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Series I. Charles F. Blood [series]: |
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Correspondence and other manuscript items [subseries]: |
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1842-1849 |
| 1 |
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1850-1859 |
| 1 |
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1860-1862
Includes letters ( Dec. 1861) from a member of one of the Union army's bands; letters address the condition of the army, gives battle descriptions and speaks about "Balls Bluff"
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| 1 |
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1863-July 1864
Includes letters ( May 1863, May 1864, June 1864, July 6, 1864, July 30, 1864) from John Barnard, a soldier in the Union army; letters address the Battle of Chancellorsville, the experiences of a man who was held prisoner by the Confederates, conditions in the South, General Sherman, and the anticipation of an attack on Atlanta
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| 1 |
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Aug. 1864-1865
Includes letters ( Aug. 1864, Sept. 1864) written by Barnard outside of Atlanta and then in Atlanta; letters address the soldier's hope for Lincoln's reelection, his desire for the war's end, his anticipation of an attack on Atlanta, and then finally a description of the Yankee seizure of Atlanta
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| 1 |
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1866-June 1869 |
| 1 |
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July 1869-1870 |
| 1 |
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1871
Includes insurance contracts for the various properties that Blood owned and for the First Presbyterian Church in Ithaca for which Blood was a trustee
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| 1 |
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1872-Feb. 1873
Includes insurance contracts for the various properties that Blood owned and for the First Presbyterian Church in Ithaca
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| 1 |
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Mar. 1873-Dec. 1873
Includes insurance contracts for the various properties that Blood owned and for the First Presbyterian Church in Ithaca
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| 1 |
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Jan. 1874-June 1874
Includes insurance contracts for the various properties that Blood owned in Ithaca
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| 1 |
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July 1874-June 1875 |
| 1 |
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July 1875-Dec. 1875
Includes insurance contracts for the various properties that Blood owned and for the First Presbyterian Church in Ithaca; includes a congratulatory letter concerning Blood's election to the command of the 28th Brigade
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| 1 |
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1876 |
| 1 |
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1877 |
| 1 |
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1878
Includes letters to and from Dr. White addressing Blood's concerns about the lack of a minister at the Presbyterian Church in Ithaca
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| 2 |
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Jan. 1879-June 1879
Includes a letter to Dr. White concerning the search for a new minister in Ithaca; includes insurance contracts for the First Presbyterian Church
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| 2 |
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July 1879-Dec. 1879
Includes a letter ( Dec. 1879) sent from Berlin by Willard Fiske; letter requests a suit to be sent and it addresses A.D. White's visit to Germany
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| 2 |
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Jan. 1880-June 1880
Includes a letter written by Mr. Hawes from the Department of State in Washington regarding a suit of clothes; includes a letter from Willard Fiske written from Berlin thanking Blood for sending the suit he had requested
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| 2 |
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June 1880-Dec. 1880
Includes Blood's business card as a merchant tailor and a dealer in cloths
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| 2 |
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1881
Includes a letter ( May 1881) written by Charles H., the son of Charles F. ; son addresses what the family has been doing in Ithaca during his father's absence, includes another letter (Sept. 1881) from Charles H. to his father; addresses Jennie McGraw's arrival in Ithaca and the fact that she is staying in Prof. Fiske's father's house; includes a member's card from the Bible and Prayer Union of 1882
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| 2 |
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Jan. 1882- June 1882
Includes a letter ( Feb. 1882) from the Board of Home Missions requesting Blood's help in securing funds from the Presbyterian churches in the Ithaca area
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| 2 |
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July 1882- Dec. 1882
Includes a letter ( Nov. 1882) from Charles H. and Estella (Charles F.'s wife) written to Charles F. during his trip to the West
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| 2 |
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Jan. 1883- June 1883 |
| 2 |
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July 1883-June 1884 |
| 2 |
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July 1884- Dec. 1884
Includes a card ( Oct. 1884) designating Blood as the delegate from his church to the Synod of New York; includes a letter ( Dec. 1884) from Charles H. to his father; he writes about his experiences in New York City where he is staying to see a doctor
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| 2 |
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Jan. 1885- June 1885 |
| 2 |
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July 1885- Dec. 1885 |
| 3 |
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Jan. 1886- June 1886 |
| 3 |
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July 1886- Dec. 1886 |
| 3 |
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Jan. 1887- June 1887 |
| 3 |
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July 1887- Dec. 1887
Includes a letter (July 1887) from Mr. Marsh informing Blood of his membership in the Committee of the Society for the Prevention of Crime; includes a letter (Sept. 1887) from Mr. Storms informing Blood of his unanimous election to the Ithaca Savings Bank's Board of Trustees; includes a letter (Dec. 1887) from Charles H. to his father regarding business matters
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| 3 |
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Jan. 1888- June 1888 |
| 3 |
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July 1888- Oct. 1888 |
| 3 |
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Nov. 1888- Dec. 1888 |
| 3 |
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Jan. 1889- Apr. 1889 |
| 3 |
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May 1889- Aug. 1889 |
| 3 |
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Sept. 1889- Dec. 1889 |
| 3 |
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Jan. 1890- Apr. 1890 |
| 3 |
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May 1890- Aug. 1890
Includes a letter ( June 1890) from Charles H. to his father; talks about his visit to New York and his experiences at a Cornell/Yale crew race
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| 3 |
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Sept. 1890- Oct. 1890 |
| 3 |
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Oct. 1890- Nov. 1890 |
| 4 |
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Dec. 1890 |
| 4 |
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Jan. 1891- June 1891
Includes a letter ( Jan. 1891) from the Town and Gown Club indicating Blood's membership
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| 4 |
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July 1891-Dec. 1891 |
| 4 |
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Jan. 1892- June 1892 |
| 4 |
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July 1892- Dec. 1892
Includes a certificate ( Nov. 1892) that contains President Harrison's Thanksgiving Proclamation
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| 4 |
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1893 |
| 4 |
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1894-1895 |
| 4 |
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1896 |
| 4 |
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1897 |
| 4 |
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1898-1899 |
| 4 |
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Miscellaneous correspondences (not dated) |
| 4 |
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Miscellaneous correspondences (not dated) |
| 4 |
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Miscellaneous papers (not dated) |
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Printed Items [subseries]: |
| 5 |
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Not dated |
| 5 |
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1853-1866
Includes a program ( Dec. 1866) from the dedication of Cornell Library where Ezra Cornell and A.D. White gave addresses
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| 5 |
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1867 |
| 5 |
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1868-1874
Includes a program ( July 1869) from Cornell's First Annual Commencement; includes a program ( June 1871) from Cornell's Class Day exercises
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| 5 |
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1875-1888
Includes a program ( June 1878) from Cornell's Class Day exercises; R.H. Treman is listed as the Vice-President of the class
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| 5 |
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1889-1891
Includes Cornell President Charles Adams' annual report for the year 1890-91
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| 5 |
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1891-1894
Includes the Founder's Day oration of Jan. 1893 which gives a biography of Ezra Cornell
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| 5 |
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1895-1898 |
| 5 |
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Not dated
Includes pamphlets from Southern California providing information for prospective investors and migrants
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| 5 |
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Miscellaneous business cards, checks and papers (not dated) |
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Account books and documents regarding the Presbyterian Church of Ithaca [subseries]: |
| 6 |
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Documents concerning Simeon DeWitt's sale of property to the Trustees of the South Presbyterian Church of Ithaca,
1816-1826 |
| 6 |
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Two volumes of account books,
1857-1873 |
| 6 |
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One account book volume,
1883-1884 |
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Series II. Charles H. Blood [series]: |
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Correspondence and other manuscript items [subseries]: |
| 7 |
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Aug. 16, 1889- Sept. 25, 1895 |
| 7 |
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Jan. 9, 1896- June 30, 1896 |
| 7 |
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July 2, 1896- Dec. 28, 1896 |
| 7 |
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Jan. 4, 1897- Aug. 14, 1897 |
| 7 |
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Jan. 8, 1898- May 14, 1898 |
| 7 |
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May 17, 1898- June 30, 1898 |
| 7 |
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July 1, 1898- Sept. 15, 1898 |
| 7 |
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Sept. 16, 1898- Oct. 28, 1898 |
| 7 |
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Nov. 1, 1898- Dec. 5, 1898
Includes several items ( Nov. 1898) from a man who is offering Blood an opportunity to make money in the illegal business of duplicate bills; includes a letter ( Nov. 1898) that announces his election to the Board of Trustees of the Ithaca Savings Bank following the death of his father who formerly held the position
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| 7 |
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Dec. 7, 1898- Dec. 30, 1898
Includes a letter ( Dec. 1898) from George Priest requesting an endorsement letter from Blood to be sent to Governor-elect Theodore Roosevelt
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| 7 |
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Jan. 1, 1899- Mar. 11, 1899
Includes a letter ( Jan. 1899) from George Priest thanking Blood for writing a recommendation letter to New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt
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| 7 |
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Mar. 17, 1899- May 5, 1899 |
| 7 |
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May 6, 1899- July 15, 1899
Includes a letter ( May 1899) from Edward Gladding regarding divorce laws and the equality of women
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| 7 |
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July 17, 1899- Dec. 26, 1899
Includes a letter ( Nov. 1899) from Blood to the Editor of the Buffalo Evening News (E.H. Butler) concerning the drowning of Edward Berkeley at Cornell
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| 7 |
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Apr. 16, 1900- Mar. 24, 1902 |
| 7 |
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Mar. 25, 1902- Apr. 14, 1902 |
| 8 |
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Apr. 16, 1902- Apr. 30, 1902
Includes a letter ( Apr. 21, 1902) from Blood to Mrs. Lang discussing her divorce and the evidence needed to secure a divorce
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| 8 |
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May 1, 1902- May 24, 1902 |
| 8 |
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June 3, 1902- July 15, 1902 |
| 8 |
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July 14, 1902- July 31, 1902 |
| 8 |
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Aug. 1, 1902- Aug. 30, 1902 |
| 8 |
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Sept. 1, 1902- Sept. 29, 1902 |
| 8 |
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Oct. 1, 1902- Oct. 15, 1902
Includes a letter ( Oct. 1902) from The Alumni Athletic Field Committee regarding the presentation of their athletic field project at the next meeting of the Cornell trustees
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| 8 |
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Oct. 16, 1902- Nov. 13, 1902
Includes letters ( Oct. 1902) from Cornell President J.G. Schurman
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| 8 |
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Nov. 16, 1902- Dec. 9, 1902
Includes letters ( Nov. 1902) from J.G. Schurman; one states that he is going to recommend a location for the new athletic field at Cornell; includes a newspaper clipping regarding Blood's actions in the Churchill murder trial
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| 8 |
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Feb. 3, 1903- Dec. 19, 1905
Includes several sheets about the typhoid epidemic in 1903
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| 8 |
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Jan. 4, 1906- Jan. 29, 1906 |
| 8 |
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Feb. 2, 1906- Feb. 22, 1906
Includes a letter ( Feb. 6, 1906) from President Schurman informing Blood of the itinerary planned for the Imperial Chinese Commissioners' visit to Cornell; includes several letters regarding Blood's re-election as a Cornell trustee
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| 8 |
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Feb. 23, 1906- Mar. 15, 1906
Includes letters from various people in different states endorsing Blood's re-election to the Board of Trustees
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| 8 |
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Mar. 16, 1906- Apr. 10, 1906
Includes a pamphlet outlining the nomination of Blood for Cornell Trustee for the election of June 1906
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| 8 |
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Apr. 11, 1906- Apr. 14, 1906 |
| 8 |
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Apr. 18, 1906- May 10, 1906
Includes several letters ( May 1906) from President Schurman regarding the landscape of the Cornell campus and the placement of a new road
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| 9 |
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May 12, 1906- May 25, 1906
Includes a pamphlet about the possibility of allowing library books to circulate into homes; includes a statement made by A.D. White about his opinion on circulating books; includes a map ( 1900) of the Cornell University campus
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| 9 |
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May 26, 1906- June 5, 1906
Includes a letter ( May 1906) from President Schurman regarding the use of Fall Creek gorge for water power
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| 9 |
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June 6, 1906- June 20, 1906
Includes various information about the Cornell reunions on June 20, 1906
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| 9 |
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June 21, 1906- July 31, 1906
Includes letters ( June 1906) from President Schurman including one regarding a report written by Blood
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| 9 |
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Aug. 1, 1906- Aug. 29, 1906 |
| 9 |
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Sept. 1, 1906- Sept. 20, 1906 |
| 9 |
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Sept. 21, 1906- Oct. 15, 1906 |
| 9 |
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Oct. 16, 1906- Oct. 31, 1906
Includes several letters from various members of the Sphinx Head Society urging Blood to support the society's request for a plot of land on Cornell's campus. Blood was a member of the Quill and Dagger Society.
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| 9 |
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Nov. 1, 1906- Nov. 29, 1906
Includes several letters from various members of the Sphinx Head Society urging Blood to support the society's request for a plot of land on Cornell's campus
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| 9 |
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Dec. 1, 1906- Dec. 20, 1906 |
| 9 |
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Dec. 21, 1906- Dec. 29, 1906 |
| 9 |
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Apr. 5, 1907- July 31, 1908
Includes Blood's biography for the 1907 edition of
Who's Who in New York City and State
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| 9 |
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Aug. 10, 1908- Dec. 16, 1908 |
| 9 |
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Miscellaneous papers (not dated) |
| 9 |
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Miscellaneous papers (not dated) |
| 9 |
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Miscellaneous correspondences (not dated) |
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Letterbooks of outgoing correspondence [subseries]: |
| 10 |
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Eight volumes from
1897-1909 |
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Various books [subseries]: |
| 11 |
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Law text with lecture synopsis and notes by Blood,
1888-1890 |
| 11 |
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Scribble book,
1910 |
| 11 |
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Synopsis of lectures given by Blood at Cornell University Law School,
1898 |
| 11 |
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Notes on real property (not dated) |
