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Summary InformationAt a Glance
ArrangementArrangementSelected materials cataloged; remainder arranged.
DescriptionSummaryThe professional and personal correspondence, papers, and pamphlet collection of Melvil Dewey, relating to libraries, the American Library Association, library classification, the Lake Placid Club, Columbia College, the New York State Library, and spelling reform. Included are notes for and a typescript of Grosvenor Dawe's biography of Dewey.
Using the CollectionRare Book and Manuscript Library Conditions Governing 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. Terms Governing Use and ReproductionReaders must use microfilm copy for Box 35A journals, i.e. diaries, which are fragile. Box 35A is missing (Feb 2020). Related MaterialsNew York State Library School Records.Series III. Columbia University Libraries. Librarians' Portraits Collection. Columbia University Libraries. Alternate Form AvailableDiaries are on: microfilm. Ownership and Custodial HistoryGift of Godfrey Dewey, 1943-44; gift of Forest Press, 1987. About the Finding Aid / Processing InformationColumbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library Processing InformationCataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/89. Revision Description2020-03-23 Replaced PDF with structured finding aid. cml/kws Subject HeadingsThe 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. All links open new windows. Genre/Form
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