Curatorial historian Maggie Lidz worked as a research consultant to the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, where she first learned of Jessup, Inc. In 2017, she published an article, "The Decorator Time Almost Forgot," in Architectural Digest about an exhibition at the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach on Polly Jessup. Lidz graduated from Columbia University with a BA in history and from the University of Delaware with an MA in art history. Her master’s thesis was on the architectural development of Winterthur, the du Pont family’s house. She has published numerous magazine articles including The Magazine Antique, Antiques and Fine Art, and Southern Living. Her books include Life at Winterthur: A du Pont Family Album, The du Pont’s: Houses and Gardens on the Brandywine and The du Ponts of Winterthur.