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Download full textParker, Franklin; Parker, Betty J. – 1995
This brief paper recounts the life of the extraordinary George Peabody, renowned for his educational philanthropy. Peabody is remembered for his wealth amassed as a merchant and banker, yet he also was the founder of modern educational philanthropy that lives on in seven Peabody libraries, the Peabody Conservatory of Music, three Peabody museums,…
Descriptors: Donors, Educational Finance, Grants, Library Funding
