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William Melniker memorabilia

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 37-5-3948

Scope and content

Reunion photographs, 1956, 1966; snapshots of students and activities, 1912-1916; two Omicron Alpha Tau menus (one signed, one parody); Class of 1916 Directory, 1956. Also, "Twenty Years with the Half Colyum, 1925-1945," by Dean A. R. Warnock, inscribed to Melniker.

Dates

1912-1966.

Creator

Melniker, William. (Person)
Warnock, Dean A. R. (Person)

Language of Material

In English.

Biographical / Historical

Class of 1916. William Melniker attended Cornell from 1912 to 1916, graduating with a B.A. from Arts & Sciences. At Cornell, he was a member of Pi Lambda Phi, the Arts Crew, the Law Crew, Congress, and Deutscher Verein. From 1927-1936, he served as the general representative for South America for Metro Goldwyn Mayer and from 1936 as the manager of its International Theatre Dept.