Cornell, 1957-1986, bulk: 1960-1964

Harold Brayman graduated from Cornell in 1920 and remained an active alumnus until shortly before his death in 1988 when he was prohibited from travelling by his declining health. It is interesting to note that Walter s. Carpenter, Jr., chairman of the board of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, was also an alumnus of Cornell (class of 1910). Brayman served as chair of Cornell University Council in the early 1960s and was a member of several other significant committees such as the Centennial Committee and the Presidential Selection Committee of 1962. Brayman contributed his public relations expertise as a member of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration Advisory Council and in other areas of university relations with the public.

Among the material of interest in this subseries are the memoranda and correspondence from Brayman and other alumni which reflect grave concern over the campus unrest experienced by Cornell in 1968-1969. Brayman led a critical group of alumni in attacking the capitulation of the administration to the demands of student "revolutionaries." Articles and newspaper clippings document the activities of the Cornell chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and the occupation of Willard straight Hall by black militants. This material is found in the folder, "Cornell--General--1962-1986."