A Librarian’s Legacy" tells the story of a remarkable individual and her relationship with a remarkable institution.

The American industrialist and financier John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) was a serious collector of objects, books, and ephemera for most of his life, and his avidity and the diversity of the ...

John Pierpont Morgan was an American financier and industrial organizer during the Gilded Age. In 1885, America was years into a depression, and gold reserves were down more than 50%. Morgan ...

T oward the end of the 19th century, J. Pierpont Morgan—the Gilded Age’s wolf of Wall Street—used some of his wealth to amass ...

A new exhibition sheds light on Belle da Costa Greene, who built a world-class collection for the Morgan—against all odds. Belle da Costa Greene in the West Room of J. Pierpont Morgan’s ...

Louisa was the daughter of John Pierpont Morgan, the most powerful figure in American finance and industry. J.P. Morgan arranged for a 75-foot extension, 50 feet wide and 2 stories tall to be ...