Papers of Raoul Heilbronner, 1887-1914.

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Papers of Raoul Heilbronner, 1887-1914.

Correspondence; letterbooks; business records including invoices, inventories, notebooks, address book, records of purchases and sales, deposits, and consignments; and historical notes and clippings relating to particular objects. Individuals represented in the collection include George Grey Barnard, Samuel R. Bertron, Mrs. Chauncey J. Blair, Edson Bradley, Charles T. Crocker, Mrs. Edward H. Harriman, William Randolph Hearst, Mrs. William H. Klapp, Mrs. Potter Palmer, Thomas Fortune Ryan, Mr. and Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, and Henry Walters.

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Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951

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William Randolph Hearst Sr. (April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American businessman, newspaper publisher, and politician known for developing the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His flamboyant methods of yellow journalism influenced the nation's popular media by emphasizing sensationalism and human interest stories. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887 with Mitchell Trubitt after being given control of The San Francisco Examiner by his ...

Blair, Mary Ellen

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Bertron, Samuel R., d. 1953.

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Crocker, Charles, 1797-1861

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Heilbronner, Raoul

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German-born antique dealer, of Paris, France, who specialized in Gothic and Renaissance art, furniture, tapestries, and statues, and supplied many 19th and early 20th century American collectors. From the description of Papers of Raoul Heilbronner, 1887-1914. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449294 ...

Harriman, Mary W., d. 1932.

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Vanderbilt, William K. (William Kissam), 1849-1920

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Ryan, Thomas Fortune, 1851-1928

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Palmer, Bertha Honoré, 1849-1918

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Social leader and philanthropist. Appointed President of the Board of the Worlds Columbian Exposition and went to Europe to represent the Fair and was particularly successful in Belgium and Italy. McKinley appointed her to a committee for the Paris Exposition and was later awarded the French Legion of Honor. At her death she left a million dollars to charity. From the description of Bertha M. H. Palmer letter to Samuel Sidney McClure [manuscript], 1891 Dec 18. (University of Virginia...

Klapp, William H., Mrs.

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Bradley, Edson

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Walters, Henry, 1848-1931

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Henry Walters (b. Sept. 26, 1848–d.Nov. 30, 1931, New York City, NY) was an American art collector and philanthropist. He was born to a wealthy family; his father, William Thompson Walters, (1820-1894), founded the railroad, Atlantic Coast Line Company. After graduating from Georgetown University in 1869, Walters moved to Wilmington, NC to be general manager of Atlantic Coast Line Company in 1889. After his father's death, he was elected president of the Atlantic Coast Line Company and transferr...

Bernard, George Grey, 1863-1938.

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