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Augustus Moore Herring papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1990

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Transcripts of Herring-Curtiss Company vs. Glenn Curtiss et al., briefs, exhibits, correspondence, and other papers pertaining to this lawsuit, in which William Maloney was one of the principal trial lawyers, and to related litigation; incorporation papers, minutes, resolutions, stock certificates, legal documents, correspondence, and other items (1909-1031) relating to the business affairs of the company; Augustus Herring's scrapbook (1896-1909) and notebook (ca. 1903-1910) dealing with his role in airplane and glider development and his correspondence with the United States Patent Office (1909-1913); blueprints, photographs, pamphlets, and clippings relating to general aspects of aviation development.

Dates

  • 1891-1931.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Access Restrictions:

Access to 1910 Datebook and 1896-1910 Scrapbook in Box 3 restriced to the permission of the curator.

Restriction

Due to fragility, instead of using the 1910 Datebook and 1896-1910 Scrapbook found in Box 3, please use the Microfilm [reel 1 for Datebook and reel 3 for Scrapbook].

Restrictions on Use:

Due to fragility,researchers must use microfilm of the 1910 Datebook and 1896-1910 Scrapbook in Box 3.

Extent

2.4 cubic feet. (2.4 cubic feet.)

Abstract

Transcripts of Herring-Curtiss Company vs. Glenn Curtiss et al., briefs, exhibits, correspondence, and other papers pertaining to this lawsuit, in which William Maloney was one of the principal trial lawyers, and to related litigation; incorporation papers, minutes, resolutions, stock certificates, legal documents, correspondence, and other items (1909-1031) relating to the business affairs of the company; Augustus Herring's scrapbook (1896-1909) and notebook (ca. 1903-1910) dealing with his role in airplane and glider development and his correspondence with the United States Patent Office (1909-1913); blueprints, photographs, pamphlets, and clippings relating to general aspects of aviation development.

Physical Description

Correspondence, Legal Documents, Printed Materials

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:
1974
EAD encoding:
Evan Fay Earle, September 2007
Date modified:
Jude Corina, April 2016
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by RMC Staff
Date
September 2007
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)