| Neilson, Helen Swift | |||||||
| type | Collector | ||||||
| dates | 1869-1945 | ||||||
| city | Chicago | ||||||
| state | IL | ||||||
| other cities | Barnstable, MA; | ||||||
| sex | F | ||||||
| history |
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. |
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| decades | 1910-1920 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 |
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| updated | 10/31/2024 13:33:18 | ||||||
| research links |
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