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Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Emilie M. Townes papers, 1960 -- 2024

36.75 linear feet
Emilie M. Townes is a womanist ethicist and an author and speaker on African American women and the church, specializing in themes such as the oppressive forces of race, sex, and sexuality in the church and society. She has held appointments at the Vanderbilt University Divinity School, the Yale Divinity School, and Union Theological Seminary. The collection contains addresses and sermons, publications, correspondence, coursework and teaching material, memorabilia, and other related materials that reflect her life, work, and thought as a womanist theologian.
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Avery Drawings & Archives

Shadrach Woods architectural records and papers, 1923-2008, bulk 1948-1973

45 manuscript boxes
An American architect and urban planner, Shadrach Woods was a student of Le Corbusier and worked extensively throughout North Africa, France, Germany and New York City on projects ranging from low-cost housing developments to university campuses. Also highly regarded as a critic and theorist, Woods taught at Harvard and Yale and lectured and published widely. The collection represents the span of Woods' life and career through papers, photographs, architectural drawings, writings, and published materials. A small group of materials documents his childhood and education through personal papers and photographs. However, the bulk of the collections relates to his professional work and collaborations.
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Barnard Archives & Special Collections

Sherry Suttles Papers, 1930-2019, bulk 1963-2000

13.75 Linear Feet
This collection consists of the personal papers of Barnard College alum Sherry Suttles.
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Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

James Hal Cone papers, circa 1945 -- 2019

74.5 linear feet
This collection contains professional and personal materials of Reverend Doctor James Hal Cone, a pioneering voice in American religious history and founder of Black Liberation Theology. Materials include writings, notes, teaching materials such as syllabi and student work, lectures and documentation of speaking engagements, supporting research for and manuscripts of publications, photographs, personal and professional correspondence, documentation of committee and other work at UTS, AV materials used for research and documenting speaking engagements, books, and awards and memorabilia.
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Barnard Archives & Special Collections

Ntozake Shange Papers, 1913-2022, bulk 1970-2018

68.8 Linear Feet
Ntozake Shange (1948-2018, BC '70) was an American playwright and poet. The Ntozake Shange Papers include manuscripts and drafts of works; correspondence; diaries and agendas; clippings, programs, and ephemera; teaching documents; personal and professional photographs; awards, memorabilia, and personal effects; and texts, music, and other works by others collected by Shange.
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If I Can Cook/You Know God Can, 1994-1997, undated

connecting significant moments in Black history throughout the diaspora with traditional dishes created or

Subseries 1.10, If I Can Cook/You Know God Can, 1994-1997, undated, includes handwritten and typewritten manuscripts of chapters and recipes.If I Can Cook/You Know God Can, written by Shange and first published by Beacon Press in 1998, is a culinary memoir and recipe book of traditional Black cuisine connecting significant moments in Black history throughout the diaspora with traditional dishes created or reemerging at the time.

  1. Works by Shange, 1966-2018, undated
Rare Book & Manuscript Library

John Howard Griffin papers, 1920-2004

28 linear feet

Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, and printed materials by and about John Howard Griffin. The correspondence is extensive and includes letter from Jacques Maritain; Thomas Merton; Maxwell Geismar; Eldridge Cleaver; Robert Casadeus; Abraham Rattner; P.D. East; Joseph Noonan; Sarah Patton Boyle; Lillian Smith; Father August Thompson; Nell Dorr; and Brother Patrick Hart. All of his major works are represented in manuscript form (usually typescript, carbon). In addition there are many original photographs by Griffin, which he pasted throughout his extensive journal, 1950-1980. This journal is a remarkable account of his life and thoughts, extending to over 3,000 pages.

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Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Bureau of Applied Social Research records, 1938-1977

168 Linear Feet

Project materials, including reports, monographs, books, articles, Masters essays, Doctoral dissertations, foreign publications, administrative records, correspondence, minutes and audio-visual materials.

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Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Tennessee Williams papers, 1920-1983

160 linear feet
A large and important collection of the correspondence, memoirs, and plays of Tennessee Williams. The collection is especially strong in the later works.
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Rare Book & Manuscript Library

David A. Paterson papers, 2005-2011

38.75 linear feet
The papers consist primarily of records created or maintained during David A. Paterson's tenure as Lieutenant Governor and Governor of New York. The papers include approval and veto messages, budget materials, certificates, correspondence, litigation records, messages of necessity, photographs, press releases, proclamations, program bills, resolutions, schedules, speeches, video recordings, and visitors' logs.
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Events, 2009 February23-March2, 2009 Box 9

; Brookhaven; Sequoya School LI; Lippman Swear-In; Police Black History; Episcopal Bishops)

(Buffalo University at Capitol; Conference of Mayors; Leaders Stimulus; Autism LI; Black Men; Brookhaven; Sequoya School LI; Lippman Swear-In; Police Black History; Episcopal Bishops)

  1. Series XIII: Media Files, 2007-2010
  2. Subseries XIII.1: Photographs, 2007-2010
  3. Series XIII.1.2: Digital Images, 2007-2010
  4. Executive Chamber Photographs, 2009 February-March, 2009
Columbia University Archives

Flat Files Collection, 1754-2024

60.16 linear feet

This artificial collection consists of oversized posters, maps, newspapers, drawings, floor plans and architectural plans related to Columbia events, people and locations. The collection has been organized by subject matter.

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