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Miller, William Henry, 1848-1922.

 Person

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur Gibb photographs and drawings

 Collection — Manuscript box 18 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065305504]
Identifier: 15-6-m.635
Scope and content

Glossy photographs and negatives of sketches and photographs used as illustrations for Gibb's thesis "The Library Building of the Cornell University," 1890, which includes a description and critique of William Henry Miller's Uris Library. Also drawings removed from thesis during conservation process.

Dates: 1964.

Charles Kendall Adams papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924064940046]
Identifier: 3-3-356
Scope and content Pamphlets, circulars, announcements, and other printed items relating to Charles Kendall Adams at Cornell University, including the program for his inauguration as president of Cornell, November 19, 1885; correspondence with Dr. William T. Lusk and Austin Flint relating to a proposed merger with Bellevue Hospital Medical College; letter to William Henry Miller about the proposed library building, 1887; notebook containing Alonzo Cornell's invitation to Adams' reception in New York City and a...
Dates: 1882-1892.

Chi Phi, Xi chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: 37-4-1990
Abstract

Records of Chi Phi, Xi chapter.

Dates: 1875 - 1996

George Bain Cummings papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924065210464]
Identifier: 37-5-1431
Scope and content Scrapbook of George Cummings, including clipping, programs and photographs. Also, letter (photocopy) to Cummings from former Cornell University President Andrew Dickson White, expressing sympathy upon the death of Cummings' mother, June 15, 1912; letter to Cummings from Francis J. O'Connor, October 3, 1952, in which O'Connor relates an anecdote about Andrew Dickson White and William Henry Miller; and an address, "The Hill and the Tower," given by Cummings to the Quill and Dagger Society, May...
Dates: 1908-1952,-1908-1912 (bulk)

Historic Ithaca, Inc. publications

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924064943024]
Identifier: 3043
Scope and content

Maps, articles, essays, brochures, and other items of Historic Ithaca, Inc., including "A Walking tour of East Hill residences designed by William Henry Miller."

Dates: 1970.

Miller-Heller House records

 Collection
Identifier: 15-4-1886
Abstract Research files of Elizabeth Hancock Sillin include "A Master Plan for the Miller-Heller House, 122 Eddy St., Ithaca, New York"; poem about William Henry Miller, 1906; letter about 1849 Chickering piano, 1944; "Life of John West Jackson," 1943; and letters to graduate students about history of Heller House. Also, correspondence and notes from or about Lillian Purvis Heller, 1940-1977. Also includes a stained glass fragment, videocassettes, slides, an audiocassette, photographs, and assorted...
Dates: 1935-1999

Treman family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1303
Abstract

Papers contain business and family material, including correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, and printed matter relating to various members of the Treman family of Tompkins County, New York.

Dates: 1838-1954.

William Henry Miller papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1856
Abstract

Drawings, photographs, plans, and specifications of Ithaca and Cornell buildings by Miller, list of newspaper articles concerning Miller and notable architecture in Ithaca, and a biographical sketch of Miller by Dethlefsen.

Dates: 1890-1957.

Williams family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1148
Abstract

Papers of Josiah Butler Williams, banker, businessman, and New York State Senator, contain business, political, and personal papers, accounts, legal documents and correspondence, 1809-1883. Subjects include banking, canals, the lumber business, railroads, and real estate; also, Cornell University, Ovid Academy, the New York and Erie Telegraph Company, the Ithaca and Owego Railroad Company, the Ithaca Cotton Mills, the Merchants and Farmers' Bank, Ithaca, and the Sodus Canal.

Dates: 1778-1952.

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Scrapbooks 4
Photographs 3
Diaries 2
Negatives. 2
Accounts. 1