David Starr Jordan items, 1872, 1907, 1921.

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David Starr Jordan items, 1872, 1907, 1921.

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Letter from David Starr Jordan to Jacob Gould Schurman on the 100th anniversary of Ezra Cornell's birth, relating to the spirit that animated the students and faculty of the newly-founded university and to the concepts and functions of the university in the democratic society (9 pp.). Also, handwritten, autographed poem by David Starr Jordan, and a request for a poem from Jordan by Albert C. Almy (to use in the Cornell Era, February 9, 1872), with a handwritten poem by Jordan on the reverse. Includes items collected by A. H. Wright on David Starr Jordan: Jordan's publication in Cornell Sources; letters regarding Jordan from acquaintances and fellow students and the Cornell Colony at Stanford University.

.6 cubic ft.; 3 items.

Cornell University Library

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Cornell University Library

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Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931

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Cornell, Ezra, 1807-1874

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Born 1807 in New Britain, N.Y., Cornell helped organize the Western Union Telegraph Co. and was a founder of Cornell University. Died 1874. From the description of Selected letters to Ezra Cornell pertaining to the Russian Extension Company in the Ezra Cornell papers [microform], 1864-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 42067275 Telegraph magnate, philanthropist. From the description of Letter to F. Allen, 1868 April 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122535706 ...

Schurman, Jacob Gould, 1854-1942

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