Webb, Electra Havemeyer, 1888-1960

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Dates:
Birth 1888-08-16
Death 1960-11-19
Americans

Biographical notes:

Electra Havemeyer Webb (August 16, 1888 – November 19, 1960) was a collector of American antiques and founder of the Shelburne Museum. During World War I, Electra Webb drove an ambulance in New York City, and was named Assistant Director of the Motor Corps. In 1942, during World War II, she joined the Civilian Defense Volunteer Organization, and directed the Pershing Square Civil Defense Center and its blood bank. In 1947 Electra Havemeyer Webb gathered with her friends to create Shelburne Museum.

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Subjects:

  • Antiques
  • Collectors and collecting
  • Folk art
  • Hunting
  • Museums
  • Museums
  • Museums
  • Voluntarism
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Museums
  • Museums

Occupations:

  • Women benefactors
  • Women collectors
  • Women hunters

Places:

  • VT, US
  • NY, US
  • Vermont--Shelburne (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)

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