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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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Joseph P. Mullinix papers, 1983-1993

55 linear feet
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This collection consists of the correspondence, chronological files and subject files of Joseph P. Mullinix in his different posts over a decade of service to Columbia. It includes materials related to institutional real estate, security, affirmative action, the closing of the School of Library Service, investments, benefits, and other projects.

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Lantern slide collection, 1728-1918

4.33 linear feet
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Lantern slides depicting copies of photographs, published images, and original photographs comprise this collection. Slides are arranged into subject series: Alumni, Artifacts, Athletics, Buildings and Grounds, Cartoons, Class of 1882 (Arts), Class of 1883 (Arts), Class of 1883 (Mines), Columbia Club, Documents, Events, 49th Street Campus, Morningside Campus, Park Place Campus, Portraits, Students' Songs, and World War I (1914-1918). Unidentified miscellaneous slides are housed at the end of the last box.

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Louise Wells Collection, 1914-1915

1.5 linear feet
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This small collection consists of one black academic robe with hood, two rolled up diplomas and one registration booklet all belonging to Louise Wells.

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Margaret Kimmel travel diary, 1939

1 bound volume
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The Margaret Kimmel travel diary recounts her struggle, and that of other American tourists, to return to the US as Germany launched its attack on Poland on September 1, 1939. Written mostly in pencil, the leather-bound, pocket-sized diary includes entries related to her everyday affairs (sights, meals, weather), the growing signs of war, and the complicated logistics for the return to New York. It includes an address book in the back with the names of Kimmel's new acquientances and, for many, how much she had borrowed and had to repay upon her return.

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Margaret Kimmel travel diary, 1939 Box 1

Michael I. Sovern Papers, 1968-1993

41.50 linear feet
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This collection consists of the correspondence and subject files of Columbia University President Michael I. Sovern. It also contains his speeches as Columbia University Law School Dean (1970-1978), Columbia University Provost (1979) and Columbia University President (1980-1993). The speeches span from 1972 to 1993 and are arranged in chronological order. There are materials related to the City Charter Revision Commission.

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Minutes of the 1911 Columbian Board, 1909-1910

1 bound volume
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This volume consists the minutes and some correspondence related to the publishing of the 1911 Columbian.

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Nathaniel Fish Moore travel diary, 1851

1 bound volume
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In this manuscript diary, the then-recently retired former Columbia College president and former Trustee, Nathaniel Fish Moore records part of his trip to England in 1851. On the cover, Moore calls it "Visit to England etc., Volume 3rd." It includes entries from Dublin, Belfast, Edinburgh, Paris, London, Liverpool, etc.

Office of Admissions Photograph collection, 2000-2007

3.75 Linear Feet
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Color slides, prints and large format contact sheets of Columbia College and Columbia Engineering students on campus used for CC/SEAS admissions brochures 2000-2007. Also includes a set of the published brochures from this time period.

Office of University Development and Alumni Relations records, 1909-1979

39 linear feet
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This collection consists of the administrative records of the Office of University Development and Alumni Relations (UDAR).

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Oral History Research Office records, 1948-2010s

7.84 linear feet
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This collection consists of the records of the Oral History Research Office at Columbia University. The records include correspondence, annual reports, course materials, program files and the founding documents of the Oral History Association. It also documents the everyday work of managing the collections: reference questions, requests to access materials, permission to publish interview texts, etc.

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