Willis Grant Johnson papers

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Identifier: 21-2-471

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Correspondence, printed matter, and photographs concerning efforts to obtain funds from the state legislature for the construction of agricultural college buildings at Cornell University. Most of the correspondence is that of Willis Grant Johnson; it indicates Johnson's part in obtaining funding. The principal correspondents are Liberty Hyde Bailey, John Craig, George Malby, Isaac Phillips Roberts, Jacob Gould Schurman, John Spencer, Edwin Stewart, John Lemuel Stone, Henry Hiram Wing, and Daniel Parrish Witter.

Dates

1901-1904.

Creator

Johnson, Willis Grant, 1866-1908. (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Willis Grant Johnson was editor of the American Agriculturist.

Extent

.3 cubic feet. (.3 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Correspondence, printed matter, and photographs concerning efforts to obtain funds from the state legislature for the construction of agricultural college buildings at Cornell University. The principal correspondents are Liberty Hyde Bailey, John Craig, George Malby, Isaac Phillips Roberts, Jacob Gould Schurman, John Spencer, Edwin Stewart, John Lemuel Stone, Henry Hiram Wing, and Daniel Parrish Witter.

Physical Description

Correspondence, printed matter, and photographs.

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:: I. Wald
Date completed:: April 1979
EAD encoding:: Martin Heggestad, May 2003