Papers of Genevieve Gillette, 1890-1994.

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Papers of Genevieve Gillette, 1890-1994.

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Record group 98-46 consists of papers of E. Genevieve Gillette. The papers were received from the Genevieve Gillette visitor's center in Hoffmaster State Park. The papers contained herein include Genevieve Gillette's last will and testament, sketches of landscape elements, photographs ranging from baby pictures to lake side landscapes, awards received, articles of interest to Miss Gillette in magazines, and materials related to dedication ceremonies.

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Gillette, E. Genevieve (Emma Genevieve), 1898-1986.

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E. Genevieve Gillette was born in 1898 to David Comodore Gillette and Kittie Beal Gillette. She was instrumental in many conservation works, especially the establishment of Michigan's state park system. She graduated from Lansing High School in 1916, and received a B.S. in agriculture from Michigan Agriculture College in 1920. She helped organize the Michigan Horticultural Society in 1930, became the first president of the Detroit Rose Society, started a Michigan branch of the Friends of the Nat...

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