Papers, 1835-1962.

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Papers, 1835-1962.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122544254

Correspondence, business records, scrapbooks, patent information, biographical and historical materials, awards, medals, and photographs relating to life and activities of Corliss and the Corliss Steam Engine Company.

Approximately 900 items.

Brown University Archives, John Hay Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6757432

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Corliss, George H. (George Henry), 1817-1888

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Providence Inventor, engineer, businessman. From the description of Papers, 1835-1962. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122544254 ...

Corliss, Hiram, 1793-1877.

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Corliss, Emily A. Shaw, 1835-1910.

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Corliss Family.

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Corliss, George Frost, 1841-1927.

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George H. Corliss was born in Easton, New York, June 2, 1817. After attending local schools and Castleton Academy in Vermont, he drew upon his experience as a clerk in a factory store by opening his own country store in Greenwich, New York, in 1838. In the early 1840s, however, his apparently latent talents as a mechanical inventor lead him to develop a “sewing engine” for stitching heavy leather boots and shoes. He patented this device in 1843 then moved to Providence ...

Corliss Steam Engine Company

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