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Cornell University Library Acquisitions Department records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 13-3-705

Scope and content

The Cornell University Library Acquisitions Department records contains departmental records dating 1874-1994. The collection includes accession volumes, memoranda, budgets/fund books, and Technical Services records. The collection also contains correspondence, including a sub-series of correspondence from Acquisitions Librarian Arthur P. Sweet and Felix Reichmann, the Assistant Director for Development of Collections, as well as correspondence between the Department and various book dealers and publishers. Accession volumes include Andrew Dickson White's personal library, 1881-1891 (vol. 3), Zarncke Library, 1893-1899 (vol. 11), Thurston Collection, 1905 (vol. 24), Barnes Collection, 1913-1947 (vols. 49-50), Comstock Library, 1914-1947 (vols. 52-53), Goldwin Smith Library, 1907-1947 (vols. 54-56); Wason Collection, 1918-1947 (vols. 63-64); Dante Collection, 1907-1947 (vols. 66-67); Petrarch Collection, 1907-1943 (vol. 65); and Maps, 1898-1946 (vols. 87-88) Also, Chemistry Library accession books (7 vols., 1927-1962); Latin Seminary accession book, (1892-1914); and catalog of the Franz Bopp collection.

Dates

  • 1874-1994.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

29.3 cubic feet. (29.3 cubic feet.)

Abstract

The Cornell University Library Acquisitions Department records contains departmental records dating 1874-1994. The collection includes correspondence, accession volumes, memoranda, budgets/fund books, and Technical Services records.

RELATED MATERIALS

Includes collection #13-3-236 and 13-3-1044.

Includes collection #13-3-236 and 13-3-1044.

Includes collection #13-3-236 and 13-3-1044.

Includes collection #13-3-236 and 13-3-1044.

See also Cornell University Libraries Acquisitions Department Records, #13-3-1086.

Physical Description

Correspondence, accession volumes, fund books, and a catalog.

General

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
RMC Staff
Date completed:
August 2006
EAD encoding:
Dan Sterner, August 2006
Date modified:
RMC Staff, July 2018
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by RMC Staff
Date
August 2006
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Revision Statements

  • 12/07/2018: This resource was modified by the ArchivesSpace Preprocessor developed by the Harvard Library (https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-preprocessor)
  • 2007-05-29: converted from EAD 1.0 to EAD 2002

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)