Edwin Robert Anderson Seligman papers, 1750-1939

Summary Information

At a Glance

Arrangement

Arrangement

The majority of personal and professional files are: arranged by subject.

• Series I: Correspondence
• Subseries I.1: Cataloged Correspondence
• Subseries I.2: Uncataloged Correspondence
• Subseries I.3: Correspondence (received)
• Subseries I.4: Correspondence(sent)
• Series II: Arranged Files
• Series III: Printed Material
• Series IV: Scrapbooks
• Series V: John Frances Bray Papers, 1842-1890
• Series VI: Ernest Charles Jones Papers, 1819-1969

Description

Summary

Correspondence, manuscripts and documents. Included among his personal and professional correspondence are letters from famous economists collected by Seligman. Among these are: I) William Shirley (Box 95). 1741-1745. Copies of letters and documents by Shirley, Royal Governor of Massachusetts, addressed chiefly to the Board of Trade, London; II) Paul Flobart (Box 96). RECHERCHES SUR LES BILLETS DE LA BANQUE DE LAW, 1716-1720. Lille, 1920. Notes, page proof and printed for of this pamphlet; III) John Francis Bray Papers (Box 97). Bray, 1809-1895, early socialist writer and labor agitator in England, 1822, returned to America in 1842. Michigan experiences, 1842-1896, papers 1860-1890; IV) Ernest Jones Papers. Correspondence, family and business papers of Ernest Jones, 1819-1869, English militant socialist and leader of the Chartist movement, and publisher of two newspapers propagating Marxist doctrines. Collection consists of ca.1,708 items, and some family correspondence and mementoes. The most valuable part appears to be his notes refuting various libel charges brought against him. In 10 boxes at the end of the collection

• Series I: Correspondence

• Series II: Arranged Files

• Series III: Printed Material

• Series IV: Scrapbooks

• Series V: John Frances Bray Papers, 1842-1890

  Family records, abstracts of experiences in Michigan, manuscripts of GOD AND MAN A UNITY, reviews, quotations, and advertisements.

• Series VI: Ernest Charles Jones Papers, 1819-1969

  Correspondence, family and business papers. The most valuable part of this collection is his notes refuting various libel charges which were brought against him.

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.

The following boxes are located on-site: Subseries I.1: Cataloged Correspondence and Series VI: Ernest Charles Jones Papers.

The following boxes are located off-site: 1-116. 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.

Readers must use the microfilm of the Ernest Charles Jones Papers, as well as the correspondence of Sir William Ashley and James Bryce.

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); Edwin Robert Anderson Seligman 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.

Alternate Form Available

Ernest Charles Jones papers; James Bryce correspondence; Sir William James Ashley letters are on: microfilm.

"Knies-Volkswirthschaftslehre" 1881, bound manuscript lecture notebook in Seligman's hand, 64 p., from Box 86 is on: microfilm. [#2005-7014].

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase, 1929 & 1942.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Papers Entered in AMC 11/30/90.

Processed by June Lord-Wood 04/1986; Revised by Henry Rowen; revised by Daniel Eshom, 2/11/2005.

Separated Materials

The various Historical Papers which form part of this collection have been separately cataloged. To find these records please do an RID search in the form: fin rid nycr90-a162

Revision Description

2010-03-10 Legacy finding aid created from Pro Cite.

2012-09-04 Changes to XML document instance made by Catherine C. Ricciardi

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

2020-06-08 Added subjects and information from four records (4079599 4079600 4079601 4079602) that described subsections of this collection. 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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History / Biographical Note

Biographical Note

Columbia A.B. 1879; A.M. 1884; L.L.B. 1884; Ph.D. 1885; L.L.D. 1904. Seligman served on the Columbia University faculty 1885-1931; the Tax Committee of New York City 1914-1916 and of New York State 1929-1931; the League of Nations committee on economics and finance 1922-1923; financial advisor to Cuba in 1931; editor of the Political Science Quarterly and the Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, among many other roles.