Correspondence and records kept by the University Treasurer, J. W. Williams, 1872-1877, includes such varied material as correspondence with Adamantine Brick Press Co., regarding an excaving machine the University wished to purchase; acreage allotments and lease rules for the Cornell University farm; correspondence regarding the St. Louis High School scholarship; letters from Andrew Dickson White regarding the payment of bills and fire control on campus; and numerous pamphlets and advertising circulars for office equpment and construction materials.