This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
Collection of visiting cards of musical artists (composers, vocalists, conductors, etc.) and authors, presidents, and other celebrities of the 19th and 20th centuries, most bearing handwritten messages. There are also photographs and other memorabilia.
Cataloged, listed, and arranged. Schang arranged the collection in ten volumes; volumes 11 and 12 contain later additions to the collection. The volumes include photocopies of items that were cataloged and rehoused in Boxes 1-7. There is no list of items that were cataloged available in the finding aid at this time.
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.
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.
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); F. C. Schang visiting cards collection; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Lafcadio Hearn letter is on also available on microfilm. See MN# 91-2073. The microfilm also includes Hearn items from other collections.
Gift of Frederick C. Schang, 1977-1988.
Visiting cards: Source of acquisition--Schang, Frederick C. Method of acquisition--Gift.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Visiting cards Entered in AMC 11/29/90.
2021-03-17 EAD document created by CCR.
2022-05-31 Names added for series I. kws
Frederick C. Schang, 1893-1990 (Columbia University School of Journalism, 1915), was a founder and former president of Columbia Artists Management Inc.
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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| Advertising | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
| Photographs | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
| Visiting cards | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
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| Scrapbooks | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |