Archer M. Huntington

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Archer Milton Huntington (March 10, 1870 – December 11, 1955)

was the step-son of railroad magnate, Collis P. Huntington. Archer Huntington is best known for his scholarly works in the field of Hispanic Studies and for founding The Hispanic Society of America in New York City. The society, founded in 1904, is a museum and rare books library whose collections of Hispanic materials are unrivaled outside of Spain. He also founded the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia. It is one of the largest and finest maritime museums in the world.

Huntington married sculptor Anna Hyatt whose large scale sculptures adorn Audubon Terrace at the Hispanic Society. Huntington also founded Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina to display the works of Anna and dozens of other American sculptors.

In 1936, Huntington donated an endowment which established an annual stipend for a Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, now officially the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. This stipend amounts to $40,000 per year, including a $35,000 salary and $5,000 in travel expenses.

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• Archer M. Huntington (1870-1955). Retrieved July 21, 2005.
• Archer Milton Huntington. Retrieved August 27, 2006.
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