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Gouverneur Morris Ogden letters, 1866-1877

1.67 linear feet

The collection consists of Columbia College Treasurer Gouverneur M. Ogden's correspondence and deals chiefly with routine matters of college business and finance. The letters are tipped and mounted onto the blank pages of 7 volumes. There are three volumes of letters from F.A.P. Barnard, President of the College, 1 volume of letters from trustees and members of the faculty, and 3 volumes of College business letters. A letterbook of outgoing correspondence was added in 1984.

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Letter-copy book of G. M. Ogden, Treasurer of Columbia College, 1868 December 15-1877 May 16 Box 4

This thick volume contains about 700 letters written by Gouverneur M. Ogden as Treasurer of Columbia College from December 15, 1868 to May 16, 1877. They provide a fascinating insight into the workings of this important institution. About one third of the letters are addressed to F. A. P. Barnard, President, and give a fine picture both in overview and in detail of most aspects of the college. Numerous letters are to professors like Charles F. Chandler, Henry Drisler, Thomas Egleston, Charles A. Joy, and Ogden N. Rood, with a few to Theodore W. Dwight, Asa Gray, and Jay Gould.

  1. Series I: Gouverneur M. Ogden letters, 1866-1877