"'97 Comes Back #2, April 20, 1947" reunion publication includes much information about alumni and about plans for the 50th Reunion of the Class of 1897.

Banners, pennants, pillows, runners, and other cloth items.

Letter from Frederick D. Colson (Class of 1897) to Paul Huey, June 21, 1952; letters from Deane Malott to Hasselfeldt, June 7, 1952, September 11, 1952, and December 16, 1952; photographs taken at the 55th Reunion of the Class of 1897; handwritten notes on the Reunion. Also, reminiscences of Ernest C. Hasselfeldt as a student at Cornell, especially the Cadet Corps, Crew, and various faculty members, and of his later life, 1893-1954.

Twelve notebooks of courses taken at Cornell, including notes on German, Greek, history of philosophy, and American and English history taught by Professors Charles H. Hull, Henry Morse Stephens, Moses Coit Tyler, and others. Also, Class of 1897 photograph album, and miscellaneous papers of George Matthew Dutcher.

Photographs of Cornell buildings and campus scenes.

Two letters to Nichols: from Liberty Hyde Bailey, May 17, 1904, and Theodore Stanton, April 21, 1915; three scrapbooks, including clippings, registration cards, programs, and announcements, especially concerning social and athletic events; NINETY-SEVEN STATISTICS BOOK belonging to Josephine Genung, Nichols' wife; manuscript and typescript speech read at Clas of 1892 10th Reunion; reunion photographs; songbook; and printed material relating to Nichols' student days at Cornell University.

Includes photographs of Cornell professors and students, including Works; commencement programs, 1897; diplomas; diary, 1896; carbon copy of Work's thesis; and other items, mostly from Works' student days at Cornell University.