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Telfair, Mary, 1791-1875 print view role Collector dates 1791-1875 city Savannah state GA other cities New York, NY; Augusta, GA; sex F historical notes Daughter of a governor of Georgia, Edward Telfair (1737–1807), Mary Telfair’s inherited wealth afforded her philanthropies, world travel and art collections. Telfair left her home, art collections, and the remainder of her inheritance to establish the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences. decades of activity 1810-1820 1820-1830 1830-1840 1840-1850 1850-1860 1860-1870 website http://www.telfair.org/ updated 03/22/2024 12:09:31 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 The Brooklyn Museum Libraries and Archives 200 Eastern Parkway Institutional file :Telfair Museum of Art. see details... Georgia Historical Society 501 Whitaker Street Mary Telfair papers, 1790-1875. see details... Georgia Historical Society 501 Whitaker Street Telfair Family Papers, 1751-1875, 1909 (Deposit MS 0793) see details... The Georgia Archives 5800 Jonesboro Road William Few collection, (bulk 1810-1840). see details... «  back