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Columbia University Department of Facilities Management architectural drawings, 1895-

5000 drawings
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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

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Graduate School of Business Photographs, 1954-2005, bulk 1980-2000

7.51 linear feet
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This collection consists of photographs of academic and social life at Columbia's Graduate School of Business as well as alumni activities. Compiled by the Office of Communications, photographs range from the 1950s to the early 2000s and concentrate on the 1980s and 1990s. In addition to photographic prints, the collection contains contact sheets, color slides, negatives, and digital image files.
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Percy and Harold D. Uris papers, 1901-2003

277.5 linear feet
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This collection primarily contains materials related to Percy and Harold Uris and their real estate businesses. Correspondence, financial records, and estate papers document the professional and personal lives of the brothers and their wives. The bulk of the business records are from their properties at 380 Madison Avenue and 300 Park Avenue. There is limited information about the other Uris properties and Uris Building Corporation. Finally, the collection contains records from the Uris Brothers Foundation, Inc about the family's philanthropic endeavors.

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