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Dolan, Thomas, 1834-1914 print view role Collector dates 1834-1914 city Torresdale state PA other cities Montgomery County, PA; Philadelphia, PA; sex M historical notes Thomas Dolan was an art collector, dry goods merchant, woolen manufacturer (Thomas Dolan & Company, Keystone Knitting Mills), menswear manufacturer, financier, public utilities and traction developer (Brush Electric Light Company and Philadelphia Traction Company). Dolan was a trustee of the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art; today the school is known as University of the Arts and the museum is known as the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Dolan lent work to the Philadelphia International Exhibition of 1876. Dolan was a member of the Philadelphia Textile Manufacturers Association and a founding member of the Union League in Philadelphia. He served on the directorship of the School of Design for Women, the Merchants’ National Bank, the Delaware Mutual Insurance Company, and the Philadelphia Traction Company, the presidency of the Manufacturers’ Club of Philadelphia, the Metropolitan Street Railway Company of New York, consolidated Traction companies of New Jersey, the Distilling Company of America, and other corporations. Likewise, Dolan was the president of the Quaker City Dye Company, the United Gas Improvement Company and the Brush Electric Light Company. According to The Art Treasures of America, Dolan owned works by L. Bakalowicz, Em. Béranger, A. Beyschlag, Ch. Chaplin, Ch. Hue, Lanfant de Metz, L. Lassalle, I. Leon Y Escosura, T. Moran, C. Pécrus, G. Petti, P. F. Rothermel, A. Schreyer, J. Tissot, C. Troyon, and J. Worms. decades of activity 1880-1890 1890-1900 1900-1910 updated 03/22/2024 12:09:28 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 Hagley Museum and Library Manuscripts & Archives Dept. Philadelphia Electric Company Records, 1836-1953 (bulk 1890-1915) [microform]. see details... «  back