Throughout the 1930s and 1940s the Commonwealth Fund provided financial support for several unique projects concerning psychiatry, pediatrics, and the teaching/training of psychiatrists. Public and private institutions, as well as individuals, were recipients of these grants, with the majority going to universities and colleges. The records for the special studies consist mainly of correspondence and general files relating to a specific grant. Financial records are also found in the folders titled "General Files and Correspondence." A list of the original Commonwealth Fund code assigned to the grants is available in the print version of the finding aid.

This series contains program files, planning, and meeting records of the Picker/Commonwealth Fund Scholars Program. The majority of the material is grant administration files documenting the planning and implementation of the Picker Scholars Program. These records often include: proposals, administration and budget files, grant products, evaluation reports, related correspondence and background material. The series also contains files for each of the Picker Scholars 1993-1996. The scholars files include interim and final reports, administration of the fellowship, and related correspondence.

Pilgrim Trust records primarily consist of Annual Reports, Minutes, and a variety of newspaper clippings.

This collection includes copies of Karen Davis' testimonies, speeches, presentations, and publications. Drafts, related research material, and correspondence are also present throughout the collection. Davis' papers also include records of internal and external meetings, related conferences and workshops, and Commonwealth Fund program files and reviews.

The Malcolm P. Aldrich papers primarily serve to provide historical context to the work and activities of the Commonwealth Fund. The series includes historical sketches of the Harkness Fellowship Program, as well as the Fund's Publications department. The records also include select Board of Directors files as well as program reviews and recommendations. Aldrich also served as the executor of the Harkness estate, and the series contains a variety of historical files pertaining to the Harkness family.

Types of records include: meeting minutes, correspondence, speeches, and reports.

This accession contains files from the following Commonwealth Fund programs: Task Force on Academic Health Centers, State Innovation Program (Health Reform), and Child Development and Preventive Care.

This series documents the Commonwealth Fund Quality of Care for Underserved Populations program, including the Commonwealth Fund Minority Health Survey. The majority of the material is grant administration files. These records often include documentation of: proposals, administration and budget, grant products, related correspondence and background material. A limited selection of meeting records and program files is also included.

The Reference Files consist of ready-reference materials, primarily publications and articles, orginally compiled for the Commonwealth Fund Library.

Barry C. Smith served as General Director of the Commonwealth Fund, 1920-1947. During this period the reports were officially titled as Report of the General Director to the Directors of the Commonwealth Fund. Beginning in 1948, the offical title became known as Report of the President and Staff to Directors of the Commonwealth Fund.

Primarily contains documentation of surveys including statistics, methodology and research, as well as their resulting banner books. The surveys represented in this series include but are not limited to the Women's Health Survey (Adolescent Girls and Boys), the New York City Health Care Survey, Low Income and Access to Care, Doctors in Managed Care, the Workers Health Insurance Survey, and the Future of Medicaid (Kaiser Commission) reports.

Primarily contains program files, grant administration files, Board records, officers files, photographs and audiovisual materials.

Primarily contains program files, grant administration files, Board records, and officers files.

Contains grant actions, and associated grant administration files.

Primarily contains program files, grant administration files, task force files and officers files.

This series documents the Commonwealth Fund Task Force on Academic Health Centers. The majority of the material is grant administration files pertaining to the Task Force. These records often include documentation of: proposals, administration and budget, grant products, related correspondence and background material. A limited selection of Task Force meeting files is also included.

The Task Force on Health Insurance series contains grant administration files from The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation/Commonwealth Fund Low Income Coverage and Access Project: State Case Studies, Phase Two (Grant Number: 980198). The material documents the plannng and implementation of the study including: proposals, administration and budget files, grant products, reports and papers, related correspondence and background material.

Types of records include: financial material and general files.

The material in this collection documents the work of The Commonwealth Fund's United States Program from the late 1990s through 2004/2005, although some material dates from as early as 1983 and as late as 2007. Grants comprise the bulk of the material.