Burpee Seed Contest, 1924 - Box 271, Folder 17

Are you a garden lover? Who isn't? Since its founding in 1878, W. Atlee Burpee & Co. has run an extensive mail order seed company with international customers. In 1924, Burpee & Co. announced a prize contest where anyone could write in explaining What Burpee's Seeds Have Done for Me? Thousands of letters, some accompanied by photographs, were mailed to the company's Philadelphia headquarters. Coming from over thirty states and four countries, the letters contain handwritten or typed stories from gardeners detailing the significance of Burpee seeds in their lives. Help us transcribe these contest letters to learn more about the novices and experts growing gardens at that time. You might even discover a relative or two who entered the contest!