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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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The Hogg Family and Houston: Philanthropy and the Civic Ideal

The Hogg Family and Houston: Philanthropy and the Civic Ideal

Kirkland, Kate Sayen

Paperback

Series: Focus on American History

Biographies GeneralGeneral SociologyGeneral United States History

ISBN10: 0292718667
ISBN13: 9780292718661
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: Jan 15 2009
Pages: 401
Weight: 1.30
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Progressive former governor James Stephen Hogg moved his business headquarters to Houston in 1905. For seven decades, his children Will, Ima, and Mike Hogg used their political ties, social position, and family fortune to improve the lives of fellow Houstonians.

As civic activists, they espoused contested causes like city planning and mental health care. As volunteers, they inspired others to support social service, educational, and cultural programs. As philanthropic entrepreneurs, they built institutions that have long outlived them: the Houston Symphony, the Museum of Fine Arts, Memorial Park, and the Hogg Foundation. The Hoggs had a vision of Houston as a great city--a place that supports access to parklands, music, and art; nurtures knowledge of the American heritage which unites us; and provides social service and mental health care assistance. This vision links them to generations of American idealists who advanced a moral response to change.

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