Identity area
Reference code
CA OTUTF MS COLL 00123
Title
Leah Purkiss Papers
Date(s)
- 1844 (Creation)
Level of description
Manuscript Collection
Extent and medium
1 box, 16 page journal (18 x 11 cm)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of John Buttrick, 1990.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection consists of a holograph journal (dated April 2 to May 25, 1844) kept by Purkiss and sent to her sister Fanny Lockyer in England. It was written during the Atlantic Ocean voyage made when she and her husband George emigrated to Canada. After arriving in Montreal, they settled in Toronto where they had one child, Mary, who married Robert Freeland.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Material may be requested in person at the Fisher Library Reference Desk, or in advance using our online stack retrieval request form: https://aeon.library.utoronto.ca
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Description control area
Description identifier
CA OTUTF MS COLL00123
Institution identifier
Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto