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
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- 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.
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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.
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.
Arrangement
Catalogued and 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.
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
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
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)
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).
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