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Avery Drawings & Archives

Spanish Children's Drawings of the Civil War

153 drawings

Avery's collection of Spanish children's drawings of the civil war consist of 153 drawings made by children aged 7 to 14 between the years 1936 and 1938. The drawings were willed to the Department of Art History and Archaeology of Columbia University by Martin Vogel, a lawyer, who died on May 20, 1938 at the age of 59. He made several bequests to Columbia University in a will dated March 16, 1938. From the date of this will and of his death, it is likely the drawings he purchased were those exhibited at Lord & Taylor's in February 1938. His name, however, does not appear among the patrons of the exhibition.

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Columbia University Archives

Columbia Medals collection, 1770s-2015

13.13 linear feet

This is an artificial collection of medals and pins presented to Columbia University students, faculty, staff, and alumni over the years.

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John Bassett Moore

John Bassett Moore was the Hamilton Fish Professorship of International Law and Diplomacy at

John Bassett Moore was the Hamilton Fish Professorship of International Law and Diplomacy at Columbia Law School, the first chair of international law in the United States. Moore remained a Columbia professor until 1924, taking frequent leaves of absence to take up U.S. diplomatic posts.

  1. Series I: Columbia Medals
  2. Subseries I.8: Individuals
Avery Drawings & Archives

Wallace K. Harrison architectural drawings and papers, 1913-1986, bulk 1930-1980

22 manuscript boxes
The Wallace K. Harrison architectural drawings and papers consists of architectural drawings, photographs, correspondence, notes, speeches, manuscripts, press releases, clippings, memoranda, printed material, job lists, curriculam vitae, contracts, articles, and other material related to Harrison's architectural projects. The collection also contains a significant amount of material regarding Harrison's position as director of the Office of Inter-American Affairs, director of planning of the United Nations Headquarters and biographical material. Approximately a third of the collection is made up of photographs. Photographers include Wendy Barrows, Shirley Burden, George Cserna, Y[uzo] Nagata, and Ezra Stoller, among many others. There is also a collection of 148 art books that belonged to Harrison referred to as his "doodle books." A list of these books with brief descriptions of where Harrison drew in them is contained in the finding aid. Projects documented include Lincoln Center, Metropolitan Opera House, Rockefeller Center, Albany Mall (Empire State Plaza), United Nations, X City, ALCOA building, Corning Glass building, First Presbyterian Church, La Guardia Airport, Socony-Mobil building, Battery Park City, Radio City Music Hall, New York World's Fair (1939 and 1964), Institute for Advanced Study, National Academy of Science, Pahlavi National Library Competition, Oberlin College's Hall Auditorium, Pershing Memorial, Rockefeller University, Hopkins Center, The Anchorage, Avila Hotel, and numerous other buildings and residences.
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Columbia University Archives

Lecture notes collection, 1817-1969, bulk 1877-1913

9.92 linear feet
Lecture notes taken by Columbia University students. Collection includes notes of lectures given by prominent Columbia professors such as Charles F. Chandler, John W. Burgess, Herbert L. Osgood, Paul Oskar Kristeller, and George E. Woodberry.
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Series I. Benjamin Franklin Miller, 1817-1847

represent the lectures of a number of early nineteenth century professors, including Nathaniel Fish and

The papers consist of the Miller's undated lecture notes in bound notebook format, copies of poems and translations, a travel notebook, miscellaneous notes, and a few letters. The lecture notes represent the lectures of a number of early nineteenth century professors, including Nathaniel Fish and Chancellor Kent (law), but not all professors were identified. The 1817 and 1847 materials may be those of family members.

Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Carlisle, George William Frederick Howard, Earl of, Letters, 1841-1842

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An unpublished series of letters recording a visit to the United States and Canada in 1841-1842. Following in the footsteps of Harriet Martineau (Society in America, 1837) and coinciding with Charles Dickens's visit to the United States and the subsequent publication of American Notes (1842), these letters provide an invaluable account of life in Antebellum America.

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To Mary Matilda Georgiana Howard, August 1842 Box 1, Folder 9

& coffee & fresh broiled fish which we may procure from some of the Indian canoes we may pass during our
spread upon one oil cloth on the bare rock under the star light & consisted of hot pea soup, hot fish
, the fine trout & white fish of these lakes, a cold round of beef, hot potatoes, hot plum pudding, wine

[The first four pages of a letter beginning] My dearest M. Our expedition has been very prosperous... After a paddle of about 3 hours [on lake Huron] in the canoes, we select one of the innumerable islands to eat our breakfast on; while it is preparing, we generally all bather; then breakfast or hot tea & coffee & fresh broiled fish which we may procure from some of the Indian canoes we may pass during our paddle. We get off from this ??? usually before 12 & then paddle on till near sunset where we pith on some thin island where there is enough of flat rock for pitching the tents & wood for the fires to cook; this is a very busy & picturesque home of preparation, with tens being fixed, baggage pulled about, the canoes [sic] of their respective canoes lighting their separate fires, boiling their pots... the meal was spread upon one oil cloth on the bare rock under the star light & consisted of hot pea soup, hot fish, the fine trout & white fish of these lakes, a cold round of beef, hot potatoes, hot plum pudding, wine & hot brandy & water in some abundance & I must own that the song & chorus of our party sometimes rose upon the midnight echoes of the lake... We were in the midst of an encampment of about 6000 Indians; some of them from great distances & the wildest & most grotesque figures imaginable; we had war dances, canoe races, councils, smoking of pipes; mixed with all this we had our Protestant Bishop, besides Baptists & Methodists &

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To Mary Matilda Georgiana Howard, 7-10 November 1841 Box 1, Folder 2

, fish, potatoes, & 4 entrees of meat.

Journey by railroad from Boston to Albany and then Utica, later 'set forth in a coach at four by myself (the only bit of aristocratic travelling I have yet witnessed) to see the Trenton falls... The jolting(?) upon the road was on the rougher scale of democracy but I have learned how to sit an American vehicle on the common roads; when the jolt impends, give a spring forward from your seat & then you go with the carriage.

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Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Telechronometer Company of Rochester New York records, 1909-1913

0.5 linear feet

A small collection of archival material comprising correspondence, blueprints, documents, printed paper, ephemera.

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Bill from the General Electric Co., Lynn, Mass. Box 1, Folder 5

from W. C. Fish, manager of the Lynn Works, dated June 26, 1910 which discusses contact with the

Works to the Telechronometer Co. for "Experimental and Developmental work in the making of 4 operative sample meters and 1 operative time switch in experimental form .. . " And one page typed letter from W. C. Fish, manager of the Lynn Works, dated June 26, 1910 which discusses contact with the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and discussing the above mentioned bill. These two documents provide a unique view into the costs and efforts of developing the initial prototypes and development of the apparatus.

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Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Benjamin Rauch collection of Soviet Posters, 1960-1980

0.5 Linear Feet

The Soviet Posters Collection consists of 32 posters collected during 1970s-1980s. Those posters reflect rather satirical aspect of the Soviet life of that period and are executed by several well-known Soviet artists like Kukruniksy and others.

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Barnard Archives & Special Collections

Frances Whyatt papers, 1969-2000, undated

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Frances Whyatt (born 1945) is an American author, poet and activist. She has published poetry, short stories, and novels under the name Frances Whyatt as well as under the pseudonym Shylah Boyd. Her published works of fiction and poetry include American Made (1975), American Gypsy (1983), and A Real Man & Other Stories (1990). Her work focuses on themes of gender, sexuality, and feminism. The Frances Whyatt Papers (1969-2000) document Whyatt's personal and professional relationships, creative writing practice, and her activism in feminist organizations such as Women Against Pornography. Materials in this collection include drafts, manuscripts, and correspondence. The collection also contains ephemera and miscellaneous materials, such as journal entries, research notes, fashion sketches, and recipes.
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Lost Love Poems, undated Box 16, Folder 4

5), "The Meeting" (page 8), "Discovering the Fish in the Man" (page 10), "Fairy Tale" (page 11

Lost Love manuscript. Identical copy to Folder 3 in Box 3. Poems include: "I. Gold Necklace" (page 5), "The Meeting" (page 8), "Discovering the Fish in the Man" (page 10), "Fairy Tale" (page 11), "Windsurfing" (page 13), "Baby Talk" (page 15), "Offering" (page 16); "II. Princess to the Woodsman" (page 18), "To my Lover in Love with his Digital Watch" (page 20), "Telephone Heresies" (page 21), "Mama" (page 23), "Myopia" (page 24), "Wife to Lover" (page 25), "Ex-Wife" (page 26), "Warm Bodies" (page 27), "Seduction of the Divorced Child" (page 28), "Englishtown" (page 29), "Love versus Capsize" (page 31), "Nude Beach" (page 32), "the Man in the Poem" (page 33); "III. Lost Love" (page 36), "Eurydice" (page 39), "Endgame" (page 40), "Advocate" (page 40), "Daughter's Prayer" (page 45), "Who are You Now" (page 47), "Spectrum" (page 49). Works signed by Frances Whyatt.

  1. Manuscripts and Written Works, 1973-1993, undated
  2. American Gypsy, circa 1975-1981, undated

Lost Love Poems, undated Box 16, Folder 3

Necklace" (page 5), "The Meeting" (page 8), "Discovering the Fish in the Man" (page 10), "Fairy Tale" (page

Lost Love manuscript of poems. Identical copy to Folder 4 in Box 3. Poems include: "I. Gold Necklace" (page 5), "The Meeting" (page 8), "Discovering the Fish in the Man" (page 10), "Fairy Tale" (page 11), "Windsurfing" (page 13), "Baby Talk" (page 15), "Offering" (page 16); "II. Princess to the Woodsman" (page 18), "To my Lover in Love with his Digital Watch" (page 20), "Telephone Heresies" (page 21), "Mama" (page 23), "Myopia" (page 24), "Wife to Lover" (page 25), "Ex-Wife" (page 26), "Warm Bodies" (page 27), "Seduction of the Divorced Child" (page 28), "Englishtown" (page 29), "Love versus Capsize" (page 31), "Nude Beach" (page 32), "the Man in the Poem" (page 33); "III. Lost Love" (page 36), "Eurydice" (page 39), "Endgame" (page 40), "Advocate" (page 40), "Daughter's Prayer" (page 45), "Who are You Now" (page 47), "Spectrum" (page 49). Works signed by Frances Whyatt.

  1. Manuscripts and Written Works, 1973-1993, undated
  2. American Gypsy, circa 1975-1981, undated
Rare Book & Manuscript Library

David Burliuk Papers, 1950-1967

43 items

Letters and postcards from David and Marusia Burliuk to art historian and collector Evgenii Dubnov, and Christmas cards the Burliuk family had received over the years from relatives and friends. There is also a photograph of David Burliuk, Marusia Burliuk, Marianna Burliuk-Fiala and Vaclav Fiala. Also included is a copy of Dubnov's essay about his correspondence with Burliuk.

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Oral History Archives at Columbia

Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality Oral History Collection, 2014-2015

35 Volumes
The Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality (IRWGS) at Columbia University is an interdisciplinary institute for feminist scholarship and education. It was established as the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWAG) in 1987. Anticipating its 25th anniversary, the Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality (IRWGS) approached the Columbia Center for Oral History Research (CCOHR) in 2012, about an oral history project to document the history of the department and the growth and development of feminism at Columbia. The IRWGS Oral History Project was conducted with funding from the President's Office and was the first project undertaken by CCOHR in its new home at the Interdisciplinary Center for Innovative Theory and Empirics (INCITE). Interviews with current and past directors of IRWGS, affiliated and allied faculty, administrators, and students were conducted between 2014 and 2015. The Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality Oral History Project is comprised of interviews with 36 individuals involved in the founding and development of the Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality (IRWGS) at Columbia University. Interviewers conducted these interviews over 68 sessions, creating over 90 hours of recordings. Nine of these sessions were recorded on video, and interviews have been transcribed. Interviewers were guided by a set of research questions, which emphasized the role of IRWGS as a political actor within the broader context of Columbia University, agitating for the inclusion of feminist analysis and practice. As the project progressed, questions expanded to explore issues of generation, activism, the developments within feminism(s), evidence of increasing support of IRWGS by the university, and the challenge of addressing diversity, sexuality and other forms of social difference theoretically and as professional practice.
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Farah Griffin, 2015 June 9 Box 2

Primus (Knopf, 1999) co-editor, with Cheryl Fish, of Stranger in the Village: Two Centuries of African

In this interview, Farah Griffin begins by discussing her early life in South Philadelphia, her love of reading, her relationship with her father and how he was impacted by racial prejudice, the demographics of her neighborhood, and her personal study of women's history and black history. She talks about her early education at an integrated Philadelphia magnet school and the Baldwin School. She goes on to address the origins of her admiration for Toni Morrison, her decision to attend Harvard University as an undergraduate, and her mentors at Harvard: Nathan Huggins and Werner Sollors. Griffin talks about her intellectual interests, including Black feminism, Black feminist literary studies, jazz studies, gender and sexuality, and literature. Griffin discusses her PhD program in American Studies at Yale and cites the classes and professors that influenced her. She briefly addresses her time at the University of Pennsylvania and her own activist work. She characterizes the climate of the English department when she arrived at Columbia and how she was immediately embraced by IRWGS and by the Institute for Research in African-American Studies (IRAAS). Griffin talks about her mentorship with Jean Howard and her involvement in diversity initiatives. She discusses her bookHarlem Nocturne, novelist Ann Petry, and her work spreading black women's intellectual history. Griffin concludes the interview by reflecting on how the student body has changed during her time at Columbia. She specifically addresses generational differences between herself and her students, especially regarding the election of President Barack Obama, the backlash after his election, the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, the Black Lives Matter movement, and anti-sexual violence activism on campus.

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