Cassius Jackson Keyser papers, 1884-1945

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#0710
Bib ID:
4078985 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Keyser, Cassius Jackson, 1862-1947
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
10 boxes (10 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.

Boxes 2 through 10 of this collection are 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.

Description

Summary

The letters and manuscripts of Keyser, including the notes and manuscripts for his lectures, essays, and books, as well as his correspondence with colleagues and mathematicians throughout the world. There are letters from Benjamin N. Cardozo, Alfred Korzybski, Anna Hempstead Branch, James Truslow Adams, and Clarence Day, Jr.

Arrangement

Selected materials cataloged, remainder 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.

Boxes 2 through 10 of this collection are 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

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Cassius Jackson Keyser 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--Keyser, Mrs. Cassius J. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1971. Accession number--M-71.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 07/--/89.

Revision Description

2021-11-01 Box list added, PDF removed. kws

Biographical / Historical

Mathematician. Keyser taught mathematics at Columbia University from 1897 and was Adrain Professor of Mathematics, 1904-1927. (Columbia University A.M., 1896; Ph.D., 1901; D.Sci., 1929).

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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Name
Adams, James Truslow, 1878-1949 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Branch, Anna Hempsted, 1875-1937 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Cardozo, Benjamin N (Benjamin Nathan), 1870-1938 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Columbia University -- : Faculty CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Day, Clarence, 1874-1935 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Korzybski, Alfred, 1879-1950 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
College teachers CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Mathematicians CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Mathematics -- Study and teaching CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID