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Correspondence between Edward A. Darling, superintendent of buildings and grounds at Columbia University, and the president of the University. Most of the records consist of correspondence, bids, proposals, and budgets regarding the purchase and development of Columbia's Morningside Heights campus.

Correspondence between Frank Johnson Goodnow, professor of administrative law in the Department of Public Law at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Goodnow was also secretary of the Faculty of Political Science and chairman of the Committee on Instruction of the Faculty of Political Science. Much of the correspondence relates to the School of Political Science and the Department of Public Law.

Correspondence between Marvin Richardson Vincent, president of Union Theological Seminary in New York City, and Columbia University presidents Seth Low and Nicholas Murray Butler. Includes correspondence with the secretary of the University. Vincent served on Columbia's Committee on Honors and Prizes. Most of the correspondence relates to nominations for honorary degrees. Also, correspondence regarding courses that were given at the seminary and the seminary's degree requirements

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.

Correspondence between William H. Burr, Professor of Civil Engineering in the School of Mines at Columbia University, and University presidents Seth Low and Nicholas Murray Butler. Much of the correspondence relates to the Summer School of Surveying which was held at the University's Camp Columbia property in Lakeside, Connecticut.

Correspondence between Charles E. Pellew, assistant professor of chemistry at Columbia University, and the president of the University. Correspondence relates to the Department of Chemistry and its predecessor, the Department of Chemistry and Physics.

Correspondence between Franz Boas, Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University, and University administrators and faculty regarding the Department of Anthropology, projects, and expeditions.

Correspondence between Robert W. De Forest, President of the Charity organization Society of the City of New York and Secretary of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Nicholas Murray Butler, President of Columbia University. Also, correspondence between De Forest and Presbyterian Hospital administrators. Correspondence relates to the establishment of an affiliation agreement between Columbia and Presbyterian Hospital (ca. 1910-1911), relations between the University and the hospital, and relations between Columbia and the Metropolitan museum of Art