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Dorothy Payne Elmhirst (née Whitney; January 23, 1887 – December 14, 1968) was an American-born social activist, philanthropist, publisher and a member of the prominent Whitney family.
25 de mai. de 2018 · Dorothy Payne Whitney Straight Elmhirst. Source: Junior League Archives. Straight ignored her husband’s advice and she transformed the New School from a provocative subject of discussion into a realizable dream by pledging $10,000 a year to the project for ten years.
Biographical / Historical. Philanthropist, educator, publisher, patron of the arts and social activist. Dorothy Payne Whitney, daughter of William C. Whitney, a financier and secretary of the Navy under President Grover Cleveland, married Willard Dickerman Straight in 1911.
ContainerContainerDescriptionDateBox 1Folder 23May 25, 1910 - Nov. 2, 1910 (cable code)May 25, 1910 - Nov. 2, 1910Box 2Folder 20Oct. 30, 1910 - Apr. 26, 1911, A. Piatt ...Oct. 30, 1910 - Apr. 26, 1911Box 2Folder 261918, Flower cards for WDS's funeral1918Box 2Folder 43Nov. 28, 1910 - Dec. 1, 1924, Roosevelt ...Nov. 28, 1910 - Dec. 1, 1924Whitney, Dorothy Payne (1887–1968) American philanthropist . Name variations: Dorothy Straight; Dorothy Straight Elmhirst; Mrs. Willard Straight. Born in April 1887 in Washington, D.C.; died in 1968 in Devon, England; daughter of William Collins Whitney and Flora (Payne) Whitney (1843–1893); married Willard Dickerman Straight, on September ...
ContainerContainerDescriptionDateBox 1Folder 23May 25, 1910 - Nov. 2, 1910 (cable code)May 25, 1910 - Nov. 2, 1910Box 2Folder 20Oct. 30, 1910 - Apr. 26, 1911, A. Piatt ...Oct. 30, 1910 - Apr. 26, 1911Box 2Folder 261918, Flower cards for WDS's funeral1918Box 2Folder 43Nov. 28, 1910 - Dec. 1, 1924, Roosevelt ...Nov. 28, 1910 - Dec. 1, 192428 de out. de 2018 · Dorothy was named after her grandmother, Dorothy Payne Whitney, who was known as a philanthropist and social activist. Her father, Michael Whitney Straight, was a novelist and patron of the arts — and interestingly a spy for the notorious KGB.
Records of Dorothy Payne Whitney in New York City reveal the extent of her philanthropic work. She was a benefactor of the arts, feminist, and pacifist causes, as well as social and labour reform. She lent financial support to progressive alternative education plus scholarly research.
8 de fev. de 2020 · One of the wealthiest women in America in the early 20th century, Dorothy Whitney Straight was a philanthropist and social activist who supported women's trade unions and educational and charitable organizations such as the Junior League of New York. She became the first president of the Association of Junior Leagues International in ...
