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Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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New York, NY 10027, USA
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The Rare Book & Manuscript Library is Columbia University’s principal repository for special collections. We collect, preserve, describe, promote, and provide access to the material evidence of diverse individuals and activities in alignment with the University’s research and teaching mission. We build and steward deep collections in select subject areas and connect them to a global audience through reference, teaching, exhibitions, publications, and public programs.
Start Over Repository Rare Book & Manuscript Library Names Henry Street Settlement (New York, N.Y.) Subjects Photographic prints

Edith Altschul Lehman papers, 1856-1976, bulk 1963-1976 17 linear feet (32 document boxes; 1 record carton; 2 file card boxes; 4 oversize boxes; Mapcase 15K4)

Lehman, Edith A. (Edith Altschul)
This collection documents the life of Edith Altschul Lehman, a philanthropist who supported many social projects in New York City. Edith Lehman was the wife of New York Governor and Senator Herbert H. Lehman.
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Helen Hall Settlement records, 1840-1961 2.5 linear feet (5 boxes 2 oversize folders)

Hall, Helen, 1892-1982

Reports and surveys made, issued, or initiated by the Henry Street Settlement. Many of the items are the work of Helen Hall. Also, Kellogg family papers including genealogical data, miscellaneous material, and photographs; and phonograph records.

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Kelley family papers, 1681-1937 7 boxes (7 boxes)

Kelley Family

Correspondence, documents, and photographs of the Kelley family. The members of the family most prominent in the collection are Albert Kelley, Caroline B. Kelley, Florence Kelley (1859-1932), John Bartram Kelley, Margaret Dana Kelley, Nicholas Kelley, and William Darrah Kelley (1814-1890). There are letters to William D. Kelley from Andrew Carnegie, Rutherford B. Hayes, Lajos Kossuth, Abraham Lincoln, Thaddeus Stevens, and Gideon Welles. Also, a group of twenty letters to Florence Kelley from Jane Addams, dated 1900-1931.

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[microform] Kelley Family Papers, 1681-1936 8 Reels (4 positive reels 2 copies) 4 Reels (master negative reels)

Kelley Family

Correspondence, documents, and photographs of the Kelley family. The members of the family most prominent in the collection are Albert Kelley, Caroline B. Kelley, Florence Kelley (1859-1932), John Bartram Kelley, Margaret Dana Kelley, Nicholas Kelley, and William Darrah Kelley (1814-1890). There are letters to William D. Kelley from Andrew Carnegie, Rutherford B. Hayes, Lajos Kossuth, Abraham Lincoln, Thaddeus Stevens, and Gideon Welles. Also, a group of twenty letters to Florence Kelley from Jane Addams, dated 1900-1931.

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