Russell Sage Foundation creator mixed material monographic eng 43,250 200 80 Chiefly source material on small loan organizations, credit unions, and other foreign and domestic lending agencies; installment selling; industrial banking; and supervision of lending. Open to research. 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. Banks and banking Conditional sales Consumer finance companies Credit unions Finance Finance Law and legislation Financial institutions Industrial loan associations Installment plan Loans Loans Law and legislation United States Economic conditions 20th century United States Social conditions 20th century mm 81057638 Open to research. DLC 820107 20260227111709.0 mm 81057638