6952003Bampton Lectures in America collection6952003Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-01-13 20:23:51 -0500.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard2021-07-02Updated collection description. Rare Book and Manuscript Library Bampton Lectures in America collection Columbia University. Bampton Lectures in America 6952003 UA#0263 English /repositories/2/resources/4547 1 linear feet 1 record carton 1948 Restrictions on Access

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.

 Conditions Governing Access

This collection has no restrictions.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

2001.002.

 Historical Note

The Bampton Lectures in America at Columbia were established by the bequest of Ada Bampton Tremaine. Her ancestor, the Reverend John Bampton, established the Bampton Lectures at Oxford University. She provided in her will that the lectures be given annually and that the subject be of theologic, scientific, art or hygiene. Starting in 1948 the Bampton Lectures were open to the public and free of charge. The collected lectures were published by Columbia University Press.

 Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Bampton Lectures in America collection; Box and Folder; University Archives, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University Libraries.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Joanna Rios in July 2021.

 Related Materials

For additional information about the Bampton Lectures in America, please consult the Historical subject files (UA#0002) and Central Files (UA#0001). More recent records about the lectures and juries (1967-1992) can be found in the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs records (UA#0083). Some recordings of the lectures (1960s-1970s) are also available as part of the Columbia University historical recordings (UA#0315).

 Summary

This collection consists of the ticket request correspondence for the inaugural, four-part lecture series "The Prospect of Western Civilization" delivered by Arnold Joseph Toynbee, Director of Studies in the Royal Institute of International Affairs, in April 1948.

 Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

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.

 Columbia University. Bampton Lectures in America Columbia University Toynbee, Arnold, 1889-1975 Bampton Lectures in America collection/repositories/2/archival_objects/159284119481Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the ticket request correspondence for the inaugural, four-part lecture series "The Prospect of Western Civilization" delivered by Arnold Joseph Toynbee, Director of Studies in the Royal Institute of International Affairs, in April 1948.