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	Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller (October 2, 1909 - November 29, 1992) was born Blanchette Ferry Hooker in New York City.
		Blanchette Rockefeller died in New York City from pneumonia, a complication of Alzheimer's Disease.
		The Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute in Morgantown, West Virginia is named in her honor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blanchette_Hooker_Rockefeller (194 words)

	Rockefeller family - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Rockefeller family, founded by John Davison Rockefeller (1839-1937) and his brother William Rockefeller (1841-1922), made a fortune in the oil business during the latter part of the 19th century through their Standard Oil Company.
		The Rockefeller name is imprinted on a number of places throughout the United States, most notably in New York City.
		The Rockefeller family was also responsible for the creation and endowment of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation which operates the restored area at Williamsburg, Virginia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rockefeller_family (312 words)

	John D. Rockefeller 3rd - SourceWatch
		Rockefeller was released from active duty in 1945 but his wartime experience led to his appointment as a cultural consultant to John Foster Dulles during the Japanese peace treaty negotiations.
		Rockefeller was the Center's first president, starting in 1956, and became its chairman in 1961, a post in which he served until 1970 when he was elected honorary chairman.
		In his role as self-appointed caretaker of philanthropy, Rockefeller was responsible for the creation of the Commission on Foundations and Private Philanthropy (usually known as the Peterson Commission) and the Commission on Private Philanthropy and Public Needs (usually known as the Filer Commission).
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=John_D._Rockefeller_3rd (1238 words)

	ASIA SOCIETY: THE COLLECTION IN CONTEXT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		John Davison Rockefeller 3rd was born in New York City on March 21, 1906, the eldest son of John D. Rockefeller Jr.
		He was also trustee and chairman (1952-1971) of the Rockefeller Foundation, and trustee of the Rockefeller Family Fund, established in 1967.
		Rockefeller in 1978, the collection was shown it its entirety in 1981 when the new building opened.
	asiasocietymuseum.org /rockefellers.asp (406 words)

	BRNI - Press Release 12.13.99 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Blanchette Rockefeller was dedicated to the preservation of health and family – serving on the Board of Trustees of the 104-year-old Community Service Society, the largest American private nonsectarian family and health agency.
		"Blanchette Rockefeller was the definition of grace and engagement in life," said Dr. Robert D’Alessandri, Vice President for Health Sciences and Dean of the School of Medicine.
		Rockefeller worked with representatives from West Virginia University, Johns Hopkins University, top researchers in neuroscience and private sector leaders for nearly two years in organizing and planning for the launch of the Institute.
	www.brni.org /Pages/PressRelease12.13.99.html (1302 words)

	Illuminating an Enveloping Darkness
		Meanwhile, their father—who in October became the executive director and CEO of the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute (BRNI) at WVU—is busy adapting to his own set of changes and to the biggest challenge of his professional life.
		It was established in 1999 by U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller and named in honor of his mother, a vital and accomplished woman afflicted by Alzheimer's disease in her final years.
		When Senator Rockefeller speaks of his mother, the pain caused to the entire family by her decline and death is evident.
	www.ia.wvu.edu /~magazine/issues/spring2002/htmlfiles/illuminating.html (1731 words)

	The New York Times: Premium Archive
		Rockefeller of Charleston, W.Va., and Washington, was married yesterday to James Douglas Carnegie, a son of Sir Roderick and Lady Carnegie of Melbourne, Australia.
		Her mother, Sharon Percy Rockefeller, is the president and chief executive of WETA, public radio and television stations in Arlington, Va., that serve the Washington area.
		Percy of Washington, and of the late Blanchette Ferry Hooker Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller III of New York.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9B05E3DD173BF937A25756C0A9669C8B63 (282 words)

	Blanchett - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Louis Blanchette, explorer and founder of Saint Charles, Missouri.
		Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller, wife of John D. Rockefeller III
		Blanchette Bridge, on Interstate 70 across the Missouri River near St Louis, Missouri
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/Blanchett (116 words)

	Asia Society -
		John D. Rockefeller 3rd Gallery, which occupies a large portion of the third floor in the newly renovated building, will be the permanent site for an ongoing series of special exhibitions drawn from the Rockefeller collection.
		Rockefeller in 1978, the collection went on view in its entirety in 1981 at the Asia Society’s new headquarters at 725 Park Avenue.
		The chief concern of the Rockefellers was that their collection embody not just the finest accomplishments of Asian art, but also represent the breadth of Asian cultures.
	www.asiasociety.org /pressroom/rel-creativeeye.html (1678 words)

	Rockefeller family - Iridis Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Rockefeller family donated some sizable sums towards the rebuilding of France after WWI.
		Exchanging ownership for control of wealth, foundations are also a handy means for promoting interests that benefit the wealthy.
		Since many drugs are made from coal tar derivatives, both oil companies and drug manufacturing concerns (many Rockefeller owned or controlled) are the main beneficiaries.
	www.iridis.com /Rockefeller (264 words)

	Articles - John D. Rockefeller III (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		John Davison Rockefeller 3rd (March 21, 1906 - July 10, 1978) was an industrialist, philanthropist, and member of the prominent United States Rockefeller family.
		They had one son, John D. Rockefeller IV, who is currently junior U.S. Senator from West Virginia and a former two term governor of that state, and three daughters Sandra Rockefeller, Hope Rockefeller, and Alida Rockefeller.
		John D. Rockefeller 3rd was killed in an automobile accident in Mount Pleasant, New York on July 10, 1978.
	www.x-moto.net /articles/John_D_Rockefeller_III (153 words)

	Asian Cultural Council: Donors
		The Ford Foundation is providing assistance for performing arts and cultural management fellowships in Indonesia; the Rockefeller Foundation is supporting some of the Council’s grant programs in the Mekong Region of Southeast Asia; and the Henry Luce Foundation is supporting a grant program for art history in China.
		In addition, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Charitable Lead Trusts established by Blanchette H. Rockefeller, and the Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund annually award unrestricted financial assistance to the ACC.
		Rockefeller, who served as ACC chairman from 1980 to 1990.
	www.asianculturalcouncil.org /donors.html (419 words)

	Medical Research at Case-Alzheimer's Researchers Receive Major Grant from Blanchette Rockefeller Fund
		CLEVELAND – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Alzheimer’s disease researchers have been awarded an $800,000 grant over four years from the Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund of New York to continue their research to understand, treat, and prevent Alzheimer’s disease.
		These compounds have been patented and the Rockefeller funds have been leveraged to yield a grant from the National Institutes of Health to evaluate these drugs in 30 Alzheimer’s disease patients.
		Nathan A. Berger, M.D., dean of the CWRU School of Medicine and vice president for medical affairs, said, “The $1.5 million of support from the Blanchette Rockefeller Fund is a significant contribution to Alzheimer’s disease research, which is very important in making headway against this disease.
	www.cwru.edu /menu/research/Alzblanchette.htm (543 words)

	Call and Post
		Herrup and Landreth have used the Rockefeller funds to pursue several high?risk avenues of work that have led to considerable progress.
		These compounds have been patented and the Rockefeller funds have been leveraged to yield a grant from the National Institutes of Health to evaluate these drugs in 3 0 Alzheimer's disease patients.
		Nathan A. Berger, M.D., dean of the CWRU School of Medicine and vice president for medical affairs, said, "The $1.5 million of,support from the Blanchette Rockefeller Fund is a significant contribution to Alzheimer's disease research, which is very important in making headway against this disease.
	www.callandpost.net /health/default_article.asp?id=14 (543 words)

	New York Architecture Images- Rockefeller Guest House
		Designed for Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller, the house was praised at the time by critics for its simplicity and elegance.
		The home was primarily intended as a place for social gatherings, and as a modern art gallery for its owner.
		Previous to being sold at auction, The Rockefeller Guest House was donated by the Rockefellers to the Museum of Modern Art in 1955, after which it had its share of owners.
	www.nyc-architecture.com /UES/UES110.HTM (426 words)

	Greensward Foundation
		One good reason is that more Rockefellers have had a part in it than any other, namely Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, Nelson, David, Blanchette Hooker (Mrs.
		MOMA was founded in 1929 with Abby Aldrich Rockefeller as treasurer.
		Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller is president, David Rockefeller is vice-chairman, and David, Jr., a member of the board.
	www.greenswardparks.org /books/rockefeller12.html (573 words)

	Visiting
		Called "a symphony of architecture" by the New York Times, the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center comprises a new museum, home to one of the finest teaching collections in the nation, as well as the renovated collegiate-gothic building, Taylor-Van Ingen Hall, home of the art department and the art library.
		The entrance to the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center is the Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller, class of 1931, Entrance Pavilion, a glass hexagon visible from just inside the college's main gate.
		A symbol of the art center, the pavilion is connected to Taylor-Van Ingen Hall by a buttress screen, creating a forecourt for the complex.
	fllac.vassar.edu /visiting.html (571 words)

	MemCheck - Memory News : 02.24.2004
		The study was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Charles S. Robertson Memorial Gift for Alzheimer's Disease Research from the Banbury Fund and the Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Foundation.
		Genes play a strong role in how well our memory works, according to a study of families with more than one person with Alzheimer's disease.
		The American Academy of Neurology, an association of more than 18,000 neurologists and neuroscience professionals, is dedicated to improving patient care through education and research.
	blog.cognitivelabs.com /blog/2004_02_24_cogcare_archive.html (1054 words)

	USA Vanguard - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		American Accents: Masterworks from the fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Featuring the Rockefeller Collection, a collection of art work covering 300 years of American art from 1670-1945, is the newest exhibit at the Gulf Coast Exploreum
		The Mason Children: David, Joanna and Abigail, attributed to Freake-Gibbs, is the earliest painting in the exhibit and one of only 35 American paintings before 1700 to survive.
		It is also one of the 42 works included in the exhibit donated to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco by John D. Rockefeller III and his wife Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller in 1979 and 1994.
	www.usavanguard.com /vnews/display.v?TARGET=printable&article_id=3d29f7621abc0 (437 words)

	Greensward Foundation
		Asia Society was founded in 1956 by John D. Rockefeller 3rd to educate Americans in the cultures of Asia.
		Culture is used in its wide sense, ranging from the fine arts to the performing arts, as well as the political and economic aspects of the several nations.
		The site is of some interest to the Friends of Central Park because it is in the neighborhood of Jones Woods which was slated to be taken over as the city's first urban park.
	www.greenswardparks.org /books/rockefeller06.html (234 words)

	OBR: News & Information, 04/22/99 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		"Case Western Reserve University researchers have landed a $750,000 grant from a Rockefeller family fund to further research Alzheimer's disease.
		The money from the Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund will be provided over three years and can be renewed for three more.
		CWRU Professors Karl Herrup and Gary Landreth have ongoing research into the disease.
	www.regents.state.oh.us /nandi/ni042299.html (926 words)

	The Rockefeller Archive Center - Abby Aldrich Box Lists
		132 - Mauze, Abby Rockefeller, 1922, 1934, n.d.
		158-159 - Speeches of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, 1918-1924, 1927, n.d.
		Warren Weaver (1894-1978), director of the Rockefeller Foundation Natural Sciences Division, 1932-1955, and vice president, 1955-1959, was an extremely influential figure in the development of American science in the 20th century.
	archive.rockefeller.edu /collections/family/abby/aaboxlist.php (955 words)

	Brooklyn Public Library /All Locations
		John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection / by Denise Patry Leidy ; with a contribution by Sherman E. Lee.
		Rockefeller, John D., 1906- -- Art collections -- Catalogs.
		Rockefeller, Blanchette Hooker, 1909- -- Art collections -- Catalogs.
	catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary.org:90 /record=b10173521 (81 words)

	BRNI - Blanchette Rockefeller - 1909-1992 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		She graduated from Vassar College in 1931 with a B.A. degree in music, and married John D. Rockefeller III the following year.
		Until afflicted by Alzheimer’s disease in her final years, Blanchette Rockefeller lived a long life of vitality and accomplishment.
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	www.hsc.wvu.edu /brni/Pages/BlanchetteRockefeller.html (126 words)

	MoMA.org \| Exhibitions \| 1997 \| Objects of Desire \| Intro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		An indemnity for the exhibition has been granted by the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
		The publication accompanying the exhibition is made possible by a generous grant from the Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund.
		The brochure text reprinted here was written by Christina Houstian, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Drawings.
	home.att.net /~artarchives/desire.html (225 words)

	Vassar History Index
		Blanche Ferry Hooker 1894 and Queene Ferry Coonley 1896 Present Alumnae House
		Blanchette Hooker 1931 Established Endowed Chair of Music
		Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller 1931 Donates Funds for Main Remodeling
	faculty.vassar.edu /daniels/alumnae.html (699 words)

	1996-97 Annual Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation, recognizing the importance of investigations already under way at Columbia, made a three-year pledge to establish the Taub Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research.
		Their generosity not only provided a solid basis for this vital research, but also was fundamental in leveraging important additional backing for the cause from the Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Foundation.
		Diseases such as Alzheimer's, HIV-AIDS, or any cancer cause such widespread concern that they are a constant focus for fund raising.
	cpmcnet.columbia.edu /dept/ps/annual/1997/development.html (2192 words)

	The Rockefeller collection of American art at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (in VSCCAT) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Rockefeller collection of American art at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (in VSCCAT)
		The Rockefeller collection of American art at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
		The Rockefeller collection of American art at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco / Marc Simpson, with the assistance of Patricia Junker.
	scolar.vsc.edu /VSCCAT/ACF-3736 (92 words)

	BRNI - Blanchette Rockefeller - 1909-1992 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Blanchette Ferry Hooker Rockefeller was born in New York City on October 2, 1909.
		She made vast contributions to community service, the arts, and to education in New York City.
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	www.brni.org /Pages/BlanchetteRockefeller.html (129 words)

	Mowry (1984) Featured masterpiece from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection of Asian Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection of Asian Art
		Asia Society; Exhibitions; Jar with "three friends of winter" decoration (Art object); Art objects; Private collections; New York (State); New York; Rockefeller, John D.; Rockefeller, Blanchette Hooker; Art collections
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	www.getcited.org /?PUB=102417782&showStat=Ratings (123 words)

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