George W. Gray papers, 1910-1960
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#0512
- Bib ID:
- 4078834 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Gray, George W. (George William), 1886-
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 91 linear feet (198 boxes)
- Language(s):
- English .
- Additional Description:
- https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/19_GLO-GRA_20.pdf
- 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 has no restrictions.
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.
Description
Summary
Correspondence, notes, manuscripts, photographs, reprints, and subject files. The files consist primarily of note and manuscript material for his books, particularly THE ADVANCING FRONT OF MEDICINE (1941) and SCIENCE AT WAR (1943); and of extensive subject files of notes, clippings, and correspondence used in the preparation of a wide variety of articles and stories.
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 has no restrictions.
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 Reproduction
Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Librarian for Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); George W. Gray 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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Gray, Anne and Frances Gray Pellegrini. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1975. Accession number--M-75.
Publications About Described Materials
Gray, George William. The Advancing Front of Medicine. New York : McGray-Hill Book Company, inc., 1941.
Gray, George William. Science at War. New York : Harper & Brothers, 1943.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/1989.
Biographical / Historical
Journalist. Gray was the author of many articles and books on science for the layman.
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