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Ernest Ingersoll White papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1843

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Papers of E.I. White and his family consist largely of correspondence, leases and other legal agreements, accounts, receipts, inventories, surveys, and other items pertaining to the acquisition of property for the Onondaga Golf and Country Club and to such business matters as purchases of additional land, lease renewals, water supply, railroad right-of-way, and insurance (1899-1919); papers pertaining to the management of the White Farm at Fayetteville (1905-1942); correspondence and other items relating to the Memorial Prize in Oratory established at Syracuse University in honor of Horace Keep White (1916); newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and other printed material.

Also records of the White Memorial Building, Syracuse (1917-1960); protograph of Ernest I. White; dedication for Ernest I. White Hall; and genealogical material.

Also, papers of Horace White, Hamilton White, and their descendants, including correspondence, ledgers, journals, daybooks, letterbooks, deeds, wills, broadsides, and other material, pertaining to real estate in Syracuse, Chicago, Toledo, and Akron, and to investments in Iowa lands. Other subjects include railroads, canals, turnpikes, mining, and manufacturing. Also, papers relating to the Onondaga County Bank, the Bank of Syracuse and its successor, the Syracuse National Bank. Family papers relate to the position of the family in Syracuse society, and to their social and civic interests.

Dates

  • 1820-1960.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Attorney and farmer.

Cornell University Class of 1893.

Extent

14.2 cubic feet.

Abstract

Papers of E.I. White and his family.

RELATED MATERIALS

Consists of collections #1843 and #1298.

Physical Description

Financial records, correspondence, journals, newspaper clippings, printed material, pamphlets, and legal documents.

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:
RMC Staff
EAD encoding:
Marcie Farwell, November 2015
Modified:
Margaret Nichols, May 2016
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by RMC Staff
Date
November 2015
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)