Johnston, John Taylor, 1820-1893
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Biographical notes:
John Taylor Johnston was a founder of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and was elected its first President in 1870. He held this position until he retired in 1889; the institutions Trustees subsequently voted him Honorary President for Life.
From the description of John Taylor Johnston Collection, 1832-1981. (Metropolitan Museum of Art). WorldCat record id: 472155593
First president of the Metropolitan Museum of art; art collector.
From the description of Letter, 1871 Jan. 17, N.Y., to James Lorimer Graham. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 83322280
Links to collections
Johnston, John Taylor, 1820-1893. John Taylor Johnston Collection, 1832-1981.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
Johnston, John Taylor, 1820-1893. Letter, 1871 Jan. 17, N.Y., to James Lorimer Graham.
Getty Research Institute
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Office of the Secretary. Office of the Secretary records, 1870-[ongoing].
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
Johnson, Ebenezer Alfred, 1813-1891. Ebenezer Alfred Johnson family papers, 1760-1969 (inclusive), 1830-1919 (bulk).
Yale University Library
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company. Records, 1849-1960.
Hagley Museum & Library
Vaughan, John, 1755-1841. Papers, 1768 - ca. 1936
American Philosophical Society
Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904. Diaries, 1871-1882.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
John Edward Gray papers, 1783-1884, 1783-1884
American Philosophical Society
International Relief Committee (New York, N.Y.). Records, 1862-1863.
Churchill County Museum
Central Railroad Company of New Jersey. Records, 1839-1973.
Hagley Museum & Library
North Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Records, 1836-1982.
Hagley Museum & Library
Ebenezer Alfred Johnson family papers, 1760-1969
Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
Henry Villard papers, 1604-1948 (inclusive), 1863-1900 (bulk).
Houghton Library
Related names in SNAC
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Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904.
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Graham, James Lorimer, 1835-1876.
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Gray, John Edward
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Johnson, Ebenezer Alfred, 1813-1891.
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Johnston, John, 1781-1851.
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Vaughan, John, 1756-1841
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Villard, Henry, 1835-1900
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Colles family.
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Central Railroad Company of New Jersey.
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Central Railroad of New Jersey.
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Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company.
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International Relief Committee (New York, N.Y.)
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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
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North Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
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- New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
Variant Names
Johnston, John Taylor
John Taylor Johnston