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Mary Phillips Collected Papers

 Collection — othertype: CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Phillips, Mary

Dates

  • Creation: 1951-1963

Biographical / Historical

Founded the Peace Garden project in 1951 in Lemont, Illinois; involved growing flowers for their seed production value, and the packaging and exchanging of seeds internationally by children who became pen-pals. The Peace Garden contributed a doll of Jane Addams made from a gourd for the 1960 Chicago World Flower and Garden Show.

Extent

0.17 linear ft. (2 linear in.)

Language of Materials

English

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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