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Caroline Schimmel collection of Truman Capote material, 1949-1988

5.5 linear feet

Twelve books by Truman Capote in various printings and foreign language translations, ephemera relating to stage adaptations of some of his works, and books about Capote. Novels represented include "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "In Cold Blood".

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Albert Goldman papers, 1953-1994

225 linear feet

The papers consist of correspondence, diaries, journals, interviews, manuscripts, transcripts, and printed material.

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David Eugene Smith Professional papers, 1860-1945

139 boxes

Professional and personal papers of Smith, including correspondence and manuscripts from his students, family, contemporary mathematicians and teaching colleagues about the history and teaching of mathematics, his many committees, administrative matters at Teachers College, and his travels and collecting. Also, the manuscripts of his writings and his notes.

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Columbia University Archives

Columbia College A.B. Theses Collection, 1878-1905

32.25 linear feet
This collection consists of the undergraduate theses admitted for graduation by students of Columbia College from 1878 to 1905.
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C.V. Starr East Asian Library

Theodore Richards Conant Collection, 1949-2010, bulk 1953-2000

76 Linear Feet
The Theodore Richards Conant Collection documents the life and film making career of Theodore Richards Conant, dating from 1949 to 2010, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1953 to 2000. The focus of the materials is on the Korean War, Korean culture and society. Materials in the collection consist of his personal papers and a substantial amount of audiovisual materials related to the documentary films created and/or collected by him during his career. The personal papers consist of clippings, ephemera, correspondence, scenarios, notes, catalogs, journals and other unique items. The photographs in the collection document Korea's political and cultural aspect, as well as Conant's work in Korea as a film producer while working in the UN Korean Reconstruction Agency (UNKRA). The audiovisual materials are the documentaries directed and filmed by Conant, related to the Korean War, Korean society and culture.
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Avery Drawings & Archives

Percy and Harold D. Uris papers, 1901-2003

277.5 linear feet

This collection primarily contains materials related to Percy and Harold Uris and their real estate businesses. Correspondence, financial records, and estate papers document the professional and personal lives of the brothers and their wives. The bulk of the business records are from their properties at 380 Madison Avenue and 300 Park Avenue. There is limited information about the other Uris properties and Uris Building Corporation. Finally, the collection contains records from the Uris Brothers Foundation, Inc about the family's philanthropic endeavors.

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Smith-Plimpton East Asian Collection, circa 700-1937

556 items
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Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand records, 1891-2000

148 linear feet
The collection is clearly divided into two record groups: Coopers & Lybrand archival materials and Price Waterhouse & Co. archival materials. The documents from the offices Price Waterhouse & Co. materials include original company documents, accounting books, and other records created by Price Waterhouse or the firms that have subsequently merged with it.
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Lydia Davis papers, 1940-2022

61 Linear Feet
Lydia Davis (1947-) is an American short story writer, novelist, essayist, and translator from French and other languages. She is the author of several collections of short stories, one novel, two collections of essays, and several translations. The papers include address books, calendars, contracts, correspondence, drafts, interviews, journals, manuscripts, notes, proofs, publications, school records, and teaching files.
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Miscellaneous Papers (2 of 2), 1962, 1982, 1995-1996, 2006-2014 Box 86, Folder 2

Topics / items include Abacus - Rae Armantrout (1996), personal correspondence, Davis

Topics / items include Abacus - Rae Armantrout (1996), personal correspondence, Davis' correspondence, Brearley classmates, Rae poem, review of Noon, error in TLS wh. I wrote letter about, notes on translation, rough lesson plan for class visit, Lynne Tillman souvenir, translation of Pecly, royalty statements, recommendations, business correspondence, payment info DSLA and other stubs. Recommendation letters have been separated from the file and restricted.

  1. Series VII: Miscellaneous Files, 1947-2019
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George Arthur Plimpton collection of Hornbooks, 1600-1900

7 boxes

This collection includes hornbooks, battledores, and facsimiles of hornbooks, a few hornbook-adjacent items, and supporting documents. Hornbooks and battledores were used from the 14th through the 19th centuries for the earliest steps of training in literacy: learning to recognize letterforms, and sometimes to read syllables and/or short texts.

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Plimpton Hornbook No. 10 Box 3

The lesson is missing. The horn is fastened with heavy studs. On the back is an abacus (4 lines of
4, 3, 2, 1 large wooden beads). Evidently quite ancient, judged by the crude form of the abacus. ((4

The lesson is missing. The horn is fastened with heavy studs. On the back is an abacus (4 lines of 4, 3, 2, 1 large wooden beads). Evidently quite ancient, judged by the crude form of the abacus. ((4 ¼ x 6"), plus handle of 4"). See, "Marks of Merit"--Figure 6 at pp. 12-13.

  1. Plimpton hornbooks