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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace New York and Washington Offices records, 1910-1954
335 linear feetAlexander Smith papers, 1900-1919
5.5 linear feetSeries I: Professional, 1900-1919
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- documents, monetary issues concerning the journal Chemical Abstracts, and the relationship to the
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This series consists of primarily professional correspondence of Alexander Smith before and during his time at Columbia University. Among the topics that appear with frequency are: personnel issues, recommendation requests and letters, inquiries regarding positions (both teaching and studying) within Columbia and at other institutions, information about appointments and changes at other universities around the country, updates on various people within the profession, speeches or lectures Smith was asked to make or attend, professional organization matters, advice for companies involved in patenting a product, requests for chemical analyses, invitations to meetings/conferences, and chemistry curriculum issues. Many of the files in this series are titled by personal names of professors from other institutions as well as those within the Columbia University community. Following are some of the more significant items of interest found within this series.
Central Files (Office of the President records), 1890-1984
927 linear feetSeries I: Central Files, 1895-1971
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- , physics, chemistry, the social sciences, international affairs, and journalism. Correspondence and other
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Central Files documents a wide range of people, topics and functions. The strengths of Series I include documentation of the administration and governance of the University; Columbia's academic affairs and the administration of the academic divisions of the University; research programs and institutes; affiliated institutions and relations with other institutions; the development of disciplines and professions; the University's relations with the surrounding community; development programs; gifts to the University, donor relations, and alumni affairs; student affairs and services; campus planning and architecture; awards and honorary degrees; and events and ceremonies.