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Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Rare Book & Manuscript Library

6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027, USA
rbml@library.columbia.edu
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.

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Granary Books records, 1985-2016

142.50 linear feet (106 boxes and 7 scroll boxes) 1 Terabytes (1 tb digital)
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Business and editorial records of Granary Books. The collection includes the production files for these limited edition and trade titles, as well as Steve Clay's extensive correspondence with writers and printers, and other artist book press proprietors. Electronic records include almost two decades of email, editorial and production files, and the "Archaic Smile Lecture Series".

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Allen Ginsberg papers, 1943-1991, bulk 1945-1976

11.25 linear feet (26 boxes 1 oversized document box)
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Papers of Allen Ginsberg, American poet and one of the founders of the beat generation. The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, and publications created by Ginsberg and his associates. Note that the main body of Ginsberg's papers is found at Stanford University.
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Series I: Correspondence, 1943-1982

Seymour Melman papers, 1958-1997

64 linear feet (146 boxes)
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Manuscripts, notes, conference papers, and printed materials. Included are research files, notes, and other materials used for manuscripts of THE IMPACT OF THE PATENT SYSTEM ON RESEARCH (1958), Study of the Subcommittee on Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights of the Committee of the Judiciary United States Senate, 85th Congress, 2nd Session Persuant to S. Res. 236, Study No. 11; OUR DEPLETED SOCIETY (1965); PENTAGON CAPITALISM (1970); THE PERMANENT WAR ECONOMY (1974); PROFITS WITHOUT PRODUCTION (1983). The development of a military industry and federal policy in the U.S. is recorded in THE MILITARY ECONOMY (1981), a 2 volume, unpublished collection of New York Times articles that traces war economy from 1865 to 1981. THE PEACE RACE (1962) research papers record the national debate on military policy under President Kennedy. The research papers for IN THE NAME OF AMERICA (1968) report violations of the laws of war by the U.S. in Vietnam. There are also conference papers and related materials documenting efforts to implement demilitarization and economic conversion

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Charles Ruas audio recordings and papers, 1970s-1980s

8.25 linear feet Eight boxes: One half-manuscript box (box 1); four tall record storage cartons (boxes 2-5); two tall manuscript boxes (boxes 6-7); one record storage carton (box 8).
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Recordings of interviews/radio broadcasts with notable persons (some are interviews by Charles Ruas), while others appear to be discussions about people or recordings of performances. 95 large reel-to-reel tape boxes; 34 small reel-to-reel tape boxes; 16 audiocassette tapes. Also includes 8 folders of papers relating to Ruas's 1984 book "Conversations with American Writers."

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Ginsberg at Naropa, 12 July 1975 1 open reel audiotapes

Frederick P. Keppel papers, 1880-1943

71 boxes (71 boxes)
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Correspondence, memoranda, and legal and financial documents of Keppel. The files deal largely with Keppel's personal and professional life during his tenure as President of the Carnegie Corporation, and also include some files from his years as Newton D. Baker's Third Assistant Secretary of War, and as Dean of Columbia College. There are extensive files of correspondence from and to Keppel's parents and children, as well as files concerning his activities in organizations such as the Century and Columbia University Clubs. The letters from friends and business associates concern American education, politics, business, and cultural life, particularly in the New York metropolitan area, from 1900 to 1943.

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Genevieve Earle papers, 1935-1950

9.5 linear feet (19 boxes (Box A, Boxes 1-18))
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These papers relate to her governmental activities and provide an important documentary record of her career to 1950. Included are mimeographed and typed copies of minutes of the various committees upon which she served, city bills and other municipal legislation, correspondence, memoranda, notes, etc. Earle family papers have been added. There is also a microfilm copy of Asher William Schwartz's A STUDY OF THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL

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Mary Frances Dunham papers, 1964-2002

11.5 linear feet (16 document boxes; 7 cassette boxes; 1 oversize folder in mapcase)
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The research files of Mary Frances Dunham relating to her study and recording of Bangladeshi and Bengali folk songs.
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Landon School of Illustration and Cartooning, 1932-1933

1.5 linear feet (1 document box & 1 flat box)
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Included here are the Landon lesson plans, along with Endy's submissions with comments and corrections.

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Landon School of Illustration and Cartooning, 1932-1933 1.5 linear feet (1 document box & 1 flat box)

Peter H.L. and Edith Chang papers, 1930s-2001

60 linear feet 46 document boxes; 23 record cartons; 27 card file boxes; 2 mapcases
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Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, documents, artwork, calligraphies, study materials, photographs published manertal, and clippings, detailing the various stages of the life of Peter and Edith Chang.

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I. Cyrus Gordon Collection of Abraham Lincoln Materials, 1846-1980

8 linear feet (11 boxes; 1 map case drawer; 5 sculptures)
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Letters, documents, memorabilia, printed material, prints, medals and sculpture relating to Lincoln and the Civil War period. Included are a letter from Edward Everett, a Philip Henry Sheridan autograph, a document by W. H. Herndon, Linclon's law partner, 19th century leters and documents and 20th century clippings, pictures, etc. of or about Lincoln. The collection features a John Rogers sculpture, "The Council of War," several busts of Lincoln and other two and three dimensional works of art.

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I. Cyrus Gordon Collection of Abraham Lincoln Materials, 1846-1980 8 linear feet (11 boxes; 1 map case drawer; 5 sculptures)

Lorenzo Da Ponte papers, 1809 - 1831

9 folders
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Letters, some verse, and a few documents.

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Lorenzo Da Ponte papers, 1809 - 1831 9 folders

Society for the Prevention of Crime records, 1878-1973

71 boxes (66 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes (597 and 598), 3 tall phonograph boxes (67-69))
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Papers of the Society, including correspondence among the officers and directors of the Society, memoranda, reports, legal papers, minutes, financial records, radio scripts, clippings, scrapbooks, comic books, and a subject file of pamphlets and clippings on all aspects of crime prevention. Also, an extensive history of the Society.

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Society for the Prevention of Crime records, 1878-1973 71 boxes (66 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes (597 and 598), 3 tall phonograph boxes (67-69))

Samuel Devons papers, 1959-2004

66.5 linear feet (44 record cartons, 1 document box)
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This collection comprises the papers of noted physicist and historian Samuel Devons (1914-2006). It includes Devons's detailed analysis of his scientific findings, articles, essays, personal and professional correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia. Other subject files, reflecting his interest in film, Sir Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Alessandro Volta, and promoting interactions among current and former university faculty during his academic tenure.
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Robert Hiester Montgomery codex manuscripts, 1300-1941

1175 Volumes (1175 volumes)
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Manuscript account books and documents which illustrate and document the history of accounting and business procedures from the 14th century into the 20th century. The earliest item is Ms. 18, a Papal bull relating to notaries and appointing Julius de Gentilibus as a notary; the latest is an invoice book from 1941. The types of volumes contained in this collection include instruction books, daybooks, waste books, journals, bank books, ledgers, receipt books, storage books, invoice books, registers, ships' logs, letter books, diaries, town books, tax roll books, articles of agreement, bills of sale, deeds, wills, and many other significant items. The material originated in many countries around the globe, and represents a range of business and occupations from household to trading company (e.g., English (East India Company) and French East Indian Company (Compagnie des Indes orientales) volumes), and from itinerant laborer to lawyer and physician. The majority of the manuscripts are English and American of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. The earliest American account is Ms. 75, 1690-1730, Josiah Winslow, Plymouth, Mass.

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Robert Hiester Montgomery codex manuscripts, 1300-1941 1175 Volumes (1175 volumes)

C. Martin Wilbur papers, 1950-1992

53 linear feet (117 boxes 2 tube boxes)
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Correspondence, subject files, manuscripts and printed materials documenting the work of C. Martin Wilbur, George Sansom Professor Emeritus of Chinese History, Columbia University. Correspondence with non-Columbia organizations includes the Institute of Pacific Relations, Far Eastern Association, INDUSCO, Council on Foreign Relations, Asia Foundation, and American Council of Learned Societies, among others. Subject files relevant to Columbia University include items pertaining to the Department of Chinese and Japanese, later renamed the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, as well as teaching files, student files and research projects directed. The manuscript files contain the notes and, in some cases, printed copies of published and unpublished works and public talks. Wilbur's writings and research concentrate on the history and politics of twentieth century China, with emphasis on the Chinese Revolution, 1920-1929, Sun Yat-sen, and communism in China. There are translations of minutes for the first and second Kuomintang Congresses, copies of documents from the Kuomintang Archives, and photographs of members of the Young China Party, Sun Yat-sen and several historical events in the 1920s. Files on fund raising efforts for the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and the Wellington Koo Fellowship also contain relevant correspondence. Biographical information includes a curriculum vitae (ca. 1968)

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Burgess Family papers, 1850-1969

7 linear feet (11 boxes 1 scrapbook)
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A collection of letters and memorabilia of John William Burgess, his wife, Ruth Payne Jewett Burgess, his son Elisha Payne Jewett Burgess, his daughter-in-law, Annette Curnen Burgess, his grand-daughter, Ruth Payne Jewett Burgess, and the Burgess, Jewett, Payne, and Curnen families. The personal correspondence numbering 17 items, covers the period 1908 to 1927 mainly between John and Elisha Burgess. There are two letters of a social nature from Eleanor Roosevelt and Nicholas Murray Butler and one lengthy post card from George Bernard Shaw to Annette Curnen Burgess. Also, memorabilia including portraits, photographs, books, diplomas, and medals.

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Burgess Family papers, 1850-1969 7 linear feet (11 boxes 1 scrapbook)

Columbia University Press records, 1893-2000s, bulk 1923-2000s

753 linear feet (632 boxes)
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This collection contains the correspondence, editorial files and office files of the Columbia University Press, primarily from its reorganization in 1923 by Frederick Coykendall to the present.

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Michael Reynard collection, 1769-1975

0.42 linear feet (1 document box containing 45 items)
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A collection of letters, documents, manuscripts, and books collected by Dr. Michael Reynard and placed on deposit in The Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

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Havelock Ellis letters, 1894-1950

1 box (1 box)
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Letters written to Havelock Ellis, including several drafts of his replies, and a few letters to his executrix, Mrs. Françoise Lafitte-Cyon. Nearly all of the letters relate to to Ellis' writings and their influence, as well as the work of his correspondents in the fields of sex studies, pornography, birth control, and pacifism. Correspondents include Henri Barbusse, André Breton, Elie Faure, Robert J. Gibbings, Julian Huxley, Desmond MacCarthy, Bronislaw Malinowski, Naomi Mitchison, John Middleton Murray, Henry S. Salt, and Marie Stopes.

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Sam Schaefler historical and literary letters and documents, 1674-1970s

2 linear feet (5 boxes, several oversized items)
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Correspondence, documents and manuscripts from late seventeenth and eighteenth century France, especially from the French Revolution, collected by Sam Schaefler. Authors include J.B. Colbert Torcy and the Duchesse Du Lude. Many of the items from the French Revolution represent the work of the Committee of Public Safety and the Committee of General Security. French Revolutionary leaders represented in the collection include François-Antoine Boissy D'Anglas, Jean-Baptiste-Noel Bouchotte, Pierre Joseph Cambon, Lazare Carnot, Jean-Marie Collot D'Herbois, l'Abbʹe de Fauchet, Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai, Jean Victor Moreau. C.A. Prieur-Duvernois, and Antoine Joseph Santerre. In addition, the collection includes a letter from the Danish physicist Hans Christian Oersted to Sir John Herschel, a letter by the French poet Romain Rolland, a document of the Philadelphia Artists' Fund Society of 1846 with signatures of its officers, and an autograph letter and a photograph of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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Sam Schaefler historical and literary letters and documents, 1674-1970s 2 linear feet (5 boxes, several oversized items)

Roger Wheeler theatrical memorabilia, 1773-1951

15 linear feet (32 boxes)
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Theatrical memorabilia such as programs, playbills, photographs, engravings, and prints. Although there are some playbills as early as 1770, most of the material is from the 19th and 20th centuries. In addition to plays there is some material relating to concerts, operettas, musical comedies, musical revues, and movies. The majority of the collection centers around Shakespeare. Included with an unbound copy of each play (The Edinburgh Shakespeare Folio Edition) there are portraits, engravings, and photographs of actors in their roles; playbills; programs; cast lists; other types of illustrative material; reviews of various productions; and other printed material. Such well known names as George Arliss, Sarah Bernhardt, the Booths, John Drew, the Barrymores, and William Gillette are included in this collection.

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Algernon D. Black papers, 1932-1981

12 linear feet (27 boxes)
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Correspondence, speeches, memoranda, minutes, and publications, including radio talks and platform addresses given at the Society, the papers of several housing committees on which Black served, and autobiographical subject files compiled by Black and documenting his participation in many organizations and social causes.

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Christopher Coover collection of literary & historical letters manuscripts and documents, 1589-1923

6 linear feet 9 document boxes and 2 mapcases 150201; 15K05
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A unique collection of literary and historical items collected by Christopher Coover.
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Rose Franken papers, 1925-1982

27 linear feet (64 boxes 6 flat boxes)
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Correspondence and manuscripts including drafts, typescripts, and proofs of Franken's short stories, novels, plays, and radio, film, and television scripts beginning with her first novel, PATTERN, published in 1925, through her latest volume, YOU'RE WELL OUT OF A HOSPITAL, published in 1966. Many of the manuscripts relate to her most famous characters, Claudia and David, who have become part of the contemporary cultural fabric. The collection also contains 18 volumes of clippings, approximately 200 recordings, and 501 mimeographed scripts relating to the "Claudia" series. Among the major correspondents are Faith Baldwin, Paul U. Kellogg, and Eleanor Roosevelt. Also includes an audio tape interview of Rose Franken (with typescript transcripts) conducted by her grandnephew, David Korr, in October 1977.

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Rose Franken papers, 1925-1982 27 linear feet (64 boxes 6 flat boxes)

Ifan Kyrle Fletcher letters, 1926-1969

1 box (1 box)
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Letters to Fletcher, including four letters from Richard Hughes, and twenty-five from Dorothy Leigh Sayers, mostly about the Dante editions which she bought from the Fletchers; seven letters from Samuel Beckett; and letters from the Sitwell brothers primarily concerning items purchased from the Fletchers: Osbert, 142 letters and postcards concerning books purchased, and Sacheverell, 168 letters concerning music covers, engraved writing paper, costume and ballet drawings, etc. purchased as well as books. Also, twenty-one letters and post cards from Eric Gill, who designed and printed a wedding announcement for Mr. Fletcher; and eighteen letters from Will Ransom, dealing with American and English publishers and bookdealers.

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Frank Sypher papers, 1831-1989

1 linear feet (2 boxes and 1 oversized folder)
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Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and printed materials of Sypher, reflecting his interest in A.C. Swinburne and in the Estonian poet, Aleksis Rannit. Correspondents include Joseph Hume, Ted Joans, Aleksis Rannit, Enid Starkie, and Algernon Charles Swinburne. There are additional materials on Africa, the Mina dialect in Togo, and the Sypher and related families of New York State.

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Frank Sypher papers, 1831-1989 1 linear feet (2 boxes and 1 oversized folder)

Stuart B. Schimmel Collection of A. J. A. Symons Papers, 1922-1941, 1996

0.43 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box)
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A small group of materials, chiefly consisting of English writer and bibliographer A. J. A. Symons' correspondence and records related to the First Edition Club, which Symons founded in 1922. Stuart B. Schimmel collected the materials.
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Saul Hofstein papers, 1939-1994

23 linear feet (23 boxes)
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The research files of Saul Hofstein and his files from the Otto Rank Association.
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Daniel Haberman papers, 1972-1987

5.5 Linear Feet (13 document boxes)
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American poet, translator and graphic designer. Haberman was instrumental in founding the American Poets' Corner at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City and was the Cathedral's first Poet-in-Residence (1983-1986).
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Arthur Livingston Venetian papers, 1400-1800

1.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes (2 manuscript boxes, 1 flat box))
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Part I of this collection contains 140 literary and political papers and documents relating to Venice and Venetian families from the 15th through 18th centuries. The material includes a group of the Busenello family papers which are largely wills, transfers of property, laudatory verses, and Latin prose (related to Dr. Livingston's LA VITA VENEZIANA NELLE OPERE DI GIAN FRANCESCO BUSENELLO, Venice, 1913); a series of moral and political sonnets in the Venetian dialect by Angelo Mario Labia (1690-1775); and a number of other documents and papers related to the Viscordi family and tne Venetian state.

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Arthur Livingston Venetian papers, 1400-1800 1.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes (2 manuscript boxes, 1 flat box))

David Eugene Smith Historical papers, 1400-1899

17.5 linear feet (31 boxes)
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Correspondence, manuscripts, and documents of mathematicians and other scientists, often dealing with politics and fields other than mathematics. Many of these concern the French Revolution.

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David Eugene Smith Historical papers, 1400-1899 17.5 linear feet (31 boxes)

Playing card collection, 1400-1900

1 Linear Feet (5 items in bound volumes; 1 box)
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German, Italian, French, English, and American playing cards from the 15th, 16th and 19th centuries.

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Playing card collection, 1400-1900 1 Linear Feet (5 items in bound volumes; 1 box)

Acton Griscom collection of Jeanne d'Arc manuscripts, 1400-1943

32 Volumes (32 volumes)
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This is a heterogeneous collection of manuscript typescript material which relates to Joan of Arc. The material ranges in date and character from a 15th-century manuscript, CHRONIQUE DES ROIS CHARLES VI ET VII par Gilles Le Bouvier, on 241 paper leaves, which contains a long account of the life and exploits of Joan, to the 12 page typescript of Ambassador William C. Bullitt's address, LE FETE DE JEANNE D'ARC A PHILADELPHIA, broadcast on the Voice of America, May 9, 1943. The collection includes a number of manuscripts and typescripts of literary and scholarly works on Joan of Arc by Guy Endore, Andrew Lang, Charles Maurras, Pearl Mahaffey, Wilfred P. Barrett, Thomas Jones, and others. There are also letters from scholars and writers on the subject including Anatole France, Robert Southey, Samuel L. Clemens, Cardinal Manning, and Andrew Land. There are also a few original documents contemporary to and relating to Joan and her associates. Six such documents are bound into Gabrial Hanotaux's JEANNE D'ARC, Paris Hachette, 1911, as extra-illustrations.

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Acton Griscom collection of Jeanne d'Arc manuscripts, 1400-1943 32 Volumes (32 volumes)

Moses Moskowitz papers, 1923-1990, bulk 1942-1982

15.26 linear feet 17 boxes
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Moses Moskowitz served as the secretary general of the Consultative Council of Jewish Organizations (CCJO), an NGO composed of The American Jewish Committee, USA; Alliance Israelite Universelle, Paris; and the Anglo-Jewish Association, Great Britain. Accredited to the United Nations (UN), the CCJO was organized for the specific purpose of consultation with the UN Economic and Social Council in order to encourage the recognition of human rights for all people and to ensure the imput of the Jewish ethical tradition in the development of international human rights law.
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Moses Moskowitz papers, 1923-1990, bulk 1942-1982 15.26 linear feet 17 boxes

Series II: Curriculum Vitae and Education, 1924-1990

Judaica book trade correspondence & broadsides, 1740-1955

0.5 linear feet (1 box)
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Collection of letters and ephemera relating to the Judaica book trade, most from 1926-1955. The collection includes correspondence from all over the world, including Vienna, Lisbon, Italy, the United States, and Palestine/Israel. It is notable as a rare glimpse into the world of pre-Holocaust collecting, as well as the early history of Jewish settlement in Palestine. Notable bookdealers and collectors include Biegeleisen (New York), David Frankel (Vienna and New York), Yochanan and Abraham Rubenstein (Haifa), Efraim Keizer (Pressburg) Yehuda Idil Bialistotsky (Slonim), Rubin Mass (Jerusalem), etc. The majority of the collection is in Hebrew, but other languages include English, German, and French.

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Announcement of the Printing of a New Machzor, Amsterdam, 1740

Bella Abzug papers, 1937-1996, bulk 1970-1986

605 linear feet (185 volumes, 1117 boxes, 1 oversize folder, 2 tube boxes)
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Congressional papers consisting of correspondence memoranda, speeches, reports, photographs and printed materials relating to her terms in Congress. The collection contains general correspondence and administrative files, as well as extensive subject files on a wide variety of topics with which Abzug was involved while in Congress. Also included are Legislative files, being the chronological files of background material for legislation considered on the House floor, and printed versions of legislation by Abzug and others. The Casework Files, relating to Abzug's advocacy on behalf of constituents involved in civil rights, housing, military, employment and related cases, are closed. Among the major correspondents are Carl Albert, Abraham D. Beame, Hugh L. Carey, Gerald R. Ford, Edward I. Koch, John V. Lindsay, Nelson A. Rockefeller, and Gloria Steinem. Materials added in 1981 include: draft transcripts of an oral history, appointment books, speeches and subject files (particularly on privacy and freedom of information) all interfiled in the collection and campaign materials press releases and newspaper clippings.

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Incunabula Collection, 1450-1500

2050 Volumes (1146 Bib Records in Voyager)
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Incunabula (books printed before 1501) from the various book collections have been shelved together by Goff number, the number assigned in Fredrick Goff's bibliography, Incunabula in American Libraries. There is a separate card catalog by author in RBML. Records for these titles derived from the ISTC (Incunabula Short Title Catalog) are found in CLIO; however they lack subject and other added entries.

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Incunabula Collection, 1450-1500 2050 Volumes (1146 Bib Records in Voyager)

"B-Dewey" General Rare Book Collection, 1450-1979

approximately 80,000? Volumes
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The "B" collection is particularly strong in British and American literature and history, including a large group of nineteenth-century gift books. Other strong areas include editions of Greek & Roman authors, cometology, and polar exploration (thanks to Bassett Jones's Libris Polaris collection).

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"B-Dewey" General Rare Book Collection, 1450-1979 approximately 80,000? Volumes

David Eugene Smith Library, 1450-1999

13000 Volumes
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Donated in 1931, and augmented by books bought with the Smith Fund, the Smith library contains over 13,000 books mainly in the fields of mathematics and astronomy from the eleventh century to the early decades of the twentieth century. Professor Smith collected the history of mathematics regardless of format and language; Collections subject guide contains additional information about the Smith Collection on the History of Mathematics.

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David Eugene Smith Library, 1450-1999 13000 Volumes

Leo Lerman papers, 1893-2012, bulk 1937-1994

105.54 linear feet 108 boxes: 91 record storage cartons 8 document boxes 1 oversized document box
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Personal and Professional papers of writer and magazine editor Leo Lerman. The papers include correspondence, professional papers, topical files, research files, and photographs.
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Stephen Whitney Phoenix Library, 1475-1880

approximately 8000 Volumes
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This collection of over 8,000 volumes, the bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix (1881), was the first major donation of rare books given to Columbia College. It was Mr. Phoenix's library and as such contains books on a variety of subjects. The collection is rich in nineteenth century illustrated books and books on travel, emblem books, geography, natural history, and literature, including a Shakespeare First Folio (1623). The collection is catalogued in the Dewey scheme with the letters "P" or "BP" preceding the call number. The books are found in the card catalog.

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Stephen Whitney Phoenix Library, 1475-1880 approximately 8000 Volumes

David Eugene Smith Professional papers, 1860-1945

139 boxes (139 boxes 4 flat boxes 1 tube box)
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Professional and personal papers of Smith, including correspondence and manuscripts from his students, family, contemporary mathematicians and teaching colleagues about the history and teaching of mathematics, his many committees, administrative matters at Teachers College, and his travels and collecting. Also, the manuscripts of his writings and his notes.

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Eric L. McKitrick Papers, 1934-2001

21.42 linear feet (51 manuscript boxes)
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Eric. L McKitrick, a historian of American History, was a professor at Columbia University from 1960-1989. He is known for his work on the development of the party system, slavery and the Old South, and Andrew Johnson and Reconstruction (1960). His papers include teaching materials and files, correspondence, and extensive research files related to The Age of Federalism: The Early American Republic, 1788-1800 (1993). There is also documentation of his activities with Grace Church, the Century Association, and the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church.
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Montgomery Library Of Accountancy, 1494-1987

2000 Volumes (789 printed titles cataloged in CLIO; review and additional cataloging needed.)
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Over 2000 printed volumes of works on accountancy, mostly how-to guides, from the first printed work on accounting (a portion of the Summa arithmetica of Luca Pacioli, 1494) to the early twentieth century, a gift in 1924 from Robert H. Montgomery, Professor of Accounting at the School of Business in order to document the history of accounting practices. The collection was formally transferred to Rare Books from the Business Library in 1974, although it had been on deposit here prior to 1960.

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Montgomery Library Of Accountancy, 1494-1987 2000 Volumes (789 printed titles cataloged in CLIO; review and additional cataloging needed.)

Ancient Greek Authors Book Collection, 1498-1820

71 Volumes
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A group of early books by or about ancient Greek authors

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Mort Drucker collection, 1970s-2000s

1 Linear Feet (1 document box & 1 oversize folder)
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This collection includes prints, proofs, a logbook of jobs, the 1961 MAD Checklist, and a small amount of correspondence and original art.

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General manuscripts, 1789-2013

41 linear feet (82 document boxes)
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The General Manuscript Collection is an artificial collection of correspondence, diaries, lecture notes, class work, essays, administrative documents, minutes, and other documents collected by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Single items or very small collections are generally classified as part of the general manuscript collection rather than assigned an individual manuscript number. Additionally, small additions to existing RBML manuscript collections may be classified as part of the General Manuscript Collection.

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Sir Winston Churchill papers, 1908-1954

3.5 linear feet (8 boxes and one mapcase drawer)
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A collection of correspondence, typescripts, proofsheets, pamphlets, periodicals, and memorabilia by or relating to Sir Winston Churchill. Included are files of Daniel Longwell, editor of LIFE from 1946 to 1954, dealing with the serialization of A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLES and TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY in LIFE. Accompanying the collection is a group of approximately 350 books by or about Churchill. Many are first editions or inscribed copies.

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