2011 University Philanthropy and Public Enterprise—what history tells us about why benefactors like universities
The University of Sydney has a surprisingly rich philanthropic tradition. This colloquium discussed the history of philanthropy at Sydney including college philanthropy and two of the University’s great bequests—the Power Bequest and the McCaughey Bequest—and raised questions about the importance of philanthropy to public enterprise. The colloquium was held on Wednesday 8 June 2011 at the University of Sydney in conjunction with the University of Sydney’s Nation, Empire, Globe Research Cluster and the History of University Life Seminar Series
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Introduction : University Philanthropy and Public Enterprise—what history tells us about why benefactors like universities
Julia Horne
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Samuel McCaughey’s gift to the nation
Julia Horne
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J. W. Power’s vision ‘…to bring the people of Australia in more direct touch with the latest art’
Ann Stephen
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Learning, Piety, Patriarchy, Nostalgia: why men and women gave money to St Paul’s College
Alan Atkinson
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Questions and Answers
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