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The Vanderbilt family is an American family who gained prominence during the Gilded Age.Their success began with the shipping and railroad empires of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and the family expanded into various other areas of industry and philanthropy.Cornelius Vanderbilt's descendants went on to build grand mansions on Fifth Avenue in New York City; luxurious "summer cottages" in Newport, Rhode ...
This collection contains a miscellany of papers relating to Cornelius Vanderbilt III. There is a small amount of general correspondence dealing mainly with business matters, and a larger selection of military correspondence, memoranda, and a notebook, all stemming from Vanderbilt's service as an officer in the U.S. Engineers during World War I.
When Cornelius G Vanderbilt III was born on 23 May 1916, in Richmond, New York, United States, his father, Cornelius G Vanderbilt, was 26 and his mother, Beatrice Frances Barlow, was 20. He married Lillian Maud Hale Eccleston on 4 February 1939, in New York City, New York, United States.
Cornelius Vanderbilt III - Biography. Biography. Called "Neily" by his close friends, he was the great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt. He was born in New York City on September 5, 1873 to Alice Claypoole Gwynne and Cornelius Vanderbilt II. He was educated by private tutors at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire before attending Yale ...
Grace Graham Vanderbilt (née Wilson; September 3, 1870 – January 7, 1953) was an American socialite. She was the wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt III . [1] She was one of the last Vanderbilts to live the luxurious life of the "head of society" that her predecessors such as Alice and Alva Vanderbilt enjoyed.
This collection contains a miscellany of papers relating to Cornelius Vanderbilt III. There is a small amount of general correspondence dealing mainly with business matters, and a larger selection of ... Gift of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and the Vanderbilt estate, 1944-1945; and Donald Wing, 1968. Dates 1776-1953 Majority of material ...
El general de brigada Cornelius "Neily" Vanderbilt III (5 de septiembre de 1873 - 1 de marzo de 1942) fue un oficial militar, inventor, ingeniero y navegante estadounidense. Era miembro de la familia Vanderbilt.. Nacido en la ciudad de Nueva York, hijo de Cornelius Vanderbilt II y Alice Claypoole Gwynne, fue educado por tutores privados en St. Paul's School en Concord, New Hampshire, luego ...
