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Columbia University Archives

Columbia University Archives

6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027, USA
uarchives@columbia.edu
The University Archives, a unit within the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, preserves the institutional memory of Columbia University through the acquisition of official University records and related historical collections and materials from its founding in 1754 to the present day.

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Columbia University Faculty Photographs collection, 1938

5.5 linear feet
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Arranged alphabetically, these individual portraits of Columbia University faculty members are black and white images mounted on heavy cardboard with the name of the individual typed underneath the image. Names that begin with L-M-N-O-P and Q are missing from this collection.

Department of English and Comparative Literature records, 1910s-1990s

11.92 linear feet
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The department records include graduate student information cards (1910s-1960s) and Master's essays on microfilm (1960s-1990s), along with two indexes to identify essays found on microfilm.

Nicholas Murray Butler football correspondence, 1905-1907

0.21 Linear Feet
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This collection contains correspondence received by Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler regarding the banning of football at Columbia in 1905.

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Columbia Football Association, 1905 Box 1, Folder 3

John D. Cannon Papers, 1900-1984, bulk 1966-1969

3.84 linear feet
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The collection consists of correspondence, memos, publications, reports, press clippings, press releases, sermons and speeches retained by the Rev. John D. Cannon, University Chaplain at Columbia University, 1966-1969.

George Marcus Allen Collection, 1945-1948, 1993

0.21 linear feet
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This collection contains a scrapbook compiled by Professor George Marcus Allen, from when his time as Chair of the Committee on Public Ceremonies at Columbia University (1945-1948).

Columbia Engineering Photograph Collection, 1958-2008, bulk 1988-2003

9.59 linear feet
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This collection consists of photographs, negatives, and contact sheets of alumni and alumni activities, faculty, students and annual events which were taken to illustrate the School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni magazine Columbia Engineering.

Reid Hall records, 1919-1997

10.42 linear feet
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Reid Hall is Columbia University's study abroad center in Paris, France. The university acquired Reid Hall in 1966 from the American University Women's Paris Club's Reid Hall, Inc., which had previously operated the building as a residence for American women studying in France. Columbia's School of General Studies took over the administration of Reid Hall and maintained a variety of semester and yearlong programs for Columbia students in French language, history, and culture. The collection contains the administrative records for Reid Hall and its programming.

Academic costumes and textiles collection, 1820s-2000s

85.02 linear feet
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This collection consists primarily of academic robes and hoods of various Columbia professors and administrators, especially those given to these individuals for honorary degrees at other universities. The collection also contains some other textile materials, including the Women's Banner or Butler Library Banner (in two parts), Columbia College banners and flags, and some crew sweaters. Additional textiles can be found in the University Artifacts Collection (UA#0016).

John Mladinov Photograph Collection, 1939-1942

.83 linear feet
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Collection of black and white photographs depicting campus activities, individuals, and student life taken by John K. Mladinov, an undergraduate student enrolled at Columbia University between 1939 and 1942.

President's Committee on the Educational Future of the University (Macmahon Report), 1936-1958

15.42 linear feet
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This collection consists of the records of the President's Committee on the Educational Future of the University. The committee files consists of correspondence, planning documents, questionnaires, and other studies. The "non-committee" records contain an extensive library of reports and background materials, both created at Columbia and at other schools. Finally, there are drafts, revisions and final copies of the Macmahon Report.