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Creator: Eaton, Anne Thaxter
Abstract Or Scope: Manuscripts of Eaton's poetry anthologies for children, and other works on children's literature, many articles, book reviews, papers, reports, and lecture notes.

Creator: Schauffler, Clara Elizabeth, 1879-1972
Abstract Or Scope: Clara Elizabeth Schauffler created a recipe book from the domestic science courses she took at Teachers College from September 1902 to June 1904.

Creator: Columbia University
Abstract Or Scope: Architectural drawings (no longer in current use by Facilities Management), transferred to the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library from the Dept. of Facilities Management pertaining to proposals, construction, alteration and addition of properties formerly used or owned, and buildings demolished or still extant. The dates of the materials span 1895 to today. The drawings include plans showing the heating and ventilation systems, electrical and plumbing details, and some original construction materials. Some of the buildings represented in this collection are: Avery Hall; Earl Hall; St. Paul's Chapel; Teachers College; Low Library; Ferris Booth; and Uris Hall, as well as details of fences; steps; statues; and bronze railings. Some of the architects hired by the University include McKim, Mead & White, Howells & Stokes, James Gamble Rogers, and Allen & Collens, as well as builder and architect R. Guastavino Co. who was responsible for the domes and vaults of St. Paul's Chapel, Earl Hall, and the Van Amringe Memorial

Creator: Wood, Edith Elmer, 1871-1945
Abstract Or Scope: Edith Elmer Wood (1871-1945) was a US housing reformer. As lobbyist, writer, and government consultant, she helped define New Deal housing policy. After graduating from Smith College in 1890, she wrote fiction and undertook settlement house work before launching her influential, life-long career in housing reforms. The bulk of the collection is letters but other kinds of material is included, such as drawings, blueprints, manuscripts, maps, photographs, pamphlets, news clippings and hotel receipts.

Creator: Columbia University. Archives
Abstract Or Scope: This collection contains the recorded minutes from the different faculty meetings: from the representative University Council to the individual schools (Columbia College, Engineering, Journalism, Law, etc.). Faculty meeting minutes include information on admissions, the academic calendar, curricular changes, faculty appointments and leaves, student petitions, fellowships, grants, prizes, and graduation requirements among other topics. Unfortunately, this collection is not complete. Additional minutes can be found in the record collections of the different faculties. For example, there is complete set of the minutes of the Faculty of Columbia College in the Columbia College records. Similarly, the minutes of the Seth Low Junior College and the minutes for the New York School of Social Work can be found in their respective collections.

Creator: Beygrau, Frederick
Abstract Or Scope: Scrapbook of Frederick Beygrau, Director of the Stenography and Typewriting Department at Columbia University's Teachers College.

Creator: Plimpton, George A. (George Arthur), 1855-1936
Abstract Or Scope: The George A. Plimpton Papers consist largely of personal and professional correspondence, financial and real estate records, personal diaries and albums, writings, and lectures produced by or for George Arthur Plimpton. But the Papers also contains not only the correspondence and records of Plimpton's colleagues at Ginn and Company, the publishing house that Plimpton led for decades, but also correspondence and records relating to the dozens of other institutions and organizations that Plimpton helped lead. In addition to extensive correspondence relating to Plimpton's collecting of rare books, manuscripts, and historical artifacts, the Papers also contain such diverse items as autographs of presidents, handwriting specimens, studies of medieval manuscripts, and documents relating to the American slave trade.

Creator: Bond, George C.
Abstract Or Scope: The most important parts of this collection is his primary longitudinal research data, his efforts at institutional and capacity building at Teachers College (and Columbia University, as the former head of the Institute of African Studies), and his teaching materials.

Creator: Columbia University. Archives
Abstract Or Scope: Godrey Dewey Papers 1 audiocassette (1976), several pins and medals, an 8 page reprint from the Emerson College Bulletin, Vol. 11, No. 8, 1959 July 15. Also various diplomas and related documents.

Creator: Conniff, James C. G.
Abstract Or Scope: This collection consists of research material for magazine articles by journalist James C.G. Conniff. One is for an article "The Menace of Morningside Heights" about Teachers College; the other is for an article about Judge Harold Medina (Columbia Law, 1912).

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