George H. Clark Building collection 1945-1977 1945 - 1947

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George H. Clark Building collection 1945-1977 1945 - 1947

The George H. Clark Building collection contains a variety of materials related to the building and its construction. The construction plans in the collection consist of floor plans, budgeting materials, and meeting minutes regarding the project's progress. There is also a square footage summary from several years after the building was completed. The collection also includes correspondence. These items are on a variety of topics including the cornerstone ceremony, construction issues (e.g. proposed heating equipment), and the dedication ceremony. There are also formal invitations to the dedication ceremony housed with programs from the event. In addition, the collection contains various publications with articles on the George H. Clark Building. Some of these publications include the Alumni Mirror, the Delta Sig (Delta Sigma Pi newsletter), and Along our Lines (Rochester Gas & Electric Company newsletter). Also included are clippings from various newspapers such as the Democrat & Chronicle and the Rochester Times-Union. At the end of the collection are the materials that were encapsulated in the George H. Clark Building's cornerstone. These include administrative documents, university publications, Blazing New Trails (an institutional history), clippings, and two photographs. Materials related to the Rochester Institute of Technology's George H. Clark Building, built in 1946 and used until 1968. The collection contains numerous documents related to the building's construction as well as correspondence and publications regarding the building itself. Also included are clippings and various items that were placed in the building's cornerstone.

0.5 linear feet (1 document box)

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 8145077

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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Gannett, Frank E. (Frank Ernest), 1876-1957

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While a student at Cornell University, Frank Gannett worked as a reporter for the ITHACA JOURNAL, correspondent for newspapers in other cities, and editor of the CORNELL DAILY SUN. He accompanied the first United States Commission to the Philippines as secretary to its chairman, Jacob Gould Schurman, then President of Cornell. Returning to Ithaca, New York in 1900, he worked for the ITHACA DAILY NEWS and the CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS. He also worked for a time in New York City and Pittsbu...

Clark, George H., 1860-1953

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Rochester Institute of Technology. George H. Clark Building.

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Ellingson, Mark, 1904-1993.

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