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Preferred Citation:

Mabel M. Towne Diary, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Purchase.

Processing Information:

Accessioned and processed in July 2009 by Ute Schechter.

Biographical Information:

Mabel Towne was born on December 25, 1873. At the time she began writing her diary she was 13. She lived in Norway, Oxford County, Maine. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

Diary of Mabel Towne (b. 1873), of Norway, Maine, for the year 1887. In brief daily entries, Mabel records weather, family life and social activities.

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Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Diaries
• Maine--Social life and customs--19th century
• Teenage girls--Diaries
• Teenagers--Maine