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Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 13-6-2691

Scope and content

Administrative records; financial records; reference and donor correspondence, and chronological file of outgoing correspondence.

Scope and content

Memorabilia includes book truck labels fancifully annotated by student employees during the transfer of collections from Olin Library to Kroch Library and guest books signed by early visitors and patrons, August through November, 1992. Video tour of the Division created by Nancy Dean. T-shirt and tote bag from the 1996 RBMS Preconference (for the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries), held at Cornell.

Scope and content

Records of the Division's Strategic Plan, 1993-94.

Scope and content

Icelandic Collection circulation and other card files.

Scope and content

Records compiled by Cheryl Stadel-Bevans, 1998-1999 for an 18-month NHPRC (National Historical Publications and Records Commission) -sponsored project to investigate the requirements for electronic administrative records at Cornell, and a report by Nancy McGovern on electronic student records systems, 2000.

Scope and content

Files relating to the John Nolen Research Fund, 1990-2001.

Scope and content

Videotape of the dedication of the Hirshland Exhibition Gallery, November 13, 2002. Audio tape of New York State canal talk by Prof. Donald Postle, 1995. Also, Cornell family genealogical notes.

Scope and content

Magneto-optical disk (MOD) backups.

Dates

  • 1992-2017

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Access Restrictions:

Access restricted to the permission of the office of origin.

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

The Division was formed in 1992 with the combination of the Department of Rare Books, the Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, the History of Science Collections, and the Icelandic Collection.

Extent

81.6 cubic feet. (81.6 cubic feet.)

Abstract

Records, files, and miscellany relating to the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections.

Physical Description

Records, guest books, video tour, card files, financial records, and correspondence.

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:
J. Parker
Date completed:
February 2001
EAD encoding:
Julia ParkerPeter Martinez, July 2003Ariel J. Conant, September 2006
Date modified:
Fredrika Loew, October 2018
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by J. Parker
Date
2002; 2023 (Addition)
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)