Scope and Contents April 14, 1869. John McGraw to Ezra Cornell: "My thoughts & purposes were these, no more no less. I started out by will to leave $30,000 to the university my second thought was to bestow it during my life and my third conclusion was that the center building would give a more ship shape look to the Hill side & allow an earlier finishing up and for the difference between say $30,000 & $50,000 I would not allow the opportunity to pass." April 28, 1869. Phebe Wood to Ezra...

Scope and Contents May 14, 1869. Alonzo B. Cornell to Ezra Cornell from New York regarding the hiring of Scotch English or German immigrants to work as less expensive laborers at the University: "My instructions are to select only such men as will be likely to vote right when they become voters." Topics: Cornell University: buildings; portraits; telescopes; English workmen Personal names: Cornell, Alonzo B.; Wood, Ella F.; Caldwell, G.C.; Cropsey, J.F.; White, Andrew Dickson; Wood, M.B.; Wood, O.S.; Lee,...

Scope and Contents

Topics: Cornell University: commencement, buildings, campus, Library. Personal names: White, Andrew Dickson; Smith, Goldwin; Fiske, Willard; Colfax, Schuyler; Joy, Arad Geography:

Scope and Contents

Topics: Cornell University: commencement, buildings. Personal names: Cornell, D.B.; Faxton, Theodore; Chace, Miller; Rowell, Mary; Rooker, Thomas N.; Robertson, H.D. Geography:

Scope and Contents

Topics: Cornell University: commencement, buildings, trustees. Personal names: Wood, O.S. Geography:

Scope and Contents

July 22, 1869. Andrew Dickson White to Ezra Cornell describing the nature of Cornell University (especially in relation to Harvard) and his goals, plans, and expectations. Topics: Cornell University: students; English workmen; agriculture; telegraph industry; Western Union Telegraph Company Personal names: Chace, Alonzo; Rooker, Thomas N.; Cleveland, William C.; Wood, O.S.; White, Andrew Dickson; Morse, Samuel F.B.; Wood, M.B.; Cornell, John W.; Cornell, Alonzo B. Geography: