Fine Arts

American statesmen portrait collection, 1826-1900.   4.3 cubic ft.

Repository: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Collection Number: 45
Included are 933 engravings of American statesmen, including some broadsides, and 35 autographed letters.

CALS freehand drawing collection   1.7 cubic feet.

Repository: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Collection Number: 21-25-3736
This collection features art projects and assignments created in the studio and left behind by students.

Cornell University museum items   [no physdesc:quantity]

Repository: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Collection Number: 47-7-1948
Includes two Cornell plaques, one ca.1907, depicting Ezra Cornell; a red cap bearing a "C" with the initials "UFBT"; an original Uris Library Reading Room chair; a rubber mold for the Cornell Seal; and a bronze medallion bearing a likeness of Ezra Cornell. A set of twelve rose-colored Wedgwood plates depicting Cornell University buildings; scenes depicted are McGraw Tower (Library Tower), Willard Straight Hall, the War Memorial, Baker Laboratory of Chemistry, Sage Chapel, McGraw Hall, the Schoellkopf Crescent, Ezra Cornell Statue, Balch Hall, Myron Taylor Hall, Goldwin Smith Hall and Sibley Dome. A Class of 1958 cloth badge; a Class of 1921 scarf; five caps, two from the Class of 1929, one from the Class of 1921, one from the Class of 1923, one undated; straw hat from the Class of 1934; nine reunion jackets, three from the Class of 1929, two from the Class of 1921, and one each from the Classes of 1916, 1923, 1925 (red, white and blue), and 1927; one polo shirt from 1923; a Cornell spoon; four Cornell service pins, ca. 1955-1970; two mugs from 1912; a 14" Cornell pencil; a 3"x4" "Cornell Library Club" printing plate; a cigarette case belonging to Ralph Gordon; a trowel wielded by President Edmund Ezra Day June 22 1946 on the Day Hall cornerstone.

Evans, Clara T. bookplate collection   33 volumes (circa 3.5 linear feet) ;

Repository: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Collection Number: 8027
Bookplates from a variety of countries and time periods, mainly American and European. Armorial and pictorial plates are included, as well as those consisting of portraits, family crests, or mottoes.

Grout, Donald Jay papers   27.4 cubic ft.

Repository: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Collection Number: 14-20-998
Includes professional correspondence and applications and recommendations for grants and university positions. Also, personal correspondence with his parents while studying in Europe and teaching at Mills College and with a friend, Jonathan Schiller; worksheets, photographs and galley proofs for HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC and both editions of A SHORT HISTORY OF THE OPERA; notes and notebooks on "Early Opèra Comique" and others, his dissertation manuscript; a manuscript on West Indian Music; lecture notes; musical tapes; annotated programs; and a typescript of an article "How to Tell Good Music from Bad;" alphbetical correspondence file, correspondence with W. W. Norton.

Hitchcock, Romyn papers, 1841-1900.   .3 cubic ft.

Repository: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Collection Number: 2174
Papers of Romyn Hitchcock, a chemist and lecturer on the Orient, include correspondence, lecture notes, monographs, government bulletins and other pamphlet material, newspaper clippings, and maps. Collection is primarily concerned with Chinese-American diplomatic relations; spheres of influence; problems of Chinese immigration, including low wages, tong societies, and the Chinese Exclusion Act; and the geography, art, religion, and customs of China and Japan.

Kahn, Peter papers   3 cubic ft.; 82 items.

Repository: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Collection Number: 14-28-2920
Correspondence, artwork, lecture notes, photographs, subject files, and other papers; includes broadsides for events at Cornell and in the Ithaca community; includes videotape and audiocassette of Memorial/Testimonial service, and other printed items including Kahn's artwork.

Levin, Harry calligraphy collection, [ca. 1250-1891].   20 items.

Repository: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Collection Number: 4884
Primarily medieval and early modern documents representing different styles of handwriting.

MacNeil, Hermon Atkins papers,1888-1966.   .4 cubic ft.

Repository: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Collection Number: 2425
Letters from colleagues, public figures, friends, relatives, and others concerning the execution and sale of various works, his nomination to membership in honorary and professional societies and related professional and social matters; an autobiographical sketch (typescript carbon), 1943, membership certificates and citations, numerous photographs of the artist and his sculpture, newspaper clippings on his career, and miscellaneous printed items. Also, messages of condolence and formal tributes sent to his widow, Cecelia W. Muench MacNeil, obituaries, and press reports concerning a memorial established for the artist. Correspondents include Adriaan Jacob Barnouw, Emile Brunet, Jo Davidson, William Henry Fox, Carl Paul Jennewein, Leon Kroll, and Victor Emanuel III.

Parrish, Johnnie papers, 1979-1994   3 cubic ft.

Repository: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Collection Number: 6570
Files for Focus on Art include notes, clippings, publications, and other background materials for the television shows, compiled by Johnnie Parrish. Also, original videotapes of the shows that included interviews with local artists as well as workshops and gallery openings. Also, alphabetical subject files on art and artists.

Renew Media/Rockefeller Foundation Fellowships in New Media Art 2003-2004   ca. 3 cubic ft.

Repository: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Collection Number: 6673
The collection consists of artist's files submitted to sponsors the Rockefeller Foundation and National Video Resources in application for New Media Fellowships. The files comprise artistic proposals and outlines, individual artist's curriculum vitae, letters of recommendation and reference and the supporting digital art media.

Soyer, Raphael papers, 1949-1954.   288 items.

Repository: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Collection Number: 2566
Papers of Raphael Soyer, including minutes, correspondence, manuscript articles, reprints and news clippings collected by him in his capacity as an organizer and member of the editorial board of the art magazine, Reality.


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