Samuel Simeon Fels
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An active philanthropist, Fels helped to establish the [[Committee of Seventy]] in 1904, for political reform in Philadelphia. The city was often portrayed in the popular press of the time as "a city mired in corruption".{{Cite book |last=Rosen |first=Evelyn Bodek |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a393S7_Dx0oC&dq=committee+of+seventy+philadelphia&pg=PA119 |title=The Philadelphia Fels, 1880-1920: A Social Portrait |date=2000 |publisher=Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press |isbn=978-0-8386-3823-1 |language=en}} |
An active philanthropist, Fels helped to establish the [[Committee of Seventy]] in 1904, for political reform in Philadelphia. The city was often portrayed in the popular press of the time as "a city mired in corruption".{{Cite book |last=Rosen |first=Evelyn Bodek |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a393S7_Dx0oC&dq=committee+of+seventy+philadelphia&pg=PA119 |title=The Philadelphia Fels, 1880-1920: A Social Portrait |date=2000 |publisher=Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press |isbn=978-0-8386-3823-1 |language=en}} |
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in 1936, Fels established the Samuel S. Fels Fund, which provides support to Philadelphia-area non-profit organizations. In 1937, his |
in 1936, Fels established the Samuel S. Fels Fund, which provides support to Philadelphia-area non-profit organizations. In 1937, his West Philadelphia mansion was given to the [[University of Pennsylvania]], for the foundation of the [[Fels Institute of Government]].{{cite book |last1=Kooi |first1=Brandon |title=Seven Highly Effective Police Leaders: 1895-Modern Times |date=27 September 2021 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-000-46524-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZGZCEAAAQBAJ&dq=University+of+Pennsylvania+%22Fels+Institute+of+Government%22+founded&pg=PT166 |language=en}} |
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Fels is known for commissioning [[Samuel Barber]]'s [[Violin Concerto (Barber)|Violin Concerto Op. 14]] in 1939. |
Fels is known for commissioning [[Samuel Barber]]'s [[Violin Concerto (Barber)|Violin Concerto Op. 14]] in 1939. |
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