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Cornerstone laying -- New York (State) -- Rochester

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Eastman Building collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RITArc-0026
Overview Materials related to the Eastman Building of the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute. The building was constructed in 1900 and financed by George Eastman. The collection contains materials from the building's official opening such as programs, miscellaneous ephemera, newspaper clippings, a scrapbook commemorating the event, and items originally encapsulated in the building's cornerstone. Also included are several items pertaining to the building and its operations from throughout the...
Dates: 1891-1973
Found in: RIT Archives

George H. Clark Building collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: R0006628965]
Identifier: RITArc-0032
Overview

Materials related to the Rochester Institute of Technology's George H. Clark Building, built in 1946 and occupied by RIT 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.

Dates: 1945-1977; Majority of material found within 1945 - 1947
Found in: RIT Archives

Silver Trowel

 Collection — Object 1: [Barcode: R0006629908]
Identifier: RITArc-0691
Overview

Silver trowel used at cornerstone laying ceremonies of the Eastman Building, George Clark Building, Ritter-Clark Gym, and Ice Rink.

Dates: circa 1900
Found in: RIT Archives