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Summary InformationAt a Glance
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DescriptionSummaryAn artificial collection of phonograph records, reels of audio tape recordings, and motion picture films recording a variety of Columbia University academic and extra-curricular activities and events such as lectures; speeches, some at award ceremonies; commencement; installation of Nicholas M. Butler and Dwight D. Eisenhower as presidents of the university; King George VI of England during his visit, 1939; speech of England's Queen Mother, Elizabeth in 1954; homecoming; football, the band; academic and alumni conferences; and radio programs under the auspices of Columbia. Many of the recordings are of Eisenhower. Other prominent personalities include John Foster Dulles, Herbert Hoover, Isidor Rabi, Eleanor Roosevelt, John R. Dunning, and the Shah of Iran.
Using the CollectionRare Book and Manuscript Library Restrictions on AccessThis collection is located on-site. Some unique time-based media items have been reformatted and are available onsite via links in the container list. All original copies of audio / moving image media are closed until reformatting in 2020. Email rbml@columbia.edu for more information. Preferred CitationIdentification of specific item; Date (if known); Columbia University Historical Recordings; Box and Folder; University Archives, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Libraries. Ownership and Custodial HistoryTransferred from Columbiana, 1974 & 1977; Gift of the Columbia University Engineering Alumni Association, 1979. About the Finding Aid / Processing InformationColumbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library Processing InformationCataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 05/05/89. EAD container list created by Emily Burns CC 2018 and Jocelyn Wilk. Finding Aid written by Jocelyn Wilk in August 2019. Revision Description2019-08-23 Collection number changed from MS#0258 to UA#0315. 2020-07-09 Links to first batch of digitized material added. kws Subject HeadingsThe subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives. All links open new windows. Genre/Form
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