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Newman, Floyd R. (Floyd Roy), 1890-1990.

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Cornell University Office of University Development records

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924064931870]
Identifier: 4-3-2072
Scope and content Includes records concerning the "Yamaguchi Wedding Gown," a Japanese wedding cloak presented to Helen Newman by a friend, and later donated to Helen Newman Hall, Cornell University; papers regarding the Kenroku-en Garden and the Kenroku-en Garden Screen; and cassette recordings of the Cornell Plantations Sponsors' Luncheon honoring Floyd Roy Newman, and the Dedication Ceremonies, F. R. Newman Arboretum (June 10, 1982). Also, a letter from D. R. Dunlop to C. Herbert Finch explaining a...
Dates: 1977-1982.

Correspondence on the extension of Cornell University Library

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924064939402]
Identifier: 2-2-909
Scope and content

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.

Dates: 1956-1959.

Floyd R. Newman papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 37-5-1619
Abstract

Floyd R. Newman was born in Casnovia, Michigan in 1890 and grew up in Churchville, New York. Newman's papers document his Cornell experience as a student and alumnus, his professional career, family and travels dating 1893-1990. The collection contains correspondence, photographs, programs, menus, broadsides, clippings, pamphlets, Cornell memorabilia and World War I artifacts.

Dates: 1893-1990.

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Arboretums. 2
Broadsides (notices) 1
Cayuga Lake (N.Y.) 1
China -- Description and travel. 1
China -- Pictorial works. 1