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Lilly, Eli, 1885-1977 print view role Collector dates 1885-1977 city Indianapolis state IN sex M historical notes Lilly was a businessman and philanthropist who collected Chinese art, a jeweled watches, Paul Revere silver pieces, and pottery. Lilly's Chinese art collection included porcelain, ceramics, bronzes, paintings and jades from the Neolithic period to the Qing dynasty. decades of activity 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 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 Indiana Historical Society William Henry Smith Memorial Library Lilly Family Correspondence, 1917-1918 see details... Indiana Historical Society William Henry Smith Memorial Library Herman B. Wells Interview, 1979. see details... Indiana Historical Society William Henry Smith Memorial Library Eli Lilly, archaeologist and historian, 1885-1977. see details... Indiana Historical Society William Henry Smith Memorial Library Leon Grotius Zerfas Papers, 1927-1946. see details... American Philosophical Society Library C. F. Voegelin Papers, 1934-1970 (Ms. Coll. 68) see details... American Philosophical Society Library Wallace Family Papers, Subcollection II., Paul A. W. Wallace Papers 1895-1940 (Ms. Coll. 64) see details... Indiana Historical Society William Henry Smith Memorial Library Eli Lilly Papers, 1937-1961. see details... Indiana Historical Society William Henry Smith Memorial Library Paul Weer Papers, ca. 1940-1956. see details... Indiana Historical Society William Henry Smith Memorial Library Application for Marriage Licenses, 1907 August, 27. see details... see also: Bartlett, Evelyn Lilly, Josiah Kirby, 1893-1966 «  back