Flat Files Collection, 1754-2017

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Series XI. Publications, 1756-1988, bulk 1880s-1960s

This series includes special oversize editions of publications, newspapers and magazines.



Box 14-UA-1 The Jester, Parody issue of Ladies' Home Journal, Vol. 1 No. 1, undated



Box 14-UA-3 Graduate School of Journalism, "The Front Page," Volume 4 Nos. 8-11, 1940 April -May



Box 14-UA-8 Poster for the Jester, circa 1910-1915



Box Flat Box 3 "To President Nicholas Murray Butler with the compliments of the Graduate School of Journalism and the Columbia University Press," The Independent Journal of Columbia University, 1937 April 2


The Jester, "Liff-Special Issue-Westchester Cult", 1948 May 14


Bullhorn: A Close-up Look at Columbia's 1972 Dilemma, 1972 May 12, 1972


Chandler-Van Amringe, Columbia Daily Spectator, 1910 April 2


Columbia Daily Spectator, 150th Anniversary, Issue 20, 1904 October 28



Box Flat Box 4 Nicholas Murray Butler Anniversary Fund Issue, Your Columbia, 1932 May


"Biographical Sketch of the Hon. John Jay," Springfield Republican, 1829 August 25


Description of Morningside Park Engravings, Scientific American, 1886 August 7


"Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York, 1887" at Columbia with Engravings and Description of 49th Street Campus, Scientific American, 1887 August 13


"…the Examination of the senior class of Columbia College," The Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser, 1785 October 8

(page 2)


"A Great Internationalist Looks at the War: Dr. Butler's Hopes for Peace Turn to Ashes at Louvain," Look Magazine, 1940 May

(with color and black and white photographs of N.M. Butler and Mrs. Kate Butler)


Account of Death of Alexander Hamilton, New York Herald, 1804 July 18


"Advertisement to such parents as have now (or expect to have) children prepared to be educated in the College of New York," New York Mercury, 1754 June 3

(1954 reproduction)


"Columbia Recovered," New York Times Magazine, 1988 May 16

(cover page)



Box Flat Box 5 Dr. F.A.P. Barnard, President of Columbia College, Harper's Weekly, 1878 May 31


Crisis at Columbia: An inside report on the rebellion at Columbia from the pages of the Columbia Spectator, 1968


"The Commencement Season," Harper's Weekly, 1873


The Hard Core: Journal of Columbia University S.D.S., 1968 October 15-1969 February 18


The Columbia Free Press, 1970 June 2


Columbia Restructuring Supplement, Columbia Daily Spectator, 1968 October 10


"Heil Columbia Issue," RAT Subterranean News, 1968 May 3-16


"The Columbia Boys-Grand Reception in New York," Harper's Weekly, 1874 August 8



Box Flat Box 9 Front Page showing Eisenhower Installation as Columbia President, New York Times, 1948 October 12-13


"Miss Pond is Now an A.B." Collegiate Course for Women, The Work, 1888 June 14


Kissam, George C., Songs Amici Usque Ad Aras and "Centennial Polka" composed and dedicated to the Graduating Class of 1854 of Columbia College, 1855


Saxon, Charles, Cartoon captioned "Good Lord! Have They Started to Graduate Them", 1969



Box Flat Box 10 Crisis at Columbia: An inside report on the rebellion at Columbia from the pages of the Columbia Spectator, 1968


"Kirk Retiring at Columbia, Cordier Named," New York Times, 1968 August 24


Enlargement of Front page and Eisenhower photographs with advertisements supporting Eisenhower's election, New York Times, 1952 October 23


Enlargement of Front Page with Eisenhower photograph and advertisement supporting Adlai Stevenson's election, New York Times, 1952 October 16


Account of Laying of Cornerstone of King's College, New York Gazette, 1756 August 30

(photo of original at New York Historical Society)



Box Flat Box 12 The Morningside Monthly, circa 1900



Box Flat Box 13 Poster for the Jester, 1911-1914



Box Flat Box 18 Folder 14 Columbia Daily Spectator - "We Win!" Issue, 1988 October 10