Archives at Cornell

Cornell University alumni trusteeship papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 41-7-758

Scope and content

Letters, notes, petitions, clippings, flyers, and postcards from the campaigns to elect and re-elect various alumni as Alumni Trustee, including Mary H. Donlon, Mary M. Crawford , and Robert E. Treman (Class of 1909). Correspondents include Donlon, Treman, and Agda Swenson Osborn.

Dates

1927-1939.

Language of Material

In English.

Biographical / Historical

Mary H. Donlon (LL.B. 1920, Cornell University) was a lawyer and U.S. Customs Court judge. Mary Merritt Crawford (Class of 1904; also known as Mrs. Edward Schuster) was a physician. Robert E. Treman (Class of 1909) was subsequently active in community affairs in Ithaca, New York, serving as captain of the local fire department and on the Board of Foreign Missions in the Presbyterian Church. Agda Swenson Osborn served as Secretary of the Class of 1920 Women and president of the Federation of Cornell Women's Clubs.