0.01 Linear Feet, Summary: 1/4 in. (1 oversize folder, 1/4 in.)
Creator
Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown,
WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Published Excerpts from the Fifth Codicil of the Last Will & Testament of Michael L. Benedum in calligraphy (1976). Facsimile
of Fortune article from December, 1940 regarding the Benedum family and their business interests (11 pages; includes cover
of magazine). The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation is an independent foundation established in 1944 by Michael and Sarah
Benedum, natives respectively of Bridgeport and Blacksville, West Virginia. During his lifetime in the oil and gas business,
Michael Benedum amassed a fortune, ranking him in his day among the 100 wealthiest Americans. Michael Benedum operated his
worldwide business from corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Benedum established residence in
Pittsburgh in 1907 and lived there for over 50 years. They named the Foundation in memory of their only child, Claude Worthington,
who died in 1918 at age 20. In creating the Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Benedum expressed the wish that grant making be focused
in West Virginia and Pittsburgh, their native and adopted homes.
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Conditions Governing Access
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, Miscellaneous Publications, A&M
3395, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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