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Contains general information on Columbia University's efforts to introduce and instruct students for engagement in the war.

Consists of correspondence, which appears to be from the Office of the Secretary regarding the SATC as well as course information. Correspondence is filed alphabetically by surname. See also the oversized folder "Collections Oversize-World War I Collection-Student Army Training Corps" for advertising posters and schedules of courses.

Contains enrollment cards, which have valuable information on trainees. Also included are files for resignations, transfers, and assignments, arranged alphabetically by surname.

This subseries contains correspondence relating to non-normative financial matters, such as lawsuits, and the reorganization of the company in 1899 and 1923. Also included are materials labeled "Old Stock," which concern the financial troubles experienced by the company and the sale of stock undertaken by the company under the direction of J. P. Morgan

Included here are the many ledger books that detail the everyday workings of Harper & Brothers. General journals, in which notes on everyday operating procedure were kept, span from 1896 through 1940. The series contains royalty ledgers kept from 1881 to 1926, and separate English royalty ledgers from 1901 to 1919, and 1921 -1926. General ledgers and account books are here, as well as ledgers dealing with preferred and common stock.

TheDemarest Harper's Catalogue, included in this series, lists works published by Harper's between 1817 and 1879. This series also contains many of the catalogues and book lists issued by Harper's between 1847 and 1915.

These boxes contain binders of information and other materials (notes, correspondence, memos, reports, etc.) from the files in the Office of the Secretary. Materials were created during the tenure of Secretaries Betty Jemmott, Corinne Rieder, interim Secretary DiAnn K. Pierce and R. Keith Walton, but also contain materials that date from earlier administrations. They were received in March 2000, but were not given an accession number until November, 2001, and are housed in five record cartons. It also includes a record carton containing three binders of information concerning the Committee on Logo received in December 2001 (Acc.No. 2001-051).

These files were transferred to the University Archives from the Office of the Secretary at an unknown date, but presumably in the late 1990s. They consist of some alphabetical subject/correspondence files (e.g. appointment letters, emeritus designations, crank letters, South Africa, etc.) as well as general correspondence files from 1980-1995 (bulk 1986-1990) which were found loose and arranged chronologically by archives staff. The general correspondence files consist primarily of letters to and from Secretaries of the University Marion E. Jemmott and Corinne H. Rieder who would answer routine questions about University history, alumni attendance, professor appointments, use of the Seal and other similar topics. All folders are now acid-free, original folder titles were maintained if deemed appropriate and new folder titles were created as needed. Metal was not removed and some file contents may not be in exact chronological order.

This box of documents was located in a record carton with other materials in Low 408C, to which was appended a note in DH's handwriting. Accessioned as 2002-019 by M. Pettit 4/22/2002, foldered and shelved. The divided binder contained procedural information for the Secretary's use, as well as copies of intra-office correspondence on sensitive matters and a copy of a 1966 handwritten report on faculty attrition. The documents within each divided section of the binder have been left as found, but staples and paperclips were removed.

Among the paintings on ivory cataloged for the Art Collection are portraits of the following.