Lucy Aldrich

Lucy Truman Aldrich (1869-1955) was a philanthropist and art collector who was the eldest child of U.S. Senator Nelson Aldrich of Rhode Island.

Lucy Aldrich was born in Providence, Rhode Island 1869 and was the oldest surviving child of Sen. Nelson W. Aldrich and Abby Pearce (Chapman) Aldrich. Aldrich never married, and lived in the family home at 110 Benevolent St. in Providence, Rhode Island for most of her life, but traveled extensively in Europe and Asia. She often retold the story of one trip to China in 1923, she was captured by armed bandits and held for two days before her release. She was an active art collector, especially in the fields of porcelain and Asian textiles. She donated much of her collection to the Rhode Island School of Design's Museum of Art, and was a member of its Museum Committee as well. Her sister Abby Aldrich Rockefeller married John D. Rockefeller Jr..

References and external links

* [http://www.rihs.org/mssinv/Mss938-2.htm Rhode Island Historical Society collection biographical information]
*Aldrich, Alvin J. George Aldrich Genealogy. Published by the author, 1971.
*Kert, Bernice. Abby Aldrich Rockefeller: The Woman in the Family. New York: Random House, 1993
* [http://www.library.hbs.edu/hc/wes/indexes/alpha/content/1001955887.html Harvard Business School archives]