In Deep Appreciation to David N. Dinkins, Manhattan Borough President, From the Members of the New York State Wide Senior Action Council, Inc., 1988 September 20
antibiotics to Mr. Joseph A Precker, Market Research Division , Charles A. Pfizer, Inc., Brooklyn, NewYork , from Charles Y. Glock, January 20, 1954 Letter of Proposal for a Study of physicians prescribing habits, especially regarding wide spectrum
American Film Festival (Location of meeting: NewYork, N.Y.) Independent film in NewYork City has had several champions throughout its lifetime; one of the organization, Cinema 16, and later as director of the NewYork Film Festival under the umbrella of Lincoln
Creator
Vogel, Amos
Abstract Or Scope
This collection documents the professional work of film critic, professor, and author, Amos Vogel. The bulk of the records are concerned with numerous films that Vogel has screened for Cinema 16, the independent film society that he founded and directed for sixteen years, as well as administrative records, correspondence, photographs, and printed material.
Medical Center, Columbia University, and the City ofNewYork Health Department for its teaching, research Columbia College (NewYork, N.Y.) -- Faculty of medicine dedicated to serving the "poor ofNewYork without regard to race, creed, or color." Harkness seized the
Creator
Columbia University. College of Physicians and Surgeons
Abstract Or Scope
The Health Sciences Historical Collection is an artificial collection that documents the development of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, the School of Dental and Oral Surgery, Sloane Hospital for Women, Vanderbilt Clinic, the School of Nursing, and the Mailman School of Public Health.
Professor Van Derpool was the head of the Departmentof Art at the University of Illinois from 1938 Van Derpool was president of the NewYork chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians from The material gathered in this series relates to JGV's work as an Executive Director of the NewYork
Creator
Van Derpool, James Grote, 1903-1979
Abstract Or Scope
This collection documents, though partially, the professional life of architectural and art historian, librarian, and preservationist James Grote Van Derpool (1903-1979). Generally, this collection contains correspondence, office files, printed materials, photographs, slides, literary productions, and legal documents. A large portion of this collection consists of papers that reflect the activities of Van Derpool as "defender of the architectural treasures," including records and papers relating to research done for the National Parks Service. Also in the collection are records of lectures on the history of American architecture given at educational institutions, clubs, societies, business organizations, and religious and cultural group meetings. There are also papers relating to Van Derpool's research on the history of Avery Library at Columbia University and the life and work of Italian architect Leon Battista Alberti. Additionally, there is a group of records of the Advisory Committee of the University of Illinois for the time period when Van Derpool was chairman. Van Derpool's book collection was incorporated into the permanent collection of Avery Library after his death.
. In 1896, the trustees approved renaming the university as Columbia University in the City ofNewYork Columbia College (NewYork, N.Y.) King's College (NewYork, N.Y.)
Creator
Columbia College (New York, N.Y.)
Abstract Or Scope
The surviving files of official correspondence, reports, documents, and printed materials of King's College from 1750 to 1784 and Columbia College from 1785 to 1890, as well as Columbia University up to 1964. The King's College era materials include grants, deeds, indentures, lists of governors, leases, accounts, etc. The Columbia College era papers commence with documentation regarding the attempts to revive the college at the end of the American Revolution. In the later period these papers primarily supplement and document the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Governors and the Board of Trustees. Much material was destroyed and scattered in the late 19th century leaving this collection quite incomplete.
Cathedral of St. John the Divine (NewYork, N.Y.) Manhattan School of Music (NewYork, N.Y.) of Morningside Heights Inc. was agreed upon, Lawrence Orton, a member of the NewYork City Planning
Creator
Morningside Heights, Inc.
Abstract Or Scope
The Morningside Area Alliance is an organization working for community improvement on behalf of its member institutions in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in New York City. The organization was founded as Morningside Heights Inc. in 1947 through joint action of fourteen Morningside Institutions--Columbia University, St. Luke's Hospital, Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, Teacher's College, Barnard College, Corpus Christi Church, Home for Old Men and Aged Couples, International House, Jewish Theological Seminary, Juilliard School of Music, St. Hilda's and St. Hugh's School, The Riverside Church, Union Theological Seminary, and the Women's Hospital of St. Luke's Center--with the expressed purpose of "[promoting] the improvement of Morningside Heights as an attractive, residential, educational, and cultural area." The collection includes much, if not all, of the material that was created by the organization as part of its daily business from 1947 to 1992, when the materials were accessioned into University Archives at Columbia University. This includes records of the Board of Directors and the various Committees within the Alliance; assorted publications, reports, pamphlets, and theses both acquired and created by the organization; files of the different offices within the organization; maps, plans, and photographs used and created by the Alliance for its work; and the collected materials and files created for the organization's projects in different subject areas--specifically buildings, community services and programs, public safety, schools, and the Morningside General Neighborhood Renewal Plan. The collection also includes a large quantity of material rearranged into subject files on different areas of concern within the organization.