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Louis G. Cowan papers, 1885, 1952-1976, bulk 1952-1976

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.: MS#0293
Bib ID 4078657 View CLIO record
Creator(s) Cowan, Louis G., 1909-1976
Title Louis G. Cowan papers, 1885, 1952-1976, bulk 1952-1976
Physical Description 26 linear feet (62 boxes)
Language(s) English .
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Arrangement

Arrangement

Selected materials cataloged; remainder listed and arranged.

Description

Summary

Correspondence, notes, manuscripts, documents, photographs, audio tapes, and printed material of Louis G. Cowan. The files document Cowan's activites at CBS and Brandeis University, and in many other capacities. Approximately one-third of the collection consists of records and studies of the Broadcast Institute of North America. The papers also reflect a number of Cowan's various interests such as posters; the earliest item in the collection, a letter from General Charles P. Stone, 1885, is indicative of Cowan's active interest in the history of the Statue of Liberty. Among the prominent correspondents are Jacob Bronowski, Hubert H. Humphrey, William Phillips, and Jonas Salk.

Using the Collection

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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

Single photocopies 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); Louis G. Cowan papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Selected Related Material-- at Columbia

Related materials are in the Chilmark Press Papers, Rare Book & Manuscript 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 Holly Cowan Shulman, 1981.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Accession number--M-59.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/89.

Revision Description

2020-07-29 EAD document created by CCR.

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Genre/Form

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"
"CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Awards Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Lectures Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Photographic prints Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Posters Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Speeches (documents) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Tape recordings Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

Subject

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"
"CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Brandeis University. Morse Communications Center Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Broadcast Institute of North America. President Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Broadcasting Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Bronowski, Jacob, 1908-1974 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
College administrators Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Columbia University. Graduate School of Journalism Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Executives Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Journalism -- Study and teaching Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Phillips, William Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Salk, Jonas, 1914-1995 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.) -- History Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Stone, Chas. P. (Charles Pomeroy), 1824-1887 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Louis G. Cowan was Vice-president and President of CBS, Director of the Morse Communications Center of Brandeis University, President of the Broadcast Institute of North America, and Director of Special Programs of Columbia's School of Journalism.

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Series I: Correspondence


Subseries I.1: Cataloged Correspondence



Box 1 Bronowski, Jacob


Box 1 Fulbright, J. William


Box 1 Holtzman, Elizabeth


Box 1 Humphrey, Hubert Horatio


Box 1 Jenkins, Roy


Box 1 Lerner, Max


Box 1 McCarthy, Eugene J.


Box 1 Phillips, William


Box 1 Riesman, David


Box 1 Rockwell, George Lincoln


Box 1 Salk, Jonas


Box 1 Schary, Dore


Box 1 Stone, Charles P. (1824-1887)


Box 1 Vidal, Gore


Subseries I.2: Chronological Correspondence, 1952-1976, and undated



Box 2 Correspondence, 1952-1973, and undated



Box 3 Correspondence, 1974-1976

Series II: Personal Files



Box 4 Address lists


Box 4 Biographical material


Box 4 Cowan Foundation


Box 4 Estate


Box 4 Family


Box 4 Medical information


Box 4 Notes and memoranda


Manuscripts



Box 5 Speeches, talks and articles

With related material



Box 6 Conferences, lectures and seminars

With related material



Box 7 Books

i.e., notes, manuscripts, and related items for works in progress, never published

Series III: Cowan, Pauline "Polly" (Mrs. Louis G.)



Box 8 Organizations, projects and miscellaneous writings



Box 9 Manuscripts and related material

Series IV: Manuscripts and Studies by Others



Box 10 A - K



Box 11 L - Z

See Also: Subject Files - Laskin

Series V: Subject Files



Box 12 Africa - 1961 trip, 1961


Box 12 African education


Box 12 Afro-American Institute


Box 12 Agency for International Development (AID)


Box 12 American Jewish Committee

Including Oral History Project



Box 13 American Jewish Committee



Box 14 Aspen Institute


Box 14 Books, 9 folders

Ideas and working files


Brandeis University



Box 15 Correspondence, 1961-1967


Box 15 Broadcast Skills Banks


Box 15 Educational TV



Box 16 Educational TV


Box 16 Morse Communications Center--General



Box 17 Multinational Communications Seminar, 1962


Box 17 Municipal TV



Box 18 National Education Association


Box 18 Negro in TV


Box 18 Political Broadcasts


Box 18 Political Broadcast Archive


Box 18 Presidency and Press


Box 18 Reports, Miscellaneous


Box 18 U.S.-Japan Conference, 1963



Box 19 Violence

Seminars, etc.


Broadcast Institute of North America (BINA)



Box 20 Board of Directors Study


Box 20 Cable TV


Box 20 Documents


Box 20 Flyer


Box 20 Future of Broadcast Journalism


Box 20 Ideas


Box 20 International Broadcast Institute Memos


Box 20 Organization


Box 20 Petty Cash


Box 20 Public Broadcasting



Box 21 Public Broadcasting


Box 21 Released Time


Box 21 Soap Opera Study


Box 21 U.S. Post Office--Bulk Mail Data


Box 21 Youth



Box 22 Miscellaneous Material



Box 23 College Carrier Current Study



Box 24 College Carrier Current Study



Box 25 College Carrier Current Study



Box 26 Religious Broadcasting Study



Box 27 Religious Broadcasting Study



Box 28 Religious Broadcasting Study



Box 29 Religious Broadcasting Study



Box 30 Religious Broadcasting Study



Box 31 Religious Broadcasting Study



Box 32 Religious Broadcasting Study



Box 33 Religious Broadcasting Study



Box 34 Religious Broadcasting Study



Box 35 Religious Broadcasting Study



Box 36 Religious Broadcasting Study



Box 37 Religious Broadcasting Study



Box 38 Religious Broadcasting Study



Box 39 Religious Broadcasting Study



Box 40 Religious Broadcasting Study



Box 41 Religious Broadcasting Study



Box 42 Bureau of Applied Social Research (BASR)--Study of the Media during the assassination of John F. Kennedy



Box 43 Bureau of Applied Social Research (BASR)--Study of the Media during the assassination of John F. Kennedy


Box 43 Center for InterAmerican Relations


Box 43 Citizens Research Foundation


Columbia Broadcasting System



Box 44 General


Box 44 Cowan ideas


Box 44 Programming Concept


Box 44 Quiz hearings


Columbia University School of Journalism



Box 45 General


Box 45 Columbia Journalism Review


Box 45 Dean's Seminars



Box 46 DuPont Survey and Awards Seminars


Box 46 National Magazine Awards


Course Materials


Box 46 Miscellaneous



Box 47 Media Management Seminar

See Also: Tapes, Boxes 59-61



Box 48 Media Management Seminar


Box 48 Council on Foreign Relations


Box 48 Education Services, Inc.


Box 48 Federal Communications Commission


Ford Foundation



Box 49 General, 2 folders


Box 49 Educational TV, 2 folders


Box 49 International Radio and TV Institute


Box 49 1966

International issues


Box 49 Franklin Books



Box 50 International Broadcast Institute



Box 51 Israel


Box 51 Itek


Box 51 Laskin, Paul

Children and Television Study; see also: Manuscripts and Studies by Others


Box 51 Marketing--Miscellaneous


Box 51 National Book Committee



Box 52 Negro in Communications


Box 52 Partisan Review, 1964-1973


Box 52 Politics and Broadcasting


Posters



Box 53 General


Box 53 Censorship


Box 53 Holiz Corporation


Box 53 Lotos Club


Box 53 Overseas Press Club


Box 53 Penfield


Box 53 Russian Posters



Box 54 Tass Exhibit


Box 54 Trump, C.


Box 54 World War I


Box 54 Photos and printed material

See also: Posters/specific folders


Box 54 Presidential Honors


Box 54 Quiz Kids



Box 55 Salk Institute


Box 55 Salzburg Seminar in American Studies


Box 55 Statue of Liberty



Box 56 Stevenson, Adlai E., 1952


Box 56 Stevenson, Adlai E., 1956


Box 56 Tuesday Publications


Box 56 Twentieth Century Fund


Box 56 Miscellaneous



Box 57 U.S. Office of War Information; U.S. Information Service--Printed and miscellaneous material



Box 58 U.S. Office of War Information; U.S. Information Service--Printed and miscellaneous material

Series VI: Audiotapes



Box 59 Audiotapes

Reel to reel, various sizes. Primarily Columbia University Media Management Seminar. See also: Columbia University in Subject Files.



Box 60 Audiotapes

Reel to reel, various sizes. Various sources.



Box 61 Audiotapes

Reel to reel and cassette. Mainly Columbia University.

Series VII: Memorabilia



Box 62 Memorabilia

Series VIII: Photographs

See Also: Posters, in Subject Files


Box 62 Photographs

Series IX: Printed Material


Box 62 Printed Material