[William Lockhart Clayton seated in front of bookshelves] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [William Lockhart Clayton seated in front of bookshelves]

Date

  • Creation: 1964
  • Digitized: 2006-09-15

Language

  • No Language

Description

  • Content Description: William Lockhart seated in armchair in wood paneled room with bookshelves in the background.
  • Physical Description: Original print, color. 3.5" x 3.5"

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Clayton, William Lockhart, 1880-1966
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Individuals

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States
  • Time Period: mod-tim
  • Coverage Date: 1964

Collection

  • Name: Robert Joy Collection
    Code: RJOY

Institution

  • Name: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
    Code: MFAH

Rights

  • Rights Access: public

Resource Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: MS39-04-008
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth18571

Note

  • Display Note: William Lockhart Clayton (1880-1966) co-founded Anderson, Clayton & Co., a leading cotton merchandiser that was headquartered in Houston from 1916. He served on the Committee of Cotton Distribution of the War Industries Board during World War I. During WWII he held a number of important government positions leading to his appointment as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs in 1944, where he was instrumental in the development of the Marshall Plan. In the late '40s he returned to Houston but remained active and respected in the economic community continuing to voice his support for free trade. Through the Clayton Fund he contributed to many philanthropic causes, most notably to Johns Hopkins University, Tufts University and the University of Texas.
  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: MagicScan32 creationAppVersion: 4.5 creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: 7 creationHardware: UMAX Powerlook 2100 XL
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