| Huntington, Archer M. (Archer Milton), 1870-1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| type | Collector Patron | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| dates | 1870-1955 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| city | Bethel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| state | CT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| other cities | New York, NY; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sex | M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| history |
Archer Milton Huntington (1870-1955) was an American philanthropist, art patron, scholar and poet. The son of Arabella Duval Huntington and her husband, railroad industrialist Collis P. Huntington, Archer made substantial contributions -- both scholarly and financial -- in his chosen fields, though he is particularly known for his work in Hispanic Studies. He wrote several scholarly works in the field and in 1904 founded The Hispanic Society of America in New York City, a museum and rare books library which he helped fill with an impressive collection of Hispanic paintings, decorative art, books, manuscripts, maps, prints, and photographs. At about this same time, Archer was named foreign corresponding secretary for the New-York Historical Society; he served in this capacity for several years and contributed to the funding of many of the society's publications. |
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| decades | 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 |
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