Cornell University museum items, [ca. 1869-1992].

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Cornell University museum items, [ca. 1869-1992].

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Cornell plaque with wood shield and brass mounted seal, ca. 1927, belonging to Clarence Ames Dayton; 3 posters for Farmers Week, 1910; mail slot and restroom sign from Roberts Hall; graffiti sample from Roberts Hall; and a Cornell banner from a member of the Class of 1925. Also, library seal, n.d.; brass plaque that marked the site of early faculty residences; a set of portraits of Cornell University presidents from Andrew Dickson White to Dale Corson; a printing block for a map of Cornell University during World War II, "drawn by Ralph G. Warner with acknowledgments to Ellen Edmonsen's map made in 1928"; a Cornell banner; a wood water pipe, c. 1875, 6'x6", removed from East Avenue, near Sage College; illuminated poem "The Hill" by Albert W. Smith; a "C" megaphone; 3" pewter owl with Cornell crest; two baseball bats, on one is recorded "Cornell 8 Harvard 5 Ithaca, May 7, 1898" (Kelton White, '01); cane of Thomas A. Hamilton, '69; King of Hearts Cornell postcard; Cornell souvenir plate made by Rowland and Marcellus Company; carte de visite holder, Junior Promenade, 1902; c. 1930s chart: Rate of Forgetting; 1918 watch fob; gold pin with Cornell emblem; Cornell bottle cap remover; red felt pillow with white lettering and leather Cornell shield; a Cornell University lock, 1890; a Cornell cadet helmet, 1890. Two pots crafted by Elijah Cornell, an 1891 Senior Ball medal, invitation, and bow tie, Class of 1923 cow, Book and Bowl key owned by Lord Keith Murray; Cornell Campus Store bag, straw hat, pillow, and bird cigar snuffer. Collection includes an historical set of three photographs recollecting the baseball accomplishment of Franklin W. Olin, and describes his home run of circa 175 yards from near Morrill Hall to near Sage Chapel; Cornell University floor runner; a pennant; a Cornell corncob pipe; a miscellany of Cornell buttons. Slides of Sage College; University of Philippines honorary plate for Dr. Emil Q. Javier. Also, Class of 1921 tie and shirt, Class of 1930 button, decals, coasters, pennants, a wooden wall plaque, a Reis Tennis Center flyer, and a t-shirt (C.U. in Philadelphia); large Cornell Seal press; three College of Architecture medals; a Balch Hall dining room plate; Sage Hall dining room plate; Class of 1932 reunion vest; Class of 1921 scarf and tie. Includes a Cornell stein, and a framed drawing of a Cornell "C" perched between the gorges, by David Seccombe. Also, items relating to Franklin W. Olin, University benefactor, include his appointment as a Corporal in the Cornell Corps of Cadets (May 5, 1882) signed by Andrew Dickson White; a framed display of various ribbons won by Olin for athletic accomplishment and Field Day feats and victories. Two brass plaques, for Clara Dickson White and Horace White, parents of Andrew Dickson White. Also, glassware with Cornell insignia: 6 brandy snifters, 12 large water glasses, 19 smaller water glasses, 9 high ball glasses, 1 Cornell mug, 1934; Wedgewood China with Cornell insignia-4 green tea cups, 5 green saucers, 6 blue tea cups and saucers, 5 red tea cups and saucers. Also, plaque of Ezra Cornell presented by the Chinese Cornell Alumni of North China in commemoration of Cornell's semi-centennial in June 1919 and a medallion of McGraw Tower. Kroch Library construction t-shirt, 1992. Demitasse spoons from Hotel Ezra Cornell and two with the Clock Tower on them. Piece of Willard Straight Hall stump mounted in wooden box. "Hats Off to Hunter!" hat, signed by President Hunter R. Rawlings, April 28, 2003. "Flapper" dress worn by Mrs. Lyman P. Wilson to the inaugural dinner for President Livingston Farrand, held in Risley Hall dining room and attended by the Cornell faculty, 1921. Also, top hat from Brooks Brothers in hat box. A man's stick pin with an enameled pennant at the top. The pennant is waving in the breeze and has carnellian color on the top half and white on the bottom half and the word CORNELL overprinted on the center. Junior Smoker committee poster, 1906 (framed). Also one mug "College of Agriculture and Life Sciences/We grow the ivy." Two silver bracelets: one 1.5" cuff with Cornell seal, one .5" with seal and images of winter sports (hockey, skiing, snowshoes, toboggan) belonging to Professor Loren C. Petry. Also, one lantern slide projector. Cornell mugs presented to Commencement volunteers, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003. Framed first day covers of Liberty Hyde Bailey and Justin Smith Morrill presented to Frank Rhodes. 1909 ceramic Cornell mug and miniature silver-plate Cornell mug owned by William Leo O'Hara (Class of 1909). Also 1901 ceramic Cornell mug.

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