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Slater, William Albert, 1857-1919 print view role Collector Patron dates 1857-1919 city Norwich state CT other cities Washington, DC; sex M historical notes William A Slater founded the Slater Memorial Museum, in 1886, to memorialize his father, John Fox Slater (1815-1884). He sponsored the construction of Norwich’s “Broadway Theater” and numerous performances in it. At the same time, his philanthropy provided for the expansion of educational opportunities and affordable access to the arts for Norwich’s citizens. His generosity touched every resident of the city in someway. (http://www.norwichfreeacademy.com/museum) Mrs. W A Slater lent the following artwork to the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, 1909: Portrait of and Old Man - Rembrandt van Rijn,location unknown today. Dunes near Haarlem - Jacob van Ruisdael decades of activity 1880-1890 1890-1900 1900-1910 1910-1920 updated 10/31/2024 13:33:17 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details University of Connecticut Libraries Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center Slater Company Records, 1795-1892. see details... Harvard University Archives Pusey Library, Harvard Yard William Roscoe Thayer Papers, 1886?-1920 (inclusive). see details... The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections M. Knoedler & Co. records, approximately 1848-1971 see details... «  back