Harriet G. Walker
Harriet G. Walker | |
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Allina Hospitals & Clinics | |
Spouse | T. B. Walker |
Children | Gilbert, Julia, Leon, Harriet, Fletcher, Willis, Clinton, and Archie |
Harriet Granger Hulet Walker (10 September 1841 – 13 January 1917) was an American hospital administrator and leader in the temperance movement.
Early life
She was born in
Her mother, whose last name was Granger, came from
Her father's father served in the American Revolutionary War and participated in the Battle of Bunker Hill.[3]
Walker studied vocal and instrumental music at what is today
Her husband had to travel for his work for months at a time, so their first years were difficult. They wanted to build a home, and when their fortunes improved, they became interested in "books and art." Their home on Hennepin Avenue was remembered in the History of the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota by Isaac Atwater as a place of "refined and generous hospitality" and the nursery for their children.[1]
Associations
Walker was president of Northwestern Hospital, now
The Walker home on Hennepin Avenue was a public art gallery now known as the Walker Art Center,[4] today about a mile from the house, for many years was connected to and shared a lobby with the Guthrie Theater. The family's art gallery was in one or more other locations prior to the present one. T. B. Walker commissioned galleries to be built around the house to start with to house his extensive collection.[4][5] In about 1914 the house was torn down. The State Theatre in downtown Minneapolis is on the site today, renovated with a few other theaters in the area, and is part of one of the city's entertainment districts.[4][6]
See also
- Women's Christian Temperance Union
Notes
- ^ a b c Atwater, Isaac (1893). History of the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Vol. 2. Munsell. p. 563.
- ^ "J. J. Hill Dead In St. Paul Home At The Age of 77". The New York Times on the Web, Learning Network. The New York Times Company. 30 May 1916. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
- ^ Atwater, Isaac (1893). History of the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota. New York: Munsell & Company via Internet Archive scan of Harvard College Library copy. pp. 122. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
- ^ a b c d Peterson, David B. (processor). "Biographies of the Walker Family in T. B. Walker and Family Papers". Minnesota Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2008-01-08. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
- ^ Walker, Thomas Barlow (1907). Catalog of the Art Collection of T. B. Walker. Minneapolis: via Internet Archive scan of University of Michigan copy. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ^ "The Marquette". Hilton Worldwide. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
Further reading
- "A History of Minneapolis: Medicine". Minneapolis Public Library. 2001. Archived from the original on 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
- "Our History". Allina Health System. Archived from the original on 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
External links
- Media related to Harriet G. Walker at Wikimedia Commons
- Works by or about Harriet G. Walker at Internet Archive