Cornell University Library construction and repair records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 43-6-434

Scope and content

Correspondence, documents, and plans relating to the construction and maintenance of the University Library building, including specifications for its construction, specifications for a ventilation system and for metal book stacks, and correspondence concerning the addition of electricity and modifications to its steam heating system. Correspondents include University Librarian George W. Harris, Henry W. Sage, University Treasurer E.L. Williams, Buffalo Forge Company, Snead & Company iron works, George Stikeman Metal Works.

Scope and content

Printed copies (8.5 x 11) of William H. Miller floor plans for the University Library (4 items)

Dates

1888-1936.

Creator

no primary creator (Person)
Harris, George William, 1849-1917. (Person)
Sage, Henry W. (Henry Williams), 1814-1897. (Person)
Williams, E. L., active 1904. (Person)
Buffalo Forge Company (Organization)
Snead & Company (Organization)
George Stikeman Metal Works (Organization)

Language of Material

In English.

Biographical / Historical

The Cornell University Library was originally housed in Morrill Hall. As its holdings outgrew their allotted space, the library was moved to McGraw Hall. Henry W. Sage provided funding for a new, larger building to house the still-growing library, and hired local architect William Henry Miller to design it. The new Library building, with the clock tower which has since become emblematic of Cornell, opened on October 7, 1891. Today it is known as Uris Library.