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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.
Whitney, 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 ...
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.
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, 19248 de fev. de 2020 · View Complete Profile. Historical records matching Dorothy Payne Straight. Dorothy Payne Whitney in Biographical Summaries of Notable People. Dorothy Payne Straight in The Madison Daily Leader - July 22 1911. Dorothy Payne Straight in Wood County Reporter - July 27 1911. Dorothy Payne Straight in Democratic Messenger - July 29 1911.
Description. Dorothy Elmhirst Straight is an American author who wrote How the World Began in 1962 at the age of 4 for her grandmother, Dorothy Payne Whitney, making her among the youngest published authors in history.