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Cornell University. Library, Public Affairs records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 13-1-1967

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Files on important donors to and benefactors of the library, 1957-1984; general office files, 1981-1987.

Includes a bear wearing a shirt printed with "I'm a Bear for Books, Cornell." Also, a one page description of the fund raising project.

Dates

  • 1957-2005.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

In 1991, the Development Office became Library Public Affairs.

Adrienne McNair, Director of Development for the Cornell Libraries, and Kappa Alpha Fraternity organized a project in 1980 to sell stuffed bears in order to endow a new book fund at Cornell.

Extent

4 cubic feet. (4 cubic feet.)

Abstract

Files on important donors to and benefactors of the library, 1957-1984; general office files, 1981-1987.

Physical Description

Donor files and general office files.

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
EAD encoding:
Martin Heggestad, March 2004
Status
Completed
Date
March 2004
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

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)