Catalog of Manuscript Collections

Creator: Donald Grant Mitchell (1822-1908) Extent: 45 items Description: Mitchell, an agriculturalist, landscape gardener, and author was known by his pseudonym Ik Marvel. This collection contains reports and notes on the development of East Rock and Oyster Point parks in New Haven; maps and proposals for several New Haven parks; photographs; and some of Mitchell's monographs. Additions include scrapbooks compiled by Mitchell of reviews of his lectures, writings, and voyages to Europe. Research Topics: 19th century literature; parks in New Haven