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Andrew W. Cordier papers, 1918-1975 160 linear feet (202520 items in 347 boxes)

Cordier, Andrew W (Andrew Wellington), 1901-1975
The large collection covers all aspects of Cordier's life. It contains letters, memoranda, reports, cables, printed materials and photographs, mostly pertaining to his tenure at the United Nations and Columbia University.
  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Barry Miles papers, 1958-1990, bulk 1965-1997 16 linear feet (38 boxes: 27 document boxes 10 cassette tape boxes 1 half document box)

Miles, Barry, 1943-
The Barry Miles Papers contains correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and printed materials concerned with Miles' literary activities in the London counterculture. Included are letters and manuscripts from William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, among numerous others. This collection also includes material used by Miles in the research and writing of his work Ginsberg: A Biography as well as from his editorship of the annotated edition of Ginsberg's Howl.
  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Dawn Powell papers, 1890s-2012, bulk 1890s-1965 40 linear feet (88 boxes (73 document boxes, 4 half-sized document boxes, 6 record cartons, 3 flat boxes, 1 cassette box, 1 oversized box))

Powell, Dawn
Dawn Powell (1896-1965) was an American author of novels, plays, and short stories. The collection includes address books, appointment books, books, clippings, correspondence, diaries, ephemera, family materials, manuscripts, notes, notebooks, photographs, programs, research files, reviews, scrapbooks, sketches and drawings.
  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Frederick L. Hoffman Papers, 1881-1989 16 linear feet (39 boxes, 5 volumes)

Hoffman, Frederick L. (Frederick Ludwig), 1865-1946
Personal and professional correspondence, publications, poetry manuscripts and diaries, and scrapbooks belonging to Prudential Insurance Company statistician, cancer researcher, and eugenicist Frederick Ludwig Hoffman (1865-1946). These items document Hoffman's career, family life, and his extensive travels.
  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Helene Hanff papers, 1931-1995 2 linear feet (4 boxes)

Hanff, Helene

Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, photographs, reviews, clippings, and other printed materials about Hanff, as well as books by and about her.

  1. Rare Book & Manuscript Library

International Institute of Rural Reconstruction records, 1914-2018 163 linear feet (271 boxes; Audio Visual boxes; Flat boxes; 8 Tube boxes)

International Institute of Rural Reconstruction

Correspondence, manuscripts, lectures, notes, diaries, notebooks, reports, financial records, blueprints, photographs, and printed materials of Y.C. James Yen and the IIRR concerned with the development, sharing, and financing innovative methods of teaching, improving agriculture, health and family planning, and education in impoverished villages. Among the cataloged correspondents are: Pearl Buck, William O. Douglas, Nelson Rockefeller, and DeWitt Clinton.

  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

Mary Lasker papers, 1940-1993 353 linear feet (795 boxes; 7 flat boxes; 20 CMI boxes 1 tube box)

Lasker, Mary

The collection consiste of correspondence, memoranda, reports, bulletins, clippings, photographs, awards, and printed material. The files, arranged by genre and topic and reflect her philanthropic and legislative work in the areas of health, specifically cancer, heart disease, and mental health. Her civic and legislative work is covered in detail, as well as her private interests and activities.

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Ta-Chun Hsu papers, circa 1904-2016, bulk 1938-2008 7 Linear Feet (8 manuscript boxes and 4 flat boxes)

Hsu, Ta-Chun, 1918-2015
The Ta-Chun Hsu papers (徐大春檔案) document his personal life and provide a glimpse of his career in China and in the United States. The bulk of the papers consist of correspondence related to his family and his personal life as a Chinese-American and an immigrant living in New York. The correspondence also highlights his relation to a prominent Chinese educator and philosopher, Hu Shih (胡適) and his family. There are also materials related to his father, Hsu Singloh (徐新六), who was a major finance and banking leader during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Also included are immigration and travel documents of T.C. Hsu. Other materials also include news clippings, articles, financial records, printed materials, portraits and photographs, maps and postcards.
  1. C.V. Starr East Asian Library

Willard L. Severinghaus Papers, 1895-1947 4.5 linear feet (9 boxes)

Severinghaus, Willard L (Willard Lesly), 1882-1947

The Willard L. Severinghaus Papers include the personal and professional papers of Columbia University Physics professor Willard Lesly Severinghaus, as well as a small amount of material related to the extended Severinghaus family. There are also record books from the Terre Haute, Indiana German Methodist Episcopal Church where Severinghaus's father, John F. Severinghaus, was pastor.

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