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Columbia University Library Office files, 1890-1998

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Series I. Correspondence, 1899-1926

The records that comprise the Columbia University Library Office Files, Correspondence (1898-1926) include the institutional correspondence and related professional material from the office of the university librarian and other members of the library staff. The files track a series of changes in the university library's administration, beginning with the movement of the library uptown in 1898 to its new location within Low Library in the Morningside Heights campus and conclude in 1926 with the hiring of a new permanent head of the library, Charles C. Williamson, after a series of interim library directors. During this period, the library underwent significant changes with the institution of new efficiency measures, changes in classification systems and record-keeping (as the library instituted a modified version of the Dewey Decimal System in the early 1900s, and transferred to card-catalogs in 1904), and changes in institutional structure as new departmental and divisional libraries were established and new administrative divisions––like Accessions, Cataloging, Shelving, Serial, and Reference Departments––emerged and were codified during the first decades of the century. Canfield's efforts were to maximize the accessibility of library collections, conducting reports and surveys on the state of public libraries making efforts to establish for systematic surveys of special collections across the U.S. and to campaign to make government documents more publically accessible.

Subseries I.1: General Correspondence

The general correspondence is arranged in alphabetical order and contains primarily correspondence sent and received by the university librarians, along with other library staff. Individually named and general alphabetical files are arranged in one alphabetical sequence by correspondent name or subject heading and chronologically within each letter of the alphabet by year. Notable subjects in this subseries include correspondence on budgets, library statistics, collections, and staff. Important subjects filed under sub-files are interspersed within the general alphabetical correspondence and are noted parenthetically.


Box I.1 A, 1902 January-1906 September (16 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on Miss A E Ahern; Albany Library; American Society for the Advancement of Science; American Mathematics Society; American Library Association; Ahern's Manual for Normal School Instruction; Appointments Committee; Astor Library; Avery Library)


Box I.2 A, 1906 September-1908 April (19 folders), 1906

(includes sub-files on Mary E Ahern; Albany: Dept. of Education, State; Albany State Library School; American Association for the Advancement of Science; American Book Company; American Library Association)

Box I.2 A, 1908 April-1909 July (6 folders), 1908

(includes sub-files on College Addresses; Albany Library School)


Box I.3 A, 1908 April-1909 July (15 folders), 1908

(includes sub-files on American Library Association; American Library Institute)

Box I.3 A, 1909 July-1910 July (11 folders), 1909

(includes sub-file on American Library Association)


Box I.4 A, 1909 July-1910 July (5 folders), 1909

(includes sub-file on Astor Library)

Box I.4 A, 1910 July-1912 May (21 folders), 1910

(includes sub-files on Albany Students; Alumni Book Collection; American Library Association; Anderson Diaries; Astor Library)


Box I.5 A, 1912 May-1913 February (15 folders), 1912

(includes sub-files on Alumni Day Exhibit; Alumni Collections and Collectors; American History Association; Anderson Diary Cataloging; Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools)

Box I.5 A, 1913 February-1914 July (4 folders), 1913

(includes sub-files on Department of Agriculture; Albany State Library of NY)


Box I.6 A, 1913 February-1914 July (7 folders), 1913

(includes sub-files on American College Library; American Library Association; Association of American Universities)

Box I.6 A, 1914 July-1917 January (19 folders), 1914

(includes sub-files on Accession Department; Alumni Day; American Institute of Architecture; American Library Association)


Box I.7 A, 1917 January-1921 September (23 folders), 1917

(includes sub-files on Accessions Department; Allotments; American Library Institute; Applications for Positions; Avery Library)


Box I.8 A, 1921 September 1-1926 September 1, 1921, (20 folders)

(includes sub-files on Academic Rank; Academic Department; Accountant; Edward D Adams; Alumni News; American Academy of Arts and Letters; Applications: Summer Session; Arndt; Avery Library)

Box I.8 Ba-Be, 1902 January -1908 April (4 folders), 1902


Box I.9 Ba-Be, 1902 January -1908 April (13 folders), 1902

(includes sub-file on Barnard College)

Box I.9 Ba-Be, 1908 April-1913 February (11 folders), 1908

(includes sub-file on Barnard College Library)


Box I.10 Ba-Be, 1908 April-1913 February (9 folders), 1908

(includes sub-file on Bessemer Celebration)

Box I.10 Ba-Be, 1913 February-1921 January (13 folders), 1913

(includes sub-files on Bach; Barnard College)


Box I.11 Ba-Be, 1913 February-1921 January (7 folders), 1913

Box I.11 Bi-Bo, 1902 January -1911 June (12 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on Bibliographical Society; Board of Education; Professor Franz Boas; Boston Athenaeum; Boston Book Company; Arthur E Bostwick)

Box I.11 Bi-Bo, 1911 June-1914 July, 1911


Box I.12 Bi-Bo, 1911 June-1914 July (18 folders), 1911

(includes sub-files on Bibliography; Bibliographical instruction in College; Bibliographical Society; Binding Department; Binding; Botany--Reports on Reading Room)


Box I.13 Bi-Bo, 1911 June-1914 July (3 folders), 1911

Box I.13 Bi-Bo, 1914 July 1-1922 July 1, 1914, (18 folders)

(includes sub-files on Bible Society; Bibliographical Society of America; University Bibliography; Binders and Binding; Professor A H Blanchard; Bookkeeper; Bookplates)


Box I.14 Bor-Boz, 1914 July 1-1922 July 1, 1914-1921, (6 folders)

Box I.14 Br-By, 1902 January -1904 October (17 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on W.H. Brett; Dr. N L Britton; Professor John W Burgess; George F. Fisher, Bursar;)


Box I.15 Br-By, 1904 October -1908 December (20 folders), 1904

(includes sub-files on Miss Clara Bragg; British Museum; Brooklyn Public Library; Brown University; Bursar)

Box I.15 Br-By, 1909 January -1913 May (4 folders), 1909


Box I.16 Br-By, 1909 January -1913 May (17 folders), 1909

(includes sub-files on Brooklyn Public Library; Brown University Library; Budget Memoranda; Budget Material; Bursar)


Box I.17 Br-By, 1913 May-1916 July (20 folders), 1913

(includes sub-files on Brooklyn Public Library; Brown Reference Company; Brown University; Budget; Budget 1916-1917; Budget material library 1915-1916; Budget 1915-1916 salary letters; Budget 1916-1917 Budget allotments for departmental staff 1915-1916 Budget suggestions for 1914-1915)


Box I.18 Br-By, 1913 May-1916 July (4 folders), 1913

Box I.18 Ca-Cl, 1902 January -1907 July (15 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on Carnegie Institute; George R Carpenter; William H Carpenter; C F Chandler; St. Paul's Chapel; Church Club; Church Congress; Cincinnati Public Library; Circulars)


Box I.19 Ca-Cl, 1902 January -1907 July (2 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on A S Clark; Minnie C Clark; Edith E Clarke)

Box I.19 Ca-Cl, 1907 July-1908 December 31, 1907, (16 folders)

(includes sub-files on Cartoons Exhibit; Catalogs for Universities and Colleges Catalogs; Cataloging Department; Catalogs of Universities; Colleges)


Box I.20 Ca-Cl, 1909 January -1910 July (19 folders), 1909

(includes sub-files on Canfield Lists of Libraries, People; Canfield Correspondence Addresses; Circular Forms; Dr. James Hulme Canfield; Catalog Department; Letters about University Catalog; Circulars)

Box I.20 Ca-Cl, 1910 July-1913 July 1913, 1910, July 1913, (3 folders)


Box I.21 Ca-Cl, 1910 July-1913 July 1913, 1910, July 1913, (15 folders)

(includes sub-files on Card Stock; Carnegie Foundation; Carnegie Institute; Professor W H Carpenter; Cataloging Department; Celebrations; Clark University)

Box I.21 Ca-Cl, 1913 July-1916 June (6 folders), 1913

(includes sub-files on Calendar; Dr. James H Canfield Photographs; Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)


Box I.22 Ca-Cl, 1913 July-1916 June (14 folders), 1913

(includes sub-files on Cataloging Department; Chief Clerk)

Box I.22 Ca-Cl, 1916 June-1923 July (6 folders), 1916

(includes sub-files on Camp Libraries; Carnegie Institute; WH Carpenter)


Box I.23 Ca-Cl, 1916 June-1923 July (10 folders), 1916

(includes sub-files on Cataloging Department; China; Circulars)

Box I.23 Co-Cy, 1902 January -1909 January (9 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on College of the City of New York; Marion Colby; Columbia Chaplaincy; Columbia Commons "Dormitories"; Columbia Spectator and Quarterly; Western Trip--Columbia Alumni Association; Congressional Library; Cornell University)


Box I.24 Co-Cy, 1902 January -1909 January (9 folders), 1902

Box I.24 Co-Cy, 1909 January -1911 June (16 folders), 1909

(includes sub-file on Columbia University Press)


Box I.25 Co-Cy, 1911 July-1913 February (15 folders), 1911

(includes sub-files on College Library Association, College Study, Questionnaire College Library Finance, College Verse, Columbia Spectator, Concilium Bibliographicum; Conciliation--American Association)

Box I.25 Co-Cy, 1913 February-1914 November (3 folders), 1913

(includes sub-file on Mr F M Colby)


Box I.26 Co-Cy, 1913 February-1914 November (14 folders), 1913

(includes sub-files on College Study; Columbia University Club; Columbia University Quarterly; Columbia Spectator; College Verse; Library of Congress; Connecticut State Library; Miss M O Cox; Credits)

Box I.26 Co-Cy, 1914 November -1921 November (3 folders), 1914

(includes sub-file on College Study)


Box I.27 Co-Cy, 1914 November -1921 November (17 folders), 1914

(includes sub-files on George Watson Cole; Columbia Spectator; Columbia University; Commencement June 4 1919 Commercial Press; Miss Mary A Cook; Professor JJ Coss)

Box I.27 D, 1899 June-1901 January, 1899


Box I.28 D, 1899 June-1901, 1899, (4 folders)

(includes Melvil Dewey letters)

Box I.28 Da-Di, 1902 January -1906 September (19 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on J C Dana; Robert H Davis; Melvil Dewey)

Box I.28 Da-Di, 1906 September -1913 June 30, 1906, (3 folders)


Box I.29 Da-Di, 1906 September -1913 June 30, 1906, (18 folders)

(includes sub-files on Departmental Libraries; Melvil Dewey; Dissertations: German; Dissertations)

Box I.29 Do-Dy, 1902 January -1909 January (4 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on Dodd, Mead, and Company; Cleveland H. Dodge; William E Dodge)


Box I.30 Do-Dy, 1902 January -1909 January (15 folders), 1902

Box I.30 E, 1899 June-1901 January (6 folders), 1899

Box I.30 E, 1902 January-1905 January (3 folders), 1902

(includes sub-file on Earl Hall)


Box I.31 E, 1902 January-1905 January (9 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on Earl Hall; W R Eastman; Professor J C Egbert; Ellison; Library Exhibits)

Box I.31 E, 1905 January-1908 December 31, 1905, (5 folders)

(includes sub-file on Earle Library or Collection)


Box I.32 E, 1905 January-1908 December 31, 1905, (9 folders)

(includes sub-files on Earl Hall Social Settlement and Alliance work; W R Eastman; Exhibits)

Box I.32 E, 1909 July-1910 July (7 folders), 1909

(includes sub-files on Miss I G Mudge's Work on Special Collections; Bureau of Education)


Box I.33 E, 1909 July-1910 July (10 folders), 1909

(includes sub-files on Dept. of English; Exhibition, Dec 27 1909)

Box I.33 E, 1910 July-1913 February (17 folders), 1910

(includes sub-files on Bureau of Education; Engineering Efficiency; Emergency Fund; Engineering Library; Engineering Schools Questionnaire; Exhibit)


Box I.34 E, 1913 February-1913 November (19 folders), 1913

(includes sub-files on Engineering Department Libraries; Engineering Societies; Exchange Department; Frederick the Great Exhibit; Exhibits; Church History Exhibit)


Box I.35 E, 1913 October 31-1914 November (11 folders), 1913

(includes sub-files on Eastern College Library Association; Exhibition: School of Mines)

Box I.35 E, 1914 November -1926 September (8 folders), 1914

(includes sub-files on Extension Reading Room; Eastern College Library Association; Dr. James C Egbert)


Box I.36 E, 1914 November -1926 September (9 folders), 1914

(includes sub-file on Extension)

Box I.36 Fa-Fl, 1899 June-1901 January (4 folders), 1899

Box I.36 Fa-Fl, 1902 January -1907 July (5 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on Mrs. Salome Cutler Fairchild; Frederick W Faxon)


Box I.37 Fa-Fl, 1902 January -1907 July (13 folders), 1902

Box I.37 Fo-Fy, 1899 June-1901 January (2 folders), 1899

Box I.37 Fo-Fy, 1902 January -1909 July (9 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on Franklin Ford; France)


Box I.38 Fo-Fy, 1902 January -1909 July (9 folders), 1902

Box I.38 G, 1899 June-1901 January (9 folders), 1899

Box I.38 G, 1902 January-1906 September (5 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on E.W. Gaillard; General Theological Seminary; James T Gerould)


Box I.39 G, 1902 January-1906 September (13 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on Rev J E Gilbert; W.M. Gilbert; Superintendent Goetze; Prof R J H Gottheil)

Box I.39 G, 1906 September -1913 July (5 folders), 1906


Box I.40 G, 1906 September -1913 July (18 folders), 1906

(includes sub-files on Gifts to Columbia, Gifts from Columbia; F A Goetze;)


Box I.41 G, 1913 July-1917 January (22 folders), 1913

(includes sub-files on Gerig; Gifts to Columbia)


Box I.42 G, 1917 January-1921 January (19 folders), 1917

(includes sub-files on Gifts to Columbia; Gifts from Columbia; F A Goetze)


Box I.43 G, 1917 January-1921 January (3 folders), 1917

Box I.43 G, 1921 January-1923 September 1, 1921, (9 folders)

(includes sub-file on German Book Exhibition)


Box I.44 G, 1921 January-1923 September 1, 1921, (10 folders)

(includes sub-files on Gifts from Columbia University; Gifts to Columbia)

Box I.44 H, 1899 June 30-1901 January, 1899

Box I.44 Ha-He, 1902 January -1906 April (8 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on Dr. Chandler Cuthbert Hall; Halleck, Reubon Post; Francins W Halsey; Professor A D F Hamlin; Walter C Hamm; President William R Harper; George William Harris; Hon. William T Harris; Harvard University)


Box I.45 Ha-He, 1902 January -1906 April (12 folders), 1902

Box I.45 Ha-He, 1906 April-1910 July (10 folders), 1906

(includes sub-files on Hamilton Hall; Harvard University)


Box I.46 Ha-He, 1906 April-1910 July (9 folders), 1906

Box I.46 Ha-He, 1910 July-1913 July (11 folders), 1910

(includes sub-file on Harvard University Library)


Box I.47 Ha-He, 1910 July-1913 July (12 folders), 1910

Box I.47 Hi-Hy, 1902 January -1914 January (12 folders), 1902

(includes sub-file on FC Hicks)


Box I.48 Hi-Hy, 1914 January -1916 July (17 folders), 1914

(includes sub-file on Frank P Hill; Hispanic Museum; Archer M Huntington; Professor F R Hutton)

Box I.48 Hi-Hy, 1916 July-1924 January (7 folders), 1916

(includes sub-file on Hispanic Society; Holland Society; Holls Gifts)


Box I.49 Hi-Hy, 1916 July-1924 January (16 folders), 1916

(includes sub-files on Mr. R S Howson; Henry Hunt Library; Stephen A Hulbert)


Box I.50 I, 1899 June 30-1901 January 1, 1899, (1 folder)

Box I.50 I, 1902 January-1904 October (3 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on India; Indiana)

Box I.50 I, 1904 October -1909 June (4 folders), 1904

(includes sub-files on India; International Committee Moral Training; Irving Press;)

Box I.50 I, 1909 July-1913 October (4 folders), 1909

(includes sub-files on Incidentals Fund Memoranda; Introductions)

Box I.50 I, 1913 February-1914 January (3 folders), 1913

(includes sub-files on Incidentals; Institute of Arts and Sciences)


Box I.51 I, 1913 February-1914 January, 1913

Box I.51 I, 1914 January-1918 December (5 folders), 1914

(includes sub-files on Inter-Library Loans; Introductions; Washington Irving)

Box I.51 J, 1899 June 30-1901 January 1, 1899, (2 folders)

Box I.51 J, 1902 January-1904 October (13 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on Dr. Morris Jastrow; President R H Jesse; John Crerar Library; Jury Duty)


Box I.52 J, 1904 October -1909 June (16 folders), 1904

(includes sub-files on William Dawson Johnston)

Box I.52 J, 1909 July-1913 February (14 folders), 1909

(includes sub-files on John Crerar Library; Dr. JF Johnson--Carnegie Institute; Johns Hopkins University)


Box I.53 J, 1909 July-1913 February (5 folders), 1909

(includes sub-file on John Crerar Library)

Box I.53 J, 1913 February-1914 January (12 folders), 1913

(includes sub-files on Jacoby; John Crerar Library; Johns Hopkins University Library; William Dawson Johnston)

Box I.53 J, 1914 January-1918 December (6 folders), 1914

(includes sub-files on Harold Jacoby; Japan Society)


Box I.54 J, 1914 January-1918 December (9 folders), 1914

(includes sub-files on Samuel Johnson; John Crerar Library; Mrs. Mary Johnson; Jusserand)

Box I.54 K, 1899 June-1901 January (2 folders), 1899

Box I.54 K, 1902 January-1905 July (10 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on Rev R W Kenyon; F P Keppel)


Box I.55 K, 1902 January-1905 July (11 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on George W Kirchwey; Knauth, Nachod, and Kühne)

Box I.55 K, 1905 June 30-1913 July (14 folders), 1905

(includes sub-files on F P Keppel; Mr E P Kilroe)


Box I.56 K, 1905 June 30-1913 July (8 folders), 1905

Box I.56 L, 1899 June-1901 January (4 folders), 1899

Box I.56 L, 1902 January-1906 April (9 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on Professor B Laufer; Law Library; Henry M Leipziger; Lemcke and Büchner; Library Journal: Libraries: Correspondence Regarding Salaries; Library Bureau;)


Box I.57 L, 1902 January-1906 April (7 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on Library Post; James Loeb; Duc de Loubat; William G Low Jr)

Box I.57 L, 1906 April-1908 December 31, 1906, (13 folders)

(includes sub-files on Leland Stanford Jr. University; Libraries--Statistics in regard to Staff; Libraries and Library Statistics)


Box I.58 L, 1906 April-1908 December 31, 1906, (10 folders)

(includes sub-files on Library Bureau; Loan Division)

Box I.58 L, 1908 December 31-1911 June 1, 1908, (12 folders)

(includes sub-files on Law Library; Library Bureau; Library Journal)


Box I.59 L, 1908 December 31-1911 June (6 folders), 1908

Box I.59 L, 1911 June-1913 February (15 folders), 1911

(includes sub-files on Law Library Question; Law Library; Library Bureau)


Box I.60 L, 1911 June-1913 February (8 folders), 1911

(includes sub-files on Library Journal; Library Salary Statistics; Dr. Lichtenstein)

Box I.60 L, 1913 February-1914 July (15 folders), 1913

(includes sub-files on Library Bureau; Library Council; General Library; Library Council and Subcommittee; Library Journal)


Box I.61 L, 1913 February-1914 July (7 folders), 1913

Box I.61 L, 1914 July-1916 June (14 folders), 1914

(includes sub-files on Law Library and Law File; Library Council; Special Committee on Library Policy; Library Journal)


Box I.62 L, 1914 July-1916 June (5 folders), 1914

(includes sub-files on Professor Dean P Lockwood; Louvain University Library)

Box I.62 L, 1916 June-1921 February (17 folders), 1916

(includes sub-files on Law file; Dr F S Lee)


Box I.63 L, 1916 June-1921 February (7 folders), 1916

(includes sub-files on Messers Lemcke and Buchner; Library Council; Loan Division; Loans; DP Lockwood)

Box I.63 McA-Ma, 1899 June-1901 January (2 folders), 1899

Box I.63 Ma, 1902 January-1907 July 1, 1902, (11 folders)

(includes sub-files on The MacMillian Company; Maurice Magnus; Henry Malkan)


Box I.64 Ma, 1902 January-1907 July 1, 1902, (8 folders)

(includes sub-files on Superintendent William R Maxwell)

Box I.64 Ma, 1907 July-1918 December (18 folders), 1907

(includes sub-files on The Macmillan Company; Maps, Journalism; Massachusetts Agricultural College; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Massachusetts Library Club; Master's Essays)


Box I.65 Ma, 1907 July-1918 December (4 folders), 1907

(includes sub-files on Mathematics; Professor Brander Matthews)

Box I.65 Me, 1899 June-1901 January, 1899

Box I.65 Mc-Me, 1902-1909, (17 folders)

(includes sub-files on Professor McWhood; Metropolitan Museum of Art)


Box I.66 Mc-Me, 1902-1909, (1 folder)

(includes sub-files on Mrs. Annie Nathan Meyer)

Box I.66 Mi-My, 1899 June-1901 January (2 folders), 1899

Box I.66 Mi-My, 1902 January -1912 May (19 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on Professor John Bassett Moore; Municipal Ownership)

Box I.66 Mi-My, 1912 May-1918 December (3 folders), 1912

(includes sub-files on Mr Ralph F Miller as Acting Assistant Librarian)


Box I.67 Mi-My, 1912 May-1918 December (18 folders), 1912

(includes sub-files on Multigraph; Museum of Natural History; Music Department)

Box I.67 Mi-My, 1918 December -1926 July, 1918

(includes sub-file on Milton Material and Letters: Milton Edition)


Box I.68 Mi-My, 1918 December -1926, 1918, (21 folders)

(includes sub-files on Milton Material and Letters: Milton Material & Letters: C L Powell; Milton: Yale, Milton: NYPL, Milton: Stevens and Brown; Milton: Cambridge University, England; Modern Language Association of America; Montgomery; Miss I G Mudge; Professor Henry S Munroe: Books; Music)


Box I.69 N, 1899 June-1901 January (2 folders), 1899

Box I.69 N, 1902 January-1905 July (10 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on John McLean Nash; National Education Association; Nebraska Letters about State Teachers' Association; New York Library Association; New York Library Club; New York Public Library;)


Box I.70 N, 1905 July 1-1907 July 1, 1905, (14 folders)

(includes sub-files on Newark, NJ; New York Libraries; New York Library Association; New York Library Club; National Education Association; Numismatic Society)

Box I.70 N, 1907 July-1909 June (2 folders), 1907


Box I.71 N, 1907 July-1909 June (7 folders), 1907

(includes sub-files on National Education Association; N.Y. Library Association; Offers; Order Department)

Box I.71 N, 1909 July 1-1911 June (8 folders), 1909

(includes sub-files on Newark Public Library; NY Public Library; NY City Collections in Libraries; NY State Library Association)


Box I.72 N, 1909 July 1-1911 June (3 folders), 1909

Box I.72 N, 1911 June-1913 July (12 folders), 1911

(includes sub-files on Newark Public Library; NY Public Library)

Box I.72 N, 1913 July-1915 September (7 folders), 1913

(includes sub-files on NYPL; Newark Public Library)


Box I.73 N, 1913 July-1915 September (5 folders), 1913

Box I.73 N, 1915 September -1920 September (10 folders), 1915

(includes sub-files on National Arts Club; National War Savings Committee; Library School of the New York Public Library; New York Public Library Camp Libraries File; NY Southern Society; NY State Library and Library School; NY University; NYPL; Notices)

Box I.73 O, 1899 June-1901 January, 1899

Box I.73 O, 1905 July 1-1907 July 1, 1905, (4 folders)

Box I.73 O, 1907 July-1909 June (3 folders), 1907

(includes sub-file on Offers)


Box I.74 O, 1907 July-1909 June (3 folders), 1907

(includes sub-file on Order Department)

Box I.74 O, 1909 July 1-1911 June (3 folders), 1909

Box I.74 O, 1911 June-1913 July (5 folders), 1911

(includes sub-file on Order Department)

Box I.74 O, 1913 July-1915 September (6 folders), 1913

(includes sub-file on Offers)


Box I.75 O, 1915 September -1920 September (8 folders), 1915

(includes sub-file on Offers)

Box I.75 P, 1899 June-1901 January (4 folders), 1899


Box I.76 P, 1902 January-1904 September (14 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on James Russell Parsons; William Barclay Parsons; Professor Harry Thurston Peck; Pharmacy----College of: College of Physicians and Surgeons; Dr. T M Prudden; John Pine; Miss Mary W Plummer)

Box I.76 P, 1904 October -1907 July (2 folders), 1904


Box I.77 P, 1904 October -1907 July (12 folders), 1904

(includes sub-files on University of Pennsylvania; College of Pharmacy; College of Physicians and Surgeons; Mr. John B Pine)


Box I.78 P, 1907 July-1909 July (17 folders), 1907

(includes sub-files on Correspondence in regard to Pages; College of Pharmacy; Miss Harriet B Prescott; Public Service Commission)

Box I.78 P, 1909 July 1-1911 June 1, 1909, (3 folders)


Box I.79 P, 1909 July 1-1911 June 1, 1909, (20 folders)

(includes sub-files on College of Physicians and Surgeons; Department of Physics; John B Pine)

Box I.79 P, 1912 May 1-1915 September 1, 1912, (3 folders)


Box I.80 P, 1912 May 1-1915 September 1, 1912, (12 folders)

(includes sub-files on College of Pharmacy; College of Physicians and Surgeons; John B Pine; President Butler; President Butler and Law Library Question)


Box I.81 P, 1915 September -1917 January (15 folders), 1915

(includes sub-files on Physicians and Surgeons; Pierpont; John B Pine)

Box I.81 P, 1918 December -1920 September (10 folders), 1918

(includes sub-files on Photostat; College of Physicians and Surgeons)


Box I.82 P, 1918 December -1920 September (4 folders), 1918

(includes sub-file on Pulitzer Prizes)

Box I.82 P, 1920 September -1923 November (19 folders), 1920

(includes sub-files on College of Pharmacy; College of Physicians and Surgeons; John B Pine; President Butler)


Box I.83 Q, 1899 June-1901 January, 1899

Box I.83 Q, 1902 January-1904 September, 1902

Box I.83 Q, 1904 October -1907 July, 1904

(includes sub-file on Columbia Quarterly)

Box I.83 Q, 1907 July-1909 July, 1907

Box I.83 Q, 1909 July 1-1911 June 1, 1909, (1 folder)

Box I.83 Q, 1912 May 1-1915 September 1, 1912, (1 folder)

Box I.83 Q, 1915 September -1917 January (4 folder), 1915

Box I.83 Q, 1918 December -1920 September (5 folders), 1918

(includes sub-file on Questions)


Box I.84 Q, 1920 September -1923 November (4 folders), 1920

Box I.84 Ra-Ri, 1899 June-1901 January (3 folders), 1899

Box I.84 Ra-Ri, 1902 January -1914 July (8 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on Registrar, Religious Education Association; Rhodes Scholarship material)


Box I.85 Ra-Ri, 1902 January -1914 July (2 folders), 1902

(includes sub-file on Miss Ellen H Richardson)

Box I.85 Ra-Ri, 1914 July-1924 January 1, 1914, (14 folders)

(includes sub-files on Mrs. L Raney; Rearrangement Plans for the Library Collection 1902-1916; Readers Cards; Readers: Applications for Use of the Library; Reinsch)


Box I.86 Ra-Ri, 1914 July-1924 January (7 folders), 1914

Box I.86 Ro-Ry, 1902 January -1909 July (17 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on Professor J H Robinson; President Theodore Roosevelt)

Box I.86 Sa-Sc, 1899 June-1901 January, 1899

Box I.86 Sa-Sc, 1902 January -1909 July 1, 1902, (2 folders)


Box I.87 Sa-Sc, 1902 January -1909 July (16 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on J Pitte Sanborn Jr; Scientific American)

Box I.87 Sa-Sc, 1909 July-1914 July (15 folders), 1909

(includes sub-files on Salaries; School of Journalism)


Box I.88 Sa-Sc, 1909 July-1914 July (10 folders), 1909

(includes sub-files on School of Journalism-inquiry; School of Philanthropy)

Box I.88 Se-Sm, 1899 June-1901 January (2 folders), 1899

Box I.88 Se-Sm, 1902 January -1906 April 1, 1902, (6 folders)

(includes sub-file on Settlement Work)


Box I.89 Se-Sm, 1902 January -1906 April 1, 1902, (8 folders)

(includes sub-files on Hon. George N Sharp; V G Simkhovitch; Professor William M Sloane; Smithsonian Institute; Edward R Smith)

Box I.89 Se-Sm, 1906 April-1912 May 1, 1906, (7 folders)

(includes sub-files on Seals of Universities; Columbus Letters: State University; Department of Serials)


Box I.90 Se-Sm, 1906 April-1912 May 1, 1906, (12 folders)

(includes sub-files on Shelf Department; Simplified Spelling Board; ER Smith)

Box I.90 Se-Sm, 1912 May-1914 July (7 folders), 1912

(includes sub-files on Secretary of the University; Seligman, ERA; Serial Department)


Box I.91 Se-Sm, 1912 May-1914, 1912, (11 folders)

(includes sub-files on Shorthand; Slides (lantern); Daniel Eugene Smith; Special Collections; Staff; Staff Bulletin; Student Representatives--Board of; Superintendent)

Box I.91 Se-Sm, 1914 July 1-1926 June (9 folders), 1914

(includes sub-files on Secretary to the University; Dr. ERA Seligman)


Box I.92 Se-Sm, 1914 July 1-1926 June (15 folders), 1914

(includes sub-files on Shelf Department; Professor WM Sloane)

Box I.92 Sn-Sy, 1899 June-1901 January (2 folders), 1899

Box I.92 Sn-Sy, 1902 January 1-1908 December 31, 1902, (9 folders)

(includes sub-file on Columbia Library Staff Statistics)


Box I.93 Sn-Sy, 1902 January 1-1908 December 31, 1902, (14 folders)

(includes sub-files on GE Stewart; Chancellor Franc Strong; Russell Sturgis; Superintendent)

Box I.93 Sn-Sy, 1908 December 31-1911 June 1, 1908, (2 folders)


Box I.94 Sn-Sy, 1908 December 31-1911 June 1, 1908, (20 folders)

(includes sub-files on Southern Society of New York; Library Staff; Summer Session; Superintendent: Mr. Norris)

Box I.94 Sn-Sy, 1911 June-1912 November (9 folders), 1911

(includes sub-files on Staff: Library Bulletins)


Box I.95 Sn-Sy, 1911 June-1912 November (16 folders), 1911

(includes sub-files on H R Steeves; Summer Session; Superintendent)

Box I.95 Sn-Sy, 1912 November -1913 July (4 folders), 1912

(includes sub-files on Secretary of the University; Seligman, ERA; Shorthand; Slides (lantern); Daniel Eugene Smith; Special Collections)


Box I.96 Sn-Sy, 1912 November -1913 July (16 folders), 1912

(includes sub-files on Staff; Staff Bulletin; Student Representatives--Board of; Superintendent)

Box I.96 Sn-Sy, 1913 July-1914 November (12 folders), 1913

(includes sub-files on Staff: of the Library; Staff--Holidays and Vacations; Staff: Notices for Holidays in 1914 Staff: Notices for Holiday 1913 Staff Bulletins; Staff Addresses; Letters to Staff; Staff: Administrative Rulings; Staff: Miscellaneous Memos)


Box I.97 Sn-Sy, 1913 July-1914 November (9 folders), 1913

(includes sub-file on Superintendent)

Box I.97 Sn-Sy, 1916 July-1918 December (9 folders), 1916

(includes sub-files on Staff Meetings; Staff address lists; Staff notices)


Box I.98 Sn-Sy, 1916 July-1918 December (6 folders), 1916

(includes sub-file on Summer Schedule of Hours for Libraries)

Box I.98 Sn-Sy, 1918 December 1-1921 December 1, 1918, (15 folders)

(includes sub-file on Summer Session; Summer Session Library Announcement; Summer Session and Extension Teaching; Summer Schedule 1920)


Box I.99 Sn-Sy, 1918 December 1-1921 December 1, 1918, (8 folders)

(includes sub-files on Superintendent Norris; Walter Swingle; Switzerland)

Box I.99 T, 1899 June-1901 January (3 folders), 1899

Box I.99 T, 1902 January-1906 April (5 folders), 1902

(includes sub-file on Letters about Board on Education to Teachers College)


Box I.100 T, 1902 January-1906 April (6 folders), 1902

Box I.100 T, 1906 April-1908 December 31, 1906, (16 folders)

(includes sub-files on William H Taft;The New York Times)


Box I.101 T, 1906 April-1908 December 31, 1906, (4 folders)

Box I.101 T, 1908 December -1910 July 1, 1908, (13 folders)

(includes sub-file on Teachers College)

Box I.101 T, 1910 July-1912 May (12 folders), 1910

(includes sub-file on Torrey Botanical Club)


Box I.102 T, 1910 July-1912 May (2 folders), 1910

Box I.102 T, 1912 May-1914 January (11 folders), 1912

(includes sub-file on Theological Periodicals)

Box I.102 T, 1914 January-1916 July (10 folders), 1914

(includes sub-files on Teachers College; Tours; Trent;)

Box I.102 T, 1916 July-1921 February (4 folders), 1916

(includes sub-files on Teachers College: Letters on books deposited in Teachers College or Columbia)


Box I.103 T, 1916 July-1921 February (9 folders), 1916

(includes sub-file on Mr Levering Tyson, Secretary of Alumni Federation)

Box I.103 U, 1899 June-1901 January, 1899

Box I.103 U, 1902 January-1906 April, 1902

(includes sub-files on Union Theological Seminary; University Club)

Box I.103 U, 1906 April-1908 December 31, 1906, (2 folders)

(includes sub-files on Underwood Typewriter; Union Theological Seminary; University Club; Universities A-Z)

Box I.103 U, 1908 December -1910 July 1, 1908, (4 folders)

(includes sub files on Union Theological Seminary; University Press; University of Chicago)

Box I.103 U, 1910 July-1912 May (2 folders), 1910


Box I.104 U, 1910 July-1912 May (4 folders), 1910

(includes sub-files on University of Chicago; University of Michigan)

Box I.104 U, 1912 May-1914 January (4 folders), 1912

(includes sub-files on Union Theological Seminary; University Settlement; University Statutes)

Box I.104 U, 1914 January-1916 July (4 folders), 1914

(includes sub-files on Union Theological Seminary; University of Chicago)


Box I.105 U, 1916 July-1921 February (4 folders), 1916

(includes sub-files on US Surgeon General's Office; University Printing Office; University of Chicago; University of Pennsylvania)

Box I.105 V, 1899 June-1901 January, 1899

Box I.105 V, 1902 January-1906 April (3 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on Anna Murray Vail; Dr George R Van de Water, Miss Van Zandt)

Box I.105 V, 1906 April-1908 December 31, 1906, (2 folders)

Box I.105 V, 1908 December-1910 July 1, 1908, (1 folder)

(includes sub-files on Vassar College)

Box I.105 V, 1910 July-1912 May (3 folders), 1910


Box I.106 V, 1912 May-1914 January (2 folders), 1912

(includes sub-file on F. Vexler)

Box I.106 V, 1914 January-1916 July (4 folders), 1914

(includes sub-files on Vacations 1916; Vacations partial file; Vacations 1915)

Box I.106 V, 1916 July-1921 February (5 folders), 1916

(includes sub-files on Vacations: 1919, 1918, 1917; F. Vexler)

Box I.106 Wa-We, 1899 June-1901 January (2 folders), 1899

Box I.106 Wa-We, 1902 January 1-1906 April 1, 1902, (5 folders)


Box I.107 Wa-We, 1902 January 1-1906 April (16 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on Washington: Departments of War, Interior, Commerce, Labor, Printing or Documents; West Point)

Box I.107 Wa-We, 1906 April-1910 July (7 folders), 1906


Box I.108 Wa-We, 1906 April-1910 July (10 folders), 1906

Box I.108 Wh-Wy, 1899 June-1901 January (2 folders), 1899

Box I.108 Wh-Wy, 1902 January -1908 January (5 folders), 1902


Box I.109 Wh-Wy, 1902 January -1908 January (10 folders), 1902

(includes sub-files on Williams College; Williamstown-Toronto matter)

Box I.109 Wh-Wy, 1908 December 31-1913 May (14 folders), 1908

(includes sub-files on Florence Wilson; WH Wilson Company; Women's Suffrage)


Box I.110 Wh-Wy, 1908 December 31-1913 May (4 folders), 1908

Box I.110 Wh-Wy, 1913 May-1921 December (15 folders), 1913

(includes sub-files on EJ Wheeler; Wheelock Fund; MF Wilson; HW Wilson Company; Woodbridge; Professor R S Woodworth)


Box I.111 Wh-Wy, 1913 May-1921, 1913, (3 folders)

Box I.111 X-Y, 1899 June-1901 January, 1899

Box I.111 X-Y, 1902 January-1908 January (5 folders), 1902

(includes sub-file on Y.M.C.A)

Box I.111 X-Y, 1908 December 31-1913 May (2 folders), 1908

Box I.111 X-Y, 1913 May-1921 December (2 folders), 1913

(includes sub-files on Archbishop of Yale; Y.M.C.A)

Box I.111 Z, 1899 June-1901 January, 1899

Box I.111 Z, 1902 January-1908 January, 1902

Box I.111 Z, 1908 December 31-1913 May, 1908

Box I.111 Z, 1913 May-1921 December, 1913

Subseries I.2: Salary Letters, 1900-1916

This subseries contains letters relating to employee salaries and personnel files during the period from January 1900 to November 1916. Within this subseries, items are filed alphabetically under the individual's or organization's name. Includes sub-files on Barnard College, along with related personnel and administrative files for Miss M.O. Cox, Frederick W. Erb (Loan Department), Miss Harriet B. Prescott (Catalog Department), Dr. V.G. Simkhovitch (Bibliography), and Miss Margaret Van Zandt (Order Department). For salary letters outside this range, or additional information, such as salary reports and library statistics, consult Subseries I.1, General Correspondence.


Box I.112 A, 1900 January-1916 November, 1900

Box I.112 B, 1900 January-1916 November, 1900

(includes sub-file on Barnard College)

Box I.112 C, 1900 January-1916 November, 1900

(includes sub-file on Miss M O Cox)

Box I.112 D, 1900 January-1916 November, 1900

Box I.112 E-F, 1900 January-1916 November, 1900

(includes sub-file on Frederick W Erb-Loan Department)

Box I.112 G, 1900 January-1916 November, 1900

Box I.112 H-J, 1900 January-1916 November, 1900

Box I.112 K-L, 1900 January-1916 November, 1900

Box I.112 M, 1900 January-1916 November, 1900

Box I.112 N-O, 1900 January-1916 November, 1900

Box I.112 P, 1900 January-1916 November, 1900

(includes sub-file on Miss Harriet B Prescott-Catalog Department)

Box I.112 R, 1900 January-1916 November, 1900

Box I.112 S, 1900 January-1916 November, 1900

(includes sub-file on Dr. V G Simkhovitch--Bibliography)

Box I.112 T-V, 1900 January-1916 November, 1900

(includes sub-file on Miss Margaret Van Zandt--Order Department)

Box I.112 W, 1900 January-1916 November, 1900

Subseries I.3: Correspondence between Librarian and President circa, 1898-1914

This subseries includes correspondence between the head librarian and the university president. In addition to correspondence between James H. Canfield, William Dawson Johnston, Seth Low, and Nicholas Butler, this subseries includes annual library reports and reorganization plans and special folders on the October 1907 Inspection Trip and a special file of letters between the librarian and the president on Carnegie Retirement Pensions, with extracts from correspondence with department heads.


Box I.113 Correspondence with the President, 1899 September -1903 July (16 folders), 1899


Box I.114 Correspondence between Librarian and President, 1903 July-1908 December (14 folders), 1903

(includes sub-file on Inspection Trip: England October 1907)

Box I.114 Special Collection of Letters between Librarian and President, 1908 April-1909 June, 1908


Box I.115 Correspondence between Librarian and President, 1909 January-1914 June (15 folders), 1909

Subseries I.4: Material for Columbia University Library History

This subseries contains correspondence filed in preparation for a possible history of the Columbia University Libraries. Among the letters are correspondence on library funding, library collections, library buildings, and library regulations and policies. While the subseries contains a few duplicates of items from 1874 and 1862 in the first folder, the bulk of this subseries consists of material between from September 1899 to February 1902. Folder 6 includes a filing memorandum with notes on subjects covered in the history.


Box I.116 Resolutions (1862), Regulations (1874 and Correspondence Filed for Columbia University Library History Aa-A, l, 1899-1900, (1 folder)

Box I.116 Correspondence Filed for Columbia University Library History Am-Az, 1899-1900, (1 folder)

Box I.116 Correspondence Filed for Columbia University Library History Baa-Bam, 1899-1900, (1 folder)

Box I.116 Correspondence Filed for Columbia University Library History Ban-Baz, 1899-1900, (1 folder)

Box I.116 Correspondence Filed for Columbia University Library History Be-Bl, (1 folder)

Box I.116 Filing Memo and Correspondence Filed for Columbia University Library History Bo, 1899-1900, (1 folder)

Box I.116 Correspondence Filed for Columbia University Library History C, 1899-1900, (1 folder)

Box I.116 Correspondence Filed for Columbia University Library History Aa-Col, 1901 January-1902 February, 1901

Box I.116 Correspondence Filed for Columbia University Library History Con-K, 1901 January-1902 February, 1901

Box I.116 Correspondence Filed for Columbia University Library History L-S, 1899-1901, (1 folder)

Box I.116 Correspondence Filed for Columbia University Library History S-V, 1899-1901, (1 folder)