Frederick W. Beinecke (1887–1971) was an American philanthropist who was the founder of Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

He was the son of one of the main financiers and one of three co-founders, with Harry S. Black and hotelier Fred Sterry, of the Plaza Hotel.[1][2] He lived in Cranford, New Jersey with his wife Carrie Regina Sperry Beinecke (daughter of William Miller Sperry) from the mid-1910s to the mid-1920s. He was the father of William Sperry Beinecke and grandfather of Frances Beinecke.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Timeline - The Plaza".
  2. ^ "The Plaza". Historic Hotels. Historic Hotels of America; National Trust for Historic Preservation. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  3. ^ Sacks, Benjamin. "Frederick W. Beinecke (1887-1971)", Immigrant Entrepreneurship, September 25, 2012. Accessed November 4, 2016. "In 1915 the family moved to a suburban house in Cranford, New Jersey, away from Manhattan’s chaotic atmosphere."

External links

Beinecke Family Papers. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.


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