This online exhibit was first published in 1996. Cornell University Library archived the original version of the online exhibit in 2024. This site includes the original version's content and images with an updated web design.
This exhibition is primarily based on the letters, diaries, photographs, documents, and publications in the Ezra Cornell Papers, in the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections of the Cornell University Library. Additional items are from the Johnson Art Museum and the College of Engineering (Cornell University).