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  1. Emily Thorn Vanderbilt (January 31, 1852 – July 28, 1946) was an American philanthropist and a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family. She financed the creation of New York's Sloane Hospital for Women in 1888 with an endowment of more than $1,000,000.

  2. Emily Vanderbilt Sloane Hammond (September 17, 1874 – February 22, 1970) was an author, philanthropist, and socialite. She was a member of the Vanderbilt family, and mother of music producer John Hammond. She was a keen musician and was president of numerous charitable societies.

  3. 3 days ago · Emily Thorn Vanderbilt was a major philanthropist as well, financing the creation of New York’s Sloane Hospital for Women in 1888. WIth her massive wealth, she and her husband commissioned...

  4. Elm Court was built as the Berkshire summer home of William Douglas Sloane and Emily Thorn Vanderbilt, a member of the wealthy American Vanderbilt family.

  5. Emily Thorn Vanderbilt was the daughter of William Henry Vanderbilt, grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Maria Louisa (Kissman) Vanderbilt of New York. Miss Vanderbilt married William Douglas Sloane (d. 1915), a corporate officer.

  6. Description: Society portrait showing a 36 year old woman, hair in raised bun, in white ball gown with yellow taffeta trim, low bodice, seated in an Egyptian-style arm chair, facing right, holding a white ermine fan, with green curtain behind and a fading sunset in upper left corner. History: Portrait came to the University in 2002 through the ...

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  8. Feb 14, 2023 · Emily Thorn Vanderbilt Sloane White died at Elm Court on July 29, 1946 at the age of 94. Reflecting both Mrs. White’s longevity and her love for the game of bridge, a wag commented: “She survived two husbands by many years, but she only survived her bridge partner by ten months.” (Her bridge partner was Giraud Foster of Bellefontaine, who ...

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