Abstract

Arthur Hobson Dean was an Ithaca native, Cornell alumnus, lawyer, U.S. government official, diplomat, executive, international and corporate law specialist, and writer.

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Correspondence concerning planning for the conference, including the choice of speakers, organization of sessions, and other aspects. Correspondents include Arthur H. Dean, Deane W. Malott, Alfred R. Crawford, J.L. Zwingle, Harvey S. Gerry, Walter Bruska, and Robert Kidera.

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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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"Howard Edward Babcock: A Story of His Life and Accomplishments" (46 pp.), published by Cornell University, 1950, with a letter of March 7, 1956 by Emilie T. Hall about Babcock. Also, copy of article by Arthur Dean written after Babcock's death (4 pp.)

Scope and content Correspondence, notes, reports, newspaper articles, and other items concerning the Trojan Horse incident, including the Trojan Horse issue in question, issues of the Cornell Daily Sun containing articles on it (January 20-21 and 23, 1967), clippings from the Ithaca Journal, and manuscript and typewritten letters, memos, notes and reports by University administrators and faculty, including statements by President James A. Perkins and Trustee Arthur H. Dean, the Faculty Committee on Student...