Helen Hartley Jenkins

Helen Hartley Jenkins (August 16, 1860 – April 24, 1934) was an American philanthropist who contributed toward creation of health institutions, expansion of universities and supporting social welfare activities.

Biography Born on August 16, 1860, in New York, NY, Helen Hartley Jenkins was the daughter of Marcellus Hartley, the founder of Union Metallic Cartridge Company which was later merged with Remington Arms company, and his wife Frances Chester White. She attended private schools in New York.

She was engaged in charitable activities from childhood.

In 1909 she established the Slavonic Immigrant Home in New York. She was a benefactor of the Tan Hus Bohemian Presbyterian Church in New York.

She died on April 24, 1934, in Morristown, New Jersey.