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Ruth Alice Halsband papers, 1911-1971

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.: MS#0541
Bib ID 4078855 View CLIO record
Creator(s) Halsband, Ruth Alice, 1901-1971
Title Ruth Alice Halsband papers, 1911-1971
Physical Description 1.25 linear feet (3 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.

The following boxes are located offsite: 2 and 3. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library 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.

Arrangement

Arrangement

Catalogued and arranged.

Description

Summary

Correspondence, Halsband's chemistry dissertation, articles on chemistry, Columbia University memorabilia, photographs, and drawings. There are many letters from Professor Halsband concerning the progress of his books. Letters to and from her family and from her friends have been added. Correspondents include Samuel Hopkins Adams, Samuel Atkins Eliot, Jr., and Italo Montemezzi.

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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.

The following boxes are located offsite: 2 and 3. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library 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

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); Ruth Alice Halsband papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Libraries.

Related Archival Materials

Collections related by provenance: Robert Halsband Papers.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Halsband, Robert. Method of acquisition--Giftt; Date of acquisition--1980. Accession number--M-80.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/89.

Revision Description

2023-06-27 Content list published (JR)

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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"CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Drawings (visual works) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Photographic prints Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

Subject

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"
"CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Adams, Samuel Hopkins, 1871-1958 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Chemistry -- Research Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Columbia University -- : Students Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Eliot, Samuel A., Jr., 1893-1984 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Montemezzi, Italo, 1875-1952 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Smith College -- : Students Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Women chemists Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

History / Biographical Note

Biographical Note

Research chemist. Ruth Alice Norman Weil Halsband was the wife of Professor Robert Halsband. (Smith College A.B., 1922; Columbia Ph.D., 1946).