Harkness, Edward Stephen, 1874-1940

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Epithet: American financier and philanthropist

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Edward Stephen Harkness (1874-1940) was a trustee of the New York Public Library. His wife and co-collector, Mary Stillman Harkness, died in 1950.

From the guide to the Edward S. and Mary Stillman Harkness collection, ca. 1400-1945, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

Philanthropist and collector.

From the description of Harkness collection, 1525-1651. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82919386

Edward Stephen Harkness (1874-1940) was a trustee of the New York Public Library.

His wife and co-collector, Mary Stillman Harkness, died in 1950.

From the description of Edward S. and Mary Stillman Harkness collection, ca. 1400-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122363994

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Yale Peruvian Expedition papers, 1908-1948 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Learned Hand papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn John Mason Brown papers, 1922-1967. Houghton Library
referencedIn Lincoln University (Pa.). Office of the President. William Hallock Johnson records, [ca. 1900]-1949. Lincoln University, Langston Hughes Memorial Library, Langston Hughes Memorial Library
referencedIn Yale-China Association. Yale-China Association records, YRG 37-A, 1877- (inclusive), 1901-1982 (bulk). Yale University Library
creatorOf WRENCH PAPERS. Vol. IV. 1928-1937. ff. 348. 350 x 250mm.includes:ff. 5, 61 Enoch Arnold Bennett, author: Letters to Sir Evelyn Wrench from Enoch Arnold Bennett: 1928-1929: Signed. f. 6 Bernard Richard Meirion Darwin, sportswriter and essayist; son o..., 1928-1937 British Library
referencedIn Commonwealth Fund. Commonwealth Fund archives, 1918-1982. Rockefeller Archive Center
creatorOf Edward S. and Mary Stillman Harkness collection, ca. 1400-1945 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Harkness, Edward Stephen, 1874-1940. Harkness collection, 1525-1651. Library of Congress
referencedIn Yale Peruvian Expedition (1911). Yale Peruvian Expedition papers, 1908-1948 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn John Mason Brown papers, 1922-1967. Houghton Library
referencedIn Pierson, George Wilson, 1904-. George Wilson Pierson papers, 1820-1991 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn General information about gifts to Harvard from Edward S. Harkness. Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Harkness, Edward Stephen, 1874-1940. Photograph collection of Edward S. Harkness, Class of 1897, Yale College, documenting student life at Yale, ca. 1894-1903 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Edward S. and Mary Stillman Harkness collection, ca. 1400-1945. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Rogers, James Gamble. James Gamble Rogers papers, ca. 1890s-1984 (inclusive), 1906-1939 (bulk). Yale University Library
referencedIn Poindexter, Miles, 1868-1946. Letters of Miles Poindexter, 1923-1928. Library of Congress
referencedIn Yale-China Association. Yale-China Association records, 1878-2008 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Edward S. Harkness, Class of 1897, Yale College, Photograph Collection Documenting Student life at Yale, circa 1894-1903 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Yale-China Association records, 1878-2008 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Buell, Colin S. (Colin Sherman), b. 1861. Colin S. Buell papers, 1907-1921. New London County Historical Society
referencedIn James Gamble Rogers papers, circa 1890s-1984 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn George Wilson Pierson papers, 1820-1991 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
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Relation Name
associatedWith Almagro family. family
associatedWith Brooks, Shirley, 1816-1874. person
associatedWith Brown, John Mason, 1900-1969 person
correspondedWith Buell, Colin S. (Colin Sherman), b. 1861. person
associatedWith Burnett, Frances Hawks Cameron person
associatedWith Burnett, Frances Hawks Cameron. person
associatedWith Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. person
associatedWith Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910. person
associatedWith Commonwealth Fund. corporateBody
associatedWith Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924. person
associatedWith Cortes family. family
associatedWith Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547. person
associatedWith Crane, Walter, 1845-1915. person
associatedWith Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878. person
associatedWith Dearborn, H. A. S. (Henry Alexander Scammel), 1783-1851. person
associatedWith Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 person
associatedWith Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. person
associatedWith Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. person
associatedWith Hand, Learned, 1872-1961 person
associatedWith Harkness, Mary Stillman, d. 1950, person
associatedWith Lincoln University (Pa.). Office of the President. corporateBody
associatedWith Marie Louise, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1791-1847. person
associatedWith Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587. person
associatedWith Pierson, George Wilson, 1904- person
associatedWith Pizarro family. family
associatedWith Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. person
associatedWith Poindexter, Miles, 1868-1946. person
associatedWith Rogers, James Gamble. person
associatedWith Rogers, James Gamble, 1867-1947 person
associatedWith Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. person
associatedWith Ruskin, John, 1819-1900. person
associatedWith Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863. person
associatedWith Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862. person
associatedWith Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 person
associatedWith Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892. person
associatedWith Woods, Isaac person
associatedWith Woods, Isaac. person
associatedWith Yale-China Association. corporateBody
associatedWith Yale Peruvian Expedition (1911) corporateBody
associatedWith Yale University corporateBody
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Birth 1874-01-22

Death 1940-01-29

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