Archives at Cornell

Cornell University Ranch records

Collection — manuscript box: 29 - folder 1

Identifier: 7-4-2325

Scope and content

Records of the Ranch include annotated bank statements from the First National Bank, Roswell, New Mexico for the account of the Cornell University Ranch.

Dates

1935-1936.

Creator

Cornell University. Ranch (Organization)

Biographical / Historical

In the 1930s, Cornell University owned a ranch in Roswell, New Mexico. The ranch was purchased by H. E. Babcock, chairman of the Board of Trustees and operated by his son Howard. The operation eventually went bankrupt.