Emeritus Professors in Columbia (EPIC) records, 1970s-2020s

Extent:
7.25 linear feet (6 record cartons) and 6.65 Gigabytes (58.7 MB (3 CDs); 6.59 GB (flashdrive))
Language:
English .
Scope and content:

Records created by faculty involved in EPIC, the organization for emeritus professors at Columbia University. Materials include correspondence, meeting minutes, lectures, events material, oral history releases and related material, membership lists, and a chronology of the group. There are groupings of files created by EPIC heads Sam Devons, Chauncey Olinger and Ene Servit. Sam Devons also left behind files of Advisory Board of Faculty House and University Seminars, which are included in this collection. Records date between 1970s and 2020s, but the bulk of the material dates from the 1990s to the 2010s.

Biographical / historical:

Emeritus Professors in Columbia (EPIC) was founded in 1998 by Emeritus Professor of Physics Samuel Devons and constitutes a professional and social fellowship of retired professors, who share the common experience of extensive careers in education and wish to pursue intellectual interests or render further service to the University community. Originally, EPIC cooperated closely with the board of advisors at Faculty House, where it kept an office, in efforts to reinvigorate the facility as a hub of intellectual activity and faculty fellowship. Since 2004, the EPIC charter was broadened, extending admission to membership to all retired tenured professors, researchers and administrators who were involved with academic programs.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is located offsite. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

Terms of access:

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); EPIC records; Box and Folder; University Archives, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University Libraries.

Location of this collection:
University Archives Home Page
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027, USA
Before you visit:
Researchers interested in viewing materials in the RBML reading room must must book an appointment at least 7 days in advance. To make the most of your visit, be sure to request your desired materials before booking your appointment, as researchers are limited to 5 items per day.
Contact:
uarchives@columbia.edu