Lilly, Josiah Kirby, 1893-1966

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role

Collector

dates

1893-1966

city

Indianapolis

state

IN

other cities

Quisset, MA;

sex

M

historical notes

Businessman, philanthropist, collector and Oldfields owner Josiah K. Lilly Jr. was a grandson of Colonel Eli Lilly, founder of the pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly and Company.

Lilly collected and commissioned paintings from Frank V. Smith for his estate in Quisset, MA. Oldfield's residence, now known as the Lilly House, is owned by the Indianapolis Art Museum.

decades
of activity

1940-1950
1950-1960
1960-1970

website

http://www.imamuseum.org/visit/oldfields-lilly-house-gardens/lilly-house

updated

10/31/2024 13:33:17

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Archives/Repository	Collection Title	Collection Details
Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200	Josiah K. Lilly papers relating to Frank V. Smith, 1946-1962.	see details...
Indiana Historical Society William Henry Smith Memorial Library	Herman B Wells Interview, 1979.	see details...
Indiana State Library Indiana Division, Manuscript Section	Selma Neubacher Steele Papers, 1906-1940 (bulk 1926-1940).	see details...
Indiana State Library Indiana Division, Manuscript Section	Richard Lieber Papers, 1892-1958 (bulk 1933-1944).	see details...
Indiana State Library Indiana Division, Manuscript Section	Christ Church Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.) Records, 1840-1977.	see details...
Indiana Historical Society William Henry Smith Memorial Library	Smith Clarence Herbert Papers, 1775-1955.	see details...
University of Virginia Library Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library	Frederic G. Melcher-Robert Frost Collection, Accession #13024	see details...
University of Pennsylvania Rare Book & Manuscript Library Collections	Theodore Dreiser Papers, ca. 1890-1965 (bulk 1897-1955).	see details...
Indiana Historical Society William Henry Smith Memorial Library	Mary V. Black Collection, 1855-1993 (bulk 1899-1993)	see details...
Indiana Historical Society William Henry Smith Memorial Library	Josiah K. Lilly, Jr. collections photographs [graphic], May 1966.	see details...
Indiana University The Lilly Library	Josiah Kirby Papers, 1919-1954 (Lilly Correspondence)	see details...
University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections and Digital Programs	Stephen Collins Foster papers, 1856-1946, 1931-1946 (bulk dates)	see details...
Rosenbach Museum & Library 2008-2010 DeLancey Place	Rosenbach Company Correspondence, 1903-1953.	see details...