Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: Writings, speeches, photographs, promotional materials, and artifacts documenting the career of Ora Snyder (1876-1948), a Chicago candy maker founder of Mrs. Snyder’s Candies in 1909. Includes a number of Snyder’s writings, speeches, and published articles about being a woman business owner and observations about the candy business. Photographs show Ora throughout her life, business activities, and Mrs. Snyder’s Candies storefronts and interiors. Ephemera and photographs document the Mrs....