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Title	Cullinan, Nina J., (1896-1983)
Abstract	Nina Cullinan was born in Washington, Pennsylvania in 1899.She grew up in Houston and attended Houston public schools. Her father had a strong interest in visual arts and travel. He would take his children to visit museums in all the places they visited. After college, Nina followed her family tradition of actively participating in civic life. She was involved in many volunteer programs. She was a founding member of the Contemporary Arts Museum, Society for Performing Arts, and the Houston Ballet Foundation. In 1950, she funded the building of the Cullinan Hall of the Museum of Fine Arts.She was a member Chairman of the Museum of Fine Arts from 1938-1941. Her volunteer efforts and philanthropy extended to other areas of civic life, becoming member of the Boards of Child Guidance Center, the Houston Mental Health Society, and the National Parks Association. She was aptly honored for her contributions and donations by Mayor Kathy J. Whitmire in 1982. At her death, she willed 4 million to the Houston Parks Board for the development of new park space.
Title-Alternative	HMRC Oral History Collection
Date of Interview	December 9, 1980
Subjects	Cullinan, Nina J.,(1896-1983)-- Interviews ; Philanthropists -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews -- Volunteers -- Texas -- Houston ; Oral histories
Subject Keywords	Philanthropists -- Texas -- Houston.
Interviewee	Cullinan, Nina
Interviewers	Dorothy Knox Howe Houghton, Deirdre Denman Glober
Original Format	Audio tape
Oral History Number	OHJL18
Language	English
Ownership Notice	The Houston Public Library retains the literary and publishing rights of its oral histories. No part of the interviews or transcripts may be downloaded or published without the written permission of the Houston Oral History Project.
Coverage-Spatial	Houston, Texas
Length of Interview	00:58:54
Type	Sound; Text
Format	Compound resource consisting of audio recording and transcript.
Format-Medium	Flash Video (FLV); Text
Relation-Is Part Of	HMRC Oral History Collection
Funding provided by	TexTreasures Grant

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