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1919 Society

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Named for the year of our founding, the 1919 Society and its members celebrate the past achievements of ACLS and future promise as the foremost proponent for academic humanities in the United States.

Through commitments made during estate planning, supporters of ACLS can ensure that they will be leaving a legacy.

“Generous gifts from individual donors financed the grants and fellowships that made us the people and scholars we are today. It is now time for us to make a similar gesture to ACLS to help new generations of scholars along their way.”

Nicola Courtright F’94 & David Levine
Members of 1919 Society
Members of the 1919 Society

The 1919 Society recognizes the following generous donors who have included ACLS in their will or estate plans:

Morton Norton Cohen † & Richard N. Swift †
Joy Connolly
Nicola M. Courtright & David A. Levine
Carol G. Duncan
Ann Fabian & Christopher Smeall
Frances Daly Fergusson
Lawrence J. Friedman
Melani McAlister
Maynard Mack †
Susan McClary & Robert Walser
Anya Peterson Royce
Barbara A. Shailor & Harry W. Blair II
Jenni Sorkin
Andrew Vaughn
Steven Wheatley
Daniel J. Wright
Pauline Yu

More on the 1919 Society & Planned Giving at ACLS

  • Bequest from Lewis Carroll Scholar Establishes New ACLS Fellowship Fund

    ACLS was honored to receive a bequest of $2.4 million from the estate of Morton Norton Cohen.

    News Article
    August 1, 2022
  • Donor Spotlight: Nicola Courtright F’94

    ACLS Board Vice-Chair Nicola Courtright F’94 on joining the ACLS 1919 Society by making a planned gift.

    News Article
    June 8, 2021
  • Donor Spotlight: Barbara Shailor and Harry Blair

    News Article
    February 11, 2020
  • Impact of Giving

    The American Council of Learned Societies is grateful for the steadfast commitment of each of our donors in helping us promote and advance humanistic scholarship and knowledge throughout society.

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