Bibliograph

Reflections in a silver spoon, a memoir, by Paul Mellon with John Baskett

Type

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Reflections in a silver spoon, a memoir, by Paul Mellon with John Baskett

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-436) and index

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Reflections in a silver spoon

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

24067608

Responsibility statement

by Paul Mellon with John Baskett

Sub title

a memoir

Table Of Contents

Ulster origins : a view from the top of my grandfather -- My parents' ill-fated marriage -- Their divorce -- My early childhood : life in Pittsburgh -- School days : Shadyside Academy and Choate -- Universities : Yale and Cambridge -- Pittsburgh, high life, and first marriage -- C.G. Jung, Zurich, and Bollingen Foundation -- The Army and Fort Riley -- Service abroad and second marriage -- Foxhunting, point-to-points, and trail riding -- Racing in America and England -- Collecting and collections -- The National Gallery of Art -- The Yale Center for British Art and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts -- Simplifying my responsibilities -- Foundations : contributions to educational institutions -- Foundations : contributions to environmental projects -- Retirement

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Contributor