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Theodore Burr (1771-1822), was one of America’s premier bridge engineers and designers. He is famous for designing and patenting a truss/arch combination that used a traditionally framed multiple kingpost truss to which a segmented timber arch was added. This is known today as the Burr truss. The Burr truss is one of the most widespread timber bridge designs that can still be seen in covered bridges today. The Oxford Memorial Library is the former home of this illustrious covered bridge builder and the last known existing structure to be built by him.
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Postcards of covered bridges from the Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center located within the Oxford Memorial Library.
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This collection includes colorful and detailed historic maps of Ulster County, drawn from the 1875 Beers Atlas of Ulster County. The maps are full of intricate details including land ownership, schools, bodies of water, churches, business and land divisions. The atlas also includes lithographs, statistical tables, and business directories.
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This collection contains the 1875 Beers Atlas of Sullivan County, New York. The maps show land ownership, businesses, cemeteries, railroads and bodies of water. The atlas also includes statistics about Sullivan County, as well as a directory of manufacturers, merchants, and farmers in the region.
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This collection includes oral histories from Cornwall Town, the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson, and Mountainville residents as they recall everyday life in the area. It also includes a video interview with several members of the Bethlehem Presbyterian Church. They discuss events in the church's history and their own experiences as attendees.
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This collection includes postcards, images, and stereographs relating to Cornwall, N.Y. They depict architecture, natural landscapes, and every day life in the region.
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On June 23, 1972, Corning and the surrounding communities were devastated by a major flood, as a result of the tropical storm Agnes. At the Museum, hundreds of objects were broken, more than half of the Library’s materials were saturated with flood water, and the facility was covered with a thick layer of slime and mud. This collection chronicles the determination of Museum staff and the community to rebuild, and shed light on the unique conservation techniques that were used to restore Library materials.
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This collection of photographs illustrates the steps taken toward conservation of glass objects and the restoration of library materials.
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This collection contains yearbooks from Corning Community College from the 1960s and 1970s.
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Seven years after Keuka College bestowed an honorary degree on Civil Rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., it likewise honored another leader of the movement.
Coretta Scott King was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters degree at the College’s 1970 Commencement. Citing the 1963 visit by the Kings at which her husband received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree, College President Dr. G. Wayne Glick hailed Coretta Scott King’s return as a “visit again by goodness and greatness.” Her visit came just two years after the assassination of her husband.
Referencing the challenges of the day, which remain all too familiar, Mrs. King spoke of “the insidious evils of repression, poverty, war, racism, pollution, and social injustice,” and called for “a new concept of womanhood.” “The salvation of mankind,” she told the all-female class of graduates, “rests with capable women.”
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The Coretta Scott King Collection consists of photographs, letters, documents, and a transcript of the speech she gave at the Keuka College Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, June 14, 1970. The letters are primarily between president G. Wayne Glick, Mrs. King, and other special guests attending Commencement proceedings that year. Documents contain biographical information about speakers, guests, and planning information needed to coordinate commencement events.
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Keuka College - Lightner Library
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The medieval time period, also know as the Middle Ages, took place in Europe from the fifth century to the fifteenth century. During this time period, Europe had a population increase, advances in technology and agriculture, and increased trade. The later part of the Middle Ages, however, included the Black Plague, religious conflicts, famine, and wars which brought the population back down.
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This collection contains images from the treasures of the J. Spencer & Patricia Standish Library's Convivium Collection of medieval and early modern manuscripts, manuscript leaves, and book leaves. Most of these items were produced in Europe between 1200 and 1685. Siena College's curriculum includes an interdisciplinary program in Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
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This collection includes photographs and illustrations that capture the businesses and industries of the downtown streets of New York’s capital city. Composed mostly of early 20th century photos, businesses along other commerical corridors, such as Central, New Scotland, and Western Avenues, are featured in this collection. Our Businesses of Albany, New York collection is also worth viewing for related images.