Charles S. Ascher papers, 1926-1979

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#0046
Bib ID:
4078775 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Ascher, Charles S. (Charles Stern), 1899-1980
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
68 linear feet (159 boxes 11 rolls)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
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Description

Summary

Correspondence, memoranda, manuscripts, documents, photographs, printed material, and memorabilia of Ascher. Also, his notes and diary/datebooks, as well as typescripts for many of his reports, articles, and reviews. Among the major correspondents are Roger Nash Baldwin, Mary Steichen Calderone, Julian Huxley, Margaret Mead, Jo Mielziner, Lewis Mumford, Alva Myrdal, Edwin Herbert Samuel (2nd Viscount Samuel), Percy E. Sutton, and Constantine D. Tsatsos.

Arrangement

Collection in part catalogued.

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 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.

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

dentification of specific item; Date (if known); Charles S. Ascher 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 the estate of Charles S. Ascher, 1980.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Estate of Charles S. Ascher. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1980. Accession number--M80.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Surveyed Christina Hilton Fenn 03/27/89.

Revision Description

2009-06-26 File created.

2011-11- 15 EAD created by PTL

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

Biographical / Historical

Professor of political science at Brooklyn College from 1949 to his retirement in 1966. (Columbia A.B., 1920; LL.B., 1921). He was also secretary and general counsel of the City Housing Corporation, builder of the experimental developments Sunnyside (Queens, N.Y.) and Radburn (New Jersey); served as founding executive secretary of the Public Administration Clearing House in Chicago; regional director of the National Housing Agency from 1942-1947; and executive officer for programs at UNESCO.

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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Genre/Form
Diaries CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Photographic prints CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
American Society for Public Administration CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Baldwin, Roger N (Roger Nash), 1884-1981 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Brooklyn College. Faculty CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Calderone, Mary Steichen, 1904-1998 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Citizens Housing and Planning Council (New York, N.Y.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
City Housing Corporation CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Huxley, Julian, 1887-1975 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
International Institute of Administrative Sciences CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
International Union of Local Authorities CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Mielziner, Jo, 1901-1976 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Myrdal, Alva, 1902-1986 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Public Administration Clearing House CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Samuel, Edwin, 1898-1978 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Sutton, Percy E CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Tsatsos, Kōnstantinos, 1899-1987 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Unesco CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
United States. National Housing Agency CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
Radburn (N.J.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Sunnyside (New York, N.Y.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
City planning -- New Jersey CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
City planning -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
College teachers CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Housing -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Housing development -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Political science CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID