Library Reference Department records, 1904-1959
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#0264
- Bib ID:
- 4078639 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Butler Library. Reference Department
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 0.83 linear feet (1000 items in 2 document boxes)
- Language(s):
- English .
- 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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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.
All administrative records of the University are restricted for 25 years from the date of creation.
Description
Summary
Office files of two former heads of the Columbia University Libraries' Reference Department. The files of Isadore Mudge, 1930-1937, 1940, and those of Constance M. Winchell, 1940-1945 and 1947-1959. The files are chiefly inter-office memoranda with other librarians and administrative memoranda for the department. There is some correspondence. Also, a file of Reference Department annual reports, 1904-1940.
Arrangement
Arranged.
Using the Collection
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.
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.
All administrative records of the University are restricted for 25 years from the date of creation.
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); Library Reference Department records; Box and Folder; Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University Libraries.
Related Materials
For additional materials, please consult the Columbia University Library Office files, 1890-1998.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
Ownership and Custodial History
Transferred from the Reference Department, after 1959.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Reference Department. Method of acquisition--Transfer; Date of acquisition--1959. Accession number--M-59.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 05/05/89.
Revision Description
2024-10-18 Finding aid published (JR)
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