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Highlight: director of the Colorado State Department of Charities and Corrections. In 1926, Vaile was elected
Creator: Vaile, Gertrude, 1878-1954
Abstract Or Scope: The collection covers Vaile's career from her days as a social worker in Chicago and Denver through her teaching positions. Included in the collection are teaching outlines, correspondence, printed material, and some typescripts of Vaile's writings.

Highlight: Movement, and lay out the basis for membership, what membership involves, and elected executive committee
Creator: Laymen's Missionary Movement of the United States and Canada
Abstract Or Scope: This collection contains records of the Laymen's Missionary Movement (LMM), founded in 1906, which focused on helping churches with foreign missions, including minutes, reports, proceedings of committees and conferences, correspondence, publicity material, publications, photographs, and by-laws and legal documents.

Highlight: major issue in the 1965 New Jersey gubernatorial election. Jacques Marchand (Marxist Perspectives
Creator: Cliomar Corp. Marxist Perspectives
Abstract Or Scope: Marxist Perspectives was an academic journal that analyzed society and history using a Marxist intellectual framework and featured the work of prominent left-wing academics and thinkers. The collection includes a full run of the journal (1978-1980), correspondence, annotated articles, documentation regarding fundraising, the journal's internal newsletter, and media coverage from other publications. The correspondence documents debates about articles, editorial decisions, submissions, funding, and organizational structure. The collection also contains materials documenting the earlier activism of collaborators, including documentation of the Committee on Free Speech which defended Rutgers University professor Eugene Genovese (later the editor of Marxist Perspectives) after he made controversial statements about the Viet Nam War.

Highlight: Dean John Howard Van Amringe ("Van Am"), College 1860, was elected the Society's first president. In
Creator: Columbia University. Society of Older Graduates of Columbia
Abstract Or Scope: This collection consists of the membership files, dinner records and minutes of the Society of Older Graduates.

Highlight: service to the Church of Christ Ecumenical. He was elected as Moderator in the United Church of Northern
Creator: Ram, Augustine Ralla, 1888-1957
Abstract Or Scope: Augustine Ralla Ram was General Secretary of the Student Christian Movement of India, Burma, and Ceylon; Vice President of the World Student Christian Federation; Executive Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Christian Council; and Editor of "The Christian Messenger," among other titles. The collection contains one book of tribute to Ram, a report, correspondence, and research and writings.

Highlight: , bears his name. He returned to Hungary after the collapse of the Soviet Bloc and was elected a member of
Creator: Király, Béla K., 1912-2009
Abstract Or Scope: The papers of Béla Király include personal and professional correspondence, manuscripts, and materials related to two organizations he was involved with, the Hungarian Freedom Fighters and the Program on Society in Change. The papers are from Király's time in the United States (circa 1957 to 1989).

Highlight: . She also received the National Medal of Science, the Wolf Prize in Physics and was elected to the
Creator: Wu, C. S. (Chien-shiung), 1912-1997
Abstract Or Scope: The collection consists of speeches, reports, publications, research notes, and correspondence. The bulk of the collection relates to Wu's involvement in the American Physical Society as well as her research activities. The correspondence is chiefly professional, relating to C. S. Wu's physics research, professional commitments, appointments, meetings, conferences, and publications. Correspondence also includes letters from individuals around the world praising Wu for her accomplishments, asking advice, arranging speaking engagements, discussing administrative matters, and trading research notes, as well as information on publications and other topics. In addition, the collection contains information on Wu's involvement in the development of an affirmative action program at Columbia University in the 1970's.

Highlight: in China from 1834 to 1837, and in 1838 was elected to the American Board of Commissioners for
Creator: Olyphant, David W. C., 1789-1851
Abstract Or Scope: This collection contains typewritten copies of letters originally written by David Washington Cincinnatus Olyphant between 1827 and 1851. Olyphant was an American trader with offices in New York and Guangzhou, and a prominent supporter of the American missionary enterprise in China.

Highlight: Minister of Industry and Commerce and then later elected to the KMT Central Executive Committee and served
Creator: Kung, H. H. (Hsiang-hsi), 1880-1967
Abstract Or Scope: The H. H. Kung papers document Dr. Kung's political career from 1936 to 1944. The bulk of the papers consist of correspondence and political documents during the time when he was serving as the Minister of Finance, the Governor of the Central Bank of China, and the Vice Premier of the Executive Yuan. Materials in the collection include correspondence, writings, speeches, documents, reports, and telegrams relating to the Xi'an Incident, Sino-Japanese War, financial situation in China during the war year, his involvement in foreign diplomacy, Executive Yuan, the KMT Central committee, etc.

Highlight: in 1890, noted that the Union was not affiliated with any specific denomination, did not elect
Creator: International Missionary Union
Abstract Or Scope: The International Missionary Union was an organization of international evangelical missions dedicated to diffusion of missionary intelligence, discussion of missionary topics, and increase of mutual acquaintance among missionaries of different churches and countries. The collection contains photographs, articles, member rolls, pamphlets, minutes and administrative records, correspondence, and one Syriac language journal.

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