Mellon, Bunny, 1910-2014

LC control no.	n 50013907
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Mellon, Bunny, 1910-2014 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Mellon, Rachel Lambert, 1910-2014 Lambert, Rachel Lowe, 1910-2014 Mellon, Paul, Mme., 1910-2014 Mellon, Paul, Mrs. Mellon, Rachel Lambert Lloyd
Birth date	1910-08-09
Death date	2014-03-17
Place of birth	Princeton (N.J.)
Place of death	Upperville (Va.)
Field of activity	Gardens--Design
Profession or occupation	Horticulturists Art--Collectors and collecting Philanthropists
Found in	U.S. National Gallery of Art. French paintings from the collections ... 1966. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. French paintings, c1985: CIP t.p. (Mrs. Paul Mellon) introd. (Bunny Mellon) LC data base, 9-6-85 (hdg.: Mellon, Rachel Lambert Lloyd; usage: Mrs. Paul Mellon) New York times (online), viewed Mar. 18, 2014 (in obituary published Mar. 17: Rachel Lambert Mellon; known as Bunny; b. Rachel Lowe Lambert, Aug. 9, 1910, Princeton; m. Stacy Barcroft Lloyd Jr., 1932 (div. 1948); m. Paul Mellon, 1948 (d. 1999); d. Monday [Mar. 17, 2014], Upperville, Va., aged 103; heir to the Listerine fortune; horticulturalist, fine arts collector, and philanthropist who redesigned the White House Rose Garden) I'll build a stairway to paradise : a life of Bunny Mellon, 2022. Wikipedia, viewed Jan. 10, 2023 (Rachel Lambert Mellon (August 9, 1910 - March 17, 2014), often known as Bunny Mellon, was an American horticulturalist, gardener, philanthropist, and art collector. She designed and planted a number of significant gardens, including the White House Rose Garden, and assembled one of the largest collections of rare horticultural books. Mellon was the second wife of philanthropist and horse breeder Paul Mellon) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Lambert_Mellon> Mellon, Bunny. Villotran et La Neuville-Garnier, 2010: title page (Mme. Paul Mellon)
Associated language	eng