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Cornell University banners, clothing, and other textiles, 1875-2015.
Collection Number: 47-7-3439

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CONTAINER LIST

Container		Description	Date
		Series I: Banners, Pennants, and Flags
Box 1	MU-1211	Banner – "When Better Women are Made Cornell Men Will Make Them"	1956
Box 2	MU-2115	Large Cornell flag, probably owned by John Sherwood Hoffmire, Class of 1916	1916
Museum Item Box 29	MU-1345	Small banner - "Baker Court, Souvenir of Ithaca"	undated
Mapcase Folder 2	MU-1197 & 1198	Cornell banners	n.d.
Mapcase Folder 3	MU-1330	Cornell banner
Mapcase Folder 9	MU-1023	Banner	n.d.
Mapcase Folder 11	MU-940	Cornell banner, red with white lettering
Mapcase Folder 11	MU-1021	Cornell banner with "Cornell" written on each end and raised emblem in center
Mapcase Folder 6	MU-1297	Cayuga Club Banner, a club that later became a chapter of the Sigma Phi Sigma Fraternity	n.d.
Mapcase Folder 6	MU-1078 and 1079	Cornell pennants	n.d.
Mapcase Folder 7	MU-434	Cornell pennant with Gothic lettering	n.d.
		Scope and Contents Shown as part of the Sesquicentennial Exhibition
Mapcase Folder 10	MU-2410	Cornell pennant with Gothic lettering
Mapcase Folder 9	MU-2393	Cornell pennant with emblem
Mapcase Folder 9	MU-1130	Cornell pennant, maroon & white	n.d.
Mapcase Folder 10	MU-2411, MU-2442	Cornell pennant with printed emblem and letters
Mapcase Folder 10	MU-2412	Cornell pennant with football player
Mapcase Folder 10	MU-2413	Cornell pennant
Mapcase Folder 14	MU-2096a, MU-2096b	Cornell pennants
Mapcase Folder 14	MU-2443	Cornell pennant with emblem and red lettering on white
Box 11	MU-2454	Red felt banner with "Cornell" in white
Mapcase Folder 16	MU-3149	Red Cornell felt banner
Box 4	MU-602	Red banner with "1875" in white
Box 4	MU-600	Red banner with "1881" in white
Box 4	MU-605	Red banner with "1883" in white
Mapcase Folder 9	MU-535	Red banner with white "'84", class of 1884	1884
Box 4	MU-589	Red banner with "1889" in white
Box 4	MU-606	White canvas banner with "1893" in red
Box 10	MU-610	Gold banner with "Cornell '95" in blue letters and vice versa
Box 5	MU-607	White canvas banner with "1896" in red
Box 5	MU-608	White canvas banner with "1897" in red
Box 5	MU-595	White canvas banner with "1901" in red
Box 6	MU-601	White canvas banner with "1902" in red
Box 6	MU-588	White canvas banner with "1903" in red
Box 6	MU-586	White canvas banner with "1904" in red
Box 5	MU-609	White canvas banner with "1905" in red
Box 6	MU-611	White canvas banner with "1906" in red
Box 13	MU-590	Orange banner with "1906" in white
Box 7	MU-612	White canvas banner with "1907" in red
Mapcase Folder 9	MU-435	Cornell pennant, red and white	1907
Box 7	MU-604	White canvas banner with "1908" in red
Box 7	MU-585	White canvas banner with "1909" in red
Box 7	MU-603	White canvas banner with "1910" in red
Box 8	MU-598	White canvas banner with "1911" in red
Box 13	MU-597	Blue banner with "1911" in white
Box 13	MU-596	Blue banner with "1911" in white
Box 8	MU-599	White canvas banner with "1912" in red
Mapcase Folder 10	MU-2409	Cornell Dairy pennant	1914-1915
Mapcase Folder 4	MU-1358 & 1359	Cornell banners	1918, n.d.
Mapcase Folder 12	MU-455	Green banner with "1920s here" in white	1920-1929
Box 8	MU-2444	White canvas banner with "1920" in red
Box 8	MU-2445	White canvas banner with "1923" in red
Box 10	MU-2450	Red banner with "Cornell 1923" in white
Box 11	MU-2453	Blue banner with "1923" in white
Box 9	MU-2446	White canvas banner with "1924" in red
Box 9	MU-2447	White canvas banner with "1925" in red
Box 9	MU-2448	White canvas banner with "1926" in red
Box 11	MU-2452	Yellow banner with "1926" in white
Box 9	MU-2449	White canvas banner with "1928" in red
Box 10	MU-2451	Red banner with "1929" in gray
Mapcase Folder 8	MU-2441	Cornell pennant	1930s
Box 24	MU-4131	Red felt 1935 banner with leather emblem
Box 22	MU-4123	White canvas banner with "1937" in red
Box 22	MU-4122	White canvas banner with "1938" in red
Box 22	MU-4120	Red banner with "1938" in white	1938
Box 22	MU-4121	White canvas banner with "1939" in red
Box 24	MU-4130	Brown felt banner with "1939" in yellow
Box 22	MU-4124	Red banner with "1940" in white
Box 23	MU-4126	White canvas banner with "1941" in red
Box 22	MU-4125	Red canvas banner with "1941" in white
Box 24	MU-4132, MU-4133	Red felt "1941" banner with leather emblem
		MU-4132 has moth damage. MU-4133 has heavy wear on the leather emblem.
Box 23	MU-4127	White canvas banner with "1942" in red
Box 23	MU-4128	Red felt Class of 1942 banner with leather emblem
Box 23	MU-4129	Black felt banner with "1942" in plaid
Mapcase Folder 3	MU-2438, MU-1328	Cornell 1942 class banner	1942
Mapcase Folder 13	MU-2439-2440	Cornell 1944 class banner	1944
		Scope and Contents Two identical banners, but MU-2439 has a CU button and football pin in the center
Mapcase Folder 14	MU-2394	Class of 1944 pennant
Mapcase Folder 3	MU-1329	Silk and felt 1944 square banner	1944
Mapcase Folder 8	MU-1458	Cornell pennant belonging to Dr. Alexander Powell Hyde, Class of 1945	1945
Box 24	MU-3926	Cornell University banner	1940-1949
		Rectangular red felt banner with yellow and gray logo.
Mapcase Folder 17	MU-4016	Large felt banner made by Rothschild Bros, Ithaca	1950
		68 inches long by 33 inches wide.
Mapcase Folder 17	MU-4017	Red Cornell banner	1950
		Red felt pennant with white felt letters, made by Chicago Pennant Co. 44.5 inches long by 16.5 inches wide.
Box 24		Felt pennants on sticks for various classes	2000-2020
Box 24	MU-3951	Cornell 1942 class banner with leather emblem
Box 24	MU-4134	Felt Cornell banner with bears	Undated
		Series II: Pillows and Decorative Items
Box 11	MU-2056	Laundry bag given to freshman in 1952	1952
Box 12	MU-328	Patchwork quilt by Dilbert H. Decker, class of 1884
Box 3	MU-1019	Red Wool Felt Pillow with "Cornell" in white	n.d.
Museum Item Box 66	MU-1220	Cornell pillow (small)	n.d.
Museum Item Box 66	MU-1221	Cornell blanket/rug (small)	n.d.
Mapcase Folder 1	MU-1212	Felt Cornell pillow cover owned by Guy Gundaker	n.d.
Mapcase Folder 5	MU-533 & 534	2 pillowcases with red satin trim, embroidered wheel and signatures	1897-1901
		Scope and Contents MU-533: Signature of women MU-534: Signatures of men with date of graduation
Box 14	MU-2476	Cornell woven blanket
Mapcase Folder 15	MU-843	Red and white felt pillow cover	1912
Box 17	MU-3004a-3004h	Red cloth napkins with Cornell University logo printed on them	1960-1969
Box 17	MU-3399	Red cloth table runner with Cornell	1960-1969
	MU-3620	Hand-embroidered pillow case with the Cornell insignia	Undated
		Scope and Contents The letter "G" is embroidered on verso.
Box 21	MU-3925	Cornell pillow with tassels	1916
		Beige pillow with Cornell embroidered in red. Red rope lines the edges with red tassels in upper left corner.
		Series III: Cloth and clothing
		Subseries IIIa. Blazers, Jackets, and sweaters
Box 28	MU-4516	Red and white striped seersucker blazer	Undated
Box 31	MU-4526	White jacket with red stripes down the zipper	Undated
Box 31	MU-431	White knit athletic sweater for tennis	1923
Box 28	MU-4517	Red cotton blazer with white trim	Undated
Box 16	MU-2991	Kenneth C. Newman, Class of 1910, reunion jacket	Date unknown
Box 16	MU-2992	Kenneth C. Newman, Class of 1910, reunion hat	Undated
Box 28	MU-866	Class of 1916 purple blazer	1916
Box 28	MU-4520	Class of 1916 purple blazer with 1916 button	1916
		Scope and Contents Eggplant purple blazer with white trim and a 1916 reunion button.
Box 28	MU-4518	Class of 1918 blazer
		Scope and Contents Red blazer with white "18" on pocket.
Box 28	MU-867	Class of 1921 blazer	1921
		Scope and Contents Red blazer with white circle on back, embroidered with red "21"
Box 31	MU-1044	Class of 1921 white jacket
		Scope and Contents White cotton button-down jacket with painted red "'21" on back and breast pocket.
Box 30	MU-871	Class of 1921 cotton pullover jacket	1921
		Scope and Contents White cotton pullover jacket with salmon-colored accents and white print "'21" on pocket.
Box 31	MU-4021	Class of 1925 blazer	1925
		White blazer with red "25" stitched on breast pocket.
Box 30	MU-4523	Class of 1926 blazer	1926
Box 30	MU-4524	Class of 1926 blazer
Box 28	MU-868	Class of 1929 blazer	1929
		Scope and Contents White, red, and blue checkered blazer with embroidered crest on pocket.
Box 28	MU-869	Class of 1929 blazer	1929
		Scope and Contents White, red, orange, and yellow striped blazer with red felt "29" on pocket.
Box 30	MU-870	Class of 1929 jacket with embroidery	1929
		Scope and Contents White jacket with two embroidered billiards balls on the back, one with a "2" and one with a "9"
MU -3924	MU-3924	Class of 1932 blazer	1932
		White blazer with red trim.
MU 1213	MU-1213	Cornell blazer	1938
		Scope and Contents Cream blazer with red trim.
Box 29	MU-1352	Class of 1938 red blazer	1938
		Scope and Contents Red blazer with white felt "38" on pocket. Likely a reunion jacket.
MU 1460	MU-1460	Class of 1941 blazer owned by Arthur Townsend Klinger	1941
Box 30	MU-1454	Class of 1941 blazer	1941
		Scope and Contents Cream blazer with dark red trim and emblem on pocket.
	MU-1293	Class of 1942 Reunion jacket & cummerbund	1942
Box 30	MU-4522	Class of 1942 blazer	1942
		Scope and Contents Cream blazer with dark red trim and emblem on pocket.
Box 29	MU-1294	Class of 1943 blazer	1943
		Scope and Contents Pale blue blazer with white trim and white felt "43" on pocket.
		Custodial History Formerly owned by Richard R. Nickerson.
Box 29	MU-4459	Class of 1946 blazer	1946
		Red blazer with cream "46" on pocket.
		Custodial History Owned by John W. Drew.
Box 27	MU-4482	Class of 1947 red reunion jacket	Undated
		Red jacket with red "'47" on back.
		Custodial History Previously owned by Frank T. Rhodes.
Box 31	MU-2140	Class of 1947 white blazer	1947
		Custodial History Previously owned by Arlie Anderson.
Box 29	MU-4471	Class of 1949 50th reunion blazer	1999
		Custodial History Previously owned by Frank Rhodes.
Box 29	MU-4515	Class of 1949 50th reunion blazer	1999
Box 29	MU-4519	Class of 1949 parka	1949
		Scope and Contents Red parka, likely form the 50th class reunion.
Box 31	MU-4525	White knit sweater with red "C"	1950
		Custodial History Formerly owned by Douglas Anderson, class of 1950.
Box 29	MU-4018	Class of 1954 blazer and bands	1954
MU 3991	MU-3991	Class of 1955 blue blazer	1955
MU 3627	MU-3627	Class of 1956 blazer	1956
		Cream jacket with red trim and embroidered seal on pocket. Made by Robert Rollins Blazers.
MU 4456	MU-4456	Class of 1956 blazer	1956
		Charcoal gray jacket with gold trim and embroidered seal on pocket. Made by Robert Rollins Blazers.
		Custodial History Previously owned by Patricia Marlowe.
Box 31	MU-3642	White jacket with red trim	1961
		Scope and Contents White jacket with red trim and a printed red "C" with Cornell emblem on right breast.
		Subseries IIIb. Shirts and Vests
Box 27	MU-4472	Go Big Red t-shirt	Undated
		White t-shirt with a red bear drinking beer captioned "hey Harvard."
		Custodial History Formerly owned by Frank T. Rhodes.
Box 27	MU-4476	"Frankie says 'Beat Eli Tech'" t-shirt	Undated
		Custodial History Previously owned by Frank T. Rhodes.
Box 27	MU-4478	Cornell Public Service Center t-shirt	Undated
		Custodial History Previously owned by Frank T. Rhodes.
	MU-2718	Blanchard Livingston Rideout graduation regalia	Undated
		Scope and Contents Includes two robes one with Cornell seal embroidered on a field of blue, hoods, and mortar boards. One cap has initials BLR inside. Some of these items were worn while Rideout led President Frank Rhodes' 1977 inauguration procession.
Box 27	MU-4475	Cornell Lunatic t-shirt
		Custodial History Previously owned by Frank T. Rhodes.
Box 27	MU-4477	Prez 125 t-shirt	Undated
		Custodial History Previously owned by Frank T. Rhodes.
Box 15	MU-450	Class of 1920 green silk vest	1920
Box 28	MU-4022	Class of 1925 button down shirt	1925
		Red button-down shirt with white "25" painted on breast pocket.
Box 31	MU-3621	Class of 1927 vest	1927
		Scope and Contents Red and white vertical stripes with "C27" on chest.
Box 15	MU-1069	Class of 1932 vest	1932
Box 29	MU-4521	Class of 1951 vest	1951
		Scope and Contents Red vest with a bear and "C 51" on the back.
Box 27	MU-4479	Reunion t-shirt	1990-06
		Custodial History Previously owned by Frank T. Rhodes.
Box 27	MU-4474	Orientation t-shirt	1992
		Custodial History Previously owned by Frank T. Rhodes.
Box 27	MU-4473	CU in Philadelphia t-shirt	1993-11-18-1993-11-21
		Custodial History Previously owned by Frank T. Rhodes.
Box 27	MU-4481	Class of 1994 reunion t-shirt	1999
		Custodial History Previously owned by Frank T. Rhodes.
Box 27	MU-4480	Class of 1995 reunion t-shirt	2000
		Custodial History Previously owned by Frank T. Rhodes.
		Subseries IIIc. Beanies and Hats
Box 27	MU-4485	Cornell Daily Sun trucker hat	Undated
		Custodial History Previously owned by Frank T. Rhodes.
Box 27	MU-4484	Cornell Geology trucker hat	Undated
		Custodial History Previously owned by Frank T. Rhodes.
	MU-1018	Straw hat with "Cornell" written on ribbon
	MU-1257	Seal and Serpent hat	1905
Museum Item Box 71	MU-1291	Ph.D. hood owned by William Edens	1937
	MU-2456	Straw hat with "'40" written on it	1940
Box 15	MU-2972, MU-2973	Class of 1952 beanies	1952
	MU-4460	Class of 1946 hat	1946
		Red hat with cream brim and cream "46" on front.
		Custodial History Owned by John W. Drew.
	MU-4019	Red beanie	1948-1952
Box 14	MU-2479	Class of 1957 Freshman Beanie, owned by Carl Schwarz	1953
	MU-4020	Class of 1959 beanie	1955
		Red beanie with white "59" felt numbers.
	MU-4557	Class of 1956 red hat
		Red bucket hat with "Stevenson" pin and a "C 56" pin.
		Custodial History Formerly owned by Patricia Marlowe.
	MU-3628	Red beanie	1956
		Scope and Contents Red beanie with no numbering or lettering, likely from the class of 1956.
	MU-4116	Class of 1960 beanie	1960
		Custodial History Owned by Jemi Humphreys Howell.
	MU-4117	Class of 1961 beanie	1961
		Custodial History Owned by Jemi Humphreys Howell.
	MU-2455	Straw hat with "Cornell '60" written on ribbon	1960
		Subseries IIId. Ties, Scarves, Shoes, and other clothing
Box 27	MU-4483	Cornell University black belt	Undated
		Custodial History Previously owned by Frank T. Rhodes.
Box 11	MU-594	Armband "CHF" red w/white letters
Box 15	MU-127	PhD hood with gold velvet lining	Date unknown
Box 11	MU-591	Armband, "'01", purple with white letters
Museum Item Box 29	MU-1214, MU-1353	Armbands with buttons	1904
	MU-3622	Class of 1927 scarf	1927
		Scope and Contents Red silk scarf with "C27" printed in corner.
Museum Item Box 29	MU-1215	Shawl	1934
Box 17	MU-3150	Cornell Fine Percale	1920-1930
		Scope and Contents 52" by 36" piece of white-dotted indigo percale, with label depicting Cornell Crew member standing on dock. Manufactured by W.P. Co.
Box 14	MU-2478	Red sesquicentennial scarf created by the Johnson School	2015
		Series IV: Patches, Badges, and Tags
Box 14	MU-1356	Leather football tag	1906
Box 14	MU-2480	Felt badge of Cornell emblem	1955
Box 16	MU-2993	Kenneth C. Newman, Class of 1910, white leather square with straps	Undated
Box 24	MU-3952	Felt pocket emblem 1942
		Series V. Mascots and stuffed animals
Box 20	MU-812	Teddy bear	1908
		Tan bear wearing red arm band with a white "C" on it.
		Custodial History Former owner, Frank Putnam Deane.
Box 20	MU-3185	Dachshund dog mascot	Undated
		Red felt dog with white jacket and red "C"
Box 18	MU-3186	Large white elephant	1926
		White fleece elephant with red '26 pennant. Both ears are detached.
Box 20	MU-3187	Small white elephant	Undated
		Small fleece elephant. One ear is detached.
		Scope and Contents Likely a Class of 1926 mascot.
Box 19	MU-3188	Felt elephant mascot	1926
		Red and white felt elephant with "Cornell" written on both ears and '26 embroidered on its right side.
Box 19	MU-3189	Stuffed dog	Undated
		Stuffed white dog with painted red fur and "XXX" barrel around neck.
Box 19	MU-3190	Bean-bag bear	Undated
		Red bean-bag bear, with Cornell printed on chest and tongue sticking out.
Box 20	MU-3192	'Cornellie' stuffed turtle mascot	1949
		Red and white felt turtle with bonnet.
		Custodial History Former owner Eleanor Jean Kahles Newton, Class of 1949.
Box 19	MU-3155	U.S. Navy vs. Cornell goat	Undated
		Scope and Contents Yellow and blue stuffed goat with small ribbon around its neck.
Box 25	MU-3618	"Pete the College Pup" bull dog	1940-1955
		Scope and Contents Manufactured in Syracuse, New York. Printed Cornell insignia on both ears.
Box 25	MU-3619	Kangaroo mascot	1954
Box 26	MU-3971	Large floppy-ear dog mascot
		Red "C" on ears, missing tail.
	MU-3922	"Lil Herbie" dog mascot	1940-1950
Box 26	MU-4139	Theta Xi blue dog mascot	1948-1952
		Custodial History Former owner: John Brennan, class of 1952
Box 26	MU-4140	Sigma Phi Epsilon red dog mascot	1948-1952
		Custodial History Former owner: John Brennan, class of 1952
Box 25	MU-4141	Kangaroo mascot, blue, Class of 1952	1952
		Custodial History Former owner: John Brennan, class of 1952