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Neilson, Helen Swift print view role Collector dates 1869-1945 city Chicago state IL other cities Barnstable, MA; sex F historical notes Collector, patron and heiress of the Swift Meat Packing Business Her first husband, Edward Morris (d. 1913), former president of the Chicago meat packing company, Morris & Co. Together they endowed many charities, and contributed to many institutions, including the University of Chicago, Ripon College, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, The Archaeological Institute of America, The Liverpool Cathedral, The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, etc. decades of activity 1910-1920 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 updated 11/24/2025 10:11:49 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 Chicago Library Special Collections Research Center Edward Morris House Collection, 1919. see details... see also: Neilson, Francis, 1867- «  back