The background of and decisions in the Fiske-McGraw will suit, 1959.

Cornell University

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Amdursky, Robert S.

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Robert S. Amdursky (1937- ) graduated from Cornell University in 1959. He wrote an honors thesis concerning the Fiske-McGraw will case, which was waged from 1883-1890 over the estate of Jennie McGraw-Fiske, only daughter of Cornell benefactor and lumberman John McGraw. (Daniel) Willard Fiske, professor of North European languages, librarian, and director of the University Press at Cornell, married the wealthy Miss Fiske in Europe in July 1880. They returned to Cornell in June of 1881, because of...

Boardman, Douglass, 1822-1891

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Lawyer, judge, professor of law. Douglass Boardman graduated from Yale in 1842 and then studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1845 and practiced law in Ithaca, New York. From 1848-1851 he served as District Attorney of Tompkins County, New York, and from 1852-1856 was County Judge. In 1856 he and Judge Francis M. Finch formed a law partnership which continued until 1866 when Boardman was elected a justice of the Supreme Court for the 6th district. He was a director ...

Fiske, Willard, 1831-1904

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The coins were purchased by Willard Fiske from H. H. I. Lynge of Copenhagen in 1899. From the description of Runic coins, circa 1047-1076. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 489960820 Linguist, bibliophile, chess expert. First university librarian at Cornell University. Assembled impressive collections of Dante, Petrarch, Icelandia, etc. From the description of Willard Fiske letters [manuscript], 1875 and 1879. (University of Virginia). WorldCat re...

Fiske, Jennie McGraw, 1840-1881

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Jennie McGraw was the daughter of John McGraw of Dryden, N.Y. and later became the wife of Willard Fiske, Cornell's first University Librarian. From the description of Jennie McGraw diary, 1877. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64032050 Mrs. Fiske and her husband, Prof. Willard Fiske, were wealthy, traveling to Europe and filling their home, Fiske Mansion, with art and goods purchased there. From the description of Inventory Book, 1889, 1891. (Cl...

McGraw, John, 1815-1877

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Sage, Henry W. (Henry Williams), 1814-1897

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Lumber magnate, benefactor of Cornell University, president of the Cornell University Board of Trustees. From the description of Henry W. Sage papers, 1814-1930. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63939095 ...