Herbert Finch papers, 1967-2004.
Collection Number: 13-6-2182
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Herbert Finch papers, 1967-2004.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
13-6-2182
Abstract:
Contains personal and professional documentation; correspondence, consultant reports,
committee work, organizational memberships and boards, speeches, articles, master's
thesis, Ph.D. dissertation, course material and various other items. Also material
from Joyce Hamilton Finch, 1930-1991.
Creator:
Finch, Herbert.
Finch, Joyce H.
Quanitities:
6.6 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
Archivist and librarian, Cornell University Library.
Contains personal and professional documentation; correspondence, consultant reports,
committee work, organizational memberships and boards, speeches, articles, master's
thesis, Ph.D. dissertation, course material and various other items. Also material
from Joyce Hamilton Finch, 1930-1991.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Herbert Finch papers, #13-6-2182. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell
University Library.
Boxes 14-16, student materials restricted to permission of the University Archivist.
Subjects:
Regional planning.
Librarians -- New York (State)
Archivists -- New York (State)
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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Series I. Personal and professional documentation
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Scope and Contents
Correspondence, consultant reports, committe work, organizational memberships and
boards, speeches and articles, master's thesis and Ph.D. dissertation and various
other items -- created by C. Herbert Finch, 1931- . Job related material can be found
in the "Archives of the Archives," collection accession folders, the Labor Managemnet
Documentation Center records and in the administrative records of the Cornell University
Library
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Vita, position classification, change of status, Who's Who
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Clippings and photographs
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
American Management Association planning exercise,
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1972-1973 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
American Management Association planning exercise, including McGrath report
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1972-1973 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Oral History Manuscript, "A Policy Statement on Academic Archives," with Olivia Narins
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1973 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Field log for University of Kentucky
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1961-1964 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Journal, disbounded
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1954-1986 | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Research leave application
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1969 | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 1 |
Personal correspondence
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1964-1965 | ||
| Box 2 | Folder 2 |
Personal correspondence
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1966-1969 | ||
| Box 2 |
Personal correspondence
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1970-1973 | |||
| Box 2 |
Letter's from Phil's class
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1971 | |||
| Box 2 | Folder 5 |
Personal correspondence
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1974-1975 | ||
| Box 2 |
Personal correspondence
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1976 | |||
| Box 2 |
Personal correspondence
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1977-1979 | |||
| Box 2 |
Personal correspondence
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1980-1984 | |||
| Box 2 |
Personal correspondence
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1985-1989 | |||
| Box 2 |
Personal correspondence
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1990-1993 | |||
| Box 2 |
Personal correspondence
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1994-1996 | |||
| Box 17 |
Personal correspondence
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1991-2004 | |||
| Box 2 |
Retirement letters
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1996-1997 | |||
| Box 17 |
Personal correspondence
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1991-2004 | |||
| Box 3 | Folder 1 |
Weekly calendars
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1980-1995 | ||
| Box 4 | Folder 1 |
Speeches and articles
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1963-1973 | ||
| Box 5 | Folder 1 |
Speeches and articles
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1974-1980 | ||
| Box 6 | Folder 1 |
Speeches and articles
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1981-1996 | ||
| Box 7 | Folder 1 |
Boards, committees and consultations
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1966-1975 | ||
| Box 8 | Folder 1 |
Boards, committees and consultations
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1976-1979 | ||
| Box 9 | Folder 1 |
Boards, committees and consultations
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1980-1990 | ||
| Box 10 | Folder 1 |
COPAR and City Planning correspondence
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1966-1980 | ||
| Box 11 | Folder 1 |
Thesis
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1959, 1965 | ||
| Box 11 | Folder 6-7 |
Loss Prevention Survey Olin Library
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1975 | ||
| Box 11 | Folder 6-7 |
University Library Committee on Development
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1979-1981 | ||
| Box 11 | Folder 8 |
Cornell Faculty button
MU-3609 |
Date unknown | ||
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Series II. Material from Joyce Hamilton Finch, 1930-1991
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| Box 12 | Folder 1-3 |
Correspondence
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1960-1991 | ||
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Scope and Contents
Arranged chronologically, including a folder for undated ones. Mostly from the 1980's,
they are letters she wrote or received and saved for one reason or another, including
the fact that some are original art work
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| Box 12 | Folder 4-10 |
Letters
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May-June 1991 | ||
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Scope and Contents
Letters written to her by relatives, friends and clients after they learned of her
cancer. Since all came within two months, they are arranged alphabetically and the
sheets have been numbered for easy reference and order. Those that were "get - well"
cards with no personal messages were not saved, but Joyce read all of them -- or they
were read to her -- before she died. There is some original art work and some poetry
including a poem Joyce wrote for a friend several years ago
An alphabetical list of correspondents, keyed to the sheet numbers, follows for subseries
two and four
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| Box 12 | Folder 11 |
Documents generated by Joyce Hamilton Finch's death and funeral
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Scope and Contents
Documents include her obituary, "A Message from Joyce," and a transcript of the tribute
to her by the Rev. David M. Evans, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Ithaca
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| Box 12 | Folder 12-16 |
Letters Herbert received
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June-October 1991 | ||
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Scope and Contents
While not technically Joyce's, these letters bear witness to the love people had for
her and the impact she had on them. As with subseries two, the cards with no personal
messages were not saved, the letters are arranged alphabetically and the sheets have
been numbered. October was an arbitrary cut - off date
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| Box 13 |
Diaries, journals, documents and writings
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Scope and Contents
Hand written thoughts and observations written on various size note cards, note books
and spiral binders. There are two entries from the early 1960's, but they basically
begin in 1984 and there are frequently long gaps between a run of entries. The entries
deal with her spiritual growth, dreams, a wall hanging she commissioned, a story she
wrote to amuse Kathy on a trip to the Finch family reunion in 1989 and her fight with
cancer. Minimal annotation is added in brackets if it was judged necessary and obvious
spelling or typographical errors have been corrected. The book she edited on Allan
H. Treman is included
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| Box 13 | Oct. 26, 1961 | ||||
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1 page typed
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Scope and Contents
Just after talking with Dr. Greene, her gynecologist in Lexington,
"Well, then what would you say the chances are?"
"Not more than 50 percent. Not good at all. In another six months or so, you should
consider adoption."
I hung up the phone and stood looking out my kitchen window. It was not exactly a
bleak or dreary day. The wind was cold, but the sky was clear and a couple of red
roses were still blooming just next to a large group of mums, heavily loaded with
buds. In spite of this, depression settled around my shoulders and the tears welled
up -- and stopped, forming that lump in my throat. Even if it had been spring and
the dry, brown grass had been a lush green, it would have meant little comfort. It
is hard to face the fact that you and the man you love may not be able to create together
a new life which takes on characteristics of each and draws you closer to each other.
But self pity never drives away sorrow -- it seems to feed on gloom. There are others
who, for one reason or another, face the opposite problem. A child to them is not
a reason for rejoicing. Surely there will be a child whom we can love and provide
for and as that love grows, it won't matter for very long (probably no longer than
it takes to get one look at the child) that we are not the physical parents. I would
not consider adoption until I knew that I could give a child the same love I would
give to one I myself had born. Surely God will meet our needs, lift the feeling of
depression and guide us into the completion of His will
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| Box 13 | Sept. 25, 1962 | ||||
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Douglas is four months old; the healthiest, happiest child you can imagine. It is
just as his father told him the other night after we got home from church: we are
so proud of him we are about to pop. He is such a good baby and just the one we needed.
Already we have been blessed over and over again and we are thankful to God each day
for giving us this particular child. We could not possibly love any child more and
by the way they acted when we took him
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| Box 13 |
Addendum
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Scope and Contents
We also talked about color and looked at colors in the space where it will hang taking
note of carpet, tile in adjoining bath and a framed paper sculpture which shares the
same hall.
We talked about dyeing the yarn. Barbara uses two kinds of dye -- one for wool and
linen and a different one for cotton. We talked about warp -- there will be two warps
-- etc. Here I lost interest. I am impressed with what she knows, but what I like
is the interaction with an artist who can take me into the creative process, allow
me to add my bit and then produce something that is -- somehow -- uniquely both of
us. [Transcription stopped at this point]
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Series III. Material relative to the labor history course Finch taught in the ILR
School in the 1972-1980
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| Box 14 |
Class schedules, syllabi, grades and evaluations
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1972-1980 | |||
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Student materials restricted to permission of the University Archivist.
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| Box 15 |
Lectures, documents and independent studies (499)
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Student materials restricted to permission of the University Archivist.
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| Box 16 |
Student research papers on various cities
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Student materials restricted to permission of the University Archivist.
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