Columbia University Doctoral Dissertations, 1872-2020
Summary Information
Abstract
Ph.D. dissertations are cataloged individually and can be found in the Columbia University library catalog, CLIO. Archival copies should be used only if there is no General Collections or electronic copy of this dissertation available. The exact number of dissertation in existence is not known. They usually have a call number that begins with COY, CWO CXO, CZO or LD1237.Another way to search for dissertation titles and authors is to consult a set of publications printed by the University listing authors alphabetically and arranging dissertations by department for a particular year.
List of theses submitted by candidates for the degree of doctor of philosophy in Columbia University, available from Hathitrust:
1872-1910 - https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t3mw2mj11
1971-1974 - https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4187471
1974-1976 - https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4187472
1976-1977 - https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4187473
1977-1981 - https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4187474
1981-1987 - https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4187475
The University Archives paper copies of the List of Theses can be requested via the following different CLIO records:
Master's Essays and Doctoral Dissertations from 1951/1952 through 1956/1957 (call number CW4 C724, https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/1998118)
Master's Essays and Doctoral Dissertations from 1957/58 through 1970/1971 (call number CW4 C724, https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/1998119 );
Doctoral Dissertations from 1971/1972 through 1987/1988 (call number CW4 C725, https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/400172).
After 1987/1988 you can find annual lists of Doctoral Dissertations in Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) Convocation Programs which can be accessed via our Commencement Collection (https://findingaids.library.columbia.edu/ead/nnc-ua/ldpd_6386066)
At a Glance
- Bib ID:
- 15579387 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 30000 Volumes (Real number not known. )
- Language(s):
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English
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- See also
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Columbia University Archives Research Guide to Master's Essays and Dissertations
https://guides.library.columbia.edu/uarchives/thesis
- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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All books in this collection are cataloged, and should be requested individually in CLIO. This record is for informational purposes only.
Using the Collection
See also
Columbia University Archives Research Guide to Master's Essays and Dissertations
https://guides.library.columbia.edu/uarchives/thesis
Conditions Governing Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
All books in this collection are cataloged, and should be requested individually in CLIO. This record is for informational purposes only.
Existence and Location of Copies
Full text copies of dissertations published since 1997 (and some earlier dates) are available to Columbia UNI holders via ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global database (https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/2554991). Non-Columbia patrons may order copies via ProQuest Dissertation Express. Various formats and fees apply. If a dissertation is not available via Proquest, you may request a copy from the University Archives.
Academic Commons (https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/explore/doctoraltheses) holds the full text of doctoral theses written since 2011 at Columbia and of theses written for a Doctorate of Education at Teachers College since mid 2018. A selection of dissertations from Union Theological Seminary, and from Columbia before 2011, are also available.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Historical Note
Starting in 1950 and until 1960/61 two copies Columbia University doctoral dissertations were submitted to Special Collections. The first (archival) copy classed for Columbiana was not to be used, and the second copy was classed in "B" for use in case the departmental reading copy was missing. Theses for Teachers College and Union Theological Seminary were submitted in one copy only.
Subject Headings
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through
CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries,
and through ArchiveGRID,
a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.
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