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Sarah Coates Harris scrapbooks, 1865-1880 (inclusive)

Extent:

0 linear ft. (1 linear feet)

Abstract:

The collection is composed of three scrapbooks compiled by Sarah Coates Harris, Quaker reformer and naturalist of Galena, Illinois. Scrapbook 1 contains newspaper clippings that reflect Harris' activities in horticultural, temperance, suffrage, and other civic endeavors as well as biographical information about her husband and local history. Scrapbook 2 contains botanical cards organized by the month of flowering and a small number of images of the Gould Mine in Nevada. Scrapbook 3 contains her collection of lithographed trade and greeting cards.

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