| Archer M. Huntington |
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| 1955 deaths | |
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Huntington married Sculptor Anna Hyatt whose large scale sculptures adorn Audubon Terrace at the Hispanic Society. Huntington also founded Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina to display the works of Anna and dozens of other American sculptors. A portion of Brookgreen Gardens is leased to the state and makes up Huntington Beach State Park . In 1936, Huntington donated an endowment which established an annual stipend for a Consultant in Poetry to the Library Of Congress , now officially the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. This stipend amounts to $40,000 per year, including a $35,000 salary and $5,000 in travel expenses. Birth Controversy There is some confusion over whether Archer Huntington was born of his mother's first husband or out of wedlock during his mother's 15 year affair with Collis P. Huntington . Archer, himself, maintained that Collis was his biological father. REFERENCES
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