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Finding Transgender & Intersex In the Library

…Foucault; translated by Richard McDougall. New York : Pantheon Books, 1980. Bulliet, C. J. Venus Castina: Famous Female Impersonators, Celestial and Human. New York: Covici, Friede, [1933]. Cauldwell, D.O. Transvestism……

Exhibitions

…model wax cylinder-playing gramophone. Woman Suffrage at Cornell Online This expanded version of the 2017 exhibit “Woman Suffrage at Cornell,” at Kroch Library, part of Cornell’s celebration of the New

Agriculture

…Agriculture. A part of Cornell University since it opened in 1868, it has also been the New York State College of Agriculture since 1903. Included are records of the Office…

American Indian History & Culture

…such as pamphlets, newspaper clippings, auction catalogs, newsletters, travel brochures, and biography files on prominent Native Americans. Manuscript holdings include a letter from Mohawk leader Joseph Brant, early 20th century…

The Eastern Wine & Grape Archive

…Collections, and the Frank A. Lee Library at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES) in Geneva, New York. Cornell received early seed money for the Archive from the…

Architecture & City Planning

…include garden cities, new towns in the United States, zoning, regional planning, New Deal Greenbelt communities, housing legislation, and progressive planning. In addition, our holdings include the papers of a…

FAQ

…the Rare Book collections because they are first or important editions; autographed (by author, owner, etc.); valuable, or significant for any number of reasons. We sometimes acquire new books because…

About the HSC

…Manuscripts HSC Periodicals Using the HSC Sexuality Research Guide Phil Zwickler Memorial Research Grants Phil Zwickler Memorial Grant News About the HSC Mariposa Foundation Advisory Committee 25th Anniversary HSC News…

Asian History & Culture

…present. Many resulted from the experiences of Cornell students, faculty, and staff living and working in China. Cornell alumni including Willard D. Straight (’01), F. R. Newman (’14), and Leslie…

Preserving Cornell University History

…organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, transactions or other activities. Records that have an institutional or legal necessity need to be retained for a certain number of years, and sometimes…