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Research in Contemporary Cultures records, 1939-1962, bulk 1947-1952

19.5 linear feet 15 record cartons, 11 manuscript boxes
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This collection contains the records of the Research in Contemporary Cultures project (1947-1953) begun by Ruth Benedict at Columbia University, and carried out by Margaret Mead at Columbia University and the American Museum of Natural History after Benedict's death in 1948. The records of three successor projects, Studies in Soviet Culture (1948-1952), Studies in Contemporary Culture (1951-1952), and and Study Program of Human Health and the Ecology of Man (1954-1956) are also included. The purpose of these projects was anthropological study at a distance of global cultures inaccessible for direct observation, in an attempt to establish the "national character" of countries of geopolitical interest to the United States government. These records are duplicates of materials also available at the Library of Congress in the Margaret Mead papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996.
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Florine Stettheimer papers, 1920-1940

55 Linear Feet 6 manuscript boxes (boxes 1-4, 5A, 5B); 3 index card boxes (boxes 5D, 6-7), 6 flat boxes (boxes 5C, 8-12); 59 custom boxes for figures/props in Series III.3; 1 scrapbook; 21 sketchbooks
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This collection includes correspondence, original artwork, journals and scrapbooks of Stettheimer's work, photographs of her paintings, apartments, family and friends, catalogues, books and articles pertaining to Stettheimer's paintings and exhibits and puppets for Four Saints in Three Acts and the (unfinished) ballet Pocahontas.

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Italian Jewish Community Regulations collection, 1628(?)-1822

3 linear feet Two manuscript boxes and two flat boxes
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This collection contains about seventy broadsides regarding communal and governmental regulations imposed in various Jewish communities throughout Italy from the 17th through the 19th centuries. Cities mentioned include Florence, Venice, Ferrara, Padua, Ancona, and others. Topics addressed are synagogue behavior, market regulations, municipal workers such as firefighters, and more. Among the publishers are the Stamperia camerale, Ferrara; Francesco Suzzi, Ferrara; Lodovico, and Frencesco Nobili, Ferrara; Sebastiano Nistri, Pisa and Typis Mainardi, Ancona.

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Columbia University bicentennial anniversary records, 1898-1957

42.75 linear feet 39 record cartons (15 letter, 24 legal)
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This collection contains the records from the Office of the Bicentennial, which was led by Richard B. Powell, David Loth and James L. Malfetti. This collection includes the correspondence originating in or received by the Office of the Bicentennial, the office files, and the subject files. In addition to the Office of the Bicentennial records, this collection includes the materials collected by and/or transferred to the Columbiana Collection, under the curation of Milton Halsey Thomas. This includes the conference transcripts, papers, convocation records, and an extensive collection of printed materials.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York records, circa 1872-2015

3000 linear feet 2400 boxes, 400 volumes, 112 microfilm reels
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Minutes, correspondence, annual reports, press releases, financial records, photographs, memorabilia, audiovisual, digital and printed materials document the philanthropic activities and administration of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The collection is actively growing, primarily through regular document transfers from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Andrew Carnegie's biographical information and personal philanthropic activity can be found in Series VII. In addition, his pre-1911 gifts, most notably his donations for libraries and church organs, can be found on microfilm (Series II), in the Home Trust Company Records (VI.A), and Financial Record Books (I.C.1). Grant files (Series III.A), which comprise the bulk of the collection) provide information on projects and institutions founded, endowed or supported by the Corporation. The Special Initiatives series (Series IV) contains the records of task forces, commissions and councils, formed by the Corporation mostly during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s to address specific issues. The Corporation's records include those of other Carnegie philanthropic organizations (Series VI), including the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Home Trust Company, both of which shared staff, officers, and office space with the Corporation for a period of time.

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Amnesty International of the USA Inc. Louisa Coan Greve Papers, 1986-1997, bulk 1990-1997

10 linear feet 8 record cartons
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This collection documents the work of Lousia Coan Greve, an expert on human rights in China and a member of the AIUSA Board of Directors in the 1990s.
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Harriman Institute Theses and Dissertations, 1947-2018

63.75 linear feet 51 record storage cartons
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This collection contains theses and dissertations submitted to Columbia University's Harriman Institute.

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Whitney M. Young, Jr. papers, 1960-1977

300 boxes 300 boxes, 9 volumes, 60 oversize items, plus one box of cataloged correspondence
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Correspondence, speeches, reports, testimony, press releases, and articles of Young. The files document Young's leadership in many social welfare and civil rights organizations, as well as his activities as a columnist and speaker. Cataloged correspondents include Robert F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Hubert H. Humphrey, Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, Roy Wilkins, and John W. Gardner.

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John Dewey papers and letters, 1895-1962, bulk 1930-1950

1.5 linear feet 3 manuscript boxes
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Series I contains correspondence, manuscripts, and other materials. Series II consists of 151 letters and postcards from John Dewey to Mrs. Corinne C. Frost, dated 1930-1950, largely devoted to philosophical problems.

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Graduate School of Business Photographs, 1954-2005, bulk 1980-2000

7.51 linear feet 18 document boxes
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This collection consists of photographs of academic and social life at Columbia's Graduate School of Business as well as alumni activities. Compiled by the Office of Communications, photographs range from the 1950s to the early 2000s and concentrate on the 1980s and 1990s. In addition to photographic prints, the collection contains contact sheets, color slides, negatives, and digital image files.
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