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A petition to the New York State Legislature for incorporation of a company to construct a railroad from the Village of Ithaca to the Head of Cayuga Lake, ca.1840; and a report, "The Proposed Cayuga Lake Railroad, to connect Ithaca with the New York Central by way of Ludlowville, Aurora and Union Springs," April 25, 1867.

Scope and content Includes programs from various events including a Paul Robeson concert in Bailey Hall, 1942; Syracuse vs. Cornell basketball program, 1942; a New York Central Railroad menu featuring Cornell University; "Houseparty Hymnal," 1944; LIFE-style magazine for Fall Weekend 1944; Women's class directory, 1945; Senior Week and commencement programs, 1944-1946; "Student Guide to Courses," 1947; Cornell Bulletin from Dec. 15, 1944 and June 15, 1945; and individual and group photographs from the 1940s. ...

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Manuscript and printed legal documents and correspondence concerning the case as it came before the Oneida County (New York) Circuit Court, the Oneida County Supreme Court, and then before the Supreme Court for the Fifth Judicial District of the State of New York. Included are transcripts of Stephen Covell's testimony and letters among the attorneys involved in the case: C.W. White, the plaintiff's attorney, and Kernan, Quinn & Kernan, the defendant's attorneys.

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Scrapbook includes correspondence, photographs and publicity about the demonstration train used during Farm and Home Week.

Scope and content Miscellaneous materials collected by John S. Howell: Eli Culver, U. S. bounty land grant, September 10, 1860; letter from Roswin Randall to hospital surgeon, Cortland, N.Y., August 17, 1834; letter from Gideon Blain, North Adrian, Michigan, March 13, 1844 to Nathaniel Bryant, Seneca County, Romulus, N.Y.; letter from S. Woodruff, New York City, January 21, 1845 to Leonard Hall; letter from F. Woodruff, Ithaca, N.Y., May 31, 1847, to brother, C. M. Pelton, Esq., Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; unsigned...