Subseries 1.2. Financial Records, 1930-1971
- Scope and content:
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Contains paid bills, tax documents, bank statements, and related financial records. The paid bills detail the expenses incurred by Percy and Joanne Uris for household operations, leisure activities, personal care, charitable donations, and other costs. In the tax files, there are state and federal income tax returns, supporting documentation, correspondence, legal papers, and connected materials. These documents describe the taxes paid by the Urises, audits, valuations, adjustments, and disputes. Also includes bank statements with cancelled checks for Percy Uris's accounts at three different institutions.
- Physical description:
- About 4,300 items (6.1 linear feet)
- Arrangement:
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Arrangement is by type
Contents
Access and use
- Parent restrictions:
- This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.
- Parent terms of access:
- In addition to permission from Columbia University, permission of the copyright owner (if not Columbia University) and/or any holder of other rights (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) may also be required for reproduction, publication, distributions, and other uses. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of any item and securing any necessary permissions rests with the persons desiring to publish the item. Columbia University makes no warranties as to the accuracy of the materials or their fitness for a particular purpose.
- Location of this collection:
- Before you visit:
- Researchers are encouraged to request materials at least one month in advance. You will receive an email from the department within 2-3 business days confirming your request and currently available appointment times. Requests are limited to 8 boxes per day (or equivalent), with a maximum of 5 boxes for off-site materials, 5 folders of drawings, or 5 rolls or tube boxes.
- Contact:
- avery-drawings@columbia.edu