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Columbia University Archives

Columbia University Archives

6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027, USA
uarchives@columbia.edu
The University Archives, a unit within the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, preserves the institutional memory of Columbia University through the acquisition of official University records and related historical collections and materials from its founding in 1754 to the present day.

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Michael Dolin Photographs, 1960s

0.21 Linear Feet
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This collection consists of photographs taken by Columbia College student Michael Dolin (CC 1966). It includes photos of campus views, student protests, and former Columbia University presidents Dwight Eisenhower and Grayson Kirk.

Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies records, 1979-2022

1 linear feet
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This collection consists of over 50 audio cassettes of lectures sponsored by the IIJS and related paper announcements of the lectures.

John Mitchell Mason papers, 1798-1814

0.42 linear feet
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This small collection consists of letters and reports, chiefly drafts, relating to the Reverend John Mitchell Mason's involvement with Columbia College as a Trustee, 1795-1821 and Provost 1811-1816.

Office of Multicultural Affairs Records, 1972-2017, bulk [2004-2014]

2.29 Linear Feet
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This collection consists of materials from the student activities on the Columbia campus sponsored by or supported by the Office of Multicultural Affairs. It includes fliers, posters, proposals, and handouts. There are also materials related to Stephen Donaldson and the dedication of the namesake Lounge. The pre-2004 material in this collection is related to activities of student groups now supervised by this office.

Department of History records, 1890-1959

2 linear feet
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This collection contains records of the Department of History of Columbia University from the 1890s to the 1950s.

Dwight D. Eisenhower: Letters to the President, 1949-1952

2 linear feet
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This collection is comprised of letters sent to Eisenhower during his presidency at Columbia University.

Minutes of the Board of Trustees, 1755-2019

46.1 linear feet
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This collection contains the minutes created by the Governors of the College of the Province of New York in the City of New York in America, the Corporation of King's College in the City of New York, the Regents of the University of the State of New York, and Trustees of Columbia College (and since 1896, University) in the City of New York. It also includes two subject indices.

Kevin M. O'Connor Student Life Collection, 1988-2022 [Bulk 1988-1992]

1 linear feet
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Fliers, printed matter, clippings, programs, correspondence, artifacts, and A/V content documenting the student experiences of Kevin M. O'Connor and his friends between 1988 and 1992. Content includes materials related to life in his suite dubbed the Existential Despair Suite (EDS), events at the Postcrypt Art Gallery and Coffeehouse housed in the basement of St. Paul's Chapel, and the Columbia Outdoor Orientation Program (COOP). There are also photographs of him and his friends from Spring 1991 and Commencement 1992. Three items of audio-visual content: featuring a news report about the Postcrypt Gallery from 1991, an original song performed at the Furnald Folk Fest in 1991, and a performance/reading by Allen Ginsberg at St. Paul's Chapel in 1990.

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Women's Graduate Club Portrait collection, 1920s-1930s

0.5 linear feet
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Collection of 60 photographs and drawings of notable individuals of The Women's Graduate Club which grew out of the 1895 Barnard Graduate Club

Margaret Bourke-White Photographs, 1931

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Three black & white silver gelatin photoprints 9.5"x13.5" (24 x 34 cm) adhered to 13.75"x19.25" (35 x 49 cm) board depicting Low Memorial Library, St. Paul's Chapel and the School of Mines Building, and one print mounted on smaller 9.75" and 14.25" (25 x 36.5 cm) board have the caption"This print of a photograph made by Margaret Bourke-White in 1931 for the Columbia University Press has been loaned by the Press to the Men's Faculty Club". One print of same dimensions with window mat depicts the Van Am Quadrangle. Two non-mounted prints of the same size, depicting the School of Mines and Hamilton Hall are part of this collection of photographs that were for sale to the public in 1931. Two additional photoprints of Avery Hall are included, made of similar photo paper, dimensions, style and mat, but not attributed to Bourke-White, nor mentioned in the photo order form. All photographs are unsigned. The order form also list one image not found in the collection: "Earl Hall." The prints were offered through the Columbia University Press. Four small copies of the views: Earl Hall, In the Van Am Quadrangle, The Chapel Entrance, and The School of Mines, are included with the order form. The form describes the photographs as follows: "These pictures are reproductions of photographs taken early this summer by the well-known photographer, Miss Margaret Bourke-White, at the request of Columbia University Press. The actual photographs 9.25 by 13.5 inches, are appropriately mounted on the finest material, 14.25 by 21 inches, ready for framing. Individually signed by Miss Bourke-White, they will be made on order, and shipped within two weeks from receipt of orders. The cost of the photographs is five dollars each." One photograph 9.5"x13.5" (24 x 34 cm) with signed window mat depicting Low Memorial Library, and fourteen non-mounted photographs of the same dimensions depicting views of Hamilton Hall, the School of Mines Building, Avery Hall, Low Memorial Library, Earl Hall, St. Paul's Chapel, Milbank Hall (Barnard College), and Russell Hall (Teacher's College) were added to this collection from the Columbiana General Manuscripts Collection in 2010.