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Nicholas Murray Butler papers, 1891-1947

326 linear feet

Correspondence; manuscripts of books, chapters, addresses, lectures, articles, and other writings; clippings and other printed materials relating to Butler's life and career, and memorabilia, ca. 1900-1947. Also, correspondence, 1891-1946, between Butler and presidents of the United States including William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman.

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University of Puerto Rico

Highlight: University of Puerto Rico

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Records, 1905-1979

250 linear feet

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (CFAT), founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1905 with a dual mission of a teacher pension fund and an educational research center, played a prominent role in research and development of educational standards. The collection contains records from the "New York" (1904-1980) period of the Foundation's activities.

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University of Puerto Rico, 1923-1928 Box 66

Highlight: University of Puerto Rico, 1923-1928

Samuel McCune Lindsay papers, 1877-1957

80 linear feet

Correspondence, manuscripts, reports, slides, records, film and card files, and scrapbooks. The papers reflect Lindsay's various activities and are arranged in two sequences, an alphabetical name file and an alphabetical subject file. Since many of the subjects are closely related, the division between them is not always very sharp. Among the subjects covered are: social legislation, I.L.O., National Child Labor Committee, prohibition, labor, Republican National Committee, Institute for Social Research, League of Nations, humane legislation, housing, Harmon Foundation, Educational Radio Corporation, and the Bergh Foundation. Boxes 167-169 contain the files of the Committee for Industrial Relations, 1912-1914

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University of Puerto Rico, 1903, 1952-1955 Box 194

Highlight: University of Puerto Rico, 1903, 1952-1955

Manning Marable papers, 1967-2012

140 linear feet

Marable was a leading figure in African-American studies as well as a historian, social theorist, and political activist. The collection includes appointment books, biographical information, budgets, clippings, correspondence, drafts, lecture notes, manuscripts, photographs, proposals, reports, speeches, syllabi, and teaching materials.

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University of Puerto Rico, 1987 October, 1987 Box 86

Highlight: University of Puerto Rico, 1987 October, 1987

Diplomas and Certificates Collection, 1714-2003, bulk 1800-1959

56.87 linear feet

This is an artificial collection of diplomas and certificates awarded to people associated with Columbia University from its founding as Kings College in 1754. Some diplomas found in this collection were awarded to Columbia-related individuals by other institutions. Also includes certificates presented to individuals and to the University as an institution, usually for honorary purposes. Correspondence directly related to some of these honors can also be found in this collection.

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University of Puerto Rico, Honorary LLD, 1937 Box 5

Highlight: University of Puerto Rico, Honorary LLD, 1937

Robert K. Merton papers, 1928-2003, bulk 1943-2001

220 linear feet

The Robert K. Merton papers document the noted sociologist's career as a student, professor, writer, and researcher. Merton's numerous and varied academic and professional affiliations, activities, and accomplishments are reflected in correspondence, memoranda, drafts, clippings, and notes.

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University of Puerto Rico--Consultant, 1961-1966 Box 176, Folder 14

Highlight: University of Puerto Rico--Consultant, 1961-1966

University of Puerto Rico--"Socially Expected Durations,", 1983-1984 Box 156, Folder 10

Highlight: University of Puerto Rico--"Socially Expected Durations,", 1983-1984

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace New York and Washington Offices records, 1910-1954

335 linear feet

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, established by Andrew Carnegie in 1910, is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States. The files document the activities of the New York and Washington Offices of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace from 1910 until 1954, as well as the founding, administration, and activity of the Centre Europeen (CEIP Paris Office) and the work of the Carnegie Endowment in Europe in 1911-1940

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University of Puerto Rico Debating Team, 1930-1931 Box 319

Highlight: University of Puerto Rico Debating Team, 1930-1931

School of Social Work Records, 1898-circa 2010s, bulk circa 1930s-1980s

93.5 linear feet

Records of one of the oldest schools of social work in the United States, founded in 1898 as the New York School of Philanthropy and affiliated with the Charity Organization Society of New York City. The school merged with Columbia University in 1959, becoming the Columbia University School of Social Work. This collection includes the records of the office of the Dean, Development and Alumni Relations, and the Social Work Library, the bulk of which date from the 1930s through the 1980s.

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University of Puerto Rico MSW projects, 1971 August 27 Box 33, Folder 31

Highlight: University of Puerto Rico MSW projects, 1971 August 27

Inter American University of Puerto Rico correspondence, 1978 Box 39, Folder 73

Highlight: Inter American University of Puerto Rico correspondence, 1978

Carnegie Corporation of New York, Series III: Grant Records, 1911-1994

1500 linear feet

The Corporation awards grants to nonprofit organizations and institutions for projects that are broadly educational in nature and that show promise of having national or international impact. Certain appropriations are made for activities, such as Corporation-led initiatives that are administered by the foundation's officers. The trustees set the overall policies of the foundation and have final authority to approve all grants above $50,000 recommended by the program staff. Grants of $25,000 or less, called discretionary grants, are made upon the approval of the president and are reported to the board; larger discretionary grants, those between $25,000 and $50,000, are also reviewed by a Corporation-wide group, which makes recommendations to the president. (from Program Guidelines 2003-2004 (http://www.carnegie.org/sub/program/areas.html))

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Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, , 1958-1969 Box iii.a 630, Folder 5

Highlight: Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, , 1958-1969

InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico, 1978-1980 Box iii.c 21, Folder 2

Highlight: InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico, 1978-1980

Manuel Ramos Otero Papers, circa 1920s-2007, bulk 1967-1992

18 linear feet

Manuel Ramos Otero (1948-1990) is considered the first openly gay writer from Puerto Rico. He resided in New York City for much of his adult life. In 1990, he returned to his hometown of Manatí, Puerto Rico, where he died of complications from HIV/AIDS. The collection includes personal and professional correspondence, manuscripts, notebooks and notes, reviews, photographs, and newspaper clippings. These materials range in date from Otero's infancy to his death, 1948-1990. There is also a small section of the collection that contains material related to Otero posthumously, which dates from 1990 to 2007.

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University of Puerto Rico coursework and diplomas, 1964-1970 Box 7, Folder 5

Highlight: University of Puerto Rico coursework and diplomas, 1964-1970

Series IV: Academic Work, 1964-1990, undated

Highlight: sociology and political science as an undergraduate at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), Río Piedras.
Abstract Or Scope: Series IV: Academic Work contains material related to Manuel Ramos Otero's coursework, teaching and scholarship, dating from 1964-1990.

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