I looked up “Astor Library” on Wikipedia. It was mentioned in the bio bit about John Jacob. I thought I remembered something about it, but I really remembered something about the J.P. Morgan Library, which was founded decades later.
The library board also included the unwell Mr. Ruggles, about whose health outcome I don’t want to know until it happens in sequence.
Que sera, sera
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Que sera, sera
What will be, will be