Floyd R. Newman papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 37-5-1619

Abstract

Floyd R. Newman was born in Casnovia, Michigan in 1890 and grew up in Churchville, New York. Newman's papers document his Cornell experience as a student and alumnus, his professional career, family and travels dating 1893-1990. The collection contains correspondence, photographs, programs, menus, broadsides, clippings, pamphlets, Cornell memorabilia and World War I artifacts.

Dates

1893-1990.

Creator

Newman, Floyd R. (Floyd Roy), 1890-1990. (Person)
Duncan, David C. (Person)
Dunlop, David. (Person)
Bland, Anne. (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Cornell University Class of 1912. Floyd Roy "Flood" Newman was born in Casnovia, Michigan in 1890 and grew up in Churchville, New York. In 1908, he entered Cornell University where he majored in chemistry and participated actively in athletics. In February 1912, he skated the length of Cayuga Lake. While at Cornell, Newman was a member of Bandhu Fraternity, which later became Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. Following his graduation, Newman went to Shanghai, China, as a Standard Oil Company trainee. There he joined the Shanghai Volunteer Corps and rose to the rank of first lieutenant. As an Army officer in World War I, Newman helped organize the distribution of petroleum supplies to the armed services in the United States and France. In 1925 he co-founded the Allied Oil Company, Inc. of Cleveland. He was co-owner and secretary-treasurer of the company until 1948 when it merged with the Ashland Oil and Refining Company. Newman was a former Cornell University Trustee and served as a Presidential Councillor. He gave Helen Newman Hall, Newman Lab and the F.R. Newman Arboretum to Cornell, and supported the University's geological sciences and athletic programs.

Extent

73.9 cubic feet. (73.9 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

PARTIAL INDEX

Cornell miscellaneous: Boxes 7-10, 32-36
FRN miscellaneous: Boxes 10-12, 36-44
Allied Oil Company (see also Box 42 for Ashland): Boxes 12-13, 18, 29
FRN family (mother, father, uncles, aunts, etc.): Boxes 13-15
Churchville, New York: Boxes 15-16
FRN travel: Boxes 16-28
Cornell personnel: Boxes 30-31
FRN friends: Box 31
FRN confidential (RESTRICTED): Box 45
Helen Newman (partially RESTRICTED): Box 46
FRN employees - Hemlock Hollow and 862: Boxes 47-48
Elizabeth Newman Wilds and family (RESTRICTED): Box 49
John A. Newman and family (RESTRICTED): Box 50
Hemlock Hollow - services: Boxes 51-52
FRN - financial (personal) (RESTRICTED): Boxes 53-54, 56-57
FRN - medical: Box 55
Unsorted papers: Boxes 58-60
Slides: including Morocco-Madrid-London, 1965, 1959, 1963; 3D slides, various locations, 1956-1957; photographs of trips, 1952, 1958, 1962; photograph albums, video tapes, cassettes, tape recordings, Christmas cards, magazines, scrapbooks, post cards, misc.: Boxes 61-72
Correspondence, 1950s, 1980s: Box 73
Correspondence, 1940s: Box 74
Correspondence, 1920s-1930s: Box 75
Correspondence, 1908-1919: Box 76

Physical Description

Correspondence, photographs, passports, programs, menus, broadsides, clippings, pamphlets, newspapers, portraits, drawings, sports equipment, military artifacts, clothing, and other items.

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:: M. Warren
Date completed:: March 1992
EAD encoding:: Martin Heggestad, February 2003
Date modified:: Marcie Farwell, September 2018