Cornell in Winter 1929
Willard Straight Hall Takeover and Student Protests
max_hochfield triangle fire survivor

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max_hochfield triangle fire survivor

Max Hochfield, was a sewing machine operator who worked on the 9th floor of the Asch Building and was a survivor of the March 25, 1911 Triangle Waist Company fire that took 146 lives, including that of his sister, Esther. He is interviewed January 20, 1957 by Sigmund Arywitz, former California State Commissioner of Labor. Transcript available here: https://trianglefire.ilr.cornell.edu/primary/survivorInterviews/MaxHochfieldAudio.html

max_hochfield triangle fire survivor
pauline_pepe triangle fire survivor
Willard Straight Hall Takeover and Student Protests

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Willard Straight Hall Takeover and Student Protests

Documentation of the events of the 1969 student protests, April 19 and 20, 1969. Includes footage of the occupation of Willard Straight Hall, the mass assembly and addresses in Barton Hall, and members of the University Faculty leaving Bailey Hall. Shows African American students giving speeches with guns, the takeover, members of the student body, speeches by the administration, and a press conference. Individuals include Eric Evans, Steven Muller, James Perkins, Dale Corson, and others. …

Willard Straight Hall Takeover and Student Protests
Lecture by Frances Perkins triangle fire
pauline_pepe triangle fire survivor

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pauline_pepe triangle fire survivor

Pauline Pepe was a machine operator who did tucking for the Triangle Waist Company. She worked on the eighth floor of the Asch Building, and was a survivor of the Triangle fire March 25, 1911. She was interviewed by unidentified people, March 19, 1986. Transcript available here: https://trianglefire.ilr.cornell.edu/primary/survivorInterviews/PaulinePepe.html

pauline_pepe triangle fire survivor
How to read The Economist
Lecture by Frances Perkins triangle fire

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Lecture by Frances Perkins triangle fire

Excerpt from a lecture given 30 September 1964, by Frances Perkins at Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Transcript available here: https://trianglefire.ilr.cornell.edu/primary/lectures/FrancesPerkinsLecture.html

Lecture by Frances Perkins triangle fire
Cornell vs. Ohio Football 1940
How to read The Economist

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How to read The Economist
How to read The Economist
How to read Harvard Business Review
Cornell vs. Ohio Football 1940

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Cornell vs. Ohio Football 1940

Highlights from the 1940 Ohio football game in rare color footage. Also includes photos of the players and team roster. Panning shots show a packed Schoellkopf Stadium, cheerleaders, and marching bands performing at halftime. The video has had musical accompaniment added over the footage, including Cornell's alma mater. Cornell won the game 21-7. Some of the footage in the middle is out of sequence.

Cornell vs. Ohio Football 1940
Cornell vs. Syracuse Football 1939
How to read Harvard Business Review

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How to read Harvard Business Review
How to read Harvard Business Review
Cornell in Winter 1929
Cornell vs. Syracuse Football 1939

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Cornell vs. Syracuse Football 1939

Highlights from the 1939 Syracuse football game in rare color footage. Also includes photos of the players and team roster. The film shows a full Schoellkopf Stadium, and cheerleaders are visible. The video has had musical accompaniment added over the footage. Cornell won the game 19-6 on the way to a perfect season and a National championship.

Cornell vs. Syracuse Football 1939
max_hochfield triangle fire survivor
Cornell in Winter 1929

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Cornell in Winter 1929

Created 1929, shows activities across campus during the winter months. Includes footage of Central Avenue, the Arts Quad, plowing the sidewalks with horses, the suspension bridge, the trolley on the quad, Risley Hall, the construction of Balch Hall, skiing at a fraternity, skating to music and the hockey team playing on Beebe Lake, coach Nicholas Bawlf and the Johnny Parsons Club. The beginning of this digitized version is cut off, but it is retained on the original film.

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