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George Edward Woodberry papers, 1866-1951

48 boxes (48 boxes)
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Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, and printed materials of and relating to Woodberry. Included are letters from Woodberry to Melville H. Cane, John Erskine, John S. Harrison, Robert Underwood Johnson, and Joel E. Spingarn. There are 330 letters from Woodberry to Harry Harkness Flagler telling of Woodberry's daily life in Beverly, Mass. and of his travels in Europe and Africa. Additional correspondence, notes, and printed materials relate to Woodberry's life, writings, teaching career, retirement, the controversy in 1902 that led to his resignation from the Columbia University faculty in 1904, the bequest of his books to Harvard University and Phillips Exeter Academy, the Poetry Room dedicated in his honor at Harvard University, an exhibit of Woodberriana at the New York Public Library and the Woodberry Society. There are more than fifty manuscripts of his essays and poems. Among the printed materials are his poems, essays, and book reviews, most of which have been cut from THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY. Other printed materials are about Woodberry, reviews of his books, obituaries, memorials, and books, many inscribed.

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George Edward Woodberry papers, 1866-1951 48 boxes (48 boxes)

Frank A. Vanderlip papers, 1890-1937

49 Volumes (49 volumes) 347 boxes (347 boxes) 2.5 Linear Feet (2 record cartons and 1 manuscript box (unprocessed addition))
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Correspondence and business papers of Frank A. Vanderlip, chiefly related to banking and money.
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Frank A. Vanderlip papers, 1890-1937 49 Volumes (49 volumes) 347 boxes (347 boxes) 2.5 Linear Feet (2 record cartons and 1 manuscript box (unprocessed addition))

George Santayana papers, 1880-1946

10.75 linear feet (23 boxes)
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Letters from Agustin Ruiz de Santayana have typescript carbon English translations. The translations are not on microfilm.

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George Santayana papers, 1880-1946 10.75 linear feet (23 boxes)

James Harvey Robinson papers, 1888-1911

1 box (1 box (15 items))
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A collection of diaries and journals relating to Robinson's years at the University of Freiburg, where he took his doctorate, and to his subsequent European travels before his return to America. Also, several volumes bearing Robinson's marginal notes.

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James Harvey Robinson papers, 1888-1911 1 box (1 box (15 items))

Renwick Family papers, 1794-1916

2 linear feet (3 boxes 1 portfolio)
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This collection is primarily concerned with Prof. James Renwick and his professional correspondence and papers, both as Professor of Natural Philosophy (Physics) at Columbia College and as a leading engineer. Many certificates of membership in honorary societies are included. There are letters from Washington Irving (1783-1859) to Prof. Renwick and to his mother, Jane Jeffrey Renwick, pertaining to contemporary events and Irving's own activities. The letters to Mrs. Renwick are about the travels and experiences of Irving and Renwick abroad. The collection also covers the affairs of the Prof. Renwick's grandfather, including documents concerning his land grants in New York State, and those of James Armstrong Renwick, including his valedictory address at Columbia College in 1876 and his class reunion in 1916. There are many legal documents, letters, and manuscripts of various members of the Renwick and Brevoort families; among these are Prof. Renwick's notes on his family genealogy and a memoir of Jane Jeffrey Renwick. Correspondents include Clement Clarke Moore, John A. Dix, Martin Van Buren, Secretary of State John Forsyth, and Secretary of the Navy James K. Paulding. There is one letter from Sir Edward Sabine (1788-1883), President of the Royal Society, giving his views on the American Civil War.

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Renwick Family papers, 1794-1916 2 linear feet (3 boxes 1 portfolio)

S. Whitney Phoenix letters collection, 1554-1933

2 boxes (2 boxes (168 items))
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Personal letters written by Phoenix to friends and associates, and letters which Phoenix collected as autograph specimens, ranging in date from 1554 (Melanchthon) to 1933 (Franklin D. Roosevelt). Over half of Phoenix's own letters are addressed to Josiah Collins Pumpelly (1839-1920), many others are to Henry Thayer Drowne (1822-1897). The material is dated from various places in the United States and Europe and contains accounts of Phoenix's travels and comments on yachting, books, the theater, and friends. There is a series of Presidential letters ranging from Washington to Franklin D. Roosevelt. Also, an engraved portrait of Phoenix.

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S. Whitney Phoenix letters collection, 1554-1933 2 boxes (2 boxes (168 items))

Charles Tudor Leber travel correspondence, 1944 -- 1953

0.25 linear feet (0.25 linear feet; 1 box)
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Charles Tudor Leber was General Secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. The collection contains Leber's correspondence while on tour from 1944-1945 and again in 1953 in Asia, Europe, and Central and South America.
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Charles Tudor Leber travel correspondence, 1944 -- 1953 0.25 linear feet (0.25 linear feet; 1 box)

King family letters, 1831-1854

1 box (1 box (50 items))
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Correspondence of members of the King family including Rufus, John, and Nehemiah F. King, containing chiefly discussions of family matters and questions of the day. Many of the letters were written from Europe.

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King family letters, 1831-1854 1 box (1 box (50 items))

Kent Family papers, 1785-1901

2.10 linear feet (5 document boxes)
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The Kent Family Papers contains letters, manuscripts, journals, and documents of the Kent family. The bulk of this material is the papers of James Kent and of William Kent. Also included are autographs, letters, and various ephemera collected by the Kent, Pinckney, and Webster families.
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Kent Family papers, 1785-1901 2.10 linear feet (5 document boxes)

Eleanor Joy papers, 1882-1891

1 box (1 box (17 items))
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Eleven diaries which reveal a sensitive and perceptive young woman. With her family, she traveled extensively in England, the United States, and most countries of the Continent. Her diaries describe her reactions to foreign scenes and places, and contain numerous references to her father and to her visit to Columbia University early in 1889. Also, a typewritten description of the diaries of Eleanor Joy's son, Sir Douglas Busk; and a copy of THE ANCESTORS OF PATRICK AND PERONELLE KINNEL, compiled by Sir Douglas Busk in 1970.

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Eleanor Joy papers, 1882-1891 1 box (1 box (17 items))