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    <unittitle>Columbia University Libraries Staff Association records</unittitle>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">1.25 linear feet</extent>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>This collection has no restrictions.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Accruals</head>
<p>No additions are expected.</p>  </accruals>
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    <head>Immediate Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>Source of acquisition--Columbia University Libraries. Date of acquisition--1952. Accession number--M-52.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Arrangement</head>
<p>Arranged.</p>  </arrangement>
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    <head>Ownership and Custodial History</head>
<p>Gift of the Libraries, circa 1952.</p>  </custodhist>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Columbia University Libraries Staff Association records; Box and Folder Number; Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library, Columbia University Libraries.</p>  </prefercite>
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<p>Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 05/05/89.</p>  </processinfo>
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    <head>Related Materials</head>
<p>Additional materials concerning the Library Staff Association can be found in the <extref xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="https://findingaids.library.columbia.edu/ead/nnc-ua/ldpd_5694076/dsc/14">Historical Subject Files (UA#0002) Series XIV. Libraries.</extref></p>  </relatedmaterial>
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    <head>Summary</head>
<p>Typescript drafts of the association's constitution, ballots for various elections as well as for the ratification of the constitution, memoranda, reports, correspondence, and minutes of the association meetings and the executive board's meetings.</p>  </scopecontent>
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<p>Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <subject source="lcsh">Academic libraries -- New York (State) -- New York</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Librarians -- Societies, etc</subject>
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    <genreform authfilenumber="http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300027437" source="aat">Constitutions</genreform>
    <genreform authfilenumber="http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300027440" source="aat">minutes (administrative records)</genreform>
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  <dsc><c id="aspace_134c875df7f2af307b95dee52d3de646" level="series"><did><unittitle>CUL Staff Association records</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/1609453</unitid></did><c id="aspace_a4ac2a22aef8277d4390c19b05e0633c" level="file"><did><unittitle>Ballots</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/1609454</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1949/1949">1949</unitdate></did><c id="aspace_7b1a12480642a1a37c52cfdf1bf68068" level="file"><did><unittitle>First Ballot: Officers and Executive Board Members</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/1609455</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1949/1950" type="inclusive">1949-1950</unitdate><container id="aspace_705a0a23c39f9224faed800c7c502a06" label="box" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_9aaded6a250a4058947bec5902e133ea" parent="aspace_705a0a23c39f9224faed800c7c502a06" type="folder">1</container></did></c><c id="aspace_7b6f7ed07cbbc06373160408a1abd8ab" level="file"><did><unittitle>Second Ballot: CFs and PAs</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/1609456</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1949/1950" type="inclusive">1949-1950</unitdate><container id="aspace_a244a88e9a825dd0ee5bc51f2dd1f574" label="box" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_10c13c31d51ca119a2aa8ed419500860" parent="aspace_a244a88e9a825dd0ee5bc51f2dd1f574" type="folder">2</container></did></c><c id="aspace_befe6e21b44f16571f0b96e09da30252" level="file"><did><unittitle>Third Ballot: Department Representatives</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/1609457</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1949/1950" type="inclusive">1949-1950</unitdate><container id="aspace_972c24843a90f482991b935895ce5acc" label="box" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_1b5a846a45b3f9cc3bc56d648dc1153b" parent="aspace_972c24843a90f482991b935895ce5acc" type="folder">3</container></did></c><c id="aspace_9db9d9e5c90f1e6215774c3cb0ae5daa" level="file"><did><unittitle>Tallies</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/1609458</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1949/1949">1949</unitdate><container id="aspace_ba34d1d3e6f1ef5e5238bcdc8cd5fca1" label="box" type="box">1</container><container id="aspace_c7e98608585cddd2cc393b695464383d" parent="aspace_ba34d1d3e6f1ef5e5238bcdc8cd5fca1" type="folder">4</container></did></c></c><c id="aspace_4cbc70e142bfe935b955f9ef0b155e0c" level="file"><did><unittitle>Constitution and by-laws</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/1609459</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1948/1948">1948</unitdate></did><scopecontent id="aspace_9af57a6fc766bfa4f8be30c04ab17820"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>In December 1948, members voted to approve the Columbia University Libraries Staff Association's new constitution and by-laws. Members could vote "yes" to approve the entire constitution or "no", meaning that the member would vote on each article as either yes or no.</p></scopecontent><c id="aspace_024905bb63ebef5b8a8a27e8a65b8ac5" level="file"><did><unittitle>Drafts of the constitution and by-laws</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/1609460</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1948/1948">1948</unitdate><container id="aspace_972ebcac48876d6dfbea01f4d5c3b448" label="box" type="box">2</container><container id="aspace_5ef695d2f5eb3b96ac2c7fdd5b5e7ea2" parent="aspace_972ebcac48876d6dfbea01f4d5c3b448" type="folder">1</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_7a2e3d7c8fec9afdcf1edb87ff6af681"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>"Compiled for Secretary by J. Macalister."</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_18ad4cb2ccf0b4a5c2388901995160fa" level="file"><did><unittitle>"Yes" votes</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/1609461</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1948/1948">1948</unitdate><container id="aspace_0eb4bd1a8e9d4ad3b5410fb1016d1193" label="box" type="box">2</container><container id="aspace_93f8aaaf24da2dfa586c135c585b23f3" parent="aspace_0eb4bd1a8e9d4ad3b5410fb1016d1193" type="folder">2</container></did></c><c id="aspace_1482a5084c30d561b9a96743702a3234" level="file"><did><unittitle>"No" votes</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/1609462</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1948/1948">1948</unitdate><container id="aspace_57fde96b3ee298be2b1e3ef006496558" label="box" type="box">2</container><container id="aspace_56034b724b7c4458aea823bf6327500c" parent="aspace_57fde96b3ee298be2b1e3ef006496558" type="folder">3</container></did></c><c 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Yes or no.</p></scopecontent></c></c></dsc>
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