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...last will and testament, released upon his death in 1949, Stillman instructed his caretakers "to have my remains cremated and the ashes scattered in Black Rock Forest, Orange County, New York." In the same document, he donated to the University the 3800-acre parcel of land that borders the Hudson River, along with a sizable endowment...
...TIME OF the sale in August 1984, and right up to today, Harvard said Stillman intended the then-$1.2 million gift to support forestry at Harvard in general, and not specifically at Black Rock...
Harvard proceeded cautiously with the sale, unwilling to offend the family and friends or to violate the trust of a prominent donor. It secured a deal with a wealthy and respected philanthropist in New York, William T. Golden, who promised to use the forest for research and preserve Stillman's intentions...
...deal, despite Golden's promise, was the subject of severe criticism from one member of the Stillman family, from New York environmentalists, from other Harvard alumni--and eventually from the New York Attorney General's office. Many said they feared Harvard was violating Stillman's intention...
...FOUR New York groups involved with the Attorney General's office are not optimistic. They have said that anything less than $900,000 would violate Stillman's original intentions and fail to guarantee that the forest will be adequately maintained. The Golden sale does not guarantee a steady flow of funds, but relies on local educational institutions to pay to use the forest...