Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877) biographical file
Abstract
File contains photocopies of photographs, and newspapers clipping from the January 9, 1877 Nashville Daily American issue describing the funeral services for Cornelius Vanderbilt. Also a photograph and article about his wife Frank Crawford Vanderbilt.
Dates
- 1877 - 2009
Notes about Access to this Collection
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Reproduction Rights
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Historical or Biographical Note
Cornelius Vanderbilt is the namesake of Vanderbilt University. He was a successful 19th century shipping and railroad magnate who was among the wealthiest entrepreneurs in history. His initial gift of 1 million dollars for the establishment of a university was the largest single charitable gift ever made in American history up to that time.
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Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877) biographical file
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by EBL Special Collections Staff
- Date
- 2005-09-12
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is inEnglish.
Repository Details
Part of the VUMC Historical Images and Biographies Repository
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