Cummer, Arthur Gerrish, 1873-1943 |
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role
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Collector |
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dates
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1873-1943 |
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city
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Jacksonville |
| state | FL | | other cities | Morley, MI; Ann Arbor, MI; |
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sex
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M |
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historical notes
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Arthur Cummer was a lumber baron (Cummer Lumber Company), arms collector and collected art with his wife nee Ninah May Holden.
In addition to being president of his family’s lumber company, Cummer Lumber Company, Cummer served as director and vice-president of Barnett National Bank, vice-president of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, and director of the Children’s Home Society of St Luke’s Hospital.
Cummer collected antique weaponry and bequeathed more than six hundred pieces In the autumn of 1943 the University received a of European, American, and Oriental arms to the University of Michigan. The gift, known as the Arthur G. Cummer Memorial Collection of Arms, was presented by Mrs. Cummer.
His wife, Ninah, established The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens upon her death in 1958.
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decades
of activity | 1910-1920
1920-1930
1930-1940
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| website | https://www.cummermuseum.org/ |
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03/22/2024 12:09:32 |
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Archives/Repository |
Collection Title |
Collection Details |
Bentley Historical Library
University of Michigan |
Claude Thomas Stoner Photographs and Papers, 1870s-1977 |
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Bentley Historical Library
University of Michigan |
Photograph album distributed by J. Cummer & Son, ca. 1890. |
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