William Henry Miller miscellany
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Includes drawings and blueprints for Cornell buildings, including Sage infirmary medical building and the Cascadilla School in Ithaca, New York; unidentified drawings; details of two fireplaces in the Ithaca Conservatory of Music (now Ithaca College); two small hand carved wooden panels presented by Miller to the College of Architecture at the time of its semi-centennial (1921); a scrapbook of clippings and plates from architectural magazines; a book of architectural postcards, including some depicting Miller's buildings; account books with Gauntlett and Brooks, pertaining to the Fiske House of Jennie McGraw Fiske; two letters from Andrew Dickson White to Miller, 1870, 1896; and correspondence relating to the construction of the kitchen in Prudence Risley Hall, including letters to E.L. Williams (Cornell University Treasurer) from Miller, Thomas Tree (Manager of Sage College), and Flora Rose, 1913.
Also, plans and specifications for addition to President White's house, 1895, with comments by Andrew Dickson White (12 items).
A letter possibly to William Henry Miller from his mother, 1879.
Dates
- 1879-1916.
Creator
- Miller, William Henry, 1848-1922. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Access Restrictions:
Access to building plans in Mapcase Folder 1 and 6 restricted to permission of the office of Planning Design and Construction.
Restrictions on Use:
Collection originally found to contain mold. Material was cleaned, but mold may still be present. Individuals with weak immune systems may need to take extra precautions.
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
William Henry Miller was an Ithaca, New York architect. He designed several Cornell University buildings, including Uris Library. He was a member of the Cornell Class of 1872.
Extent
.4 cubic feet. (.4 cubic feet.)
Abstract
Includes drawings and blueprints for Cornell buildings, including Sage infirmary medical building and the Cascadilla School in Ithaca, New York; unidentified drawings; details of two fireplaces in the Ithaca Conservatory of Music (now Ithaca College); two small hand carved wooden panels presented by Miller to the College of Architecture at the time of its semi-centennial (1921); a scrapbook of clippings and plates from architectural magazines; a book of architectural postcards, including some depicting Miller's buildings; account books with Gauntlett and Brooks, pertaining to the Fiske House of Jennie McGraw Fiske; two letters from Andrew Dickson White to Miller, 1870, 1896; and correspondence relating to the construction of the kitchen in Prudence Risley Hall, including letters to E.L. Williams (Cornell University Treasurer) from Miller, Thomas Tree (Manager of Sage College), and Flora Rose, 1913.
Abstract
Also, plans and specifications for addition to President White's house, 1895, with comments by Andrew Dickson White (12 items).
Abstract
A letter possibly to William Henry Miller from his mother, 1879.
Physical Description
Printed materials, plans.
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524rareref@cornell.eduhttp://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- RMC Staff
- Date completed:
- December 2017
- EAD encoding:
- Jude Corina & Lin Sen Chai, December 2017
- Account books.
- Architects.
- Architectural drawings.
- Architecture -- New York (State) -- Ithaca.
- Architecture, Domestic -- United States.
- Cascadilla School (Ithaca, N.Y.)
- Cornell University -- : Buildings.
- Fiske House (Ithaca, N.Y.)
- Fiske, Jennie McGraw, 1840-1881.
- Gauntlett and Brooks (Ithaca, N.Y.)
- Kitchens -- New York (State) -- Ithaca.
- Postcards.
- Rose, Flora, 1874-
- Scrapbooks.
- Tree, Thomas.
- White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918.
- Williams, E. L.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by RMC Staff
- Date
- December 2017
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu