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Diplomas and Certificates Collection, 1714-2003, bulk 1800-1959
56.87 linear feetThis is an artificial collection of diplomas and certificates awarded to people associated with Columbia University from its founding as Kings College in 1754. Some diplomas found in this collection were awarded to Columbia-related individuals by other institutions. Also includes certificates presented to individuals and to the University as an institution, usually for honorary purposes. Correspondence directly related to some of these honors can also be found in this collection.
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Research in Contemporary Cultures records, 1939-1962, bulk 1947-1952
19.5 linear feetThis collection contains the records of the Research in Contemporary Cultures project (1947-1953) begun by Ruth Benedict at Columbia University, and carried out by Margaret Mead at Columbia University and the American Museum of Natural History after Benedict's death in 1948. The records of three successor projects, Studies in Soviet Culture (1948-1952), Studies in Contemporary Culture (1951-1952), and and Study Program of Human Health and the Ecology of Man (1954-1956) are also included. The purpose of these projects was anthropological study at a distance of global cultures inaccessible for direct observation, in an attempt to establish the "national character" of countries of geopolitical interest to the United States government.
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Albert Ellis papers, 1920-2007, bulk 1965-1997
218 linear feetThis collection encompasses the professional and personal life of psychologist and pioneer of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Albert Ellis.
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Meyer Schapiro papers, 1919-2006
400 linear feetThis collection encompasses the professional, personal, and artistic life of art historian Meyer Schapiro.
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