Willis Grant Johnson papers
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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.)
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
- Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954.
- Craig, John, 1864-1912.
- Malby, George.
- New York State College of Agriculture -- : Buildings.
- Roberts, Isaac Phillips, 1833-1928.
- Schurman, Jacob Gould, 1854-1942.
- Spencer, John W.
- Stewart, Edwin Crowell (Date of work: 1864-1921..)
- Stone, John Lemuel.
- Wing, H. H. (Henry Hiram)
- Witter, Daniel Parrish.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by I. Wald
- Date
- May 2003
- 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