People: Gibson, Henry C., 1922-2005 / Place: Montgomery County (Pa.) and Wynnewood (Montgomery County, Pa.) / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1894">1894</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over People Gibson, Henry C., 1922-2005 Place Montgomery County (Pa.) Place Wynnewood (Montgomery County, Pa.) Year 1894

Extent:: 0.9 linear feet
Abstract:: Henry C. Gibson (1830-1891), one of the wealthiest men in Philadelphia in his time, indulged liberally in collecting art and philanthropic causes. His son, J. Howard Gibson, lived from about 1855 until about 1894. J. Howard's grandson, Henry C. Gibson, Jr. (born circa 1922), established a firm to explore commercial uses of atomic energy in Palm Beach, Florida. The Gibson family papers, 1860-1955, primarily concern John Howard Gibson and his father Henry Clay Gibson, with some material on other family members. It consists mostly of family scrapbooks and memorabilia.

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