Back in 1896 when auburn-haired Grace Graham Wilson bagged young Cornelius Vanderbilt ... of the luster off Grace Vanderbilt’s crown. High taxes and World War II dealt her even harder blows.

PENDING: Access the advance paper when available. Speaker: Joni Hersch (Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Law and Economics) Abstract: There is substantial evidence of discriminatory treatment of ...

It was built by Gilded Age railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt — grandfather of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, who gifted Yale the funds to build the namesake Vanderbilt Hall on Old Campus to honor his ...

Commissioned in 1893 by railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt II, The Breakers is a Renaissance-style "summer cottage" inspired by the palaces in northern Italy. Its opulence knows no bounds ...

When men review the career of a promiment citizen like CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, their most natural inclination is to look therein for some special lesson. VANDERBILT'S life was one of material success.

His grandson, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, succeeded him as the president and chairman of the New York Central Railroad in 1885. As heir to the family fortune, he built a 70-room, 138,300-square-foot ...

Mr Cornelius and his supporters accuse the DIB of being his “effective jailers”, ensuring he remains in prison to retain property they allege was stolen from him by way of ‘compensation’.

Historian and Vanderbilt benefactor Ridley Wills II has died. He was 90. His legacy includes over 30 books, two scholarships and philanthropy.

It was built in 1908-1909 by Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt in honor of his father Cornelius Vanderbilt II. He donated the building to the city to be used as a YMCA which it was for decades. Alfred ...