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THE HAYNES FOUNDATION Re THE HAYNES FOUNDATION is an organization which devotes itself to research and education. It was founded and endowed by Dr. John Pandolph Haynes and his wife, Dora Haynes, o were active and progressive citizens of Los igeles during one of the city’s important de- velopmental periods (1887-1937). The Foundation attempts to reflect directly the interests of Dr. and Mrs. Haynes by focusing its resources on the fields which particularly concerned them: i. Problems in economics, government, and sociology. 2. The specific application of these problems to the Los Angeles area. Within this framework the Foundation has been active since its founding in 1926 in spon- soring research, publishing its findings in th -academic and popular form, supporting pertinent tesearch of others, developing a special library in its atea of interest, and carrying on a program of -ommunity education. th “The following research projects, made possible by Haynes Foundation funds, indicate the kind of problems being explored by the organization: ¢The economic resources of the area and the di- rections in which its future growth wiil occur. *Comparative manufacturing production costs for major industries in six industrial areas— including Los Angeles. eHow the behavior of business cycles varies among the same six industrial areas. eThe effects of business cycles on the political and social problems of this area. oe ele ne ne st al eHow the populations of areas within Los An- geles differ from one another in terms of social rank, urbanization, and segregation. *The history of the labor movement in Los An- geles, presented in a three-volume study which traces the movement's growth from its begin- nings in the latter decades of the nineteenth century to the present time. The governmental structure of the Los Angeles region; the complex interrelationship between the city proper, the county, and other munici- palities. The facilities of the Los Angeles community: its physical assets; how its people work and live: its problems and how they are being solved. What it costs a moderate-income family of four to live in Los Angeles, and what a typical budget for such a family would be. ©The city's need to rebuild its blighted areas— with a detailed plan for the redevelopment of one section of those areas, Chavez Ravine. eWhat this state’s experiences have been with the California Unemployment Insurance Act; what it means to the employee, the employer, the community. *What problems have been presented by the changes in size and composition of California's population during the eventful 1940-1950 de- cade. ©The special interest of this area in the economic and sociological needs of the aged, as reflected in its experiences under the Old Age Assist- ance program. Some of these studies have been completed and reports based on the findings have been pub- lished. Others are still in ‘progress. Fellowships and Grants-in-Aid The Foundation is interested in helping gradu- ate students and young faculty members in Cali- fornia colleges and universities who are under- taking studies which are closely related to the Foundation’s own research program. To aid such studies, the Foundation annually awards several fellowships of $2,000 each to candidates for doctoral degrees and grants-in-aid of $2,500 each to faculty members. Haynes Foundation Lectureship Each year the Foundation brings to one of the Southern California universities or colleges a distinguished scholar in one of the social sci- ences who gives a series of three lectures on some important problems of contemporary American life. Each series of lectures is subsequently pub- lished by the Foundation. Through its lecture- ship program the Foundation brings to the region scholars of the stature of Dr. Harold G. Moul- ton, President of The Brookings Institution and Professor Arthur Schlesinger, Sr., of Harvard University. Library The Haynes Foundation Library is a specialized collection of books, periodicals, reports, and pamphlets which relate’ to the specific fields in which the Foundation’s studies are made. The nucleus of the library was the personal collection of Dr. Haynes; as it has grown, it has retained the founder's original emphasis on materials dealing with local and regional problems. The papers of Franklin Hichborn have recently been added to the collection of source materials. These cover his fifty years as legislative reporter at Sacramento and include many rare documents. The library is a reference, rather than a cicculat- ing, collection. Its facilities are available for use by students and interested members of the com- munity. . Community Education The Foundation has enlarged the audience reached through its work by participating in a weekly radio program, “The American Way,” which it has been co-sponsoring with Station KFI since 1948. This is an open-forum program in which authorities in their respective helds are invited to discuss current issues. The organization’s program of community education is also carried out to be a continuing liaison between its staff members and educational, professional, and community organizations which share its concern with building a better region. The foregoing program is administered by a board of nine trustees. Through the program the Foundation attempts to interpret concretely the humanitarian principles of its founders in terms of fact-finding, widespread education.