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Samuel McCune Lindsay papers, 1877-1957

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.: MS#0785
Bib ID 4079559 View CLIO record
Creator(s) Lindsay, Samuel McCune, 1869-1960; International Labour Organisation
Title Samuel McCune Lindsay papers, 1877-1957
Physical Description 80 linear feet (213 boxes, 6 scrapbooks (boxes 27, 30, 202, 203, 204 removed). )
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.

Cataloged materials (Boxes A-I) are on-site. Boxes 1-207 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.

Arrangement

Arrangement

Cataloged and arranged.

Description

Summary

Correspondence, manuscripts, reports, slides, records, film and card files, and scrapbooks. The papers reflect Lindsay's various activities and are arranged in two sequences, an alphabetical name file and an alphabetical subject file. Since many of the subjects are closely related, the division between them is not always very sharp. Among the subjects covered are: social legislation, I.L.O., National Child Labor Committee, prohibition, labor, Republican National Committee, Institute for Social Research, League of Nations, humane legislation, housing, Harmon Foundation, Educational Radio Corporation, and the Bergh Foundation. Boxes 167-169 contain the files of the Committee for Industrial Relations, 1912-1914

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.

Cataloged materials (Boxes A-I) are on-site. Boxes 1-207 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

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); Samuel McCune Lindsay papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Related Materials

Anna Robertson Brown Lindsay papers

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 Samuel M. Lindsay.

Gift of Flora Lindsay Magoun, 1978.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Magoun, F.L. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1978. Accession number--M-1978.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Processed 12/--/80.

In April 2020, the Anna Robertson Brown Lindsay papers (boxes 202-204) were removed and made their own collection.

In 2003, boxes 26 and 27 were consolidated into box 26. Boxes 29 and 30 were consolidated into box 30.

Revision Description

2020-04-04 Replaced PDF with structured finding aid. cml/kws

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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Genre/Form

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"
"CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Account books Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Address books Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Articles Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Bibliographies Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Card files Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Maps (documents) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Memorandums Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Photographs Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Press releases Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Prints Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Programs (documents) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Reports Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Slides (photographs) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Speeches (documents) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
minutes (administrative records) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

Subject

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"
"CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
African Americans -- History Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
American Academy of Political and Social Science Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
American Economic Association Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Animal welfare Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Association Association for Labor Legislation Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Child labor -- Law and legislation -- United States Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Child welfare Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Cities and towns -- United States Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
College teachers Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Columbia University Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Dairy laws Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Disability insurance Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Economic history Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Educational Radio Corporation Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Educators Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Environmental health Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Factory laws and legislation -- United States Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Food law and legislation -- United States Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Harmon Foundation Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Health insurance Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Henry Bergh Foundation for the Promotion of Humane Education Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Housing Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Housing and health Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Humane education Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Industrial hygiene Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Institute for Social Research Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
International Labour Office Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Labor bureaus -- United States Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Labor laws and legislation -- United States Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Labor movement -- United States Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Labor unions -- United States Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
League of Nations Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Lindsay, Anna Robertson Brown, 1864-1948 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
National Child Labor Committee (U.S.) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Playgrounds Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Poor -- United States Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Prohibition Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Public health -- United States Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Public welfare -- United States Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Republican National Committee (U.S.) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Scrapbooks Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Social history Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Social legislation -- United States Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Social problems Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Sociologists Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Sociology Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
United States -- Economic conditions Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
United States -- Politics and government Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
United States -- Social conditions Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
United States. Bureau of Labor Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
United States. Department of Commerce and Labor Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
United States. Industrial Commission Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
University of Pennsylvania Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
University of Puerto Rico (System) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Working class -- United States Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Educator & sociologist. He received his Ph.B. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1889 and an LL.D. in 1909, and a Ph.D from the University of Halle in Germany in 1892. He was a special agent for the U.S. Senate Finance Committee in 1892 and an agent for the U.S. Industrial Commission to report on railroad labor in 1899-1900. He became Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, 1896-1907 and Professor of Social Legislation at Columbia University, 1907-1939. Among his other activities were: National Child Labor Committee (Chairman); American Academy of Political and Social Science (President); American Economic Association; I.L.O.; Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, etc.