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Highlight: Art -- Collectors and collecting
Creator: Welcher, Jeanne Kleinfield
Abstract Or Scope: Collected by Jeanne Kleinfield Welcher (1923-2010), great granddaughter of Samuel Putnam Avery Sr. (1822-1905), this collection contains materials pertaining to the philanthropic efforts of the Avery Family during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the United States. The collection contains institutional documents, professional and personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, visual and research material, and personal affects pertaining to three generations of the Avery Family.

Highlight: Art -- Collectors and collecting
Creator: Lasker, Mary
Abstract Or Scope: The collection consiste of correspondence, memoranda, reports, bulletins, clippings, photographs, awards, and printed material. The files, arranged by genre and topic and reflect her philanthropic and legislative work in the areas of health, specifically cancer, heart disease, and mental health. Her civic and legislative work is covered in detail, as well as her private interests and activities.

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