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Frick Will Gives Vast Art Estate to Public and Education
Henry Clay Frick leaves about 117 million for public, charitable and educational causes after a 25 million set aside for widow and children. Princeton to receive roughly 15 million. Harvard and MIT about 5 million each. Pittsburgh hospitals and local institutions share hundreds of thousands. New York's Lying-in Hospital gets about 1.5 million. Frick mansion and art collection valued at 50 million go to Mrs. Adelaide Prick during life. upon death or relocation, property to form a corporation to maintain a gallery and support arts education. Executors named, with sizable fees to Frick’s trust trustees and art-collection trustees. The will emphasizes cooperation with wife and children to fulfill charitable wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Henry Clay Frick
Pittsburgh
Princeton
Harvard
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard and Technology
Educational Fund Commission
Children's Hospital
Allegheny General Hospital
Home For the Friendless
Kingsley House Association
Mercy Hospital
Pitsburgh
Pittsburgh News
Joys’ Home
Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Central Young Women's Christian Association
Uniontown
Cottage State Hospital
Cornelineille
Westmoreland Hospital
Greensburg
Mount Pleasant Memorial Hospital
Mount Pleasant
Braddock General Hospital
Braddock
Homestead Hospital
Homestead
Pennsylvania
Society of the
City of
New York
Helen ©. Frick
Frick
Adelaide H.C. Prick
Adelaide 12
Urtek
Nolen Frick
Childs Frick
Henry
McEldowney
Wiliam Watson Smith
Smith
Frick Art Collection Corporation
Prick
Mr. Frick