Subject: Botany and Urban parks / Place: Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1890">1890</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1894">1894</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Subject Botany Subject Urban parks Place Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) Year 1890 to 1894

Extent:: 9.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Edwin Costley Jellett (1860-1929) was an engineer and amateur botanist, gardener and local historian known for his various books about Germantown, its environment, gardens, old homes and residents of the area. He was very active in the Germantown Horticultural Society and in the Germantown Historical Society. The Edwin C. Jellett papers, 1874-1931, contain scrapbooks, manuscripts, photographs, notes, and journals. Major subjects in the collection include the Wissahickon park, Germantown history, and Jellett's daily life.

Held at: Germantown Historical Society [Contact Us]

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