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Sweeny, Barbara Eleanor

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Biography

Barbara Sweeny (1904-1991) joined the Johnson Collection staff in the late 1920s as a secretary. By 1955, she was appointed associate curator. Upon Henry Gabriel Marceau's death, Sweeny assumed the position of curator of the Johnson Collection and remained as such until her retirement in 1972.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Johnson Collection Curatorial Records

 Collection
Identifier: JCC
Abstract The Johnson Collection Curatorial Records represent two "generations" of curatorial oversight of the art collection acquired by John Graver Johnson (19841-1917), one of Philadelphia's most prominent corporate lawyers. In these curatorial records, the earlier files reflect the administrative and curatorial activities of Henri Marceau and Barbara Sweeny, roughly documenting their combined years of service, 1926-1972. Joseph J. Rishel succeeded Sweeny as Johnson Collection curator in November...
Dates: 1917-2007, undated; Majority of material found within 1927-1992

Sweeney, Barbara, 1943

 File — Box: 17, Folder: 77
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: As the correspondents in this sub-subseries make evident, McIlhenny cultivated a social network that reached across noted names in all the arts, as well as titled gentry, royalty and political figures. Whenever celebrities of the stage, screen or concert hall were performing in Philadelphia, McIlhenny would invite them to his home at Rittenhouse Square, just a stone's throw away from the major theatres and hotels. Although they could not always accept the offer, invitees included Noel...
Dates: 1943

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