Mary Hitchcock botanical scrapbook and calling card to Sarah J. Cowles

Creator	Hitchcock, Mary, 1824-1899
Title	Mary Hitchcock botanical scrapbook and calling card to Sarah J. Cowles
Dates	1824-1899
Abstract	Two items sent by Mary Hitchcock to Sarah J. Cowles in Amherst. One item is Mary Hitchcock's calling card with a pressed plant that appears to be seaweed. Along with her name, "Hanover, N.H." appears on the card. The other item is a booklet of pressed plants (again, all apparently different types of seaweed), tied together with yellow ribbon and folded accordian-style. One of the specimens appears to have a starfish at the bottom of it.
Notes	The items are undated. The dates provided are Mary Hitchcock's birth and death dates.
Physical Description	2 items
Genre	Visiting cards
Genre	Scrapbooks
Subject	Hitchcock, Mary, 1824-1899 – Archives
Subject	Botanical specimens
Subject	Marine plants
Part of	Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
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Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Box 26A Folder 47
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