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Indian Princely States records, 1890-1960

11 linear feet (22 manuscript boxes)
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These are manuscripts and typescript documents of 34 different princely states that existed as distinct political entities in pre-independence India. Although the majority of these states were tiny principalities in western India (primarily in what is now Rajasthan), some (e.g., Hyderabad) were located in other regions of India and represented major powers in the region at that time.

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Indian Princely States records, 1890-1960 11 linear feet (22 manuscript boxes)

Edwin H. Armstrong papers, 1886-1982, bulk 1912-1954

295.7 linear feet (297 boxes, 2 flat folders, 30 phono discs, 10 tape reels)
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Professional and personal files including Armstrong's correspondence with professional associations, other engineers, and friends, his research notes, circuit diagrams, lectures, articles, legal papers, and other related materials. Of his many inventions and developments, the most important are: 1) the regenerative or feedback circuit, 1912, the first amplified radio reception, 2) the superheterodyne circuit, 1918, the basis of modern radio and radar, 3) superregeneration, 1922, a very simple, high-power receiver now used in emergency mobile service, and 4) frequency modulation - FM, 1933, static-free radio reception of high fidelity. More than half the files concern his many lawsuits, primarily with Radio Corporation of America, over infringement of the Armstrong patents. Litigation continued until 1967. Other files deal with his work in the Marcellus Hartley Research Laboratory at Columbia University, 1913-1935, and with the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I, his Air Force contracts for communications development, Army research during World War II, the Radio Club of America, the Institute of Radio Engineers, FM development at his radio station at Alpine, N.J., the use of FM in television, his involvement in Federal Communications Commission hearings and legislation, and his work with the Zenith Radio Corporation. Also, letters to H.J. Round

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Edwin H. Armstrong papers, 1886-1982, bulk 1912-1954 295.7 linear feet (297 boxes, 2 flat folders, 30 phono discs, 10 tape reels)

Jacques Barzun papers, 1900-1999

225 linear feet (533 boxes; 1 drawer of oversized material)
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The correspondence, research, and teaching files of French-American cultural historian and Columbia University professor emeritus Jacques Barzun (1907-2012).
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Jacques Barzun papers, 1900-1999 225 linear feet (533 boxes; 1 drawer of oversized material)

Benjamin N. Cardozo papers, 1885-1940

10 linear feet (21 boxes)
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Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, clippings, and photographs of or relating to Cardozo, including his lecture notes as a student at Columbia, 1885-1889, and his commonplace books. Also, four boxes of printed and manuscript material collected by George S. Hellman while writing BENJAMIN N. CARDOZO, AMERICAN JUDGE; and photocopies of letters, manuscripts, and notebooks of original Cardozo papers in the Cardozo School of Law Library. Materials re. his estate and will have been added.

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Benjamin N. Cardozo papers, 1885-1940 10 linear feet (21 boxes)

William Morris Colles papers, 1888-1928

2.5 linear feet (6 boxes)
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Files dealing with publishers, the editing of manuscripts, serial rights, copyright, translation rights, financial accounts, and the like. Among the correspondents are A.P. Graves, Thomas Hardy, Frederick T. Jane, W.E. Norris, Alfred Ollivant, John Pendleton, William H. Rideing, Hall Caine, Prince Peter Kropotkin, Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes, Douglas Sladden, and Mary Augusta Ward (Mrs. Humphry Ward).

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William Morris Colles papers, 1888-1928 2.5 linear feet (6 boxes)

School of Journalism Founding Documents, 1892-1912, bulk 1903-1904

0.42 linear feet (1 document box)
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Correspondence, printed materials, drafts and copies of agreements relating to the establishment and initial organization of Columbia University's School of Journalism.
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School of Journalism Founding Documents, 1892-1912, bulk 1903-1904 0.42 linear feet (1 document box)

Central Files (Office of the President records), 1890-1984

927 linear feet (927 record cartons)
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Central Files is composed chiefly of correspondence sent and received between Columbia University administrators and other University officers, faculty, and trustees, as well as correspondence sent and received between University administrators and individuals and organizations from outside the university.
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Central Files (Office of the President records), 1890-1984 927 linear feet (927 record cartons)

Joseph Dorfman papers, 1890-1983

40.5 linear feet (88 boxes)
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Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, documents, book typescripts, photographs, and printed materials covering the time from Dorfman's early interest, as a graduate student, in the economic thought of Thorstein Veblen until his retirement. There is correspondence with his academic colleagues, students, publishers, and the family and students of Thorstein Veblen, as well as manuscripts, typescripts, drafts, revisions, notes, photographs, pamphlets, and related materials for his articles and books which include: THORSTEIN VEBLEN AND HIS AMERICA, 1934; THE ECONOMIC MIND IN AMERICAN CIVILIZATION, 1946-1959; EARLY AMERICAN POLICY, 1960; INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS, 1963; TYPES OF ECONOMIC THEORY, 1967; and NEW LIGHT ON VEBLEN, 1973

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Joseph Dorfman papers, 1890-1983 40.5 linear feet (88 boxes)

Thomas A. Edison papers, 1860-1903

2 boxes (2 boxes (132 items))
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This collection of contracts, patent assignments, other legal documents, and correspondence of Edison and others, deals with the development of the telegraph and the expansion of the telegraph network. There are 31 cataloged legal documents concerning his telegraphic patents, his company (Pope, Edison & Company), and its purchase by The Gold and Stock Telegraph Company in 1870. Other contracts concern the early work of Samuel F.B. Morse and other inventors, and later telegraph companies.

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Thomas A. Edison papers, 1860-1903 2 boxes (2 boxes (132 items))

Sydney Howard Gay papers, 1748-1931

43 linear feet (87 boxes)
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Letters written to Gay from political and literary contemporaries such as Horace Greeley, Charles Sumner, and William Bryant; reports in letter form from his reporters at the front during the Civil War; and personal correspondence including many letters from his wife, Elizabeth Neall Gay. Letters written to Mrs. Gay from family friends and business associates including many from her husband. Correspondence of other members of the Gay family including Walter Gay, Sarah Gay, and Allan Gay. Diaries, notebooks, and journals of Sydney Howard Gay.

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Sydney Howard Gay papers, 1748-1931 43 linear feet (87 boxes)