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Ithaca and campus, including Beebe Lake, 1895-1909

 File — Box: 12

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

From the Collection:

Papers include irrigation surveys of western states, 1883-1889; pictures of the Peary Arctic Expedition of 1896; diary of the expedition by B. Hoppin; scrapbook kept by Tarr as a Cornell professor; geology field books; notebooks of his son, Russel S. Tarr; diary kept on the Cornell Alaska Expedition, 1906; lectures on the geography of North America; notes on lab work in an experimental physiography course, 1907-1908; glass slides and negatives; and correspondence on Tarr's early years. Also, Geology Department records and reports kept by Tarr and his successors and a ledger of information on graduate students in the Geology Department.

Dates

  • 1895-1909

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

6.2 cubic feet. (6.2 cubic feet.)

Physical Description

Includes glass negatives and prints.

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)