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Corkins Family Manuscripts

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Rare Books & Special Collections, Hesburgh Libraries

The most notable item in the collection is a personal journal kept by Sarah Corkins Towslee from 1844 to around 1860. There is also a commonplace book of Sarah's (ca. 1852-1856), and a copy- and commonplace book used by her mother, Melitta Morley Corkins, and her older sister Mary.

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Towslee, Sarah Corkins, 1833-1898Corkins, Melitta Morley, circa 1799-1855Corkins, Mary, 1829-1861
1824-1886
Mixed Materials
MSN/EA 8013
Diaries
Women authors
Women textile workers
New England
History
Women
Employment
Massachusetts
History
Sources
Franklin County (Mass.)
Industries
Franklin County (Mass.)
Social life and customs
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Journals (accounts)
.25 Cubic Feet
The Corkins manuscripts were acquired by the Hesburgh Libraries in 2013, from Michael Brown Rare Books of Philadelphia (List 119, Item 15)

Our collection information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. If you have spotted an error, please contact Rare Books & Special Collections, Hesburgh Libraries at rarebook@nd.edu.