Scripps Family History . Ellen B. Scripps .

Description:

Portrait of Ellen Browning Scripps, sister of J.E. Scripps founder of the Detroit News, written on front of photo, "Powelson, Detroit." "When her brother, James E., founded the Detroit Evening News in August, 1873, she joined him, investing her savings in the project, at that time the country was suffering a severe depression and the public at large was in a panicky state of mind, drawing money out of banks and refusing to invest in projects of any kind, in the face of all this, Miss Scripps put her savings into the new venture, having faith in its outcome ... she retired and settled in La Jolla [California] in 1896, in her philanthropies no one knows just how much money Ellen Browning Scripps gave away during the last thirty years of her life, but it was in the millions, schools, colleges, hospitals, research institutions, children's playgrounds, zoological gardens, the Young Women's and Young Men's Christian associations, churches of many denominations, natural history societies and private individuals were the recipients of this generous woman's gifts and bequests," from the San Diego Historical Society's website.

Notes:

Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library

Date Issued:

1891-06-29T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Subject Topic:

Philanthropists and Portraits

Subject Name:

Scripps, Ellen Browning and 1836-1932

Format:

photographs

Rights:

Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc70262