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Columbia College records, 1875-2022, bulk 1969-1987 123 Linear Feet (99 record cartons; 12 document boxes; 3 card file boxes) 2.47 Gigabytes (1 external hard drive and 908 PDFs)

Columbia College (Columbia University)
This collection is composed of the general files of Columbia College's Dean's Office, the minutes of Columbia College committees and the correspondence of Columbia College administrative officers during the years 1892 through 2019. A review of this collection allows researchers to gain insights into the interaction of Columbia College faculty and administrators with students, fellow faculty members, parents of students, and administrators of other colleges.
  1. Columbia University Archives

Columbia University School of Library Service Records, 1926-1970 150 linear feet (235 boxes, 151 correspondence file boxes 6)

Columbia University. School of Library Service

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, curricular materials, and other records. These files are arranged in the following series: General Correspondence, Documentary History (curricular materials), Dean's Office, School of Library Service Alumni Association Study of Student Characteristics, Student Committees, Reading Abilities of Masters Candidates, American Correspondence School of Librarianship, and SLS Alumni Files (essays and articles by alumni).

  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Core Curriculum records, 1937-2020, bulk 1937-1995 13.86 linear feet (33 document boxes)

Columbia College (Columbia University)
The Core Curriculum records contain teaching and administrative materials chiefly pertaining to the longstanding Columbia College courses Contemporary Civilization and Humanities A (now called Literature Humanities). Materials include syllabi, exams, quizzes, teaching resources, administrative correspondence and memos, and curricular reviews and reports. The Core Curriculum records contain limited material pertaining to Core classes beyond Contemporary Civilization and Literature Humanities.
  1. Columbia University Archives

Gerald Sykes papers, 1921-1984 42 linear feet (57 boxes 155 volumes 1 oversize folder)

Sykes, Gerald, 1903-

Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, notebooks, documents, photographs, course-related materials, and printed materials. The manuscripts include typescripts of Sykes' published and unpublished novels, monographs, plays, short stories, and articles. Among these are The Perennial Avant Garde, The Cool Millennium, and The Hidden Remnant. Sykes' notes and notebooks span the period from the early 1930s to 1980, and include preliminary ideas and sketches for his books, as well as autobiographical material. A small number of documents concern Sykes' wartime work in the U.S. Government Office of War Information. Course-related material including writings and correspondence of students taught by Sykes between 1962 and 1975 at the New School and as an adjunct professor at Columbia University. Printed materials consist of numerous reviews of Sykes' books, in addition to offprints and articles by Sykes. Included as well are printed materials about or connected with Sykes, offprints of articles inscribed to him, and many volumes from his library. The substantial correspondence series includes personal letters and correspondence with agents and publishers relating to his books. Correspondents include Harold Clurman, Aaron Copland, Lawrence Durrell, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Francis Steegmuller, as well as a number of Sykes' students. There is extensive correspondence between Sykes and the artist John Hartell from 1927 to 1983.

  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Jacques Barzun papers, 1900-1999 225 linear feet (533 boxes; 1 drawer of oversized material)

Barzun, Jacques, 1907-2012
The correspondence, research, and teaching files of French-American cultural historian and Columbia University professor emeritus Jacques Barzun (1907-2012).
  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Jessie Taft papers, 1888-1961, bulk 1920-1961 1.5 linear feet (3 boxes)

Taft, Jessie, 1882-1960

Correspondence with friends and patients, manuscripts and printed copies of Taft's many scholarly articles, notes for the courses which she taught, and case histories of some of her patients. Correspondents include James R. Angell, Ruth Benedict, and Karen Horney.

  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library