Nicholas Murray Butler papers, 1891-1947

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#0177
Bib ID:
4078570 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
326 linear feet (600 boxes, 315 volumes)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
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Description

Summary

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.

Arrangement

Arranged.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on 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.

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

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.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Nicholas Murray Butler papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Nicholas Murray Butler, 1946; his bequest, 1947.

Transferred from Journalism, 1996.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Butler, Nicholas Murray. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1946. Accession number--M-46.

NMB letter to Henry James II: Source of acquisition--2293B (Rare Book). Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--05/19/1995. Accession number--M-95-05-19.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Surveyed Julie Miller 02/--/1987.

NMB letter to Henry James II Processed HR 12/04/1996.

Revision Description

2009-06-26 File created.

2018-07-17 Person names in series II transcribed from PDF and added to finding aid by Catherine Carson Ricciardi, Patrick Lawlor, and Rebecca Barabas. Box numbers for series II verified by Rebecca Barabas

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Biographical / Historical

Nicholas Murray Butler was an educator and Columbia University President from 1902 to 1945; recipient of the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize; an adviser to seven presidents and friend of statesmen in foreign nations; recipient of decorations from fifteen foreign governments and of honorary degrees from thirty-seven colleges and universities; a member of more than fifty learned societies and twenty clubs; the author of a small library of books, pamphlets, reports, and speeches; an international traveler who crossed the Atlantic at least a hundred times; a national leader of the Republican Party; an advocate of peace and the embodiment of the international mind» that he frequently spoke about. He was called Nicholas Miraculous Butler by his good friend Theodore Roosevelt.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Addresses CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Articles CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Lectures CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Manuscripts (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Photographs CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Columbia University -- Presidents CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Harding, Warren G (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
McKinley, William, 1843-1901 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Roosevelt, Franklin D (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Taft, William H (William Howard), 1857-1930 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
College presidents CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Presidents -- United States CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID