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Whitney, Thomas P.

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dates 1917-2007
city New York City
stateNY
other citiesToledo, OH; Amherst, MA; Washington, DC; Washington, CT; Moscow, Russia;
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historical notes Thomas Porter Whitney was a collector, diplomat, journalist and writer on Russian affairs.

In addition to donating his library of Russian books, periodicals and other printed matter, in 2001, Whitney gave Amherst College more than 400 pieces of late-19th- and 20th-century Russian art, including works by Alexander Rodchenko, Natalia Goncharova, Léon Bakst and Marc Chagall.

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1940-1950
1950-1960
1960-1970
1970-1980
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University of Minnesota
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Thomas P. Whitney Papers, 1967-1968. see details...