John Edgar Chance papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 37-5-2863
Scope and content
Student memorabilia including programs, invitations, certificates, and other items, particularly relating to Willard Straight Hall and Hotel Ezra Cornell. Also a photocopy of a talk given by Chance to the Montclair Historical Society based on the diaries of William Hull Botsford with annotations by Talitha Botsford. Includes a specially made Cornell rug (1943) designed for Chance, circa 1941, by his father using a process he patented for inlaying carpet with a backing and produced by Collins and Aikman Corp of NY and Philadelphia.
Dates
- 1939-1982
Creator
- Chance, John Edgar, 1921- (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Cornell University Class of 1943, Hotel.
Extent
.2 cubic feet. (.2 cubic feet.)
Language of Materials
English
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)