Historical subject files, 1810s-2022, bulk 1968-1972

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Series V: Awards, 1890s-2000s

Newspaper and magazine clippings, press releases, programs and other printed matter concerning awards and prizes offered by Columbia University and its various schools. Topics include the history of various awards and prizes, names of recipients and the award regulations. Folders are arranged alphabetically and chronologically.



Box 101 Folder 3 Alumni Federation Medal, 1930s-2000s


Box 101 Folder 4 Clarke Ansley Dissertation Awards, 1950s-1960s


Box 101 Folder 5 Edwin Howard Armstrong Awards, 1970s-1980s


Box 101 Folder 6 Awards, 1930s-2000s, undated, 1930s-2000s, undated


Box 101 Folder 7 Awards for Excellence, 1960s-2000s


Box 101 Folder 8 to 10 Bancroft Prizes, 1940s-1950s, (3 Folders)

(See Also: Columbia University Friends of Libraries)



Box 102 Folder 1 to 5 Bancroft Prizes, 1960s-1990s, (5 Folders)



Box 103 Folder 1 Bancroft Prizes, 2000s-2020s


Box 103 Folder 2 Barnard Medal, 1890s-1940s


Box 103 Folder 3 Joseph H. Bearns Prize in Music, 1940s-1990s, undated, 1940s-1990s, undated


Box 103 Folder 4 Mike Berger Award, 1960s-1990s


Box 103 Folder 5 Botwinick Prize in Business Ethics, 1980s


Box 103 Folder 6 Brevoort-Eickemeyer Prize, 1960s-1970s


Box 103 Folder 7 Seymour Brick Prize, 1960s


Box 103 Folder 8 Henry Cuyler Bunner Medal, 1960s



Box 409 Folder 5 Lucas Prize Project, 2000s



Box 103 Folder 9 Nicholas Murray Butler Medal, 1950s-1990s


Maria Moors Cabot Prizes


Box 103 Folder 10 to 12 General, 1940s-1970s, (3 Folders)



Box 104 Folder 1 to 3 1980s-2000s, (3 Folders)


Box 104 Folder 4 to 7 Articles, Press Releases and Printed Matter, 1930s-1940s, (4 Folders)



Box 105 Folder 1 Articles, Press Releases and Printed Matter, 1950s


Box 105 Folder 2 to 5 Programs, 1930s-1960s, (4 Folders)



Box 106 Folder 1 to 3 Programs, 1970s-1990s, (3 Folders)


Box 106 Folder 4 Seating Lists, undated


Box 106 Folder 5 Catherwood Awards, 1960s


Box 106 Folder 6 Bruce Catton Award, 1980s


Box 106 Folder 7 Charles Frederick Chandler Medal, 1910s-1990s, undated, 1910s-1990s, undated


Box 106 Folder 8 Class of 1891 Medal, 1975, 1891, 1975


Box 106 Folder 9 Columbia College Academic Awards and Prizes, 2000s-2010s


Box 106 Folder 10 Columbia Journalism Award, 1960s-1990s


Box 106 Folder 11 Columbia Law School Medal for Excellence, 1960s-1970s


Box 106 Folder 12 George William Curtis Medal, 1900s-1930s



Box 421 Folder 3 Distinguished Columbia Faculty Awards, 2000s-2010s


Box 421 Folder 4 Distinguished Service to the Core Curriculum Award, 1990s-2000s



Box 106 Folder 13 Alice M. Ditson Award, 1940s-1990s


Box 106 Folder 14 Advisory Committee to the Alice M. Ditson Fund minutes, 1940 September 30-1945 December 8


Alfred I. DuPont



Box 107 Folder 1 to 2 Columbia University Awards, 1970s-2000s, (2 Folders)


Box 107 Folder 3 Columbia University Forum, 1990s-2000s


Box 107 Folder 4 Programs, 1960s-1990s


Box 107 Folder 5 to 6 Prizes, 1960s-1970s, (2 Folders)



Box 108 Folder 1 to 2 Prizes, 1980s-1990s, undated, 1980s-1990s, undated, (2 Folders)


Box 108 Folder 3 to 4 Egleston Medal, 1930s-1990s, (2 Folders)



Box 420 Folder 1 to 2 Egleston Medal, 1930s-1990s, (2 Folders)



Box 108 Folder 5 Dwight D. Eisenhower Watch and Medal, 1970s-1980s



Box 421 Folder 5 Faculty of Arts and Sciences - Awards and Honors, 2010s



Box 108 Folder 6 Faculty Teaching Awards, 2000s-2010s


Box 108 Folder 7 Wolfgang G. Friedmann Award, 1989


Box 108 Folder 8 Graduate Faculties Alumni Award for Excellence, 1970s-1980s


Box 108 Folder 9 Graduate Student Teaching Awards, 2006


Box 108 Folder 10 Great Teacher Awards, 1960s-2010s


Alexander Hamilton Dinner and Medal


Box 108 Folder 11 -General Information, 1940s-1950s



Box 109 Folder 1 to 5 General, 1920s-2000s, (5 Folders)



Box 421 Folder 6 General, 2010s



Box 360 Folder 1 Invitations and Seating Lists, 1940s-1950s


Box 360 Folder 2 to 3 Press Releases/Clippings, 1940s-1950s, (2 Folders)



Box 361 Folder 1 to 2 Programs, 1940s-1950s, (2 Folders)


Box 361 Folder 3 Transcripts and Speeches, 1940s-1970s



Box 110 Folder 1 Alfred Harcourt Awards, 1980s


Box 110 Folder 2 Paul R Hays Prize, 1985


Box 110 Folder 3 Murray and Norma Hearn Social Action Award, 1940s


Box 110 Folder 4 Walter Hinrichsen Award, 1970s undated



Box 297 Folder 1 to 3 Honorary Degrees, 1920s-1970s, (3 Folders)



Box 110 Folder 5 Honorary Degrees, 1950s-2010s, undated, 1950s-2010s, undated


Box 110 Folder 6 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, 1960s-2000s


Box 110 Folder 7 William C.Illig Medal, 1910s-1970s


Box 110 Folder 8 Jacob K. Javits Awards, 1984


Box 110 Folder 9 John Jay Awards, 1970s-2000s



Box 111 Folder 1 Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation Award, 1970s


Box 111 Folder 2 Adam Leroy Jones Prize, 1950s-1990s


Box 111 Folder 3 Journalism Alumni Awards, 1960s-2000s



Box 421 Folder 7 Journalism Alumni Awards, 2000s



Box 111 Folder 4 James Furman Kemp Medal, 1940s-1970s



Box 415 Folder 3 Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History, 2010s



Box 111 Folder 5 James Kent Awards, 1980s-1990s


Box 111 Folder 6 Joseph Kesserling Award for Playwrights, 1980s


Box 111 Folder 7 Edward Lamb Award for Excellence in Management, 1960s


Box 111 Folder 8 Albert Lasker Awards, 1950s-1970s


Box 111 Folder 9 Fiona Lasker Awards, 1960s


Box 111 Folder 10 Latin Formulae for Honor Ceremonies, 1890s-1940s



Box 394 Folder 5 Law, School of--Honor and Awards, 1900s-1960s



Box 415 Folder 4 Lenfest Distinguished Columbia Faculty Awards, 2010s



Box 111 Folder 11 K.C. Li Medal, 1950s-1960s


Box 111 Folder 12 Loubat Gift and Loubat Prizes, 1890s-1960s


Box 111 Folder 13 McDonald Medal, 1930s


Box 111 Folder 14 McKim Award, 1930s



Box 282 Folder 10 Medals, 1900s-1910s, undated, 1900s-1910s, undated



Box 111 Folder 15 Medals and Memorabilia, 1910s-1970s



Box 112 Folder 1 Ambrose Monell Medal, 1950s-1960s


Box 112 Folder 2 National Magazine Awards, 1960s-1990s


Box 112 Folder 3 to 4 Nobel Prize, 1930s-1990s, (2 Folders)


Box 112 Folder 5 Owl Award, The, 1960s-1970s


Box 112 Folder 6 George B. Pegram Medal, 1960s


Box 112 Folder 7 Prizes and Medals, 1890s-1990s


Pulitzer Prizes


Box 112 Folder 8 Advisory Board, Jurors and Nomination Info, 1940s-1990s



Box 113 Folder 1 to 31 1916-1922, 1924-1947, 1916-1922, 1924-1947, (31 Folders)



Box 114 Folder 1 to 16 1948-1963, (16 Folders)



Box 115 Folder 1 to 13 1964-1976, (13 Folders)


Box 115 Folder 14 History, Plan of Award, 1890s-1940s, undated, 1890s-1940s, undated



Box 116 Folder 1 to 16 1977-1992, (16 Folders)



Box 117 Folder 1 to 15 1993-2009, (15 Folders)



Box 415 Folder 5 2013-2019



Box 117 Folder 16 Michael I. Pupin Medal, 1950s-1980s


Box 117 Folder 17 Edwin W. Rickert Award in Political Economy, 1980s


Box 117 Folder 18 Edward J. Sachar Award, 1980s


Box 117 Folder 19 Kurt Schork Award in International Journalism, 2000s


Box 117 Folder 20 William Schuman Award, 1980s-2010s


Box 117 Folder 21 Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award, 1980s


Box 117 Folder 22 Gershom Mendes Seixas Award, 2000s


Box 117 Folder 23 Senior Class Prizes--Rolker and Alumni Association Prizes, 1900s-1920s



Box 118 Folder 1 Paul Tobenkin Memorial Award, 1960s-1990s


Box 118 Folder 2 Lionel Trilling Awards, 1970s-2010s


Box 118 Folder 3 University Medal of Excellence, 1930s-2000s


Box 118 Folder 4 Van Am Prize Medal, 1950s


Box 118 Folder 5 Mark Van Doren Awards, 1960s-2010s


Box 118 Folder 6 G. Unger Vetlesen Prize, 1960s-2000s


Box 118 Folder 7 Lawrence A. Wien Prize in Corporate Responsibility , 1960s-2000s, undated, 1960s-2000s, undated


Box 118 Folder 8 Thornton N. Wilder Prize, 1980s