Cornell University chimes collection

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Identifier: 43-12-433

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Scope and content

Correspondence relating to the renovation of the bells, 1905-1907; brochures, articles, plans, photographs and other miscellany relating to the Chimes; also a broadside announcing an ice cream social marking the beginning of the 1998-1999 renovation; three photograph albums of the project; two cassette tapes of the tuning acceptance tests at the foundry of Meeks, Watson, and Company, Georgetown, Ohio, April, 1999; and program from the World Carillon Federation bulletin, 1999 recognizing the project. Also includes sheet music from Chimes concerts.

Scope and content

Microfilm of ca. 620 pieces of chimes music, 1981; clipping of Cornell Chimes concert advertisement from the Cornell Daily Sun, ca. 1965; Also included: The Cornell Chimes by Clara G. Cornell, 1926; Index to Cornell Chime Music with bookplate "Mrs Willard Fiske"; Song book, miscellaneous photographs; exhibition labels and texts.

Scope and content

Includes records concerning the chimes restoration, 1990-1999; correspondence, 1946-2008; and documents concerning the Cornell Chimes Museum.

Scope and content

Chimesmaster recordings on compact disks: The Cornell Chimesmasters in Concert, Spring 2000; Remembered Chimes, 1998; Remembered Chimes II, Solo recordings, spring 1998; and Remembered Chimes III, n.d. Phonograph record: "The Cornell University Chimesmasters Present The Cornell Chimes, A Stereophonic Collection of Campus Favorites, performed in the Spring, 1979," with program notes and biographical information on the performers on the container.

Scope and content

Cornell Chimes Living History recorded July 2010 (DVD) and video recording of alumni chimemasters from the classes of 1949-2013.

Scope and content

Visitor log books from McGraw Tower from 1940-1945; 1964-1969; 1971-1979; 1991-2017.

Dates

1868-2019.

Creator

Cornell University (Organization)

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Due to the fragility and potential degradation of moving image and sound recordings, viewing and listening is limited to items that have been digitized. If an item is in another media format, you may request to have the item digitized for access. Information on ordering access copies may be found on the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections webpage.

Audio visual media that has been digitized: CD-4955 to CD-4957, and DVD-3331, V-11290 to V-11292.

Extent

9.9 cubic feet. (9.9 cubic feet.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

The following collections have been combined with this one:

Chimes Music, #14\20\mf.64 (Esther Koblenz, Collector)

Chimes Miscellany, #43-12-m.291 Cornell University Chimes Music, #14-20-1134 Chimes Music Notebooks, #37-5-2595.(Richard Henry Lee, Collector.) Cornell University Chimes Miscellany, #43-12-1755. (Lawrence M. Kerecman, Collector) McGraw Tower (Cornell University). Guestbook, #43-12-1955.