Meigs, Robert B.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Cornell University Library Director correspondence
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.
Correspondence on the extension of Cornell University Library
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.
Frank H. Hiscock resignation letters
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.