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Alta Rockefeller Prentice (April 12, 1871 – June 21, 1962) was an American philanthropist and socialite, daughter of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. Early life [ edit ] Alta was born on April 12, 1871, in Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio . [1]
The Rockefeller family (/ ˈ r ɒ k ə f ɛ l ər / ROCK-ə-fell-ər) is an American industrial, political, and banking family that owns one of the world's largest fortunes. The fortune was made in the American petroleum industry during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by brothers John D. Rockefeller and William A. Rockefeller Jr., primarily through Standard Oil (the predecessor of ...
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Added: Jan 31, 2010. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 47346038. Source citation. Alta Rockefeller Prentice was the third daughter of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) and his wife Laura Celestia Cettie Spelman (1839–1915). Alta married Colonel Ezra Parmalee Prentice (July 29, 1863–1955), a prominent Chicago attorney, son of Sartell ...
Alta House is a landmark building in the Little Italy neighborhood. Constructed in 1900 by John D. Rockefeller Sr., and named for his daughter Alta Rockefeller Prentice, Alta House started as a settlement house for the immigrants coming over from Italy. This was part of the settlement house movement during which many immigrants who came to the United States were looking for a place where they ...
Scope and Contents The papers include correspondence sent by Alta Rockefeller Prentice or her son, Spelman Prentice to Hedwig "Hattie" M. Snook from 1949 to 1967. The Prentices employed Mrs. Snook from Spring 1936 until the mid 1950s at which time she worked for the family off and on. Her roles as a Prentice employee changed over time.
Alta Rockefeller Prentice (April 12, 1871 – June 21, 1962) was an American philanthropist and socialite, daughter of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller.
