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 == Biography ==
-Laughlin Phillips (October 20, 1924 &ndash; January 24, 2010), also known as Loc Phillips, was an American museum director from Washington, D.C. Laughlin Phillips, who left the CIA in 1964 to launch Washingtonian magazine and then spent decades helping to revive his family’s venerable contemporary art museum, the Phillips Collection, died Jan. He by many published accounts, Mr. He had served in US Army intelligence during World War II and spent his early career with the CIA, including stints in Saigon and Tehran, before starting the Washingtonian with a friend from the clandestine agency. The son of wealthy art collectors, he managed The Phillips Collection, a museum founded by his parents. Prior to his career as a museum director, Phillips served during World War II, worked as an analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and co-founded a local magazine. He also co-founded the magazine Washingtonian. Laughlin Phillips, nicknamed "Loc," was born in Washington, D.C., in 1924, the son of Duncan Phillips, an art collector and critic, and Marjorie Acker Phillips, a painter. He had one sibling, Mary Marjorie, born in 1922, who contracted encephalitis at a young age and was institutionalized. The museum was located in the Phillips' home, a Georgian Revival house in Dupont Circle where Laughlin spent his early childhood. During his childhood, Dunmarlin was a noted meeting place for diplomats, politicians and artists. He was chauffeured each day to St. Albans School, an elite private school where he graduated in 1942. Following his graduation, Phillips attended Yale University, his father's alma mater, for one year before serving in World War II. He was an Army intelligence officer in the Pacific theater and earned a Bronze Star Medal. After the war, Phillips attended the University of Chicago using benefits provided by the G.I. Around this time Phillips married Elizabeth Hood with whom he had two children, Duncan and Liza. The couple later divorced and he married his second wife, Jennifer Stats Cafritz.While working for the CIA, Phillips was stationed in several locations, including Saigon and Tehran. His mother was the director of the museum until 1972, when Phillips assumed the role. He sold his stake in the magazine in 1979 to devote all of his time to The Phillips Collection, at the time a "deteriorating jewel box of a museum", calling it "a family responsibility." He "supervised multi-million dollar fundraising campaigns, starting charging admission, established corporate and personal membership programs, and sought arts endowment grants that the museum had seldom if ever pursued." For his successful efforts at improving the museum, Phillips was named a "Washingtonian of the Year" by Washingtonian magazine. He retired as museum director in 1992, and for the first time in its history, the museum was managed by someone other than a Phillips family member.
+He had one sibling, Mary Marjorie, born in 1922, who contracted encephalitis at a young age and was institutionalized. Laughlin Phillips, nicknamed "Loc," was born in Washington, D.C., in 1924, the son of Duncan Phillips, an art collector and critic, and Marjorie Acker Phillips, a painter. The son of wealthy art collectors, he managed The Phillips Collection, a museum founded by his parents.
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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Laughlin Phillips (October 20, 1924 – January 24, 2010), also known as Loc Phillips, was an American museum director from Washington, D.C. Laughlin Phillips, who left the CIA in 1964 to launch Washingtonian magazine and then spent decades helping to revive his family’s venerable contemporary art museum, the Phillips Collection, died Jan. He had served in US Army intelligence during World War II and spent his early career with the CIA, including stints in Saigon and Tehran, before starting the Washingtonian with a friend from the clandestine agency~~. By many published accounts, Mr~~. The son of wealthy art collectors, he managed The Phillips Collection, a museum founded by his parents~~. Under his leadership, the museum increased its collection, underwent expansion projects and received substantial financial support~~. Prior to his career as a museum director, Phillips served during World War II, worked as an analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and co-founded a local magazine. He also co-founded the magazine Washingtonian. Laughlin Phillips, nicknamed "Loc," was born in Washington, D.C., in 1924, the son of Duncan Phillips, an art collector and critic, and Marjorie Acker Phillips, a painter. He had one sibling, Mary Marjorie, born in 1922, who contracted encephalitis at a young age and was institutionalized. Laughlin, co-founder of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company and chair of the Pittsburgh National Bank (a precursor to PNC Financial Services). Three years prior to Phillips' birth, Duncan and Marjorie founded the Phillips Memorial Gallery, the United States' first museum of modern art. The museum was located in the Phillips' home, a Georgian Revival house in Dupont Circle where Laughlin spent his early childhood~~. In 1930, the family moved to another house, Dunmarlin, a mansion on Foxhall Road NW designed by architect John Russell Pope, to increase the museum's gallery space~~. During his childhood, Dunmarlin was a noted meeting place for diplomats, politicians and artists. He was chauffeured each day to St. Albans School, an elite private school where he graduated in 1942. Following his graduation, Phillips attended Yale University, his father's alma mater, for one year before serving in World War II~~. Phillips conducted two months of training at Camp Ritchie, Maryland and joined the ranks of the Ritchie Boys for his time there~~. He was an Army intelligence officer in the Pacific theater and earned a Bronze Star Medal. After the war, Phillips attended the University of Chicago using benefits provided by the G.I~~. Bill. Phillips began working for the CIA after earning a Master of Philosophy degree~~. Around this time Phillips married Elizabeth Hood with whom he had two children, Duncan and Liza. The couple later divorced and he married his second wife, Jennifer Stats Cafritz.While working for the CIA, Phillips was stationed in several locations, including Saigon and Tehran~~. Following his father's death in 1966, Phillips began serving as board chairman of the museum~~. His mother was the director of the museum until 1972, when Phillips assumed the role. He sold his stake in the magazine in 1979 to devote all of his time to The Phillips Collection, at the time a "deteriorating jewel box of a museum", calling it "a family responsibility." He "supervised multi-million dollar fundraising campaigns, starting charging admission, established corporate and personal membership programs, and sought arts endowment grants that the museum had seldom if ever pursued." For his successful efforts at improving the museum, Phillips was named a "Washingtonian of the Year" by Washingtonian magazine. He retired as museum director in 1992, and for the first time in its history, the museum was managed by someone other than a Phillips family member.		Laughlin Phillips (October 20, 1924 – January 24, 2010), also known as Loc Phillips, was an American museum director from Washington, D.C. Laughlin Phillips, who left the CIA in 1964 to launch Washingtonian magazine and then spent decades helping to revive his family’s venerable contemporary art museum, the Phillips Collection, died Jan. He by many published accounts, Mr. He had served in US Army intelligence during World War II and spent his early career with the CIA, including stints in Saigon and Tehran, before starting the Washingtonian with a friend from the clandestine agency. The son of wealthy art collectors, he managed The Phillips Collection, a museum founded by his parents. Prior to his career as a museum director, Phillips served during World War II, worked as an analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and co-founded a local magazine. He also co-founded the magazine Washingtonian. Laughlin Phillips, nicknamed "Loc," was born in Washington, D.C., in 1924, the son of Duncan Phillips, an art collector and critic, and Marjorie Acker Phillips, a painter. He had one sibling, Mary Marjorie, born in 1922, who contracted encephalitis at a young age and was institutionalized. The museum was located in the Phillips' home, a Georgian Revival house in Dupont Circle where Laughlin spent his early childhood. During his childhood, Dunmarlin was a noted meeting place for diplomats, politicians and artists. He was chauffeured each day to St. Albans School, an elite private school where he graduated in 1942. Following his graduation, Phillips attended Yale University, his father's alma mater, for one year before serving in World War II. He was an Army intelligence officer in the Pacific theater and earned a Bronze Star Medal. After the war, Phillips attended the University of Chicago using benefits provided by the G.I. Around this time Phillips married Elizabeth Hood with whom he had two children, Duncan and Liza. The couple later divorced and he married his second wife, Jennifer Stats Cafritz.While working for the CIA, Phillips was stationed in several locations, including Saigon and Tehran. His mother was the director of the museum until 1972, when Phillips assumed the role. He sold his stake in the magazine in 1979 to devote all of his time to The Phillips Collection, at the time a "deteriorating jewel box of a museum", calling it "a family responsibility." He "supervised multi-million dollar fundraising campaigns, starting charging admission, established corporate and personal membership programs, and sought arts endowment grants that the museum had seldom if ever pursued." For his successful efforts at improving the museum, Phillips was named a "Washingtonian of the Year" by Washingtonian magazine. He retired as museum director in 1992, and for the first time in its history, the museum was managed by someone other than a Phillips family member.

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 == Biography ==
+Laughlin Phillips (October 20, 1924 &ndash; January 24, 2010), also known as Loc Phillips, was an American museum director from Washington, D.C. Laughlin Phillips, who left the CIA in 1964 to launch Washingtonian magazine and then spent decades helping to revive his family’s venerable contemporary art museum, the Phillips Collection, died Jan. He had served in US Army intelligence during World War II and spent his early career with the CIA, including stints in Saigon and Tehran, before starting the Washingtonian with a friend from the clandestine agency. By many published accounts, Mr. The son of wealthy art collectors, he managed The Phillips Collection, a museum founded by his parents. Under his leadership, the museum increased its collection, underwent expansion projects and received substantial financial support. Prior to his career as a museum director, Phillips served during World War II, worked as an analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and co-founded a local magazine. He also co-founded the magazine Washingtonian. Laughlin Phillips, nicknamed "Loc," was born in Washington, D.C., in 1924, the son of Duncan Phillips, an art collector and critic, and Marjorie Acker Phillips, a painter. He had one sibling, Mary Marjorie, born in 1922, who contracted encephalitis at a young age and was institutionalized. Laughlin, co-founder of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company and chair of the Pittsburgh National Bank (a precursor to PNC Financial Services). Three years prior to Phillips' birth, Duncan and Marjorie founded the Phillips Memorial Gallery, the United States' first museum of modern art. The museum was located in the Phillips' home, a Georgian Revival house in Dupont Circle where Laughlin spent his early childhood. In 1930, the family moved to another house, Dunmarlin, a mansion on Foxhall Road NW designed by architect John Russell Pope, to increase the museum's gallery space. During his childhood, Dunmarlin was a noted meeting place for diplomats, politicians and artists. He was chauffeured each day to St. Albans School, an elite private school where he graduated in 1942. Following his graduation, Phillips attended Yale University, his father's alma mater, for one year before serving in World War II. Phillips conducted two months of training at Camp Ritchie, Maryland and joined the ranks of the Ritchie Boys for his time there. He was an Army intelligence officer in the Pacific theater and earned a Bronze Star Medal. After the war, Phillips attended the University of Chicago using benefits provided by the G.I. Bill. Phillips began working for the CIA after earning a Master of Philosophy degree. Around this time Phillips married Elizabeth Hood with whom he had two children, Duncan and Liza. The couple later divorced and he married his second wife, Jennifer Stats Cafritz.While working for the CIA, Phillips was stationed in several locations, including Saigon and Tehran. Following his father's death in 1966, Phillips began serving as board chairman of the museum. His mother was the director of the museum until 1972, when Phillips assumed the role. He sold his stake in the magazine in 1979 to devote all of his time to The Phillips Collection, at the time a "deteriorating jewel box of a museum", calling it "a family responsibility." He "supervised multi-million dollar fundraising campaigns, starting charging admission, established corporate and personal membership programs, and sought arts endowment grants that the museum had seldom if ever pursued." For his successful efforts at improving the museum, Phillips was named a "Washingtonian of the Year" by Washingtonian magazine. He retired as museum director in 1992, and for the first time in its history, the museum was managed by someone other than a Phillips family member.
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 * NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
 * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

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	For his successful efforts at improving the museum, Phillips was named a "Washingtonian of the Year" by Washingtonian magazine. He retired as museum director in 1992, and for the first time in its history, the museum was managed by someone other than a Phillips family member.		For his successful efforts at improving the museum, Phillips was named a "Washingtonian of the Year" by Washingtonian magazine. He retired as museum director in 1992, and for the first time in its history, the museum was managed by someone other than a Phillips family member.

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	The timeline research also records He had served in US Army intelligence during World War II and spent his early career with the CIA, including stints in Saigon and Tehran, before starting the Washingtonian with a friend from the clandestine agency. By many published accounts, Mr. Laughlin Phillips, who left the CIA in 1964 to launch Washingtonian magazine and then spent decades helping to revive his family’s venerable contemporary art museum, the Phillips Collection, died Jan.

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	* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)		* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
	* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Laughlin Phillips for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
	* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Phillips, Laughlin for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: LAUGHLIN PHILLIPS.docx)

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	For his successful efforts at improving the museum, Phillips was named a "Washingtonian of the Year" by Washingtonian magazine. He retired as museum director in 1992, and for the first time in its history, the museum was managed by someone other than a Phillips family member.		For his successful efforts at improving the museum, Phillips was named a "Washingtonian of the Year" by Washingtonian magazine. He retired as museum director in 1992, and for the first time in its history, the museum was managed by someone other than a Phillips family member.

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			The timeline research also records He had served in US Army intelligence during World War II and spent his early career with the CIA, including stints in Saigon and Tehran, before starting the Washingtonian with a friend from the clandestine agency. By many published accounts, Mr. Laughlin Phillips, who left the CIA in 1964 to launch Washingtonian magazine and then spent decades helping to revive his family’s venerable contemporary art museum, the Phillips Collection, died Jan.

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughlin_Phillips Wikipedia: Laughlin Phillips]		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughlin_Phillips Wikipedia: Laughlin Phillips]
	* Camp Ritchie ~~class roster~~ (~~classes~~ 1–31), ~~merged~~ research ~~file~~		* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
			* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
	* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)		* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
	* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)		* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
			* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Laughlin Phillips for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
			* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Phillips, Laughlin for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: LAUGHLIN PHILLIPS.docx)