Francis Harley Scheetz papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2-10-1109

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes materials relating to Scheetz' student days, including lecture notes, diplomas, and Cornell Class of 1916 correspondence and reunion and fundraising material; papers from his work as a Cornell trustee and presidential councillor concerning student housing, Cornell United Religious Work, information concerning the Faculty Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure, the Charles J. Quillman, Jr. Fellowship (1952-1964), Cornell Club of New York, Marquis Foundation, Society for the Humanities, Glee Club, the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, the Aeronautical Laboratory, Cornell University Survey of Administrative Management (Volumes 1-5), student affairs, and minutes and other materials of the University Council and Trustees. Also, photographs; prints; four world maps prepared for King Louis XV of France (1740, 1741); a portrait of General Henry Dearborn, a Revolutionary War patriot; two Sèvres vases (gifts to General Dearborn from Louis Philippe); information concerning the Xth International Congress on the History of Science (1962); Theta Delta Chi correspondence; postcards; Scheetz' biographical data; and World War I officer training information.

Dates

1740-1963,-1947-1969 (bulk)

Creator

Scheetz, Francis Harley, 1894-1968. (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Francis H. Scheetz, a prominent Philadelphia lawyer, was a member of the Cornell University Board of Trustees from 1951-1967, and then a trustee emeritus and presidential councillor until his death in 1968. He was a recipient of the Cornell Medal for outstanding service to the University. (Cornell University Class of 1916)

Extent

12.5 cubic feet. (12.5 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Includes materials relating to Scheetz' student days and papers from his work as a Cornell trustee and presidential councillor. Also, photographs; prints; four world maps prepared for King Louis XV of France (1740, 1741); a portrait of General Henry Dearborn, a Revolutionary War patriot; two Sèvres vases (gifts to General Dearborn from Louis Philippe); information concerning the Xth International Congress on the History of Science (1962); Theta Delta Chi correspondence; postcards; Scheetz' biographical data; and World War I officer training information.

Physical Description

Lecture notes, diplomas, correspondence, and other papers. Also, photographs, prints, maps, a portrait, and vases.

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:: B. Shepherd
Date completed:: January 1969
EAD encoding:: Martin Heggestad, January 2002
Date modified:: Marcie Farwell, July 2018