Willard Straight Hall records
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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Files of Cornell University's student union include files relating to the creation of the student union, correspondence, financial records, printed material, scrapbooks, guest books, and some Straight family correspondence. Also some files regarding the Psi Upsilon fraternity.
Includes a copy of The Journal of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, University of Toronto Number, Vol. 2, January-February 1925, No. 1 with photographs of Hart House at the University of Toronto, one of the inspirations for Willard Straight Hall.
Photos of Christmas events and decorations in the Straight ca. 1955.
Dates
- 1925-2004.
Creator
- Willard Straight Hall (Ithaca, N.Y.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
43.5 cubic feet. (43.5 cubic feet.)
Abstract
Files of Cornell University's student union include files relating to the creation of the student union, correspondence, financial records, printed material, scrapbooks, guestbooks, and some Straight family correspondence.
SERIES LIST
Series I. Willard Straight Records Box 1-2
Series II. Psi Upsilon Records Box 2
Series III. Committee and Building Reports Box 2-6
Series IV. Payroll Reports Box 27
Series V. Drama, Theater and WSH Box 27
Series VI. Board of Governors Meeting Reports Box 22
Series VII. House Administration Box 27-28
Series VIII. Willard Straight Hall Activities Box 30
Series IX. Alphabetical Subject Files 1925-27 Box 6-7
Series X. Alphabetical Subject Files 1927 Box 7, 30
Series XI. Alphabetical Subject Files 1928 Box 7-8
Series XII. Alphabetical Subject Files 1929 Box 9
Series XIII. Alphabetical Subject Files 1930 Box 9-11
Series XIV. Alphabetical Subject Files 1931 Box 11-12
Series XV. Alphabetical Subject Files 1932 Box 12-13
Series XVI. Alphabetical Subject Files 1933-1935 Box 13-17
Series XVII. Alphabetical Subject Files 1936 Box 17-19
Series XVIII. Alphabetical Subject Files 1937 Box 19-20
Series XIX. Alphabetical Subject Files 1938 Box 20-21
Series XX. Alphabetical Subject Files 1939-40 Box 22-25
Subseries University Unions, 1939 Box 24-25
Series XXI. Alphabetical Subject Files 1940-41 Box 25-26, 29-29
Series XXII. Alphabetical Subject Files 1941-42 Box 26-27, 30
Series XXIII. Alphabetical Subject Files 1943-44 Box 31
Series XXIV. Alphabetical Subject Files 1946-47 Box 31
Series XXV. Willard Straight Correspondence 1940's and 50's Box 31-32
Series XXVI. Financial Data 1925-44 Box 33
Series XXVII. Budget Data 1927-46 Box 33-34
Series XXVIII. Willard Straight Items of Interest Box 34, 36
Series XXIX. Oversize Albums and Memorabilia Box 35, 37-43
Subseries WSH Publicity Committee Scrapbooks Box 35, 39-43
Physical Description
Correspondence, financial records, printed material
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:
- Julia McDowell
- Date completed:
- March 2012
- EAD encoding:
- Julia McDowell, November 2012
- Date modified:
- Marcie Farwell, July 2018
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by RMC Staff
- Date
- November 2012
- 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