Margaret W. Mellor-Gill diaries and papers, 1899-1991.

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Margaret W. Mellor-Gill diaries and papers, 1899-1991.

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Four diaries, holograph, by Margaret W. Mellor-Gill of Germantown, Pennsylvania for calendar years 1915 to 1917 and 1919, during which time Mellor-Gill appears to have attended the William Penn Charter School and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Diaries contain brief, regular entries relating to family, friends, school, and social events. A family cookbook, inscribed "Mrs. L. Bancroft Mellor", contains recipes, including some on Margaret W. Mellor-Gill's printed letterhead, identifying the addresses of her design studio and shop. Other material, dating from 1899 to 1991, includes incoming letters, some in French, manuscript notes and drawings, photographs, dried flowers, clippings, and printed ephemera, including maps.

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Pennsylvania academy of the fine arts

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