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Correspondence, nomination petitions, typewritten biographical sketches, and magazine articles relating to the election of alumni trustees, circa 1936-1956. Also, minutes of meetings of the Board of Trustees, taken by Assistant Secretary Charles D. Bostwick, 1912-1914.

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Bylaws, reports, and publications relating to the Associate Alumni, including many issues of Proceedings of the Associate Alumni of Cornell University, and reports to the alumni by individual members of the University's Board of Trustees. Also, notices and forms relating to the forum of the Associate Alumni held in Ithaca, New York on March 6, 1915.

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Typewritten minutes of Board of Trustees meetings, including meetings of the Board's Executive Committee. Topics covered include University finances, building renovations, faculty appointments, fundraising campaigns, the Medical College in New York City, and President's reports on the state of the University.

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Minutes and work folders for Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meetings.

Scope and content Files of the University Counsel's Office include records relating to Weill Cornell Medical College, student employment, the Army Training Program, 1943-1946; student housing, 1954-1959; and real estate transactions, funds and scholarships, contracts, wills and estates, and other legal papers. Also, faculty personnel matters referred to legal counsel; contracts between James A. Perkins and Cornell University, 1963-1970; and correspondence of the University President, Board of Trustees and...

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Correspondence mainly concerning the appointment of Stephen A. McCarthy as Director of Cornell University Library in 1946. Other topics covered include the appointment of Giles Shepherd as the Library's Assistant Director, and subsequent actions by the University's Board of Trustees relating to the Library. Correspondents include McCarthy, Cornell University President Edmund E. Day, and Secretary of the Board of Trustees Robert B. Meigs, among others.

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Printed resolution, signed by Ezra Cornell as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Cornell University about qualifications for entrance to Cornell University for the second term of the year 1868-1869, dated January 15, 1869, mentions expenses and possible employment (multiple copies).

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Typewritten and manuscript correspondence to and from the Board of Trustees concerning the proposed demolition of Boardman Hall and the construction of Olin Library in its place. Also discussed is the question of what to do with the carved heads on Boardman Hall. Correspondents include Gilmore D. Clarke, Arthur H. Dean, Robert B. Meigs, John L. Collyer, Floyd R. Newman, and others.

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Carbon copy of letter, May 7, 1946, to Hiscock from Robert B. Meigs, Secretary of the Board, announcing its acceptance of Hiscock's resignation and expressing his personal regret; and Hiscock's reply, May 8 , 1946.