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| Title: | Sanders, Edgar. Scrapbooks |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1884-1900 |
| Manuscript Number: | Crerar Ms 275 |
| Size: | 2 volumes |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Scrapbooks containing clippings of articles, mostly by Edgar Sanders and almost exclusively about horticulture and floriculture. Articles range from 1884 to 1900 and most have been taken from The Prairie Farmer: A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard, and Fireside, though there are also articles from the American Agriculturalist and other periodicals. Also includes a short biography and engraving of Sanders pasted onto the first page of the first volume of scrapbooks. |
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When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Sanders, Edgar, Scrapbooks, Crerar Ms 275, Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
Edgar Sanders, born in 1827, was a prominent florist in Chicago from the mid- to late-nineteenth century.
This is a collection of newspaper articles, mostly by Edgar Sanders and almost exclusively about horticulture and floriculture. Edgar Sanders (b.1827) was a prominent florist in Chicago from the mid- to late-nineteenth century. A short biography and engraving of Sanders has been pasted into the first page of the first volume of the scrapbooks. In this article, the writer briefly recaps Sanders’ life and also describes his appearance and character. The articles range from 1884-1900 and most have been taken from The Prairie Farmer: A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard, and Fireside, though there are also articles from the American Agriculturalist and other periodicals. The scrapbooks apparently were put together by Edgar Sanders himself since his stamped signature appears throughout the albums and since the albums are plated with the note that they were “Presented by the Estate of Edgar Sanders.” A handwritten and very brittle index of the contents of the first volume has been put in a pocket at the front of the album.
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Edgar Sanders. Papers
| Volume 1 | Crerar Ms 275 |
| Volume 2 | Crerar Ms 275 |