Becker-Hull Ezra Cornell and telegraph materials
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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Notes, letters, documents, and pamphlets relating to Ezra Cornell and to the telegraph, including letters from Ezra Cornell to Alonzo B. Cornell, the Ithaca Journal, Andrew Dickson White, and T.G. Alvord; letters from Ezra Cornell to J.J. Speed and F.O.J. Smith; letters between Ezra Cornell and William A. Woodward; extracts from Ezra Cornell's private journal; Charles H. Hull's notes on Ezra Cornell; excerpts from letters received by Andrew Dickson White in the first few years of his presidency of Cornell University (1868-1872); a chronology of Ezra Cornell's activities from 1844-1858, compiled by Carl Becker; and pamphlets concerning the telegraph. The journal extracts and most of the letters are in the form of typewritten transcripts. Also included is volume 1 of The Telegrapher, a periodical published by the National Telegraphic Union (incomplete: lacks issues 6 and 10); and a volume of printed depositions in the lawsuit of Samuel F.B. Morse et al. against Francis O.J. Smith.
Dates
- 1844-1933.
Creator
- Hull, Charles Henry, 1864-1936. (Person)
- Becker, Carl L. (Carl Lotus), 1873-1945. (Person)
- Cornell, Alonzo B., 1832-1904. (Person)
- White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918. (Person)
- Alvord, Thomas Gold, 1810-1897. (Person)
- Speed, John J. (John James) (Person)
- Smith, Francis O. J. (Francis Ormond Jonathan), 1806-1876. (Person)
- Woodward, William A. (Person)
- Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Restrictions on Use:
Documents from the Maine Historical Society may not be quoted or reproduced without permission of the holder of the originals.
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Charles Henry Hull and Carl Becker were both professors of history at Cornell University. Ezra Cornell played an important role in the development of the telegraph, and later founded Cornell University.
Extent
.8 cubic feet. (.8 cubic feet.)
Abstract
Notes, letters, documents, and pamphlets relating to Ezra Cornell and to the telegraph, including letters from Ezra Cornell to Alonzo B. Cornell, the Ithaca Journal, Andrew Dickson White, and T.G. Alvord; letters from Ezra Cornell to J.J. Speed and F.O.J. Smith; letters between Ezra Cornell and William A. Woodward; extracts from Ezra Cornell's private journal; Charles H. Hull's notes on Ezra Cornell; excerpts from letters received by Andrew Dickson White in the first few years of his presidency of Cornell University (1868-1872); a chronology of Ezra Cornell's activities from 1844-1858, compiled by Carl Becker; and pamphlets concerning the telegraph. The journal extracts and most of the letters are in the form of typewritten transcripts. Also included is volume 1 of The Telegrapher, a periodical published by the National Telegraphic Union (incomplete: lacks issues 6 and 10); and a volume of printed depositions in the lawsuit of Samuel F.B. Morse et al. against Francis O.J. Smith.
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:
- Fredrika Loew
- Date completed:
- March 2018
- EAD encoding:
- RMC Staff, March 2018
- Date modified:
- Fredrika Loew, March 2018
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by RMC Staff
- Date
- March 2018
- 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