Final answer:
Samuel Eliot Morison is the founder and benefactor of Collins House, which is associated with the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Step-by-step explanation:
The founder and benefactor of Collins House is Samuel Eliot Morison. This information is sourced from the book 'Builders of the Bay Colony' by Samuel Eliot Morison himself.
Collins House is associated with the Metropolitan Museum of Art and is funded by the Brisbane Di`ck and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift.