Harry L. Hopkins Papers, 1928 - 1946. Special Assistant to the President Papers, 1941 - 1945. Whitney, C.V.
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Whitney, C. V. (Cornelius Vanderbilt), 1899-1992
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (February 20, 1899 – December 13, 1992), commonly known as C. V. Whitney or Sonny to friends, was an American businessman, film producer, government official, writer and philanthropist. He was also a polo player and the owner of a significant stable of Thoroughbred racehorses. Whitney was scion of two of America’s most prominent families. He was a descendant of Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin. His mother was Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, a sculptor who ...
