Marjorie Merriweather Post papers 1901-1999, bulk 1937 - 1973.

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Marjorie Merriweather Post papers 1901-1999, bulk 1937 - 1973.

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This collection contains correspondence, newspaper articles, photographs, slides, negatives, obituaries, Mount Vernon College Bulletins, playbills, a metal sign and a hand-bound book that document the lifelong relationship that Marjorie Merriweather Post maintained with Mount Vernon Seminary and College as the first Alumna Trustee and Honorary Chairman of the Board of Trustees. The material dates between 1901 and 1999, with the bulk of the material dating between 1937 and 1973.

2.5 linear feet (2 document boxes, 2 slim document boxes, 1 flat box).

George Washington University

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George Washington University

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Post, Marjorie Merriweather, 1887-1973

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Marjorie Merriweather Post (March 15, 1887 – September 12, 1973) was an American businesswoman, socialite, and philanthropist. She was also the owner of General Foods Corporation. Post used much of her fortune to collect art, particularly Imperial-era Russian art, much of which is now on display at Hillwood, the museum which was her estate in Washington, D.C. She is also known for her mansion, Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida....

Mount Vernon College

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Mount Vernon Seminary and Junior College moved from its Nebraska Avenue location in 1942 to make way for the United States Navy, and remained in temporary quarters in the Spring Valley neighborhood until 1946, when it reopened at 2100 Foxhall Road. This collection documents the Foxhall Road campus with photos of students, campus events, and buildings from 1946 to 1999, when the college and its campus became part of The George Washington University. It also includes some documents such as minutes...

Mount Vernon Seminary

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The Mount Vernon Seminary was officially established by Elizabeth Somers in 1875 with classes held at her residence on F Street; she named it after her brother's church in Baltimore, Mount Vernon Place Methodist. The Seminary began as a six year prepatory school, with four years of high school level classes, and two years of post-high school curriculum, calling it a "Family and Day School for Young Ladies." In order to graduate, students had to complete a formal process of "Senior Essays" in whi...