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New York Sabbath Committee minutes, 1857 -- 1878 0.25 linear feet
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- to meet the needs of a moral and religious culture. They believed that the government and its laws
were also not working towards the continued reverence of the Sabbath. The first meeting of the New York - Creator
- New York Sabbath Committee
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The New York Sabbath Committee, formed in 1857, sought to remind citizens of the importance of the Sabbath Day. The collection contains one bound volume containing the minutes of the New York Sabbath Committee from April of 1857 through 1878, as well as an index and a list of donors and their addresses.
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia papers, 1757-1976 5500 items
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- files pertain to the reign of Prince Paul. These materials -- correspondence, minutes of meetings
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- Pavle, Prince of Yugoslavia, 1893-1976
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The collection consists primarily of correspondence and subject files, but also includes manuscripts, documents, photographs and printed materials. The correspondence spans six decades and includes letters received by Prince Paul prior to his accession, during his tenure as regent, and during 35 years of exile. Correspondents include Prince Paul's family; European politicians, such as Edvard Beneš, Neville Chamberlain, Anthony Eden, and Benito Mussolini; European royalty, including King Albert of Belgium, King Carol II of Rumania, Queen Elizabeth II, King George VI, and King Edward VIII of England; Yugoslav public figures, such as Milan Stojadinoviʹc, Dragiša Cvetkoviʹc, and Anton Korošec. Subject files pertain to the reign of Prince Paul. These materials -- correspondence, minutes of meetings, military regulations, speeches, consular and foreign legation reports, police reports, voting records, government decrees, et cetera -- were assembled by J. B. Hoptner while researching his book, "Yugoslavia in Crisis, 1934-1941" (1962). Among the manuscripts are Prince Paul's and Princess Olga's diaries and Prince Paul's notes on conversations with Hermann Göring, Hitler, Mussolini, and Eden. Also included are historical documents concerning Serbian and Yugoslav history and the Karageorgevich family; documents from the 18th and 19th centuries, such as a copy of the 1808 agreement between Kara George and the Serbian National Council.
Series 5.2. Correspondence, 1950-1995
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- , financial conditions, issues concerning tenants, inspections, maintenance, meetings, and the original
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Primarily correspondence about the business activities at 380 Madison Avenue. The correspondence deals with the building management, financial matters, provided services, insurance, structure maintenance, corporate issues, and other subjects. Letters to and from Cross & Brown Company portray their administration of the property. Topics discussed in these documents include tenants, leases, collection of rent and tenant charges, maintenance and repair of the building, payment of invoices, broker commissions, utility bills, complaints, Department of Buildings inspections, taxes, supplies, fire safety, reports, employees, and the management agreement and fees. Most of the correspondence about financial matters is with Irving Trust Company regarding the confirmations of purchases for the custody account, service charges, account agreement, signature authorizations, and associated transactions. The rest of the financial communications deal with investments, statements, taxes, and the purchase of corporate office equipment and supplies. Several services were provided to the building's tenants including cleaning, electricity, water, cable television, steam, security, elevators, fire safety systems, air conditioning, paper supplies, and related operations. Their implementation is explained in correspondence with Otis Elevator Company, Consolidated Edison, National Cleaning Contractors, Prudential Building Maintenance, and others. Alongside these letters are service contracts, maintenance information, daily elevator reports, proposals, complaints, Fire Department inspections, violations, staffing records, and repair work documents. The physical condition of the building is also described in communications about repairs, renovations, improvements, and continuing upkeep. Also included in the correspondence are insurance claims for accidents, injuries, workers' compensation, and damage cause by leaks and fire. The insurance papers also have premium payments, disability benefits policy, health care plan brochures, and information on the public plate glass. Interoffice memorandums offer accounts of building operations, employee matters, utilities, insurance coverage, financial conditions, issues concerning tenants, inspections, maintenance, meetings, and the original construction project. There is also corporate related correspondence on a possible merger, sale, legal advice, labor union agreements, commercial travel, and other business activities. In addition to the correspondence, the sub-subseries contains company performance reports, labor reports, mail distribution instructions, magazine subscriptions, and U.S. Census information.
Sofiia Vladimirovna Panina Papers, 1900-1956 5000 items
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- of meetings of the Kadet Party central committee, and other items. Files on the emigration deal with
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- Panina, Sofii͡a Vladimirovna, grafini͡a, 1871-1956
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Most of the collection concerns the Russian emigration in interwar Europe; a sizeable part deals with the Kadet (Constitutional Democrat) Party in the Russian Civil War. There is correspondence, manuscripts, subject files, photographs, and printed materials. There are many letters by liberal figures, such as Astrov, Viktor Chelishchev, Petr I︠U︡renev, Aleksandr Kizevetter, Pavel Mili︠u︡kov, Vladimir D. Nabokov, Vladimir Obolenskiĭ, Panina, and Ivan Petrunkevich. There are also letters from Ivan Bilibin, Alice Masaryk, and Thomas Masaryk. Manuscripts are chiefly by Astrov, and include memoirs, poems, and lectures. There are also memoirs by Panina, and eulogies by various people on Astrov. Subject files from 1917-1920 have materials on Panina's arrest and trial by the Bolsheviks, Kadet conferences, protocols of meetings of the Kadet Party central committee, and other items. Files on the emigration deal with the Russkiĭ Ochag (Russian Hearth) and other bodies, especially in Czechoslovakia. There are photographs of Astrov, Kizevetter, Nikodim Kondakov, Alice Masaryk, Panina, and others. Printed materials include books, clippings, and offprints by Astrov and others.
Amnesty International of the USA Inc : National Office records, 1966-2003, bulk 1974-1993 267.52 linear feet
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- to regional and annual meetings, development, events, special projects, communications, membership
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Meetings, and Membership Coordination and Mobilization. The processed material is fully described in the - Creator
- Amnesty International USA. National Office
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The records document the founding and development of Amnesty International of the USA, Inc. (AIUSA) and its national office. AIUSA is the largest national section of Amnesty International, an international human rights non-governmental organization (NGO). The records include material related to the board of directors, executive directors, administration, operations, campaigns, casework, publicity, special projects, and the work of the organization and its membership on human rights issues.
6.4.2. Chemical Corn Exchange Bank, 1954-1957
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- notes about meetings and telephone conversations documenting the various aspects of the construction
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Consists of correspondence, transmittal forms, agreements, construction orders, and financial records for the work performed on the area for the Chemical Corn Exchange Bank (later Barclays Bank of New York). Within these documents, there are accounts of all aspects of the construction incorporating structural steel, electrical work, masonry, cement, plumbing, vault installation, concrete work, roofing, metal lathing, heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems, flooring, terrazzo, carpentry, doors, painting, glass, plaster, tile, ornamental metal work, and fixtures. The correspondence with the tenant communicates their structural needs based on the lease clauses, anticipated costs, and vault requirements. Other correspondence about the building of this commercial space discusses approvals of architectural drawings, revisions to the proposed design, budget estimates, contingency plans, materials used, subcontractor matters, field inspections of work completed, instructions for the resolution of problems, and payment of incurred expenses. Interoffice memorandums represent the Urises' involvement with this facet of the construction project, including architectural plans, purchase orders, progress reports, punch lists of unfinished items, and payment of subcontractors. The drawing transmittal forms, contracts, and draft drawings in the sub-subseries involve Uris Brothers, Inc., Emery Roth & Sons, general contractor, subcontractors, and engineers erecting the office building. These documents explain the design of the bank area, specific work to be performed, alterations, and price of construction. In the construction orders, there are work orders, extra orders, change orders, and purchase orders. They list the company names, dates, work descriptions, labor needs, materials, costs, and approvals for the assorted aspects of the Chemical Corn Exchange Bank construction. Invoices, estimated budgets, bids, requisitions, disbursement sheets, receipts, credits, and other financial records portray the overall construction costs. These records itemize charges for labor, supplies, insurance coverage, equipment rentals, hardware, overtime, replacement of faulty materials, unpaid claims, and other expenses.
Laymen's Missionary Movement records, 1906 -- 1956 1.75 linear feet
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- material dates to the inception of the organization and the minutes date to the earliest meetings of the
The Laymen's Missionary Movement (LMM) originated in 1906 at a New York Haystack Prayer Meeting - Creator
- Laymen's Missionary Movement of the United States and Canada
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This collection contains records of the Laymen's Missionary Movement (LMM), founded in 1906, which focused on helping churches with foreign missions, including minutes, reports, proceedings of committees and conferences, correspondence, publicity material, publications, photographs, and by-laws and legal documents.
Low, Seth files, 1891-1917., 10/1891-7/1917 Box 459, Folder 6 to 10
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- meetings while avoiding the public explanation that would have been necessitated by an immediate, formal
objections to a plan to allow the General Convention of the Episcopal Church to meet at the University. Low - Abstract Or Scope
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Correspondence between Seth Low, president of Columbia University from 1890 to 1901 and the secretary and assistant secretary of the University. Includes correspondence with trustees, administrators, and University president Nicholas Murray Butler. Records relate to: a range of topics involving the business of the University from 1891 to 1901 Low's resignation from the presidency in 1901 Low's activities as a trustee of the University; and plans for a memorial to Low (ca. 1916 to 1917). Includes invitations, cover letters, telegrams, and reports. Also includes two undated petitions from students. Most of the correspondence documenting Low's presidency dates from 1897 to 1901.
Mary Mothersill Papers, 1963-1993 0.63 Linear Feet
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- , material generated by conferences, office files generated by academic administrative meetings and
Association meeting, and annotated copies of the works of other philosophers. There are course curricula - Creator
- Mothersill, Mary
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Mary Mothersill (1923-2008) was a Canadian philosopher who taught philosophy at Barnard College from 1963-1993. The collection includes her philosophical writing, philosophy course curricula, texts intended for publication and related correspondence, annotated copies of the works of other philosophers, and letters from fellow philosopher Arnold Isenberg. Her material may be useful to scholars of Kant, C.I. Lewis, philosophy students, teachers, as well as researchers of 1968 counterculture, gender in education, theory of knowledge, aesthetics and anyone researching the case of Linda LeClair.