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Ithaca (N.Y.) -- History, Local.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Harry Clifford Reed papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1580
Abstract

Correspondence, manuscripts of articles, genealogical notes, clippings, and photographs pertaining to Reed's secretaryship of the Hobasco Masonic Lodge in Ithaca, New York; correspondence related to the early history of Cornell University, and the city of Ithaca; also, genealogical material pertaining to the Stevenson and Dumont families.

Dates: 1948-1952.

Ithaca newspaper clippings

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2096
Scope and content Clippings concering Ithaca people and events from the Ithaca Daily Journal and other publications. Subjects include the execution of Edward H. Rulloff; the execution of Guy C. Clark, the first person to be executed in Tompkins County; the unveiling of a tablet in the Presbyterian Church commemorating Samuel Parker; the "Taghanic Stone Man" hoax; an obituary for William R. Humphrey; and a portrait of Simeon DeWitt. Also includes a pamphlet: "1482-1873. Hip! Hip! Hurrah!! The Fusileer...
Dates: 1871-1902, 1938

John Snaith papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924064933827]
Identifier: 2297
Scope and content

Photocopied specifications for the house and stable of William V. Teeter and Pliny Hall on South Albany St., Ithaca, which Snaith designed, contracted, and built; drawings, related correspondence, and financial records; and one original photograph, 1882, of the house and stable.

Dates: 1881-1882.