Bibliograph

Helen Clay Frick, bittersweet heiress, Martha Frick Symington Sanger

Type

Label

Helen Clay Frick, bittersweet heiress, Martha Frick Symington Sanger

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-373) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Helen Clay Frick

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

152559765

Responsibility statement

Martha Frick Symington Sanger

Sub title

bittersweet heiress

Summary

A biography of steel-industry heiress Helen Clay Frick written by her great-niece, discussing the experiences that shaped her early life, and looking at her determination to carry on her father's philanthropic efforts, as well as her independent contributions as a humanitarian, philanthropist, and cultural force in the early twentieth century

Table Of Contents

Sister (1888-1891) -- Daughter (1892-1903) -- Young woman (1904-1912) -- Father (1913-1919) -- The family claim (1920-1931) -- On her own (1932-1939) -- War (1940-1950) -- The mantle (1951-1964) -- Last stand (1965-1980) -- Back in her father's house (1981-1984)

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