David J. Mahoney papers, 1923-2000 (bulk 1975-1998).

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Mahoney, David J.

Contributor:

Norton Simon Inc.

Charles A. Dana Foundation

Language:

English

Genre:

Manuscripts for publication.

Manuscripts, American.

Penn Provenance:

Gift of Mrs. Hildegarde Mahoney, 2008.

Physical Description:

72 boxes

Place of Publication:

1923-2000

Biography/History:

American businessman and philanthropist. Mahoney was president, chief operating officer, and then chairman of Norton Simon, Inc. from 1967 to 1983; a founder and chairman of the American Health Association until his death in 2000; and a trustee and CEO of the Charles A. Dana Foundation from 1977 to 2000.

Summary:

Personal papers of business executive and philanthropist David J. Mahoney. The bulk of the materials comprise correspondence from 1951 to 2000, including letters from Richard Nixon, Norton Simon, William Safire, and Vernon Jordan; writings from 1965 to 1999, including two books written by Mahoney: Confessions of a Street Smart Manager (1988) with Richard Conarroe and The Longevity Strategy: How to Live to 100 Using the Brain-Body Connection (1998) with Richard Restak, M.D.; and events covering the years 1968 to 1998, such as the Horatio Alger Award, which Mahoney won in 1977, and the Bilderburg Conference in both 1981 and 1982. Also available are newspaper clippings and publicity materials focusing on Mahoney as a society figure and businessman, media such as VHS tapes and DVD's, books, photographs, and award plaques and medals.

Finding Aid/Index:

Finding aid available through the World Wide Web.

OCLC:

611866146