Guide to the Lloyd Cornell papers, circa 1943-1969

John Hay Library , Special Collections
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
email: hay@brown.edu

Published in 2012

Collection Overview

Title:	Lloyd Cornell papers
Date range:	circa 1943-1969
Creator:	Cornell, Lloyd Waterman, 1922-1986
Extent:	3.75 Linear feet
Abstract:	The Lloyd Cornell papers contain office files and correspondence regarding Brown Clubs around the United States, as well as admissions and the awarding of financial aid and scholarships at Brown University. The papers contain correspondence and other materials related to many of the named scholarships at Brown, such as the Charles of the Ritz Scholarship. They are dated from circa 1948 to 1969.
Language of materials:	English
Repository:	John Hay Library , Special Collections
Collection number:	OF.1D.C2.

Scope & content

The Lloyd Cornell papers contain materials regarding admissions, financial aid and scholarships at Brown University. The papers are dated from circa 1948 to 1969 and have been organized into one series:

Series I. Files is arranged alphabetically by topic. It includes information regarding Brown Clubs in the United States, named scholarships, admissions and financial aid.

Access Points

Subject Organizations

• Brown University--Alumni and alumnae--Societies, etc.

Subject Topics

• Financial aid to education--United States
• Scholarships

Document Types

• Letters (Correspondence)
• Office files

Subject Topics

• Education

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically in one series: I. General files.

Biographical note

Lloyd Waterman Cornell, Jr. (1922-1986) graduated from Brown University in 1943. As an undergraduate, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, a national scholastic honor society, and served as president of his fraternity, Alpha Delta Phi. He did graduate work in history at Harvard University before returning to Brown in 1947 as an admission officer. He was then in charge of financial aid from 1950 to 1974, when he became an assistant to Brown President Donald F. Hornig. He retired in 1975. Mr. Cornell was a consultant to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Whitehall Foundation, and the Rhode Island Foundation, among others. He was a former trustee of the Gordon School, the Providence Country Day School, the Citizens Scholarship Foundation and the Smith Hill Center and was a member of the University Club, the Sakonnet Golf Club and the Shakespearean Society. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, serving as a torpedo and gunnery officer aboard submarines from 1943 to 1946.

Cornell was the husband of Suzanne (Herrick) Cornell. He was survived by his wife and two sons, Christopher Lloyd Cornell of Camden, Maine, and David Herrick Cornell of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and two grandchildren.

Access & Use

Access to the collection:	There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.
Use of the materials:	Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.
Preferred citation:	Lloyd Cornell papers, OF-1D-C2, Brown University Archives.
Contact information:	John Hay Library , Special Collections Box A Brown University Providence, RI 02912 Tel: 401-863-2146 email: hay@brown.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION
ABOUT THE FINDING AID
Author:	Finding aid prepared by Brown University Library staff
Encoding:	This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012 November 6
Descriptive rules:	Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)
Sponsor:	Processing funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

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