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

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Series VI: Community Affairs, 1890s-2000s

Newspaper and magazine clippings, press releases, reports and other printed matter relating to Columbia's programs and interactions with its neighbors in Harlem and Morningside Heights, community. Also includes information about neighborhood institutions such as Cathedral of St. John the Divine, the West End Café, and Riverside Church. Folders are arranged alphabetically.



Box 119 Folder 1 Arts Uptown, 2000s


Box 119 Folder 2 Children's Program Series, 1950s-1980s


Box 119 Folder 3 City College of New York and other City University of New York Institutions,, 2000s


Box 119 Folder 4 Claremont Inn, 1950s


Box 119 Folder 5 College Tavern, 1890s undated



Box 324 Folder 6 Columbia Civic Service League, 1910s



Box 425 Folder 8 Columbia College Citizenship Council, 1960s


Box 425 Folder 9 Columbia College Citizenship Program, 1964



Box 119 Folder 6 Columbia Community Athletic Field--Morningside Park, 1950s-1960s


Box 119 Folder 7 Columbia Community Outreach, 2000s


Box 119 Folder 8 Community Affairs, Office of, 1950s-1960s


Box 119 Folder 9 Community Impact--Organization, 1990s-2000s


Box 119 Folder 10 Community Relations--Issues and Programs, 1960s-1990s

(See Also: Harlem and Buildings and Grounds Collection)


Box 119 Folder 11 Community Service, Committee for, 1950s-2000s


Box 119 Folder 12 Community Services Directory, 2000s



Box 120 Folder 1 Community Service, Committee for--Annual Appeal and Community Chest, 1950s-2020s


Box 120 Folder 2 Gift Shop and Thrift Shop, 1950s-1980s


Box 120 Folder 3 Double Discovery Program Center, 1950s-2010s


Box 120 Folder 4 Government Relations and Community Affairs, Office of, 1980s-2010s



Box 121 Folder 1 Government Relations and Community Affairs, Office of--Annual Carnival Celebration,, 1990s


Box 121 Folder 2 Grant's Tomb, 1890s-1990s


Box 121 Folder 3 Hamilton Grange and Hamilton Heights, 1970s-1990s


Box 121 Folder 4 Harlem College Assistance Project (HARCAP), 1960s


Box 121 Folder 5 Harlem and Columbia University Relationship--Description, History, Issues, Programs,, 1960s-2000s


Box 121 Folder 6 Harlem Horizons Art Studio, 1990s-2000s


Box 121 Folder 7 Higher Horizons Program, 1960s


Box 121 Folder 8 International House, 1940s-1980s


Box 121 Folder 9 Manhattan Center for Science and Math, 1980s


Box 121 Folder 10 Manhattanville, 1950s-2010s


Box 121 Folder 11 Morningside Heights and Adjacent Neighborhoods--Description, Guides, and History,, 1950s-1990s



Box 122 Folder 1 Morningside Heights--Commercial Establishments and Stores, 1980s-2000s


Box 122 Folder 2 Community Groups, 1960s-2000s


Box 122 Folder 3 Gentrification, 1960s-1990s


Box 122 Folder 4 Historic and Landmark Preservation, 1990s


Box 122 Folder 5 Issues and People, 1950s-1990s


Box 122 Folder 6 Urban Renewal--Morningside Gardens, Morningside Heights Housing Corporation,, 1950s-1970s


Box 122 Folder 7 to 8 Morningside Heights, Inc, 1950s-1970s, (2 Folders)

(See Also: Morningside Heights, Urban Renewal)



Box 123 Folder 1 Morningside Junior Library, 1950s-1980s


Box 123 Folder 2 Morningside Park, 1900s-2000s


Box 123 Folder 3 PACE Program, 1990s

(Reality House Parent and Child Enrichment)


Box 123 Folder 4 Riverside Church, 1930s-1980s


Box 123 Folder 5 Riverside Drive and Riverside Park, 1970s-1980s


Box 123 Folder 6 St. Hilda's School, 1960s-1990s


Box 123 Folder 7 St. John the Divine, Cathedral of--History and Construction, 1960s-1990s


Box 123 Folder 8 Programs and Events, 1930s-2000s


Box 123 Folder 9 St. Luke's Hospital, 1930s-2000s



Box 124 Folder 1 Student Educational Exchange Roundtable, 1960s


Box 124 Folder 2 Subways, 1960s-2000s


Box 124 Folder 3 to 4 Trinity Church, 1900s-1980s, (2 Folders)


Box 124 Folder 5 West End Café, 1970s-2000s