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Business Mogul Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Dies
; Cornelius Vanderbilt "Sonny" Whitney, 93, a business mogul, government official, arts...Museum of American Art in New York. She was a great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt, who amassed a fortune in steamships and railroads. His father was...
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Hot potatoes; America's favorite snack food celebrates its 150th anniversary. Potato chips -- credit for their creation might go to the discriminating tastes of Cornelius Vanderbilt -- generate $6 billion a year. Is it really any secret as to why?
; ...salted them." The joke was on him: The customer (some reports say it was the multimillionaire and entrepreneur Cornelius Vanderbilt) loved the crunchy concoction and asked for more. It was a crunch that would resonate 150 years later into a...
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Vanderbilt genes. (Flashback).
; ...spotlight, Gloria Vanderbilt, the great-great-granddaughter of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, was busy pursuing...turbulence, perhaps Vanderbilt had some R and R coming...sensational custody battle, Vanderbilt was dubbed America...
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VANDERBILT IS BACK.(Brief Article)
; LONDON -- Murjani Inc. wants Vanderbilt to be Europe's bridge powerhouse. As reported, the...launching women's and men's wear collections under the Vanderbilt brand in Europe this fall, as well as women's and...of cashmere children's wear called VanderBear by Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt is sportswear, ...
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Honorable mansion - Vanderbilt 'cottages' feature lush and understated grounds.
; Cornelius Vanderbilt II and his fabulously wealthy Newport...referred to their summer digs as cottages. Vanderbilt's house is a four-story Italianate mansion...acres overlooking crashing waves, the Vanderbilt estate is known as The Breakers. It...
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Own a slice of society Fractional ownership, such as at Newport's Vanderbilt Hotel, is a new entry point into a luxury second home
; ...R.I. - Of the two stories behind Vanderbilt Hall, the one involving sex and society...house the mistress of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, son of railroad and shipping magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, whose family occupied perhaps the...simply built as a guesthouse for the Vanderbilts. Either way, ...
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Vanderbilt Law School in the nineteenth century: Its creation and formative years
; INTRODUCTION Vanderbilt University Law School is recognized today as offering...institution. This Article recounts the story of Vanderbilt Law School in the nineteenth century.2 EXTERNAL...profession, and the world of legal education influenced Vanderbilt Law School's formation and evolvement. The Economy. ...
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VANDERBILT REBUILT; FIVE NEW COLLECTIONS UNDER LEGENDARY UMBRELLA TO BE INTRODUCED IN EUROPE FOR FALL.(Brief Article)
; LONDON -- Murjani Inc. is hoping the Vanderbilt name can be hip again. The New York-bas...introducing five new collections under the Vanderbilt brand. The 2-8-0 line is named after...number used on mega-industrialist Cornelius Vanderbilt's favorite train. The line also will...women's wear collections ...
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Frederick Vanderbilt Field dies; left wealth for communism.(NEWS)
; Frederick Vanderbilt Field grew up as an aristocrat. His great-great-grandfather Cornelius Vanderbilt made tens of millions in tax-free money...followed in the path expected of any Vanderbilt and attended Harvard University. But...
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Gee selected to head Vanderbilt
; NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Vanderbilt University on Monday introduced former...unanimous election earlier Monday by the Vanderbilt Board of Trust, concluding a nine-mon...Standing beside a 9-foot portrait of Cornelius Vanderbilt, who established the school in 1873...pledged to respect the traditions of ...
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