Maribelle Cormack (1902-1984) was born in Buffalo, New York. She studied at Cornell University. In 1926 she moved to Providence to become the Assistant to the Director of Roger Williams Museum of Natural History. In 1947 Cormack became Director of the museum, a position which she held until her retirement in 1972. Cormack received an honorary doctoral degree from Rhode Island College in 1966. She wrote extensively and published more than 20 books in her lifetime.
This collections contains typed and handwritten manuscripts, travel journals, a log book, correspondence, printed photographs, 35 mm slides, a slide projector, lantern slides, scrapbooks, academic regalia, oversize charts and posters.
Researchers are advised to contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for questions regarding permissions to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise publish material from this collection. Although Rhode Island College has physical ownership of the collection, it does not necessarily hold literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them.
The collection is open for research by appointment.
Maribelle Cormack Papers, MSS.10, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College
This collection is organized into 5 series:
This collection was acquired by Rhode Island College Special Collections between 1981 and 1983 as a gift from Maribelle Cormack's brother, Bruce L. Cormack.
Several of Cormack's published works are also held by Special Collections and cataloged in the Adams Library Catalog.
University of Oregon Libraries Special Collections & University Archives also hold a collection of Maribelle Cormack Papers. See their finding aid here:
Three ring bound, type and hand wrtiten, collaged materials, and. Miscelanneous loose items (correspondence, photograph, clippings).
Handwritten travel notebook, folded map (looses).
Handwritten travel notebook.
Handwritten travel notebook.