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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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Class Photograph Albums Collection, 1856-1902 26 linear feet (112 flat boxes)

Columbia University

A collection of photo albums (111 items) representing the faculty and graduating classes of Columbia College (now known as Columbia University in the City of New York), and more specifically, the School of Arts (the undergraduate college now known as Columbia College). While the majority of the albums represent Columbia College, there are a few from other Schools including: the School of Law, the School of Mines, and the School of Music. Additionally, there is one album with portraits of Trustees, one from the School of Mines Summer School of Practical Engineering, and one documenting the performance of Capt. Kidd.

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Columbia University Faculty Photographs collection, 1938 5.5 linear feet (11 document boxes)

Columbia University. Archives

Arranged alphabetically, these individual portraits of Columbia University faculty members are black and white images mounted on heavy cardboard with the name of the individual typed underneath the image. Names that begin with L-M-N-O-P and Q are missing from this collection.

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Columbia University in World War I Collection, 1914-1970 8.92 linear feet (19 document boxes; 1 index card box)

Columbia University
This collection contains records documenting Columbia University's activities slightly prior to, during and immediately following World War I. The collection consists of mostly correspondence, but also includes newspaper clippings, pamphlets, various publications, reports, photographs, service record cards, and numerous lists of Columbia men and women who served during the war.
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Columbia University Office of Art Properties Records, 1960-2012 7.9 linear feet (19 document boxes)

Columbia University. Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library. Office of Art Properties
The records in the collection reflect the Department's mission and its daily operations. The materials contained within it include exhibition proposals, catalogs and posters, photographs, general correspondence, and other administrative files.
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Division of Student Affairs Photograph Collection, 2003-2008 1.5 linear feet (3 document boxes)

Columbia University. Division of Student Affairs
A collection of color photographs documenting major campus events for undergraduate students primarily from 2003 to 2004 collected by the Division of Student Affairs. Events include Columbia College and School of Engineering Class Day graduation ceremonies, Move-In Day for the freshmen class in August 2003, Columbia250th "Birthday Bash" in October 2003, Homecoming and Family Weekend, both in 2003.
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Double Discovery Center records, 1965-2005, bulk 1985-1995 61.5 linear feet (51 record cartons, 20 archival boxes, 1 half-size archival box)

Columbia College (Columbia University). Double Discovery Center
Established in 1965 by Columbia University, the Double Discovery Center (DDC) provides educational programs and services to low income and first generation college-bound junior high and high school students in New York City. The DDC is one of the oldest Upward Bound programs in the United States. The collection contains the records of the DDC from 1965 to 2005, including student files and materials documenting the DDC's primary programs, Upward Bound and Talent Search.
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Gabriel Cooney Photograph Collection, 1991-1999, bulk 1996-1998 4.29 linear feet (1 document box and 3 OS flat boxes)

Cooney, Gabriel (Photographer)
This collection consists of photographic prints (8x 10 and 11x14) and negatives (35mm and 2 ¼" square) taken by professional photographer Gabriel Amadeus Cooney for Columbia University. Many of the images were ultimately used in a brochure titled Broadway Local published in 1991 and in a series of brochures for the Campaign for Columbia produced between1996 and 1999. Some prints and negatives are in color, but most are in black and white. Many of these negatives and prints correspond directly to contact sheets and prints found in Series I of the Office of Alumni and Development Photograph Collection (UA#0208).
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Graduate School of Journalism records, 1912-2013, bulk 1950-1989 104 linear feet (84 record cartons 3 document boxes; 2 cassette boxes, 1 flat box)

Columbia University. Graduate School of Journalism
The Graduate School of Journalism Records document the progression of the school from its founding in 1912 through the 1990s. The records consist of audio/visual material, clippings, copies of various publications, administrative correspondence, notes, photographs, and transcriptions of articles and speeches.
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Historical photograph collection, 1858- 180.81 Linear Feet (212 document boxes; 50 OS flat boxes; 9 XL flat boxes; 6 XXL flat boxes; 11 large clamshell boxes; (1) small clamshell box)

Columbia University. Archives
The Historical Photo Collection contains images of persons, events, and activities associated with Columbia College (1754-1896) and Columbia University (1896-).
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