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Columbia University Archives

Columbia University Archives

6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027, USA
uarchives@columbia.edu
The University Archives, a unit within the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, preserves the institutional memory of Columbia University through the acquisition of official University records and related historical collections and materials from its founding in 1754 to the present day.
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Academic Review Committee records, 1995-1999 0.42 linear feet (1 document box)

Columbia University. Academic Review Committee of the Faculty of the Arts and Sciences

This collection consists of the records of the Academic Review Committee of the Faculty of the Arts and Sciences from the 1990s. It includes copies of the internal and external assessments as well as some departmental self-studies. The files include the Academic Review Committee's final report with recommendations for the department.

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Alumni Federation Cards, 1750s-1970s, bulk 1880s-1940s 40 linear feet (80 index card boxes)

Alumni Federation of Columbia University
A collection of alphabetical card files kept by the Alumni Federation, these records contain degree and year for alumni as well as information about their lives after Columbia: occupation, addresses, milestones, etc.
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Class of 1943 reunion records, 1988 0.42 linear feet (1 document box)

Columbia College (Columbia University). Class of 1943

This collection contains color slides and negatives, black & white negatives, sound recordings, moving pictures, and papers used for the Columbia College Class of 1943 45-year reunion in 1988. Materials were presented in an audio visual slide presentation at the Faculty House. It includes newspaper headlines, photographs of people and campus scenes, and original images of people and subjects. The collection also contains negatives, one 0.25" reel, one 45-minute audio-cassette, and one compact VHS cassette of magnetic tape.

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Columbia Blue Book Collection, 1895-1953, bulk 1903-1953 1.33 linear feet (2 boxes)

Columbia University. Christian Association
Publication began in 1897 and the last Blue Book was published in 1953-1954 as a means to acclimate students to campus and the surrounding community. Information on student activities and clubs was provided as well as services in the community such as churches and social gatherings. Academic information and descriptions of faculty were also included.
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Columbia College papers, 1703-1964, bulk 1754-1920 67.08 linear feet (7 record cartons, 98 document boxes, 1 half-sized document box, 3 14x18 OS flat boxes, 6 20x 24 OS flat boxes, and 5 items in OS flat folders in a mapcase)

Columbia College (New York, N.Y.)
The surviving files of official correspondence, reports, documents, and printed materials of King's College from 1750 to 1784 and Columbia College from 1785 to 1890, as well as Columbia University up to 1964. The King's College era materials include grants, deeds, indentures, lists of governors, leases, accounts, etc. The Columbia College era papers commence with documentation regarding the attempts to revive the college at the end of the American Revolution. In the later period these papers primarily supplement and document the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Governors and the Board of Trustees. Much material was destroyed and scattered in the late 19th century leaving this collection quite incomplete.
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Columbia College records, 1875-2022, bulk 1969-1987 123 Linear Feet (99 record cartons; 12 document boxes; 3 card file boxes) 2.47 Gigabytes (1 external hard drive and 908 PDFs)

Columbia College (Columbia University)
This collection is composed of the general files of Columbia College's Dean's Office, the minutes of Columbia College committees and the correspondence of Columbia College administrative officers during the years 1892 through 2019. A review of this collection allows researchers to gain insights into the interaction of Columbia College faculty and administrators with students, fellow faculty members, parents of students, and administrators of other colleges.
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Columbia College Today records, 1954-2022 30.69 linear feet (76 document boxes)

Columbia College (Columbia University)

This collections contains the photographs and some research files kept by the Columbia College Today staff and used for the production of the alumni magazine. There are photographs of former students (not from their student days), class reunions, faculty and administrators, and Columbia campus views and events.

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Columbiana Manuscripts, 1572-1986, bulk 1850-1920 39.25 linear feet (25 linear feet of bound volumes, 20 manuscript boxes, 1 half-size document box, 1 oversize box)

Columbia University. Archives
An artificial collection comprised of correspondence, diaries, lecture notes, essays, administrative documents, minutes, and other documents related to Columbia University. Materials were created by or for students, alumni, faculty, administrators, staff, trustees, and honorary degree recipients.
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