Summary Information

Title: Katherine V. W. Palmer and Ephraim Laurence Palmer memorabilia,
Creator: Katherine V. W. (Katherine Van Winkle) Palmer, 1895-
Inclusive dates: 1918-1978,
Bulk dates: 1952-1978 (bulk)
1.3 cubic ft.
Correspondence, scrapbooks, directories, newsletters, clippings, minutes, reports, speeches, memorabilia, and other materials.
Abstract::

Bound volume of letters on the retirement of E. Laurence Palmer, 1952; scrapbook of letters on the retirement of Katherine V. W. Palmer from the Paleontological Research Institution, 1978; scrapbook on Katherine V. W. Palmer's trip to Japan, 1974; medal from the Paleontological Society. Also, Sigma Delta Epsilon materials, including correspondence, directories, newsletters, clippings, minutes, reports, speeches, and a history of Sigma Delta Epsilon, 1921-1971; and four-page mimeographed outline of the development of the Nature Study program in the Department of Rural Education at Cornell, prepared by Professor E. Laurence Palmer. Also, letter to Dr. Palmer from Pvt. T.A. Baker, U.S. Marines, stationed in Nantes, France, Dec. 29, 1918, describing his experiences in the military service.

Call number: 4177
Language: Collection material in English
Repository: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library