Guide to the Cornell University Crew Records,
1871-1985

Collection Number: 40-1-924

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-3530
Fax: (607) 255-9524
rareref@cornell.edu
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
G. Colman, N. Dean
Date completed:
September 1986
EAD encoding:
Martin Heggestad, May 2003
Date modified:
RMC Staff, March 2013

© 2002 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Cornell University Crew records, 1871-1985.
Collection Number:
40-1-924
Creator:
Cornell Crew (Rowing team)
Quantity:
6.5 cubic ft.,
Forms of Material:
Rosters, diary, journals, scrapbooks, logs, map, correspondence, programs, photographs, glass negatives, slides, videocassettes, and film.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Includes varsity and freshman crew rosters; Coach Charles Courtney's diary and journals of distances rowed, weather conditions, and other information; regatta programs; scrapbooks; map; correspondence with Todd Jesdale; minutes of the Sprague Boat Club; photographs, photograph albums, and glass negatives of crew events, Ithaca, New York views, and the Cayuga Lake Inlet; and a phonograph record and cassette copy concerning a 1946 regatta at Lake Washington. Material pertaining to John L. Collyer and Donald E. Maclay. Also, videocassettes and a film of the 1957 Cornell crew victory at Henley. Also, the crew logs (1937-1970) and crew files (1937-1975) of coach R. Harrison "Stork" Sanford; and slides of crews and crew activities. Also, scrapbooks (1896-1898).
Language:
Collection material in English

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes varsity and freshman crew rosters; Coach Charles Courtney's diary and journals of distances rowed, weather conditions, and other information; regatta programs; scrapbooks; map; correspondence with Todd Jesdale; minutes of the Sprague Boat Club; photographs, photograph albums, and glass negatives of crew events, Ithaca, New York views, and the Cayuga Lake Inlet; and a phonograph record and cassette copy concerning a 1946 regatta at Lake Washington. Material pertaining to John L. Collyer and Donald E. Maclay. Also, videocassettes and a film of the 1957 Cornell crew victory at Henley. Also, the crew logs (1937-1970) and crew files (1937-1975) of coach R. Harrison "Stork" Sanford; and slides of crews and crew activities. Also, scrapbooks (1896-1898). Also some film including footage of the 1929 Syracuse vs Cornell regatta by Allan H. Mogensen.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Cornell Crew (Rowing team)
Collyer, John L.
Courtney, Charles.
Jesdale, Todd.
Maclay, Donald E.
Sanford, R. Harrison "Stork."
Cornell University--Athletics.
Sprague Boat Club.

Subjects:
Regattas.
Rowing.

Places:
Ithaca (N.Y.)
Cayuga Lake.

Form and Genre Terms:
Diaries.
Negatives.
Journals.
Maps.
Photographs.
Scrapbooks.
Slides (photographs).
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Cornell University Crew records, #40-1-924. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
May 24, 1958
Ithaca Journal, p. 10, concerning provenance of this collection
Box 1 Folder 1
1900-1958
Correspondence
 Box 1 Folder 2
Misc.
 Box 1 Folder 3
1872-1911
List of crew members
 Box 1 Folder 4
Includes Freshmen Crew photo in June 4, 1892 Ithaca Daily Journal
1903, 1905-1907, 1909, 1922-1924
Courtney journals
 Box 1
1894
Courtney diary
 Box 1
ca. 1895-1907, 1910, 1919-1920
Courtney crew assignments and records
 Box 1
1904-1905, 1908-1910, 1912
Freshman crew candidates
 Box 1
1902, 1907-1909
Versity crew candidates
 Box 1
1907
Courtney's personal expense book
 Box 1
1916
Training table expense book
 Box 1
1899, 1904-1908, 1911, 1914-1916, 1924, 1952
Regatta programs
 Box 1
1909-1911
Crew Celebration Programs
 Box 1
1874-1901
Minutes, The Sprague Boat Club of Cornell University, 1 vol.
 Box 1
1871-1905
The Cornell Navy, published vols.
 Box 1
Black and white prints plus a few negatives, most with identification by Courtney; Courtney home and other Union Springs, N.Y. locations, views of Ithaca from 218 Eddy Street and from Cayuga Inlet, pictures of crews, mostly taken at Ithaca, Poughkeepsie, and Henley
Box 2-4
3 1/4" x 4" black and white slides in wood boxes
 Box 5-6
ca. 1890
Photograph album
 Box 7
Audio cassette of a 1946 disc recording
 Box 7
Correspondence, 1948-1970; Scrapbooks, 1931-1932, 1940; Courtney's log book, 191-1920
Box 8
Coach Sanford's crew logs, 1937-1970, and files, 1937-1975
Box 9
Slides
 Box 10
Scrapbooks
 Box 11
Video cassette of 1957 crew victory at Henley
 V-46
Video cassette of 1957 crew victory at Henley
 V-301
May 25, 1929
Cornell vs Syracuse Regatta, copy of film F-368. The beginning of the digitized version is cut off, but retained on the original film.
DVD-764
May 25, 1929
Cornell vs Syracuse Regatta film
 F-368
1873
Photo of 1873 Crew Team
 Box 12 Folder 1
1876
Photo of Crew Varsity, 1876
 Box 12 Folder 2
1896
Photos of Courtney and Crew at Poughkeepsie, 1896
 Box 12 Folder 3
1897
Photos of Freshman and Varsity Crew, 1897
 Box 12 Folder 4
1897
Group Photo of Varsity Crew, 1897
 Box 12 Folder 5
1899-1900
Varsity Crew Photos on Cayuga Lake, 1899-1900
 Box 12 Folder 6
1902
Group Photo of Varsity Crew Team, 1902
 Box 12 Folder 7
1903/1911
Varsity Crew Photos from 1903 and 1911
 Box 12 Folder 8
1905
Photo of Varsity Crew 1905 and Photo of Snow in Poughkeepsie
 Box 12 Folder 9
1909/1911
Photos of Varsity Crew 1909 and 1911
 Box 12 Folder 10
1911
Photo of Freshman Crew 1911 and Photo of Poughkeepsie
 Box 12 Folder 11
Photo of Courtney with Crew Candidates
 Box 12 Folder 12
1906
Two of Courtney's Notebooks with Information on Different Crew Members, 1906
 Box 12 Folder 13
1906
Courtney's Datebook Recording Weather Conditions, 1906
 Box 12 Folder 13
1911
Courtney's Datebook Recording Weather Conditions, 1911
 Box 12 Folder 13
1897
Photo of Varsity Crew, 1897
 Box 12 Folder 14
1930
Photo of Crew Team, 1930
 Box 12 Folder 15
Photo Negatives Displaying Sailing Boats
 Box 12 Folder 16
June 1972-May 1973
Correspondence, June 1972-May 1973
 Box 12 Folder 17
May 27, 1920
"For the Game's Sake," by Lawrence Perry, from N.Y. Evening Post, May 17, 1920
 Box 12 Folder 18
The article describes a crew race between Cornell, Princeton, and Yale on lake Carnegie.
March 1971-May 1972
Correspondence, March 1971-May 1972
 Box 12 Folder 19
January 1971-March 1972
Correspondence, January 1971-March 1972
 Box 12 Folder 20
May 1967-February 1972
Correspondence, May 1967-February 1972
 Box 12 Folder 21
March 1670-January 1972-February 1972
Correspondence, May 1967-February 1972
 Box 12 Folder 22
June 1670-August 1978
Correspondence, May 1967-February 1972
 Box 12 Folder 23
September-October 1947
Correspondence and Assorted Crew Photos, September-October 1947
 Box 12 Folder 24
1874-1915
Correspondence, 1874-1915
 Box 12 Folder 25
May 1967-February 1972
Correspondence, May 1967-February 1972
 Box 12 Folder 21
1875
Article Excerpt with Freshman and Varsity Crew Photos, 1875
 Box 13 Folder 1
1892
Photo of Crew Practice, 1892
 Box 13 Folder 2
1897
Photo of Varsity Crew Team Practicing at Poughkeepsie, 1897
 Box 13 Folder 3
1903
Photo of Crew Team Practice, 1903
 Box 13 Folder 4
1905
Photo of Varsity Crew, 1905
 Box 13 Folder 5
June 1907
Photo of Freshman Crew at Poughkeepsie, June 1907
 Box 13 Folder 6
June 1907
Photo of Varsity Crew at Poughkeepsie, June 1907
 Box 13 Folder 7
1910-1911
Photo of Crew Team, 1910-1911
 Box 13 Folder 8
Undated Crew Photo
 Box 13 Folder 9
Undated Photos Displaying Several Crew Boats on a Lake
 Box 13 Folder 10
Original Paper Overlays and Mounting for Crew Photos
 Box 13 Folder 11
Original Paper Overlay and Mounting for Crew Photo
 Box 13 Folder 12
Photo of Crew Boat Beside Cayuga Breakwater Lighthouse
 Box 13 Folder 13
Photo of the Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge with Several Boats Beneath
 Box 13 Folder 14
1891
Photo of Crew Team, 1891
 Box 13 Folder 15
July 1915
Photo of Crew Boats in Poughkeepsie, July 1915
 Box 13 Folder 16
1896/1899
Photo of Freshman Crew 1899, Winners at Poughkeepsie, N.Y. on June 241 1896 Over Harvard, Pennsylvania, and Columbia
 Box 14 Folder 1
1899
Photo of Edwin Regur Sweetland, Varsity Crew, Presented by the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, 1899
 Box 14 Folder 2
Photo of Robert L. Shape, '95 Freshman Crew, Presented by the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
 Box 14 Folder 3
Photograph of Henry E. Vanderhoef, Captain of Varsity 1901
 Box 14 Folder 4