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Commemorative

Object number2014.127.1

Datec. 1929

MediumGold; Metal; Canvas; Fabric; Nylon; Paper; Adhesive tape; Glass

Credit LineGift of Sigo Falk

DescriptionTwo gold pens framed inside of a wood frame shadow box.Dimensions7.375 x 11.75 x 1.688 in. (18.7 x 29.8 x 4.3 cm)
InscriptionsEach pen has inscribed text: the top pen reads "THIS PEN WAS USED IN / CREATING / THE MAURICE & LAURA FALK / FOUNDATION / DEC. 14, 1929", and the bottom pen reads "WITH A PEN SIMILAR TO THIS / MAURICE FALK / DEC. 14, 1929 / SIGNED THE CONTRACT CREATING / THE MAURICE AND LAURA / FALK FOUNDATION".

Underneath the pens is a gold-tone metal plaque with text "GOLD PENS USED IN THE / INCORPORATION CEREMONIES OF / THE MAURICE & LAURA FALK FOUNDATION. / DECEMBER 14, 1929".
Historical NotesThese pens were used to sign the papers that created the Falk Fund in 1929. Originally called the Falk Fund, the organization has been a leading grant-giving institution in the fields of economics, politics, education, medicine, and social welfare. Endowed with $10 million from Maurice Falk, the fund was to be expended within a thirty-five year period. The Maurice Falk Medical Fund was chartered in 1960 as a means for the Fund to continue its grant-giving activity after 1965. In May 2004, the Fund's board changed its name to the Maurice Falk Fund. The Leon Falk Family Trust, founded in 1952, transferred its assets to the Maurice Falk Fund in 2006. By merging the assets of the Maurice Falk Fund and the Leon Falk Family Trust, the Falk Foundation was created. In 2010, the name changed officially to the Falk Foundation. The Foundation ended its almost 85 year legacy in 2014.

Related person Maurice Falk (born 1866)

Related person Laura Falk

Related institution Falk Foundation

Related institution Maurice and Laura Falk Foundation

Related institution Maurice Falk Fund

Related institution Leon Falk Family Trust

Previous owner Sigo Falk

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