Libbey, Edward Drummond, 1854-1925 |
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Collector |
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1854-1925 |
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Toledo |
| state | OH | | other cities | Chelsea, MA; Boston, MA; |
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historical notes
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Art collector, businessman, opened the Libbey Glass Company in Toledo, OH, 1888.
He organized the Toledo Art Museum (1901), serving as its president (1901–25), funding building construction, and bequeathing to the museum his collection of Dutch and English art. He was also the founder of the Toledo Museum of Art in 1901 and was a large influence on the town of Ojai California.
Lent artwork for Hudson-Fulton Celebration, 1909, Frans Hals, Boy Playing Lute, now at Toledo Art Museum.
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decades
of activity | 1890-1900
1900-1910
1910-1920
1920-1930
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Archives/Repository |
Collection Title |
Collection Details |
University of Toledo
Carlson Library, Ward M. Canaday Center |
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company Records, 1851-1989. |
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University of Toledo
Carlson Library, Ward M. Canaday Center |
Owens-Illinois, Inc., Company Records (MSS-200) |
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