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[1] Belle da Costa Greene (November 26, 1879 – May 10, 1950) was an American librarian who managed and developed the personal library of J. P. Morgan. After Morgan died in 1913, Greene continued as librarian for his son, Jack Morgan , and in 1924 was named the first director of the Pierpont Morgan Library .
Bernard Berenson was also involved in a long relationship with Belle da Costa Greene. Samuels (1987) mentions Mary's "reluctant acceptance (at times)" of this relationship. Cole Porter, Linda Lee Thomas, Bernard Berenson, and Howard Sturges in a gondola, 1923
Ida Platt's cousin Richard Theodore Greener was the first African-American graduate of Harvard College, dean of Howard University's School of Law, and a diplomat in Siberia; his daughter Belle da Costa Greene was a prominent librarian. [10] Platt married in 1923, at age 61, and moved to England. She died there on December 10th, 1939, aged 76 years.
Belle da Costa Greene, Morgan's personal librarian, became the first director and continued the aggressive acquisition and expansion of the collections of illuminated manuscripts, authors' original manuscripts, incunabula, prints, and drawings, early printed Bibles, and many examples of fine bookbinding. Today the library is a complex of ...
His mother Juliet was the daughter of the poet John Pierpont ... and appointed Belle da Costa Greene, ... Morgan had been traveling abroad and died on March 31, 1913 ...
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Died: May 2, 1922 (aged 78) Chicago, Illinois, United States: Resting place: Graceland Cemetery: Political party: Republican: Children: Belle da Costa Greene and 8 others: Alma mater: Oberlin College (did not graduate) Phillips Academy Andover Harvard University (A.B.) University of South Carolina (LL.B.) Profession: Professor, Diplomat ...
Stand-up comedian Shecky Greene, known for his rambling routines, long-running Las Vegas shows and many appearances on late-night shows, has died at age 97.