Emil J. Polak papers, 1958-2005
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#1724
- Bib ID:
- 5461792 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Polak, Emil J
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 2 linear feet (2 record storage carton)
- 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.
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Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
This collection 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.
Description
Summary
Professional correspondence from Polak's colleagues, librarians, publishers, and other individuals about his research on early medieval and Renaissance sources for ars dictaminis, publication of his work, and personal matters. 1958-2005.
Using the Collection
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.
Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
This collection 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.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
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.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Emil J. Polak 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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
accn number: Source of acquisition--[source of acquisition]. Method of acquisition--Gift, Purchase, etc; Date of acquisition--date.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Collection-level record describing unprocessed material made public in summer 2018 as part of the Hidden Collections initiative.
Papers processed mmb 5/2/1999.
Biographical / Historical
Professor of History Emeritus after almost half a century in the City University of New York. He has published two volumes of Medieval and Renaissance Letter Treatises and Form Letters. His research has taken him to almost nine hundred libraries and archives in thirty-six countries.
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