This collection begins with the minutes Governors of the College of the Province of New York in the City of New York in America in 1755. There is evidence that the Board met during the War of Independence, but the minutes for the period after July 1781 and before May 1784 are missing. The volumes listed below contain transcriptions of the original manuscript volumes. (To access manuscript copies, please contact uarchives@columbia.edu.) Starting in 1890-1891, the minutes are organized by academic or fiscal year, and were recorded in typewritten form. Minutes created since 2005-2006 are available in electronic format only.
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Early Minutes of the Trustees, 1755-1770
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Volume I, 1770 April-1781 July
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Volume II Part 1, 1784 May-1809 February
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Volume II Part 2, 1809 June-1819 December
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Volume III Part 1, 1820 January-1828 April
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Volume III Part 2, 1828 May-1837 December
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Volume IV Part 1, 1838 January-1850 January
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Volume IV Part 2, 1850 January-1855 December
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Volume V Part 1, 1856 January-1858 December
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Volume V Part 2, 1859 January-1863 December
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Volume VI Part 1, 1864 January-1867 May
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Volume VI Part 2, 1867 June-1872 December
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Volume VII, 1873 January-1880 May
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Volume VIII, 1880 June-1884 December
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Volume IX, 1885 January-1888 June
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Volume X, 1890 October-1890 December
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Volume XI, 1890-1891
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Volume XII, 1891-1892
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Volume XIII, 1892-1893
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Volume XIV, 1893-1894
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Volume XV, 1894-1895
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Volume XVI, 1895-1896
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Volume XVII, 1896-1897
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Volume XVIII, 1897-1898
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Volume XIX, 1898-1899
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Volume XX, 1899-1900
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Volume XXI, 1900-1901
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Volume XXII, 1901-1902
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Volume XXIII, 1902-1903
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Volume XXIV, 1903-1904
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Volume XXV, 1904-1905
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Volume XXVI, 1905-1906
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Volume XXVII, 1906-1907
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Volume XXVIII, 1907-1908
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Volume XXIX, 1908-1909
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Volume XXX, 1909-1910
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Volume XXXI, 1910-1911
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Volume XXXII, 1911-1912
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Volume XXXIII, 1912-1913
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Volume XXXIV, 1913-1914
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Volume XXXV, 1914-1915
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Volume XXXVI, 1915-1916
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Volume XXXVII, 1916-1917
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Volume XXXVIII, 1917-1918
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Volume XXXIX, 1918-1919
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Volume XL, 1919-1920
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Volume XLI, 1920-1921
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Volume XLII, 1921-1922
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Volume XLIII, 1922-1923
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Volume XLIV, 1923-1924
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Volume XLV, 1924-1925
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Volume XLVI, 1925-1926
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Volume XLVII, 1926-1927
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Volume XLVIII, 1927-1928
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Volume XLIX, 1928-1929
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Volume L Part 1, 1929-1930
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Volume L Part 2, 1929-1930
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Volume LI Part 1, 1930-1931
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Volume LI Part 2, 1930-1931
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Volume LII Part 1, 1931-1932
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Volume LII Part 2, 1931-1932
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Volume LIII Part 1, 1932-1933
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Volume LIII Part 2, 1932-1933
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Volume LIV Part 1, 1933-1934
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Volume LIV Part 2, 1933-1934
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Volume LV Part 1, 1934-1935
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Volume LV Part 2, 1934-1935
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Volume LVI Part 1, 1935-1936
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Volume LVI Part 2, 1935-1936
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Volume LVII Part 1, 1936-1937
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Volume LVII Part 2, 1936-1937
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Volume LVIII Part 1, 1937-1938
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Volume LVIII Part 2, 1937-1938
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Volume LIX Part 1, 1938-1939
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Volume LIX Part 2, 1938-1939
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Volume LX Part 1, 1939-1940
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Volume LX Part 2, 1939-1940
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Volume LXI Part 1, 1940-1941
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Volume LXI Part 2, 1940-1941
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Volume LXII Part 1, 1941-1942
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Volume LXII Part 2, 1941-1942
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Volume LXIII Part 1, 1942-1943
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Volume LXIII Part 2, 1942-1943
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Volume LXIV Part 1, 1943-1944
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Volume LXIV Part 2, 1943-1944
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Volume LXV Part 1, 1944-1945
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Volume LXV Part 2, 1944-1945
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Volume LXVI Part 1, 1945-1946
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Volume LXVI Part 2, 1945-1946
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Volume LXVII Part 1, 1946-1947
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Volume LXVII Part 2, 1946-1947
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Volume LXVIII Part 1, 1947-1948
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Volume LXVIII Part 2, 1947-1948
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Volume LXIX Part 1, 1948-1949
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Volume LXIX Part 2, 1948-1949
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Volume LXX Part 1, 1949-1950
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Volume LXX Part 2, 1949-1950
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Volume LXXI Part 1, 1950-1951
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Volume LXXI Part 2, 1950-1951
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Volume LXXII Part 1, 1951-1952
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Volume LXXII Part 2, 1951-1952
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Volume LXXIII Part 1, 1952-1953
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Volume LXXIII Part 2, 1952-1953
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Volume LXXIV Part 1, 1953-1954
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Volume LXXIV Part 2, 1953-1954
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Volume LXXV Part 1, 1954-1955
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Volume LXXV Part 2, 1954-1955
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Volume LXXVI Part 1, 1955-1956
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Volume LXXVI Part 2, 1955-1956
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Volume LXXVII Part 1, 1956-1957
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Volume LXXVII Part 2, 1956-1957
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Volume LXXVIII Part 1, 1957-1958
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Volume LXXVIII Part 2, 1957-1958
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Volume LXXIX Part 1, 1958-1959
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Volume LXXIX Part 2, 1958-1959
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Volume LXXX Part 1, 1959-1960
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Volume LXXX Part 2, 1959-1960
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Volume LXXXI Part 1, 1960-1961
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Volume LXXXI Part 2, 1960-1961
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Volume LXXXII, 1961-1962
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Volume LXXXIII, 1962-1963
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Volume LXXXIV, 1963-1964
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Volume LXXXV, 1964-1965
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Volume LXXXVI, 1965-1966
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Volume LXXXVII, 1966-1967
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Volume LXXXVIII Part 1, 1967-1968
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Volume LXXXVIII Part 2, 1967-1968
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Volume LXXXIX Part 1, 1968-1969
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Volume LXXXIX Part 2, 1968-1969
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Volume XC Part 1, 1969-1970
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Volume XC Part 2, 1969-1970
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Volume XCI, 1970-1971
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Volume XCII, 1971-1972
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Volume XCIII Part 1, 1972-1973
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Volume XCIII Part 2, 1972-1973
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Volume XCIV, 1973-1974
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Volume XCV, 1974-1975
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Volume XCVI Part 1, 1975-1976
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Volume XCVI Part 2, 1975-1976
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Volume XCVII, 1976-1977
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Volume XCVIII, 1977-1978
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Volume XCIX, 1978-1979
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Volume C, 1979-1980
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Volume CI, 1980-1981
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Volume CII, 1981-1982
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Volume CIII, 1982-1983
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Volume CIV, 1983-1984
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Volume CV, 1984-1985
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Volume CVI, 1985-1986
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Volume CVII, 1986-1987
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Volume CVIII, 1987-1988
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Volume CIX, 1988-1989
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Volume CX, 1989-1990
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Volume CXI, 1990-1991
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Volume CXII, 1991-1992
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Volume CXIII, 1992-1993
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Volume CXIV, 1993-1994
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Volume CXV, 1994-1995
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Volume CXVI, 1995-1996
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Volume CXVII, 1996-1997
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Volume CXVIII, 1997-1998
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Volume CXIX, 1998-1999
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Volume CXX, 1999-2000
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Volume CXXI, 2000-2001
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Volume CXXII, 2001-2002
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Volume CXXIII, 2002-2003
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Volume CXXIV, 2003-2004
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Volume CXXV, 2004-2005
There are two sets of subject indices available to search the minutes of the Trustees. The first set covers the minutes from 1755 to 1879 and the second from 1890 to 1997. The first set is made up of printed index cards: they include the volume number and page number based on the original manuscript volumes. These page numbers have been added to the typescript text: look for the red pencil handwritten numbers inserted in the text to find the beginning of the page numbers on the index card. The second index is a collection of handwritten, typed and/or printed cards that cover the more recent era. In this case, the volume number and page numbers on the cards match the physical volumes. In addition, starting in 1890-1891, at the back of each volume (or the back of the second volume for those years split over two volumes), there is an index for the given year.