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Mrs. C.C. Rumsey (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• B-59 said:

  Mary Harriman Rumsey resp. Mrs. Charles Cary Rumsey (November 17, 1881 – December 18, 1934)
  She was the founder of The Junior League for the Promotion of Settlement Movements, later known as the Junior League of the City of New York of the Association of Junior Leagues International Inc.. And she was the daughter of railroad magnate E.H. Harriman and sister to W. Averell Harriman, former New York State Governor and United States Diplomat.
  source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Harriman_Rumsey
  
  The same woman:
  

• Melinda Young Stuart said:

  Interesting. . . thanks for the connection b/n the Jr. Lge. and the Settlement movement--must learn more about this. Fascinating--she was essentially the Founder of the Junior League Movement as it exists today.

• Jon (LOC P&P) said:

  Thanks B-59 for locating her name. We will add it to our catalog record.

• Art Siegel said:

  This photo ran in the Sunday (Portland) Oregonian on July 30, 1916 with the caption: "One of of the strongest organizations formed in support of Charles E. Hughes is that of the women of New York, who have raised a large fund and are carrying on active work to assist his campaign. A leading member of the organization is Mrs. Charles Cary Rumsey, a daughter of the late E. H. Harriman. As Mary Harriman she was well-known socially in New York. She inherited from her father a love of horses and was a frequent exhibitor at horse shows." oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1916-07-30/ed-1/se...