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Kenneth Gallagher Papers

An inventory of his papers at the Syracuse University Archives

Summary

Creator: Gallagher, Kenneth.
Title: Kenneth Gallagher Papers
Dates: 1918-1957
Size: 5 folders (0.25 linear feet)
Abstract: Papers and photographs compiled by Kenneth Gallagher
Language: English
Repository: University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600
Syracuse, NY 13244-2010
https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives

Biography

Kenneth Gallagher (d. 1987) attended Syracuse University from 1919 to 1923 where he majored in agriculture. While at Syracuse University he was involved with both football and crew, earning the distinction of lettering in crew. He was also a member of the Alpha Chi Rho fraternity and the campus agricultural club.

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Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of materials dated from 1918 to 1957. Materials include photographs, a diary entry, a page from a book, a newsletter, pages from the Onondagan, and a crew program. Content of the materials focuses heavily on Gallagher’s time at Syracuse University, and specifically on crew. Photographs from the collection are largely of Gallagher, his teammates, and crew coach James A. Ten Eyck. The diary entry was written by Gallagher in his early years at Syracuse University, and in it he writes about his classes and crew, among other things.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.

Use Restrictions

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

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Related Material

Newspaper clippings were removed and placed in the Syracuse University Clipping Files. A photograph of Coach Ten Eyck was removed and placed in the Portrait Collection.

The University Archives also holds a collection on rowing coach James Ten Eyck, the James A. Ten Eyck Collection.

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Selected Search Terms

Names

Gallagher, Kenneth.
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.

Subjects

Rowing.
Higher education.

Types of material

Photographs.
School yearbooks.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Kenneth Gallagher Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

The papers were found within and separated from the William P. Tolley Papers. The materials were sent to Tolley in 1989 by Gallagher's wife, Dorothy.

Processing Information

Materials were rehoused into archival folders. Photographic materials were placed into Mylar sleeves.

Finding Aid Information

Created by: Natalie Pace
Date: 2018
Revision history:

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Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically.

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Inventory

Papers
Box 1 Crew competition program June 28-29 1935
Box 1 Diary entry May 24 1918
Box 1 The ferryman, book page undated
Box 1 The onondagan, pages from undated
Box 1 Photographs 1919-1957

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