Prescott, Marjorie Wiggin, 1893-1980

Marjorie Wiggin was the daughter of Albert Henry Wiggin, who retired in 1933 as executive head of the Chase National Bank and was himself a book collector. He is the subject of her 1949 biography, New England son. She married Sherburne Prescott, and by 1929 they were settled at their estate, Hickory Hill, in Greenwich, Connecticut. Hickory Hill remained their home for the next fifty years and housed Prescott's library. Prescott also collected fine furniture. At her death, both collections were sold at auction by Christie's in February 1981.

From the description of Papers and bibliographical records relating to the book collection of Marjorie Wiggin Prescott, [ca. 1929-1965]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122516146