Henry Hicks Papers, 1860-1953, undated.

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Henry Hicks Papers, 1860-1953, undated.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/547139131

This collection contains both personal and professional papers of Henry Hicks. Included in the collection are numerous Hicks Nurseries publications such as catalogs, price lists, solicitations, and monographs that Hicks authored to help educate and inspire potential gardeners. Also within the collection, are a large number of pamphlets that Hicks collected, reflecting a wide range of topics. Writings contain articles and papers that Hicks authored, including his Cornell thesis from 1892. Other material, such as biographical information, correspondence, books and clippings, provide insight into Hicks' interests and professional affiliations. An abundance of marginalia is present throughout the collection.

6.25 linear ft. (15 document cases).

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7680269

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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Hicks, Henry, 1870-1954.

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Henry Hicks (1870-1954) was born in 1870 in Westbury, Long Island, New York. In 1892 he graduated from New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell (now Cornell University) with a degree in agriculture, after studying under renowned horticulturalist Liberty Hyde Bailey. Hicks married Caroline Jackson in 1900 and they had three children, Ester (Mrs. John M. G. Emory) in 1902, Edwin in 1906, and William in 1910. Hicks was the first college-trained horticulturist in the family busi...

Hicks Nurseries (Westbury, Nassau County, N.Y.)

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