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Letter to Geneva Cornell from Roscoe Walcutt, September 19, 1932
Roscoe Walcutt
Printed letter to Geneva Cornell from Roscoe Walcutt about the enrollment of her nephew at Otterbein and tuition payment.
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County Tax Receipt, Abbie G. Cornell Et. Al., December 20, 1931
Abbie Geneva Cornell and Karl H. Hoenig
Three tax forms confirming that Abbie G Cornell et. al. paid the money due on three properties for the Dec. 20, 1931 deadline. She paid $70.68 on 281 State St. and $36.36 on 23 A. State St. in Westerville Corp. - Blendon, as well as $47.04 on 98.5 Acres at Spring Rd. in Blendon. These forms are stamped in purple by the Franklin County officials to confirm payment on March 18, 1932.
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County Tax Receipt, Abbie G. Cornell et. al., June 20, 1931
Abbie Geneva Cornell and Karl H. Hoenig
Three tax receipts for money paid by Abbie G Cornell et. al. to Franklin County on properties in Blendon on June 20, 1931. All three are stamped to certify the payment was received; $27.14 for 207.36 A. State St., $77.25 for 281 S. State St., and $67.77 for 98.5 A. Spring Rd.
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Insurance Receipt, Geneva Cornell, April 22, 1931
Geneva Cornell
Envelope containing a receipt from The Prudential Insurance Company of America to Geneva Cornell and a pamphlet expressing the company's thanks.
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County Tax Receipt, Abbie G. Cornell et. al., June 20, 1930
Abbie Geneva Cornell and Karl H. Hoenig
Three tax receipts for money paid by Abbie G Cornell et. al. to Franklin County on properties ($60.92 for 98.5 A. Spring Road, $27.07 for 23.036 A. State St., & $119.69 for 281 S. State St.) in Blendon Township (and the Westerville Corp.) on June 20, 1930. All three are stamped to certify the payment was received.
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Insurance Remittance, Geneva Cornell, March 26, 1930
Geneva Cornell
Insurance remittance to Geneva Cornell from The Prudential Insurance Company of America stating the amount due.
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The Prudential Insurance Company of America Advertisement, 1930
The Prudential Insurance Company of America
Printed postcard advertising the services of The Prudential Insurance Company of America to policyholders.
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Guide to Physical Anthropometry and Anthroposcopy
Charles B. Davenport
Charles B. Davenport's Guide to Physical Anthropometry and Anthroposcopy was published as part of the Eugenics Research Association's Handbook Series. The author, Davenport, was a leader in the American eugenics movement, which was informed by strains of Classist, Racist, and Ableist thought. The stamp in the top right corner of the book's inside cover indicates it was owned by "Merriss Cornell, School of Social Administration, Ohio State University."
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Insurance Receipt, Geneva Cornell, March 23, 1926
Geneva Cornell
Printed receipt of Geneva Cornell's $151.45 payment to the Prudential Insurance Company of America.
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Letter to Royal Cornell from Richard Biehl, October 3, 1923
Richard Biehl
Printed to Royal Cornell from Richard Biehl, city manager, regarding confirmation of their agreement about the village and Cornell's property.
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County Tax Receipt, Abbie G. Cornell et. al., June 20, 1923
Abbie Geneva Cornell and William M. Ginder
Three tax receipts for money paid to Franklin County for properties in Blendon Township owned by Abbie G. Cornell et. al. on June 20, 1923; all three are stamped to certify payment was received.
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Loan Note, December 16, 1920
Thomas H. Bradrick
Loan receipt for $300 paid to Lewis Cornell by Thomas H. Bradrick.
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Letters to Lucinda L. Merriss from L. Mildred Macy & Frank Merriss
L. Mildred Macy and Frank Merriss
Two letters, which share a single piece of paper, sent to Lucinda L. Merriss by her niece, L. Mildred Macy, and her brother, Frank J. Merriss. The letter from Mildred discusses a recent valentine postcard sent to her from Lucinda. Meanwhile, Frank's postcard discusses the recent winter and Margaret's illness.
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Neptune Water Meter Book
Neptune Meter Co.
The 1919 Neptune Water Meter Book is a pocket-sized volume bound in leather with gilt edges. It functions as a pocket guide to the Neptune Co. suite of water meter products (Trident-Disk, Trident-Crest, etc.)
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High School Life Certificate for Abbie Geneva Cornell
Archives and Abbie Cornell
High School Life Certificate awarded to Abbie Geneva Cornell by the Ohio State Board of Examiners.
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Letter to T. H. Bradrick from J. F. Rogers, August 28, 1914
J. F. Rogers
Printed letter to T. H. Bradrick from J. F. Rogers about John B. Cornell's land.
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Two Newspaper Clippings
J. B. Galbraith
The newspaper clipping titled "Short Stories of Ohio," written by J. B. Galbraith, covers Dr. Otto B. Cornell's discovery of an old poem manuscript from his mother, Lucinda Lenore Merriss, which she supposedly wrote with the help of Ben Hanby. The second clipping, titled "Getting Together" with an unknown author, reports on the "proposed union of the [Republicans and Progressives] under the G. O. P."
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Historical Collections of Ohio in Two Volumes, An Encyclopedia of the State.
Henry Howe
Volume I of Henry Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio in Two Volumes, An Encyclopedia of the State. The front endpapers include a penned notation indicating the book was owned by Otto B. Cornell ("O. B. Cornell, M.D., Westerville, O.") and a purple stamp indicating the book is "Compliments of WM. Curtis Whitney, Ohio House of Rep's." Henry Howe wrote a message beneath his author portraits in the frontmatter, stating, "Time changes us all and happy that change when justice, truth and love which can know no change grow in beauty with the passing years. Columbus, O., 1888."
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Ten Times More: By This Much, Says One Winner, Was the Offer Exceeded
Geneva Cornell
A cutting of a short newspaper review from Geneva Cornell on a trip she took that The Commercial Tribune sponsored, organized and/or possibly funded.
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Historical Collections of Ohio in Two Volumes, An Encyclopedia of the State
Henry Howe
Volume II of Historical Collections of Ohio in Two Volumes, An Encyclopedia of the State. The front endpapers include a penned notation of ownership, "O. B. Cornell, M.D., Westerville, Ohio," and a purple stamp indicating the book is "Compliments of WM. Curtis Whitney, Ohio House of Rep's."
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Portrait of John Frank Rogers
Rogers & Rogers
A newspaper clipping of a photographic headshot captioned "John Frank Rogers, Member of Law Firm Rogers & Rogers." J.F. Rogers is likely the nephew of Lucinda L. Cornell.
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Honori Cornell's Funeral Bill, June 7, 1903
Geneva Cornell
Bill from Edward E. Fisher & Co about Honori Cornell's funeral expenses, paid for by her sister Geneva Cornell. It reads "
Miss Geneva Cornell
Honori Cornell Miller
Casket 85.00
Funeral Car 10.00
Embalming 10.00
5 Dryer chairs 1.25
Death Note in journal 50 Dispated 50 1.00
Carrying remains from hospital to house 8.00
115.25
June 22 Ambulance #1421 9.00
124.25
Aug 24 By cash 95.00
29.25" and the back reads "Honori’s Funeral Expenses paid for by Aunt Geneva (her sister! Not her husband)"
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Loan Record of Geneva Cornell, April 17, 1903
Geneva Cornell
Paper containing records of Geneva Cornell's loan to Roy and Holly Cornell and the repayment terms, starting in 1903 and ending in 1926.
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Wedding Announcement of Honori May Cornell to John Daniel Miller
Honori May Cornell and John D. Miller
The Wedding Announcement of Miss Honori May Cornell, of Westerville, to John Daniel Miller, of Dayton, on January 5, 1903, which was printed in a local newspaper.
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Electrotherapeutics: Its Applications in Medicine
Otto Bishop Cornell
This is Otto Bishop Cornell's A.M. Thesis on "Electrotherapeutics," submitted to Otterbein University on June 9, 1902.