Sweeny, Barbara Eleanor
Person
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 1 Collection or Record:
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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