefly source material on small loan organizations, credit unions, and other foreign and domestic lending agencies; installment selling; industrial banking; and supervision of lending. 
<br/><br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 81057638  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Banks and banking.<br/>Conditional sales.<br/>Consumer finance companies.<br/>Credit unions.<br/>Finance.<br/>Finance--Law and legislation.<br/>Financial institutions.<br/>Industrial loan associations.<br/>Installment plan.<br/>Loans.<br/>Loans--Law and legislation.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Economic conditions--20th century.<br/>United States--Social conditions--20th century.