Ezra Cornell Photograph
- Title:
- Ezra Cornell Photograph
- Collection:
- Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Photographer:
- Espinosa de los Monteros, Pamela
- Date:
- ca. 1860-1874
- Location:
- temporary location: Conservation Laboratory, Olin Library. Former location: Uris Library, Andrew D. White Library, Cornell University.
- Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- artsdb_0915
- File Name:
- artsdb_0915.tif
- Work Type:
- cabinet photographs
- Subject:
- Cornell, Ezra, 1807-1874
- Image View Type:
- General
- Image View Description:
- Front View
- Description:
- Photograph of Cornell University co-founder Ezra Cornell. "Carpenter, mechanic, farmer, salesman, inventor, entrepreneur, politician and philanthropist, Ezra Cornell was an extraordinary man. While he referred to himself simply as a farmer and mechanic who had spent some time working in the telegraph industry, through skillful work, uncommon tenacity, and fortuitous circumstances he amassed a fortune. Ezra Cornell envisioned America as a place where technology, wealth, and altruism could come together to benefit all the inhabitants. As soon as it became clear that he had a fortune, he used those riches to found a unique university. Under the guidance of Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell University was established as a non-sectarian institution, open to all, and dedicated to all forms of intellectual endeavor. In his address at the opening of the university on October 7, 1868, Ezra articulated his hopes for the new university: 'I trust we have laid the foundation of an University — ‘an institution where any person can find instruction in any study.' In the small rural community of Ithaca, New York, he created the first truly American university, now one of the great educational institutions of the world, which bears his name" ["Ezra Cornell," The Ezra Cornell Bicentennial Exhibition, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, accessed August 23, 2012, http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/ezra/index.htm]. More detailed information on Ezra Cornell may be found in: Cornell, Alonzo B. 1884. "True and firm." Biography of Ezra Cornell, founder of the Cornell University. New York: A.S. Barnes & Co., and "Ezra Cornell," The Ezra Cornell Bicentennial Exhibition, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, accessed August 23, 2012, http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/ezra/index.html
- Source:
- "Ezra Cornell," The Ezra Cornell Bicentennial Exhibition, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, accessed August 23, 2012, http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/ezra/index.htm
- Repository:
- Cornell University
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The content in the Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia Collection is protected by copyright, and the copyright holders are Cornell University Library and the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus. This collection was created by Cornell University Library in 2010, with funding from a Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences Grant to Howard Howland. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Please contact the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus at cape@cornell.edu for more information about this collection, or to request permission to use these images.