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James C. Bonbright papers, 1921-1983
2 linear feetBella Abzug papers, 1937-1996, bulk 1970-1986
605 linear feetCongressional papers consisting of correspondence memoranda, speeches, reports, photographs and printed materials relating to her terms in Congress. The collection contains general correspondence and administrative files, as well as extensive subject files on a wide variety of topics with which Abzug was involved while in Congress. Also included are Legislative files, being the chronological files of background material for legislation considered on the House floor, and printed versions of legislation by Abzug and others. The Casework Files, relating to Abzug's advocacy on behalf of constituents involved in civil rights, housing, military, employment and related cases, are closed. Among the major correspondents are Carl Albert, Abraham D. Beame, Hugh L. Carey, Gerald R. Ford, Edward I. Koch, John V. Lindsay, Nelson A. Rockefeller, and Gloria Steinem. Materials added in 1981 include: draft transcripts of an oral history, appointment books, speeches and subject files (particularly on privacy and freedom of information) all interfiled in the collection and campaign materials press releases and newspaper clippings.
American Telephone and Telegraph Company Box 627
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Eleanor Pepper architectural records and papers, 1891-1997, bulk 1920-1990
33 document boxesAmerican Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1964-1965 Box 23, Folder 01
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Drawings and specifications
Paul Felix Lazarsfeld papers, 1930-1976
75500 itemsCorrespondence, manuscripts, notes, technical reports, memoranda, questionnaires, interview schedules, personal and professional documents, several photographs, one tape recording, and printed materials. The correspondence files contain letters to colleagues and researchers such as Bernard Berelson, Robert Lynd, Robert Merton, and Frank Stanton. The subject files document Lazarsfeld's many research projects such as the Admissions Officers Project, 1964-1970, the Planning Project for Advanced Training in Social Research, 1950-1955, and his first major endeavor, the Princeton Radio Research Project, 1937-1940. There are complete records for his 1954-1955 study on McCarthyism's effect on college teaching. These original materials consisting of correspondence, interview schedules, and questionnaires contain many detailed comments which could not be included in the published version of this study, THE ACADEMIC MIND (1958). Numerous files relate to Lazarsfeld's position as Associate Director of the Bureau of Applied Social Research (BASR). There are manuscripts of books, research papers, lectures, and articles by Lazarsfeld as well as by his students and colleagues.
American Telephone and Telegraph Company, File 2 Box 1
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company, File I Box 1
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- American Telephone and Telegraph Company, File I
Robert Dodd Lilley papers, 1935-1986
16 linear feetCorrespondence, subject files, corporate committee files, corporate reports, yearly appointment calendars, biographical materials, photographs, books from his personal library, memorabilia and works of art. Correspondence includes 3 bound slipcased volumes containing 471 letters, notes and congratulatory telegrams on the occasion of R.D. Lilley being named President of AT&T, April 1, 1972. Correspondents include David Rockefeller and Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Subject files contain Columbia University activities. Manuscript files include his student notebooks from the School of Engineering (1931) and the School of Mines (1934-1935). Corporate committee files include the New Jersey Commission on Civil Disorders, 1967-1968. Memorabilia consists of seven Columbia University related plaques, awards, citations, and varsity letters and fifteen Columbia related commemorative gifts and tokens, as well as thirty-five non-Columbia related diplomas, plaques, awards, citations and certificates and fifty-five non Columbia related trophies, commemorative gifts, and presentation pen & pencil sets. The works of art include two views of the Park Place building "Columbia College New-York" (NEW YORK MIRROR, 1828) and "Columbia College and College Green" (New York, 1830) facsimile reprint of the "Palm tree print"; a print of a drawing of "Columbia University circa 1903" from the Avery Library; two signed prints of Ernest D. Roth "Hamilton Hall" and the "School of Mines"; and a relief print of "John Jay" by Stanley Wyatt.
Thomas A. Edison papers, 1860-1903
2 boxesThis collection of contracts, patent assignments, other legal documents, and correspondence of Edison and others, deals with the development of the telegraph and the expansion of the telegraph network. There are 31 cataloged legal documents concerning his telegraphic patents, his company (Pope, Edison & Company), and its purchase by The Gold and Stock Telegraph Company in 1870. Other contracts concern the early work of Samuel F.B. Morse and other inventors, and later telegraph companies.
Carnegie Corporation of New York records, circa 1872-2015
3000 linear feetMinutes, correspondence, annual reports, press releases, financial records, photographs, memorabilia, audiovisual, digital and printed materials document the philanthropic activities and administration of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The collection is actively growing, primarily through regular document transfers from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Andrew Carnegie's biographical information and personal philanthropic activity can be found in Series VII. In addition, his pre-1911 gifts, most notably his donations for libraries and church organs, can be found on microfilm (Series II), in the Home Trust Company Records (VI.A), and Financial Record Books (I.C.1). Grant files (Series III.A), which comprise the bulk of the collection) provide information on projects and institutions founded, endowed or supported by the Corporation. The Special Initiatives series (Series IV) contains the records of task forces, commissions and councils, formed by the Corporation mostly during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s to address specific issues. The Corporation's records include those of other Carnegie philanthropic organizations (Series VI), including the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Home Trust Company, both of which shared staff, officers, and office space with the Corporation for a period of time.
Bordt, 1910- 1912 Box vi.a 46, Folder 2
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- Bordt, Arthur American Telephone and Telegraph Company
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Bordt, Arthur American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bureau of Applied Social Research records, 1938-1977
168 Linear FeetProject materials, including reports, monographs, books, articles, Masters essays, Doctoral dissertations, foreign publications, administrative records, correspondence, minutes and audio-visual materials.
Situational Contexts of the Demand for Social Research. Robert K. Merton and Edward C. Devereux, Jr., 1955 Box 124, Folder f-0544-1
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- social research are discussed using the American Telephone and Telegraph Company as an example.]
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[This report is concerned with factors affecting the general level of demand for applied social research. The attitudes, beliefs and conditions which shape and either foster or impede the demand for social research are discussed using the American Telephone and Telegraph Company as an example.]
Robert K. Merton and Edward C. Devereux Role of Social Research in Businees, 1955-1956 Box 49, Folder f-0544
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[F-0544-1 This report is concerned with factors affecting the general level of demand for applied social research. The attitudes, beliefs and conditions which shape and either foster or impede the demand for social research are discussed using the American Telephone and Telegraph Company as an example. F-0544-2 This paper examines the sources of information other than research, utilized in determining the facts relevant to decision-making. The "competitive position" of research in relation to these alternatives is also investigated. F-0544-3 This examines the various problem-spotting and problem-defining functions of social research in the telephone company. F-0544-4 Using A.T.&T. as a case study this paper examines in detail the thesis that before a problem can be solved by a policy maker, it must first be recognized and given some specific formulation or definition. Reports: F-0544-1 through F-0544-4 Article: Merton & Devereux 1964]
Telechronometer Company of Rochester New York records, 1909-1913
0.5 linear feetA small collection of archival material comprising correspondence, blueprints, documents, printed paper, ephemera.
Bill from the General Electric Co., Lynn, Mass. Box 1, Folder 5
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- American Telephone and Telegraph Company and discussing the above mentioned bill. These two documents
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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.