Columbia Medals collection, 1770s-2015
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- UA#0121
- Bib ID:
- 12954047 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Columbia University. Archives
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 13.13 linear feet (19 boxes)
- Language(s):
- English .
- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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This collection is located offsite. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Due to the nature of the items in this collection, access must be arranged with the University Archivist (uarchives@columbia.edu).
Description
Summary
This is an artificial collection of medals and pins presented to Columbia University students, faculty, staff, and alumni over the years.
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This series includes medals and pins related to Columbia University. The medals have been divided into subseries defined by subject areas: academics, athletics, awards, student groups, etc.. Item descriptions include donor/awardee, dates, inscription information (R:recto and V:verson), accession information, item dimensions (in cm), and manufacturer, where available.
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Series II. Non-Columbia Medals and Pins
This series contains medals which are not related to Columbia. There are a number of medals related to other academic institutions, specially marking anniversaries. The remainder medals commemorate events and individuals: war service and notable battles, expositions or World's Fairs, monument dedications, anniversaries, congressional medal replicas, etc.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two series: Series I: Columbia Medals and Series II: Non-Columbia Medals.
- Series I: Columbia Medals
- Subseries I.1: Academic
- Subseries I.2: Alumni
- Subseries I.3: Athletics
- Subseries I.4: Awards
- Subseries I.5: Celebrations
- Subseries I.6: Columbia College (formerly School of the Arts)
- Subseries I.7: Engineering School (formerly School of Mines)
- Subseries I.8: Individuals
- Subseries I.9: Physicians and Surgeons
- Subseries I.10: Student Groups
- Subseries I.11: Other
- Series II. Non-Columbia Medals and Pins
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
This collection is located offsite. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Due to the nature of the items in this collection, access must be arranged with the University Archivist (uarchives@columbia.edu).
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Columbia Medals Collection; Box and Item number; University Archives, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Libraries.
Related Materials
The University artifacts collection (UA#0016) contains objects, textiles, buttons, trophies, ribbons, plaques, plates, and other three-dimensional items used as well as created by or for the University. The Academic costumes and textiles collection (UA#0102) consists primarily of academic robes and hoods of various Columbia professors and administrators, especially those given to these individuals for honorary degrees at other universities.
Accruals
Additions are expected.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Miss Mary Sicard Jenkins donated the collection of medals which were won by her brother J. Foster Jenkins (CC 1884) during his undergraduate years in 1931 to the Columbiana Collection.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Revision Description
2020-05-13 EAD finding aid (JR)
Subject Headings
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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