There are no restrictions on this collection.
This collection is located onsite.
This collection consists of photographs, contact sheets, slides as well as some reproduced illustrations. The collection contains both original prints and reproductions of prints from the Office of Public Information/Office of Public Affairs. Photographs depict student life, university events, campus buildings, alumni, faculty, administrators, as well as honorary degree recipients and famous visitors to campus. Photos of faculty and alumni include individual portraits as well as documentation of classroom, workplace interaction, and individuals at alumni events.
Series I: Gabe Cooney Photographs, 1980s, 1996-1997
Arranged in five sub-series, this series contains 8x 10 photographs and oversize contact sheets taken by photographer Gabriel Cooney who was hired by the Office of Alumni and Development to take photos of students, administrators and campus for use in an admissions brochure in the 1980s and fundraising campaign brochures in the 1990s. The contact sheets found in this series correspond directly to sheets of negatives found in the Gabe Cooney Photograph Collection (UA#0220).
Series II: Columbia Magazine Photo Files, 1978-2006
This series contains photographs collected and published by the staff of Columbia magazine between 1978 and 2006. Many of the photographs are reproductions of photos, paintings and prints of alumni, honorary degree recipients, and noted university administrators and donors courtesy of the Office of Public Information/Office of Public Affairs and dating prior to 1978.
Series III: Jerry Kisslinger's Marketing and Communication Photo Files, 1948-2005
This series contains the photo files kept by Jerry Kisslinger. The images were used in the Columbia alumni magazine and also for other University publications such as the President's Annual Reports, campaign and admissions brochures. There are photographic prints, slides, negatives and positives; in black-and-white and color. Most of the images document the terms of Presidents Michael I. Sovern (1980-1993) and George Rupp (1993-2002). Some of the materials in this series are duplicates of materials contained in Series I and II of this collection.
The processed portion of the collection is arranged into three series.
Rbml Advance Appointment
There are no restrictions on this collection.
This collection is located onsite.
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.
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Office of Alumni and Development Photograph Collection; Box and Folder; University Archives, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University in the City of New York.
Historical Photograph Collection (UA#0003)
Office of Public Affairs Photograph Collection (UA# 0109)
Gabe Cooney Photograph Collection (UA#0220)
Additions are expected.
Material was donated to the University Archives by staff of Columbia Magazine in 2015 and subsequent additions.
2015-2015-M000: Source of acquisition--Office of Alumni and Developement. Method of acquisition--Transfer; Date of acquisition--01/15/2015.
Source of acquisition--Material was donated to the University Archives by staff of Columbia Magazine in 2015.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
This collection was processed by Jocelyn Wilk and Chloe Foussianes (BC 2016) in summer 2015. Students Shriya Patnaik (GSAS 2017) in spring 2016 and Victoria Wiet (GSAS) in Summer 2016 did additional organizational work with the physical files and assisted with the creation of the finding aid. The 2021 addition was processed by Joanna Rios in spring 2024.
Finding aid written by Jocelyn Wilk December 2016.
2017-03-09 File created.
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
2024-04-26 Added Series III, Boxes 20-45, from the September 2021 accession.
The Office of Alumni and Development (formerly known as University Development and Alumni Relations or UDAR) upholds the mission of Columbia University by maximizing useful philanthropic gift and grant support in ways that bring benefit to the University, satisfaction to its donors, and fulfillment to its faculty, students and staff. All individual school and constituent alumni offices report to this office, which itself reports to the University's central administration. The Office of Alumni Relations and Development is responsible for the running of the Columbia Alumni Association, the Columbia Campaign, and publishing Columbia, the University's quarterly magazine for alumni, which was founded in 1975. The magazine is sent free of charge to all alumni of Columbia University in the U.S. and abroad, as well as to faculty, staff, and friends. In 2009 UDAR rebranded itself as the Office of Alumni and Development when it moved into the newly built Columbia Alumni Center on 113th Street.
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.
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