Edwin Jellett Explained

Edwin Costley Jellett
Birth Date:22 November 1860
Nationality:American
Genre:Non-ficton
Subject:Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Edwin Costley Jellett (November 22, 1860 – March 8, 1929) was an American engineer, botanist, gardener, photographer, artist, and diarist who wrote books and articles about Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and its flora.

Biography

His writing covers Germantown's historic homes, natural environment, gardens, and prominent residents. He was active in the Germantown Horticultural Society and in the Germantown Historical Society. A collection of his papers is held by the University of Pennsylvania,[1] Historical Society of Pennsylvania,[2] and La Salle University.[3]

Jewett wrote a series of weekly articles titled A Flora of Germantown that was published in Germantown's The Independent Gazette newspaper every Friday for almost forty weeks in 1903, which covered plants, flowers, and local history noted from his wanderings in Northwest Philadelphia (Germantown). The Awbury Arboretum republished the articles online in celebration of its centennial in 2016.[4] [5] Each week's entry ended with a list of the plants that had been noted including the common and Latin name.[6]

He worked as a draughtsman.[7]

Jellett traveled by trolley and train to visit various regional destinations.[8] [7]

Jellett was an officer of the Mermaid Club for many years and served as the group's president for several.[9]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edwin C. Jellett papers, 1874-1931. dla.library.upenn.edu.
  2. Web site: Description: Edwin Costley Jellett papers. discover.hsp.org.
  3. Web site: Edwin C. Jellett scrapbook and letters.
  4. Web site: "The Country in the City" Centennial Blog - Awbury Arboretum.
  5. Web site: Introduction to "The Country in the City" - Awbury Arboretum. Awbury Arboretum (includes a photograph of Jellett).
  6. Web site: April 10, 1903 - Awbury Arboretum.
  7. Book: IV, John Henry Hepp. The Middle-Class City: Transforming Space and Time in Philadelphia, 1876-1926. 29 June 2018. University of Pennsylvania Press. Google Books. 9780812204056.
  8. Book: Suburbanizing the Masses: Public Transport and Urban Development in Historical Perspective. Colin. Divall. Winstan. Bond. 29 September 2017. Routledge. Google Books. 9781351776929.
  9. Book: The Record of a Reading Club: An Account of the Aims, Methods and Work of the ... Club. 1877-1887. 2 October 1888. The Club. Google Books.
  10. Web site: Germantown, old and new;.