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Gouverneur Morris Ogden letters, 1866-1877

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.: MS#0944
Bib ID 4079565 View CLIO record
Creator(s) Ogden, Gouverneur M (Gouverneur Morris), 1809?-1884
Title Gouverneur Morris Ogden letters, 1866-1877
Physical Description 1.67 linear feet (8 volumes in 4 document boxes)
Language(s) English .
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Arrangement

Description

Summary

The collection consists of Columbia College Treasurer Gouverneur M. Ogden's correspondence and deals chiefly with routine matters of college business and finance. The letters are tipped and mounted onto the blank pages of 7 volumes. There are three volumes of letters from F.A.P. Barnard, President of the College, 1 volume of letters from trustees and members of the faculty, and 3 volumes of College business letters. A letterbook of outgoing correspondence was added in 1984.

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Other Finding Aids

Legacy finding aid

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 is located on-site.

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); Gouverneur M. Ogden letters; Box and Volume; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Libraries.

Related Materials

For additional materials related to Columbia College during period, please consult the Frederick A.P. Barnard Papers (MS#0073), Hamilton Fish letters (MS#0474), Minutes of the Board of Trustees (UA#0019) and the Columbia College papers (UA#0224).

Accruals

No additions are expected.

Ownership and Custodial History

Transferred from Columbiana, 1955.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Columbiana Library. Method of acquisition--Transfer; Date of acquisition--1955. Accession number--M-1955. A letterbook of outgoing correspondence was added in 1984.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Processed JCA 04/--/85.

Revision Description

2022-01-05 PDF replaced with full finding aid (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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"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Letterpress copybooks Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

Subject

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"CUL Collections:"
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"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
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Administrative officers Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Barnard, Frederick A. P (Frederick Augustus Porter), 1809-1889 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
College administrators Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Columbia College (New York, N.Y.) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Treasurers Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Universities and colleges -- New York (State) -- New York -- 19th century Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

History / Biographical Note

Biographical Note

Columbia College graduate of the Class of 1833, Treasurer of Columbia College from 1866 to 1874.