Peabody, George Foster, 1852-1938

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George Foster Peabody, banker and philanthropist, was born in Columbus, Ga. in 1852 and died in Warm Springs, Ga. in 1938. He was the son of George Henry and Elvira Canfield Peabody and husband of Katrina N. Trask.

From the description of Cherokee Indian language letters, 1907. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 259719021

Banker and philanthropist.

From the description of Papers of George Foster Peabody, 1894-1937. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84108651

Biographical Note

  • 1852, July 27: Born, Columbus, Ga.
  • 1866: Moved with family to Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • 1880: Joined the Episcopal Church
  • 1881: Became partner in new investment firm, Spencer Trask and Co., New York, N.Y.
  • 1904 - 1905 : Treasurer, Democratic National Committee
  • 1914 - 1921 : Member, Board of Directors, Federal Reserve Bank, New York
  • 1921: Married Katrina Trask (died 1922), widow of Spencer Trask, at Yaddo, an artists’ community founded by the Trasks in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
  • 1923: Purchased residence at Warm Springs, Ga.
  • 1938, Mar. 4: Died, Warm Springs, Ga.

From the guide to the George Foster Peabody Papers, 1894-1937, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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referencedIn George Peabody Foster photographs (addendum), 1910-1950.
creatorOf Committee of Fifteen (New York, N.Y. : 1900). Committee of Fifteen records, 1900-1901. New York Public Library System, NYPL
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creatorOf Peabody, George Foster, 1852-1938. Autograph letter signed George Foster Peabody to: "My dear Professor Palmer" March 16, 1918. Wellesley College
referencedIn George Foster Peabody photographs, 1850-1920.
referencedIn Putnam, Frederic Ward, 1839-1915. Papers, 1807-1971 (bulk: 1855-1935) Peabody Museum Archives, Harvard University
creatorOf Yaddo records, 1870-1980 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Papers of John Graham Brooks, 1805-1938 (bulk 1900-1938) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
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referencedIn Austin W. Curtis Papers, 1896-1971 Bentley Historical Library
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creatorOf Bowker, R. R. (Richard Rogers), 1848-1933. Richard Rogers Bowker Papers, 1856-1958. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Newton Diehl Baker Papers, 1896-1962, (bulk 1916-1937) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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referencedIn Phelps-Stokes Fund. Phelps-Stokes Fund records, 1893-1970. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Thomas F. Bayard Papers, 1780-1899, (bulk 1860-1889) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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referencedIn Yaddo records, 1870-1980 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
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referencedIn Records, 1936-1939. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Papers of Anna Howard Shaw in the Mary Earhart Dillon Collection, 1863-1961 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Andrew Carnegie Papers, 1803-1935, (bulk 1890-1919) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Oswald Garrison Villard papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Papers of Charlotte Hawkins Brown, 1900-1961 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
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referencedIn Samuel Chiles Mitchell Papers (#1003), 1861-1948 and undated University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
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referencedIn Charles S. Hamlin Papers, 1869-1968, (bulk 1880-1938) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn William Blake Dean and family papers, undated and 1813, 1851-1937. Minnesota Historical Society
creatorOf Haskins, C. N. (Charles Nelson), 1874-1942. Business papers. 1929. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Woolley, Robert Wickliffe, 1871-1958. Robert Wickliffe Woolley papers, 1842-1956 (bulk 1912-1921). Library of Congress
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referencedIn Oscar S. Straus Papers, 1856-1955, (bulk 1856-1923) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Daniel Chester French Papers, circa 1848-1968, (bulk 1911-1945) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Hill, Walter B. (Walter Barnard), 1851-1905. Walter B. Hill papers, 1873-1906.
referencedIn Papers Library of Virginia
referencedIn Roper, Daniel C. (Daniel Calhoun), 1867-1943. Papers, 1860-1985 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Emergency Peace Federation (U.S.). Collection, 1914-1917. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
referencedIn Woolley, Robert Wickliffe, 1871-1958. Robert Wickliffe Woolley papers, 1842-1956 (bulk 1912-1921). Library of Congress
referencedIn Century Company records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
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referencedIn Edward Warren Ordway papers, 1893-1914, 1898-1906 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Osborne Family Papers, 1786-1968, 1880-1925 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Norman Hapgood and Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood papers, 1824-1977 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Thomas F. Bayard Papers, 1780-1899, (bulk 1860-1889) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Finley, John H. (John Huston), 1863-1940. John H. Finley papers, 1892-1940, bulk (1913-1935). New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Phelps-Stokes Fund records, 1893-1970 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section
referencedIn Norman Hapgood and Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood papers, 1824-1977 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Potter, Frances Boardman Squire, 1867-1914. Papers, 1879-1923 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
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Birth 1852-07-27

Death 1938-03-04

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