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Widener University is a private university in Chester, Pennsylvania, with three other campuses in Pennsylvania and Delaware. It was founded in 1821 as a boys' school and became a military college, then a co-educational institution, and finally a comprehensive university.
Lynnewood Hall is a 110-room Neoclassical Revival mansion in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, built by industrialist Peter A. B. Widener in 1899-1900. It housed one of the most important Gilded Age art collections, which were donated to the National Gallery of Art in 1942, and is being renovated by a preservation foundation as of 2023.
Widener Library is the centerpiece of the Harvard Library system, housing some 3.5 million books in the humanities and social sciences. It was built by Eleanor Elkins Widener in memory of her son Harry, who died in the Titanic disaster in 1912.
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The Widener family is a wealthy and influential clan from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who made their fortune in railroads, steel and tobacco. They are known for their art collection, their mansion Lynnewood Hall, their involvement in horse racing and their charitable donations to Harvard, Widener University and the National Gallery of Art.
Wilmington University is a private university in New Castle County, Delaware, with several campuses and online programs. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in various fields, such as business, education, health, and law.
A private law school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, part of Widener University. Founded in 1989, it offers JD and certificate programs, dual degrees, clinics, and bar preparation.
Peter Arrell Browne Widener (November 13, 1834 – November 6, 1915) was an American businessman, art collector, and patriarch of the Widener family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [ 1 ] Widener was ranked #29 on the American Heritage list of the forty richest Americans in history, with a net worth at death of $23 billion to $25 billion (in 1998 ...