William Hull Botsford Papers,[ca. 1904-1912]

Collection Number: 37-5-989

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
William Hull Botsford papers, [ca. 1904-1912]
Collection Number:
37-5-989
Creator:
Botsford, William Hull,
Quantity:
2.5 cubic ft.
Forms of Material:
Scrapbooks, architectural plans, photographs, and printed materials.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Includes Cornell Class of 1909 items; two scrapbooks; three diaries; a photograph album of the Botsford family; architectural drawings; pamphlet "Views of the Great Lackawanna Bridge at Nicholson, Pa.," 1924; and two articles about Botsford. Also includes 7 scrapbooks of magazine articles on architectural subjects.
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Architect.
William Hull Botsford was born in Binghamton, New York and attended school in Elmira. He worked in architectural offices for several years and then studied architecture at Cornell University, graduating in 1909. He designed depots for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in New Jersey and New York, and designed the concrete sections of the railroad bridge over Tunkhannock Creek at Nicholson, Pennsylvania. He died at the age of 26 in the Titanic disaster.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes Cornell Class of 1909 items; two scrapbooks; three diaries; a photograph album of the Botsford family; 42 architectural drawings, some with letters on the back; architect's elevation for Summit Y.M.C.A. by Botsford; pamphlet "Views of the Great Lackawanna Bridge at Nicholson, Pa.," 1924; architect's seal, ca. 1904; and two articles about Botsford, 1968 and 1969. Also 7 scrapbooks of magazine articles on architectural subjects and magazine covers of with interesting graphics.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Botsford, William Hull, 1886-1912.
Cornell University. Class of 1909.

Subjects:
Architecture.
Railroad bridges -- Pennsylvania.
Railroads -- Stations.
Architects.
Civil engineers.

Form and Genre Terms:
Architectural drawings.
Diaries.
Scrapbooks.
Photographs.

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
William Hull Botsford papers, #37-5-989. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
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