Delta Tau Delta, Beta Omicron chapter records, 1890-1970.
Collection Number: 37-4-1002
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Delta Tau Delta, Beta Omicron chapter records, 1890-1970.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
37-4-1002
Abstract:
Includes correspondence, plans, pamphlets and other printed material; also, the original
charter of the fraternity. Major correspondents are Malcolm J. Freeborn '29, and Edward
J. Trethaway '49. Includes photographs of the various houses.
Creator:
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. Beta Omicron Chapter (Cornell University)
Quanitities:
1.6 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
Beta Omicron Chapter of Delta Tau Delta was incorporated on January 25, 1890 at Cornell
University. The original house was the old Ezra Cornell home (Forest Park).
Since the Delta Tau Delta records came from several sources, the collection was arranged
into two chronological series: the undergraduate chapter, Beta Omicron, and the alumni
chapter which organized as the House Corporation and functioned with trustees. Both
chapters dealt extensively with the national (arch) chapter. The primary collectors
were Malcolm J. Freeborn '29 and Edward J. Trethaway '49.
The bulk of the records were created during the 1960's when there was much discussion
of the role of fraternities on the campus, changing social patterns, race relations
and civil rights. The collection documents the fraternity's role in pressing Cornell
to develop a small group housing policy including resident advisors and the efforts
of the alumni chapter to raise money for and to build a new shelter. The correspondence
with the membership during the final months of the campaign (primarily the spring
and summer of 1964) is arranged alphabetically to show the response of individuals
to the effort. Samples were kept of the actual pledge cards and of their gathering
and transmission to the University. There is a file of "The Cordelt," and there are
copies of Donald L. Mallory '17, "80 Years at Cornell, 1890-1970. A History of Delta
Tau Delta Fraternity at Cornell University."
Besides Freeborn and Trethaway, major correspondents are: Joseph S. Barr '18, John
C. Dorfman '48, William R. Ebersol '45, Louis C. (Whitey) Edgar '33, Robert A. Eyerman
'32, George B. Marchev '43, Reed L. McJunkin '32, Warner D. Orvis '06, V. Stewart
Underwood '43, officers of the national chapter including: Alfred P. Sheriff and Frederick
D. Kershner and officers of Cornell University including: Walter Bruska, John E. Burton,
Deane W. Malott, Albert S. Miles, Neal Stamp, John Summerskill, Charles E. Warwick
and J. L. Zwingle.
| Series I. Beta Omicron Chapter (undergraduate) | Box 1 |
| Series II. House Corporation (alumni) | Boxes 2-6 |
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Delta Tau Delta Records, #37-4-1002. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections,
Cornell University Library.
Access to building plans restricted to permission of the office of Planning, Design
and Construction.
Names:
Freeborn, Malcolm J.
Trethaway, Edward J.
Cornell University -- : Societies, etc.
Subjects:
Greek letter societies.
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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Series I. Beta Omicron Chapter (undergraduate)
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Activities: Rushing, reunion, summer jobs, etc.
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Activities: Peter Schneck's shelter design project, 1959
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Financial reports, 1957-1969
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Shelter operations, 1963-1966
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Shelter operations, 1967-1968
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Chapter advisor, 1960-1969
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| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Chapter advisor, Mr. Freeborn's notes, 1960-1966
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
"The Cordelt," 1926-1977, miscellaneous issues
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| Box 7 | Folder 4 |
"The Cordelt," 1978-2001
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| Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Membership directories: 1932, 1950, 1957, 1963, 1969, 1980
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| Box 1 | Folder 10 |
Miscellaneous publications including: Donald L. Mallory '17, "80 Years at Cornell,
1890-1970. A History of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity at Cornell University."
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| Box 1 | Folder 11 |
Relations with the Arch Chapter (National Office), Secret matter
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| Box 1 | Folder 12 |
Correspondence, 1957-1967
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| Box 1 | Folder 13 |
Correspondence, 1968
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| Box 1 | Folder 14 |
Correspondence, 1969
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| Box 1 | Folder 15 |
Statistics, 1930-1957
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| Box 1 | Folder 16 |
Form letters, 1957-1962
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| Box 1 | Folder 17 |
Form letters, 1962-1966
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| Box 1 | Folder 18 |
Form letters, 1967-1968
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| Box 1 | Folder 19 |
Form letters, 1968-1969
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| Box 1 | Folder 20 |
Form letters, 1969
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| Box 1 | Folder 21 |
Relations with the Eastern Division, Form letters, 1966-1969
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| Box 8 | Folder 1, 2 |
Photographs, Delta Tau Delta brothers, 1946, 1949
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| Box 8 | Folder 2, 3 |
Photographs, Formal parties and Spring Day group shots, 1947, 1948, 1949
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| Folder 1 |
Original charter
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| Folder 1 |
Photographs of house
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Series II. House Corporation (alumni)
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Governing documents
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| Box 2 | Folder 1 |
Certificate of Incorporation [photostat], June 7, 1890, approved and filed June 16,
1890. Constitution and By-Laws, 1905, 1911, 1920, n.d., n.d., 1963, 1964. Correspondence
relative to amendments.
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| Box 2 | Folder 2 |
National Constitution and By-Laws. 1968
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| Box 2 | Folder 3 |
Officers and trustees, 1946-1965
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| Box 2 | Folder 4 |
Agenda and minutes of meetings, 1954-1959. Occassionally minutes of other groups and
sometimes correspondence and documents are attached. See 1957 for a housing proposal,
for example.
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| Box 2 | Folder 5 |
Agenda and minutes of meetings, 1960-1964. See 10/22/60 for Warner Orvis' financial
history of the local chapter.
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| Box 2 | Folder 6 |
Agenda and minutes of meetings, 1965-1975
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| Box 2 | Folder 7 |
"Our Future Image at Beta Omicron Chapter of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity," by Malcolm
J. Freeborn, June 19, 1965. The publication of a speech delivered upon his resignation
as president of the House Corporation. Correspondence included.
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Correspondence
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| Box 2 | Folder 8 |
Correspondence, 1953-1959
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| Box 2 | Folder 9 |
Correspondence, 1960-1961
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| Box 2 | Folder 10 |
Correspondence, 1962-1963
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| Box 2 | Folder 11 |
Correspondence, 1964-1965
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| Box 2 | Folder 12 |
Correspondence, 1966-1967
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| Box 2 | Folder 13 |
Correspondence, 1968, visit of Justice Tom C. Clark
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| Box 2 | Folder 14 |
Correspondence, 1969, Trethaway's "Statement...," 10/11/69
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| Box 2 | Folder 15 |
Correspondence, 1970-1991
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| Box 5 | Folder 14 |
Correspondence, 1992
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| Box 5 | Folder 15 |
Correspondence, 1993
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| Box 7 | Folder 1 |
Correspondence, 1994
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| Box 7 | Folder 2 |
Correspondence, 1995
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| Box 7 | Folder 3 |
Correspondence, 1996-1998, 2001
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| Box 2 | Folder 16 |
Stewart Howe Alumni Service, Correspondence, 1957-1964
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| Box 2 | Folder 17 |
Stewart Howe Alumni Service, Position papers
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Cornell University, Group Housing
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| Box 3 | Folder 1 |
Group housing, 1956-1959
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| Box 3 | Folder 2 |
Group housing, 1960-1961
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| Box 3 | Folder 3 |
Group housing, January-August, 1962
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| Box 3 | Folder 4 |
Group housing, August-December, 1962
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| Box 3 | Folder 5 |
Group housing, 1963
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| Box 3 | Folder 6 |
Group housing, 1964-1965
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| Box 3 | Folder 7 |
Group housing, 1966-1992
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| Box 3 | Folder 8 |
"Commission on Residential Environment" [Saperston Commission], 1967
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| Box 3 | Folder 9 |
Cornell Intrafraternity Alumni Association/Resident Fraternity Advisors, 1958-1970
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| Box 3 | Folder 10 |
Resident Advisor Program, 1965-1968
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| Box 3 | Folder 11 |
Clippings and Statistics relating to fraternities, 1962-1965
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New Shelter, Fundraising Committee"
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| Box 3 | Folder 12 |
Organization, 1960-1961
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| Box 3 | Folder 13 |
Correspondence, 1961-1965
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| Box 3 | Folder 14 |
Form letters, 1961-1964
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| Box 3 | Folder 15 |
Information, 1961; "Solicitor Instructions," "Donor Information," "Finance Committee
Report, New Chapter House"
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| Box 3 | Folder 16 |
Lists and reports, 1924-1961
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| Box 3 | Folder 17 |
Lists and reports, 1961
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| Box 3 | Folder 18 |
Lists and reports, 1962-1963
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| Box 3 | Folder 19 |
Lists and reports, 1964-1969
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| Box 4 | Folder 1 |
Correspondence with members, A
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| Box 4 | Folder 2 |
Correspondence with members, B
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| Box 4 | Folder 3 |
Correspondence with members, C
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| Box 4 | Folder 4 |
Correspondence with members, D
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| Box 4 | Folder 5 |
Correspondence with members, E
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| Box 4 | Folder 6 |
Correspondence with members, F
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| Box 4 | Folder 7 |
Correspondence with members, G
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| Box 4 | Folder 8 |
Correspondence with members, H
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| Box 4 | Folder 9 |
Correspondence with members, J
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| Box 4 | Folder 10 |
Correspondence with members, K
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| Box 4 | Folder 11 |
Correspondence with members, L
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| Box 4 | Folder 12 |
Correspondence with members, M
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| Box 4 | Folder 13 |
Correspondence with members, Mason
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| Box 4 | Folder 14 |
Correspondence with members, N
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| Box 4 | Folder 15 |
Correspondence with members, O
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| Box 4 | Folder 16 |
Correspondence with members, P-Q
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| Box 4 | Folder 17 |
Correspondence with members, R
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| Box 4 | Folder 18 |
Correspondence with members, S
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| Box 4 | Folder 19 |
Correspondence with members T
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| Box 4 | Folder 20 |
Correspondence with members, Tinan
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| Box 4 | Folder 21 |
Correspondence with members, V
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| Box 4 | Folder 22 |
Correspondence with members, W
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| Box 4 | Folder 23 |
Correspondence with members, Warner
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| Box 4 | Folder 24 |
Correspondence with members, Y
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New Shelter, Building Committee
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| Box 5 | Folder 1 |
Building Committee
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| Box 5 | Folder 2 |
Robert A. Eyerman '32 F.A.I.A., 1961-1963
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| Box 5 | Folder 3 |
Robert A. Eyerman '32 F.A.I.A., 1964
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| Box 5 | Folder 4 |
Robert A. Eyerman '32 F.A.I.A.
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| Box 5 | Folder 5 |
Specifications, "Group House Number Seven," February 18, 1965
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| Box 5 | Folder 6 |
Specifications
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| Box 5 | Folder 7 |
Dedication, Correspondence, 1965
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| Box 5 | Folder 8 |
Dedication, Programs and speeches
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| Box 5 | Folder 9 |
Dedication, "Forest Park," by Professor Stephen W. Jacobs
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| Box 5 | Folder 10 |
Dedication, Publications and photographs
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| Mapcase Folder 1 |
Whiteprints, May 2, 1963, "F" July 9, 1963, "G" August 1, 1963, "I" October 23, 1963,
"No.12" February 18, 1965 [24 p.]
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Access restricted
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| Mapcase Folder 1 |
Whiteprints, September 13, 1963, "H" [4 p.]
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Access restricted
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Old Shelter
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| Box 5 | Folder 11 |
Old shelter, 110 Edgemoor Lane, Appraisal, Warren Real Estate, May 6, 1963
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| Box 5 | Folder 12 |
Sale to Cornell, 1964-1965
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| Box 5 | Folder 13 |
Second Century Fund, Centennial, 1990
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| Box 6 |
"Appraisal of the Delta Tau Delta House..., May 18, 1912;" The American Appraisal
Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Includes a full description of the building and all
furnishings. Bound volume, 91 pages plus measured drawings.
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| Box 6 |
Plaque, "In Memory of Willard D. Straight '01, Donated by Joseph D. Trethaway '19
and Edward J. Trethaway '49"
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| Box 6 | Folder 1 |
Forest Park, 10 photographs, 11"x13" (Home of Ezra Cornell and his descendants, 1957
to 1929 and site of new shelter).
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| Box 6 | Folder 2 |
Old house/new house memento with correspondence, 1966
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| Box 6 | Folder 3 |
Photograph, 1947, of Otto, Prager[?], Orvis, and Wigton
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| Box 8 |
Printed copy of photograph of Delta Tau Delta, 1896-1965, at 110 Edgemoor Lane, bought
by Cornell 1965 and torn down
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| Box 8 | Folder 4 |
Photographs of Delta Tau Delta house, 110 Edgemoor Lane, interior and exterior
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| Box 8 | Folder 5 |
Negatives of Delta Tau Delta house, 110 Edgemoor Lane, interior and exterior
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