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Martha Baird Rockefeller (March 15, 1895 – January 24, 1971) was an American pianist, philanthropist and longtime advocate for the arts. [1] Formative years.
Hillcrest was initially constructed in 1963 for Martha Baird Rockefeller, wife of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., although she did not ever stay in the house. [7] Martha played a key role in collaborating with architect Mott Schmidt for design of the house, as evidenced by sketches and letters. [8]
The Rockefeller Archive Center, a voluminous three-story underground bunker built below the foundations of the Hillcrest mansion of Martha Baird Rockefeller, situated just outside the Park area. This is an impressively equipped repository of 150-plus years of Rockefeller papers, memorabilia, and other outside organizations' collections.
Martha Baird Rockefeller, 75, American concert pianist, widow of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and philanthropist who endowed a large portion of a $48,000,000 inheritance to supporting the arts. [ 133 ] January 25, 1971 (Monday)
On October 11, 1965, Leonard Bernstein wrote to Donald L. Engle, Director of The Martha Baird Rockefeller Fund for Music. Dear Mr. Engle: It is a pleasure for me to be able to recommend The Symphony of the New World for a sizable grant. I have not actually heard the orchestra perform.
John D. Rockefeller is considered to be the wealthiest American of all time, earning his immense fortune after gaining control of 90 percent of American oil production in the late 1800s. The oil ...
The Rockefeller family (/ ˈ r ɒ k ə f ɛ l ər / ROCK-ə-fell-ər) is an American industrial, political, and banking family that owns one of the world's largest fortunes. The fortune was made in the American petroleum industry during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by brothers John D. Rockefeller and William A. Rockefeller Jr., primarily through Standard Oil (the predecessor of ...
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