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Three scrapbooks containing letters of recommendation, commendation; autographs; clippings; personal correspondence, 1895-1957

 File — Box: 3

Scope and Contents

The correspondence and clippings document Palmer's wide range of interests and activities, especially in science, athletics, horticulture, and Swarthmore College. Among the autographs: L. Agiassiz, Peary, Wm. E. Gladstone, Gifford Pinchot, Helen Keller, Theodore Roosevelt, Donald B. MacMillan. Palmer and MacMillan were life-long friends.

Dates

  • Creation: 1895-1957

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

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