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Mary Phillips Collected Papers

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Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore 19081-1399

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Call Number:
CDG-A.Phillips, Mary
Repository:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Extent:
0.17 linear ft. (2 linear in.)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Cite as: Swarthmore College Peace Collection, CDG-A., Phillips, Mary.
Date:
1951-1963 (inclusive)
Abstract:

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.

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