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Genevieve Earle papers, 1935-1950

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.: MS#0375
Bib ID 4079693 View CLIO record
Creator(s) Earle, Genevieve B.
Title Genevieve Earle papers, 1935-1950
Physical Description 8 linear feet (19 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.

Series I: Catalogued Correspondence is located on-site.

Series II: Papers is 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

Description

Summary

These papers relate to her governmental activities and provide an important documentary record of her career to 1950. Included are mimeographed and typed copies of minutes of the various committees upon which she served, city bills and other municipal legislation, correspondence, memoranda, notes, etc. Earle family papers have been added. There is also a microfilm copy of Asher William Schwartz's A STUDY OF THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL

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.

Series I: Catalogued Correspondence is located on-site.

Series II: Papers is 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); Genevieve Earle papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Selected Related Material--at Columbia

Oral History, Reminiscences of Genevieve Beavers Earle, 1950, Columbia Center for Oral History.

In the files of the Oral History Research Project is a typed transcription of a memoir of Mrs. Earle's career and activities based upon an interview with her.

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--Earle, Genevieve Mrs. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1950. Accession number--M-1950.

Gift of Genevieve Earle, 1950.

Gift of Joseph Katz, 1965.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Entered in AMC 09/24/90.

Revision Description

2014-06-25 xml document instance created by Adrien Hilton

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

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"
Addresses Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Appointing Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Articles Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Bills (legislative records) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Certificates Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Charts (graphic documents) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Press releases Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Reports Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Resolutions (administrative records) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Speeches (documents) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

Subject

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"
"CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Bureau of Municipal Research (New York, N.Y.) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Civic leaders Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- 1935-1950 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
New York (N.Y.). Board of Child Welfare Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
New York (N.Y.). City Council Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
New York (N.Y.). Emergency Unemployment Committee Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
New York (N.Y.). Mayor's Committee on Plan and Survey of New York City Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Schwartz, Asher William (Title of work: Study of the New York City Council.) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Scrapbooks Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Social workers Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
United States -- Politics and government -- 1935-1950 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Women civic leaders Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Women social workers Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Mrs. Earle was active for many years in various phases of New York City government ie. Bureau of Municipal Research, Child Welfare Board, Mayor's Committee on plan and survey of New York City, Emergency Unemployment Committee, New York City Council, etc.