Cornell University and Goodkind family scrapbooks
Scope and content
Scrapbook/stamp album documenting Cornell history begins with envelope addressed to Elijah Cornell, 1856, includes a letter from Ezra Cornell written to Edwin D. Morgan on the back of the announcement for the first annual Commencement of Cornell University, 1869; a variety of Cornell envelopes, all with stamps, 1867, 1869; envelopes sent by Willard Fiske, 1876; envelope sent by Charles Frederick Hartt, ca. 1873; envelopes sent by Waterman Thomas Hewitt, ca. 1890s later Cornell envelopes, 1904, 1908. Items relating to Martin H. Goodkind, Class of 1887 included cabinet card photograph, and various memorabilia relating to him, including recommendation, postcard, receipt, and sports items. Items relating to Henry M. Goodkind include envelopes, photographs of football game, photographs of mud rush, 1922; Commencement program, 1925; various envelopes with Cornell Centennial cancellation and other 1965 Centennial celebration stamps. Also a photograph of Henry Goodkind and his daughter Mary Goodkind Freeman at Commencement, 1959.
Student scrapbook for Henry M. Goodkind includes clippings, programs, photographs, with an emphasis on athletic events and activities of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity.
Martin Goodkind's student scrapbook, with clippings, photographs, programs, etc.
Dates
- 1856-1965.
Creator
- Goodkind family. (Person)
- Goodkind, Henry M. (Person)
- Cornell, Ezra, 1807-1874. (Person)
- Goodkind, Martin H. (Person)
Language of Material
In English.
Biographical / Historical
Henry M. Goodkind was a philatelist and Cornell University Class of 1925. His father Martin H. Goodkind was Class of 1887.
Extent
3 volumes. (3 volumes.)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
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