Topics: Cornell family correspondence: letters to Elijah from his children, grandchildren, and brother; correspondence among Ezra Cornell's siblings; selection of Mary Ann Cornell as Judge of Needlework at the State Fair; news of deaths, women's fashions, family life, health, homes, and crops. Personal names: Cornell, Elijah; Cornell, E.S.; Wood, Phebe; Robertson, Hiram D.; Robertson, Mary C.; Cornell, John H.; Rowell, Mary; Cornell, Mary Ann; Cornell, D.B.; Cornell, Molly; Cornell, Jane; Chase, Edward; Chace, Alonzo; Chace, Miller Geography: Pine River; Albion; Fall River; Belvidere, Ill.; Brantford; Iowa; Albany.