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COLLECTION Identifier: A/W257

Domestic science sewing notebook of Cora Wade Ward, 1912-1913

Overview

Sewing work of Cora Wade Ward.

Dates

  • Creation: 1912-1913

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials in English.

Access Restrictions:

Access. Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright. Copyright in the papers created by Cora Wade Ward is held by the President and Fellows of Harvard College for the Schlesinger Library. Copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.

Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.

Extent

1 folder

Collection consists of Cora Wade Ward's sewing notebook, including examples of darning, button holes, hemming, and other sewing techniques. The notebook includes some comments and criticisms by the course's instructor.

BIOGRAPHY

Cora Wade Ward lived in Edmond, Oklahoma, where she took a course on domestic science.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Accession number: 2020-M72

The papers of Cora Wade Ward were acquired from LN Golay Books in September 2020.

Processing Information

Processed: September 2020

By: Susan Earle

The Schlesinger Library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit.  Finding aids may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.

Author
Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
Language of description
eng
Sponsor
Processing of this collection was made possible by the Class of 1955 Archival Processing Fund
EAD ID
sch01920

Repository Details

Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository

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