Collection inventory

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Ervin Merrow Papers

An inventory of his papers at the Syracuse University Archives

Finding aid created by: Nicole Wright
Date: November 2019

Revision history:

Biography

Ervin Merrow was the Syracuse University buildings and grounds foreman from 1917 to 1964. He lived on campus in the Gate House of Yates Castle, a 24-room Norman style castle purchased by Syracuse University in 1905. Yates Castle housed the Syracuse University Teacher's College, followed by the School of Journalism, which occupied the building until 1953. The castle was demolished in 1954.

Scope and Content Note

The Ervin Merrow Papers contains a photograph of Ervin Merrow and his four sisters outside of the Yates Castle gate, as well as two clippings about Yates Castle mostly likely from the 1940s.

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.

Related Material

The University Archives holds a clipping file on Ervin Merrow.

Selected Search Terms

Names

Merrow, Ervin.
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.

Subjects

College buildings.
Higher education.

Types of Material

Clippings (information artifacts)
Photographs.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Ervin Merrow Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Judy Merrow Jones donated the collection to the University Archives in 2011.

Processing Information

Materials were placed in acid free folders.

Arrangement

Materials are in their original order.

Table of Contents

Papers

Inventory