{"id":76164,"date":"2026-09-03T02:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T06:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=76164"},"modified":"2026-09-01T13:08:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T17:08:57","slug":"chimes-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/chimes-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"History of the Chimes Rings Out in Expanded McGraw Tower Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;ll learn about generations of bell-related memorabilia and Big Red traditions\u2014you just have to hoof it up 100+ steps<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <strong>Joe Wilensky<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">The history of the iconic <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/chimes.cornell.edu\/\">Cornell Chimes<\/a>\u2014captured in photos, sheet music, and artifacts\u2014will once again be on display in a newly expanded and renovated museum in McGraw Tower. Located on the sixth floor, the exhibits are just a few levels below the playing stand where student chimesmasters perform their daily concerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The museum plans to hold an official grand reopening during Homecoming Weekend in mid-October, after which a regular access schedule will be announced\u2014but <em>Cornellians<\/em> got a sneak peek!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A previous incarnation of the museum was limited to a set of informational placards; the building\u2019s recent <a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/mcgraw-tower-renovations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">renovation and roof replacement<\/a> (as well as water damage to the previous displays caused by a leak) provided an opportunity to reimagine the space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/tower_schematic_REX049_019-A-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"detail of original schematic plans for Cornell&apos;s Library Tower, showing shelving units on several floors below the clock and chimes\" class=\"wp-image-76163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/tower_schematic_REX049_019-A-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/tower_schematic_REX049_019-A-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/tower_schematic_REX049_019-A-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/tower_schematic_REX049_019-A-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/tower_schematic_REX049_019-A-632x790.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/tower_schematic_REX049_019-A-316x395.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/tower_schematic_REX049_019-A-280x350.jpg 280w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/tower_schematic_REX049_019-A-140x175.jpg 140w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/tower_schematic_REX049_019-A-70x87.jpg 70w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/tower_schematic_REX049_019-A-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/tower_schematic_REX049_019-A-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/tower_schematic_REX049_019-A-100x125.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/tower_schematic_REX049_019-A.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption class=\"rkv-image-credit\">Rare and Manuscript Collections<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The museum resides in former book storage space, as seen in the original schematics.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Chimes are so much more than a set of bells,\u201d says Karli Buday, director of campus activities. \u201cThey are a living tradition, a connection between class years, a symbol of campus pride, and the heartbeat of Cornell.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to worn wooden playing levers and retired clock hands\u2014including a set that chronicled the time from the 1970s through the \u201990s\u2014the museum now features some never-before-shown artifacts, many donated by alumni and others discovered in storage spaces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Chimes are so much more than a set of bells. They are a living tradition, a connection between class years, a symbol of campus pride, and the heartbeat of Cornell.<\/p>\n<cite><strong>Karli Buday<\/strong>, director of campus activities<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visitors can get an up-close look at a retired E-flat bell originally cast in 1939; an early LP album that includes Chimes music; vintage photos of generations of chimesmasters, previous playing stands, and the tower itself; sheet music arranged for the Chimes; and even a 1916 invoice for $125 for recasting a 500-pound bell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the oldest exhibits is the 1869 governing document outlining the care, operation, and stewardship of the bells, approved by Ezra Cornell himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center rkv-gutter-bottom-quarter\">Ringing in the Years: A Museum Mini-Tour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(Story continues below.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_016-A_crop-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"a framed, undated black-and-white photo in the Chimes Museum shows the first playing stand used by chimesmasters to strike the bells of the Cornell Chimes\" class=\"wp-image-76181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_016-A_crop-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_016-A_crop-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_016-A_crop-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_016-A_crop-1264x843.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_016-A_crop-632x421.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_016-A_crop-316x211.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_016-A_crop-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_016-A_crop-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_016-A_crop-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_016-A_crop.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Exhibits include an image of the original playing stand.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_021-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"displays in the Chimes Museum show old photos of the tower, personal notes from chimesmasters, and a record album that includes recorded Chimes songs\" class=\"wp-image-76158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_021-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_021-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_021-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_021-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_021-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_021-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_021-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_021-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_021-A-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_021-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_021-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_021-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_021-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_021-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_021-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_021-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_021-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_021-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photos, sheet music, and more tell Chimes history, within former library shelving.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_007-A_crop-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"framed, undated black-and-white photo in the Chimes Museum shows several student chimesmasters inspecting bells delivered to the ground floor tower entrance\" class=\"wp-image-76180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_007-A_crop-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_007-A_crop-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_007-A_crop-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_007-A_crop-1264x843.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_007-A_crop-632x421.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_007-A_crop-316x211.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_007-A_crop-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_007-A_crop-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_007-A_crop-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_007-A_crop.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chimesmasters inspect a 1939 delivery of new bells.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_022-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"a worn set of wooden playing levers, once part of the Cornell Chimes playing stand, and a ladder once used to reach books on the shelves in the tower, are displayed in one corner of the Chimes Museum\" class=\"wp-image-76159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_022-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_022-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_022-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_022-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_022-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_022-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_022-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_022-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_022-A-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_022-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_022-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_022-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_022-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_022-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_022-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_022-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_022-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_022-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Artifacts include retired playing stand levers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_031-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"a framed, undated black-and-white photo in the Chimes Museum shows then-Chimes advisor Robert Feldman \u201966, PhD \u201975, sitting beneath one of the bells in the McGraw Tower belfry\" class=\"wp-image-76160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_031-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_031-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_031-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_031-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_031-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_031-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_031-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_031-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_031-A-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_031-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_031-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_031-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_031-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_031-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_031-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_031-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_031-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2026_1336_SH_031-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Robert Feldman \u201966, PhD \u201975, was advisor to the Chimes during a late-1990s refurbishment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(The nine original bells were played on a stand on the University\u2019s opening day; they were housed in McGraw Hall until the 1891 completion of the tower, which has been home to the Chimes\u2014now 21 bells strong\u2014ever since.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A more whimsical item is a large cartoon hand, its pointer finger extended, made of weathered cardboard. It was once part of a pair affixed to the hands on one of the clocks in 1969, briefly giving it the look of an oversized Mickey Mouse wristwatch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignwide is-style-solid-color\"><blockquote><p>One of the oldest exhibits is the 1869 governing document outlining the care, operation, and stewardship of the bells, approved by Ezra Cornell himself.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An accompanying photo depicts the prank, which was reportedly carried out by a fraternity pledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exhibits themselves are mounted within the original built-in bookshelves that, until Olin opened in 1960, held the Library\u2019s overflow materials and some University records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Displayed alongside one of the stacks is a handcrafted wooden ladder that staff used to reach materials on the uppermost shelves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure 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