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Series I: Central Files, 1895-1971

Central Files documents a wide range of people, topics and functions. The strengths of Series I include documentation of the administration and governance of the University; Columbia's academic affairs and the administration of the academic divisions of the University; research programs and institutes; affiliated institutions and relations with other institutions; the development of disciplines and professions; the University's relations with the surrounding community; development programs; gifts to the University, donor relations, and alumni affairs; student affairs and services; campus planning and architecture; awards and honorary degrees; and events and ceremonies.

Central Files reflects Columbia's development into a university; the formation and implementation of administrative policies and procedures; the structure of the University administration; the activities and role of the University's governing bodies; and the daily operations of the University.

Central Files is a critical resource for documentation Columbia's development as a university. The earliest records in the files date from the administration of Presidents Low and Butler, who were instrumental in Columbia's transformation from a college into a university. Materials in the files chronicle the move to Morningside Heights, the establishment of schools and departments, the introduction of new administrative offices, and the increasing size and gradual professionalization of the administration.

As the University grew, so did the number of administrative tasks and issues to be faced. Central Files provides information on the formation and implementation of new policies and procedures as well as the introduction of new administrative posts and offices. For example, during the Butler and Low administrators, the president and secretary often corresponded regarding administrative issues and how to carry out administrative tasks. It is sometimes possible to follow the development of a particular procedure or policy from early discussions in the correspondence to the implementation of the new policy or procedure. Records in the files also relate to the formation of new administrative offices, many of which reflected the increasingly businesslike structure of the University administration. For example, the creation of the posts of vice president for business and comptroller as well as the evolution of new registration procedures are recorded in the files. The records also reflect the shift from assigning committees of faculty, alumni, and administrators to undertake tasks to the introduction of a new administrative post or office to oversee that task.

Central Files is an important resource for understanding the structure of the University administration and the administrative reorganizations that took place throughout the twentieth century, such as the major restructuring that occurred in 1949 when the entire administration was studied and business operations, in particular, were significantly revised. In addition to administrative reorganizations, Columbia conducted a number of self-studies and long-range planning projects during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Some of the studies were University-wide, while others were aimed at a particular school or group of schools. A number of these projects are well documented in Central Files. Correspondence, reports, and working papers provide information on the motivation for the study, its mission and scope, the activities of the committee that was appointed to conduct the study, and the findings and recommendations of the study. Such records help to captures the University at a particular moment in time and provide information on a range of issues, such as space needs, finances, the mission and goals of the University, the curriculum, and the organizational structure of the University.

Records in Central Files also contribute to the understanding of University governance. In particular, substantial correspondence in the files relates to the board of trustees. Over 100 of the sub-series in Series I contain materials regarding the board or correspondence from trustees. For the most part, materials in the files reflect the routine business of the board, such as arrangements for meetings, social engagements, and membership on the board. In some cases, Central Files also contains reports regarding the board and substantive correspondence about the powers of the trustees. Correspondence between trustees and the president also illustrates the involvement of the trustees in the life of the University in all its variety. In their letters, trustees, presidents, and administrators discussed topics such as academic freedom, University finances, donor relations, the appointment of deans and administrators, and the mission and role of he University. The routine business and, in some cases, activities of the standing committees of the trustees are also recorded. Trustees' committees that are reflected in the files include the committees on honors, education, buildings and grounds, and alumni affairs.

Many of the records in Central Files relate to the daily operations of the University. The files record a host of routine tasks, including the management of administrative offices, in particular in terms of officer personnel, facilities and finances; the preparation of reports, bulletins, and other publications; and the scheduling of appointments and meetings, as well as administrative issues, such as University-wide employee benefits and labor relations. More importantly, Central Files documents admissions issues, registration and related tasks, finances, and facilities management through the University.

A number of sub-series files in Central Files Series I concern issues related to admissions. Materials in the files chronicle a number of periods in which admissions criteria and procedures were reviewed and changed. In particular, the records relate to the College Entrance Examination Board and the University Committee on Entrance Examinations from the 1890s to the 1920s. These materials reflect the formation of standardized entrance examinations and include discussions of admissions criteria, the content of examinations, and examination policies and procedures. In addition, correspondence documents the reevaluation of admission criteria and procedures during the late 1940s, and correspondence and announcements reflect issues surrounding admissions and recruiting efforts during the late 1960s.

Columbia's growing student body and the introduction of new schools presented complications for the antiquated registration system. Beginning in the 1890s, the University sought to improve the registration process and related tasks. Records regarding registration date from 1898 to 1971. In particular, Central Files records the formation of new registration procedures and the daily administration of registration and related tasks from 1898 to 1920. In some instances, the files also include enrollment statistics and the evaluation of enrollment trends.

Central Files chronicles the University's sometimes troubled finances and documents the financial administration of the institution. Between the 1890s and the 1930s, Columbia continuously struggled to service the debt accrued by the purchase of a new campus and the initial phase of expansion. In addition, throughout the twentieth century, the University's budget and expenditures increased drastically, new endowments were created, and investments were acquired in many forms. Columbia also underwent several financial crises, including those that occurred in 1917-18 and the 1930s. Central Files contributes to the understanding of these trends. Specific topics related to University finances range from routine appropriations and expenditures, accounting and reporting, and the management of special funds to University-wide budgetary policy and the preparation of the annual budget, investment policies and planning, financial planning and analysis and the financial needs of the University.

The management of Columbia's facilities is a common topic in Central Files. The records document construction and renovation projects, maintenance, and repairs. The continuous pressure of increased enrollment, growing numbers of faculty and staff, and new offices and departments made space needs a frequent topic of concern. Materials in the files document efforts to allocate space to competing offices and departments and attempts to carve more space out of existing buildings. Central Files also includes a number of studies that evaluate the use of individual buildings. For example, Low Memorial Library received the attention of at least two studies that assessed the condition of the building and use of space in it.

The University's academic functions altered dramatically during the first half of the twentieth century. Schools, departments, and programs expanded or were created; new professorships were established; new subjects were added to the curriculum; numerous institutes were formed; library facilities, collections, and staff increased; and new degrees were introduced. The University also confronted issues involving its growing graduate and professional programs along with related questions surrounding the role of Columbia College and undergraduate educations in the University. Central Files contains correspondence, reports, proposals, minutes, and bulletins documenting numerous topics related to the academic affairs of the University. The records also reflect influences on Columbia's educational mission and academic policies.

Schools: Central Files chronicles the history of a number of Columbia's schools and faculties, including undergraduate colleges, graduate, and professional schools; the continuing education division and home study program; and the summer session. Over 200 sub-series folders related to schools, and nearly 40 to Columbia College alone.

The files document the establishment of several schools. For example, records describing the establishment of the School of International Affairs and a number of its institutes and programs date from 1931 through the 1940s. Issues relating to the formation of schools include funding and planning, mission, curriculum, and facilities. Often, by reviewing the files of specific deans and administrators, it is possible to trace the history of a school over the course of decades, from its founding through its successive mergers, divisions, and administrative changes. To illustrate, the files contain extensive records on the School of Engineering and Applied Science and its predecessors (the School of Mines; Schools of Mines, Engineering and Chemistry; and the School of Engineering) dating from 1891 to the 1950s and, less comprehensively, from the 1950s to 1971. The development of graduate schools, including the School of Political Science; the Faculties of Political Science, Philosophy and Pure Science; the Graduate Faculties; and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, is chronicled from 1890 to 1939, 1949 to 1958, and the mid 1960s to 1971.

Central Files also reflects the daily administration of the schools. Numerous files contain information on faculty recruiting and appointments, gifts, budgeting, the administration of departments and divisions within the school, relations with the University's administration (often in terms of finances and facilities), school administrative and advisory boards, facilities, prizes and awards, and finances. Materials relating to the academic affairs of individual schools, including degree requirements, the creation of new degrees, the mission of the school, the administration of doctoral examinations, and the curriculum of the school are also prevalent in Central Files. In addition, the files detail major building programs, special projects, long-range planning efforts, and funding campaigns.

Academic Departments and Programs: Central files contain over 300 named folders related to the development and operation of numerous academic development and operation of numerous academic departments and programs. A number of these are documented over the course of decades. For example, the files provide a nearly complete record of the Department of Chemistry from 1890 to 1959, as well as a less comprehensive body of materials on the same department dating from 1960 to 1971. Records also chronicle the history of Asian studies at Columbia - including the Department of Chinese and Japanese, the Department of Chinese Languages and Literatures, the Committee on Oriental Studies, and the East Asian Institute - from 1891 to 1969. Records relating to the Department of Physics date from the 1890s to the 1950s.

Correspondence, budgets, reports, and other records reflect a wide variety of subjects involving departments. Topics treated range from the routine to the substantive. Most often, the records relate to budgeting; faculty recruiting and appointments; arrangements for courses; prizes and awards; appropriations and expenditures; the management of special funds for research, prizes, and scholarships; departmental office facilities; faculty affairs, such as sabbaticals and travel arrangements; gifts to the department; and visiting professors and lecturers. Folders relating to the science departments also include information on research facilities, equipments, fieldwork, laboratories, and the administration of sponsored projects.

In addition to the administrative issues listed above, department-related records illuminate more substantive topics regarding the curriculum, mission, faculty, and structure of the department. These subjects include staffing needs in terms of the number of faculty members required and fields for which the department hoped to hire a new faculty member; proposed special programs and new courses; course requirements; teaching loads; the establishment of named professorships; the curriculum of the department; the evaluation of faculty performance; and relations with other departments. On occasion, a department was evaluated by an outside committee comprised of faculty and administrators. The reports of these committees discuss issues ranging from the organization of the department to faculty performance to the curriculum. In some cases, records in Central Files also provide information on the establishment of a department. The influence of particular donors, developments in the curriculum and the structure of the new department are among the topics that relate to this issue.

Faculty: Records relating to schools, departments, and programs often include information on Columbia's faculty - both as individuals and in general terms. Most of the information regarding faculty is administrative in nature. For example, correspondence and budget letters related to faculty salaries, teaching loads, and courses and sometimes evaluate the work of faculty members. Materials in Central Files also record faculty personnel issues, such as appointments, recruiting efforts, appointments to fellowships, salaries, leaves, and benefits. In addition, correspondence, publications, and speeches help to document individual faculty members' committee responsibilities, professional activities, and attendance at conferences and official functions. In some cases, information regarding the administration of a faculty member's research projects, fieldwork, and writing projects is also available. Most of this material is routine in nature. Central Files does not include faculty members' research notes or lecture notes. Records also relate to faculty personnel policies and benefits on a University-wide basis. In particular, Central Files includes information regarding the formation and management of pension plans for University faculty.

Central Files also documents the related topics of academic freedom and relations between the faculty and the University administration. In particular, the records reflect these issues during times of crisis, such as World War I, when several professors were dismissed from the University; the late 1940s and early 1950s, when a number of faculty members faced charges of communist activities; and the 1960s, when faculty-administration relations were strained by social and educational issues as well as conflicts over student unrest.

Libraries: Columbia's library system changed dramatically during the first half of the twentieth century. New libraries were formed to serve the needs of specialized fields; library facilities, services, and collections were expanded; and the library staff grew from a single University librarian to a large staff of professionals. Central Files helps to chronicle this transformation and includes correspondence, reports, floor plans, newsletters, and financial statements relating to the Columbia University Libraries. Most of these materials date from the 1920s to the 1950s. The records documents facilities, personnel administration, library fees, finances and costs, collection management, gifts, the appraisal and acquisition of new collections, and policies of the University libraries as well as certain departmental and special libraries. Central Files also records the formation of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library and area studies libraries.

Columbia's Academic Mission and Philosophy: Central Files is an important resource for identifying and understanding influences on the academic mission and philosophy of the University - from individual donors to social and political trends. In particular, records prior to the 1940s demonstrate ties with German academia through the Roosevelt Professorship, Germanistic Society of America, the Kaiser Wilhelm Professorship, and Columbia's Deutsches Haus. Later records show the effects of World War II, which had a profound influence on the schools and departments in the sciences and engineering as well as the financial underpinning of research at the University; the postwar era, when concerns over competition with communist governments raised issues regarding progress in science and engineering; and the 1960s and 1970s, when minority group and student pressure brought upheaval and change to the campus.

Topics related to research include the formation of government, corporate, and foundation-sponsored research programs; the administration of research projects and research facilities; and the formation and operation of research institutes. While countless individual projects are documented, Central Files is particularly strong in the areas of physics, engineering, social sciences, and earth sciences research as well as the development of University-wide research programs and facilities.

Central Files chronicles the institution of an organized research program at Columbia from government-sponsored projects hastily set up in response to wartime needs to the eventual founding of the University's Office of Projects and Grants. In particular, the records focus on government-sponsored research and the growth of ties between the government and the University during the 1940s and 1950s. For the most part, the records relate to facilities, security, financial administration, and personnel issues involving government contracts. Occasionally, the records also discuss policies guiding sponsored research and demonstrate the ways in which Columbia determined its relationship with the government, especially in terms of cost overhead. The files also include records relating to training programs that were run by the University for the government and military during World War II.

Materials in Central Files also relate to the creation of research facilities at Columbia and the administration of research facilities and projects in departments, schools, and institutes. Most of the records documenting departmental research pertain to such routine subjects as payments to research assistants and laboratory equipment. Many departmental files, however, also contain research proposals that were submitted to foundations or reports summarizing research efforts in the department. Records in the files also document research-related issues and facilities on a University-wide basis. For example, records describe the founding and administration of the University's Nevis research facilities during the 1940s and 1950s.

Records in Central Files chronicle developments in the fields of science and engineering research. In particular, the records relate to research in physics from 1935 to 1969 and research projects involving a variety of fields that took place in the engineering school and engineering departments from the 1890s through the 1950s. Social science research institutes are also well documented in the files. Related topics range from the establishment, mission, and funding of institutes to administrative issues, such as facilities and personnel. The records also include reports and funding proposals that describe the activities and accomplishments of research institutes. For example, files chronicle the organization, policies, and research goals of the Bureau of Applied Social Research, which began as the University's Office of Radio Research, from 1934 to 1960. Records dating from 1949 to 1960 chronicle the National Manpower Council and the Conservation of Human Resources Project, which were based at Columbia.

Research in the earth sciences is also recorded in Central Files, first through records regarding the School of Mines and the Geology Department and, eventually, through materials relating to the formation and administration of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, which is documented from the 1940s to 1971. Related records chronicle relations between the observatory and the Lamont family, who donated the estate that houses it, as well as negotiations with the Doherty Foundation, which provided major funding for its further development. Other topics include Lamont-Doherty's funding, facilities, and faculty and the administration of research projects, such as the ocean core sample project. Occasionally, letters or reports provide accounts of expeditions. In addition, the records often pertain to the needs of the observatory and its relations with donors and the University.

In addition to Columbia's schools, departments, and institutes, Central Files documents numerous other educational, research, social, and cultural institutions that are or were affiliated with Columbia. The files are an especially useful source of information on affiliations with New York area hospitals. Materials in the files relate to the formation of affiliation agreements; gifts to affiliates; and relations between affiliated institutions and Columbia, in particular in terms of finances, legal issues, faculty, and facilities. In some cases, it is possible to trace the history of an affiliation in order to see the development of a relationship with an institution and changes in that relationship over time. For example, Central Files chronicles the affiliation between Columbia University and Presbyterian Hospital, which began ca. 1910 and resulted in the creation of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in 1928.

Through records relation to schools, departments, programs, research, and affiliated institutions, Central Files also chronicles the growth of certain disciplines and professions, such as engineering, physics, chemistry, the social sciences, international affairs, and journalism. Correspondence and other records provide information on developments in the curriculum, funding efforts, and gifts supporting research and education in a particular area, prominent faculty in the field, the advent of professional training in certain fields, and the establishment of new programs and schools, as well as changes to existing ones in order to serve the needs of developing professions and disciplines.

Since its move to Morningside Heights, Columbia has had an impact on the surrounding community. Community issues and problems have also had a growing influence on the University. Columbia's public relations and community relations are documented in a variety of sources in Central Files. Most prominently, Central Files is a useful source of information on Columbia's troubled community relations during the 1960s. The records relate to Columbia's efforts to improve public relations and address community issues; landlord-tenant conflicts between the University and the community; Columbia's plan to erect a gymnasium in nearby Morningside Park; urban renewal programs; and community services such as medical clinics and sports programs.

Central Files contains extensive records regarding Columbia's development efforts, donor relations, alumni relations, benefactors, and gifts. In particular, the files are an important resource for information on the establishment, terms, and use of specific gifts and endowments. They also record such gifts as money, stocks, property, art and artifacts, library and manuscript collections, and equipment. Central Files also reflects the influence of donors on the University in terms of its finances, physical development, academic programs, and curriculum. Some files span many years, chronicling a donor's or potential donor's relationship with Columbia over time. Others record only a single gift or a short period of time.

The files also relate to the development campaigns for the University in general as well as for its schools. A number of major funding campaigns, both those that were realized and those that were not successful, are well documented in Central Files. For example, files include information on the successful campaign for an engineering center and failed attempts to fund an arts center. Funding proposals are often a detailed source of information regarding the space needs, costs, mission, and activities of a proposed project and reflect the goals and priorities of the University at a particular point in time.

Central Files also records the creation of a professional, organized development program at the University, which began in 1945 with the hiring of a development officer to plan a ten-year funding program. The records document the formation of development strategies and priorities, the work of development committees, and the operation of the Development Office.

Closely connected to development is alumni relations. While Central Files is not a comprehensive source of information on alumni groups and relations, it offers evidence of the interaction between certain alumni groups, in particular the Alumni Federation of Columbia University, and the University administration. Most of the records pertain to routine preparations for alumni events and the administration of local and regional alumni clubs. Alumni involvement is the life of the University – whether through funding, the oversight of student activities, or interaction with the administration – is also reflected in Central Files. In addition to materials relating to the Alumni Federation and other alumni groups, most of which date from 1914 through the mid 1960s, Central Files also contains numerous letters from individual alumni who wrote to the president and administrators on topics ranging from football to academic freedom.

The management of student affairs at Columbia has reflected the changing nature of student activities and student relations with the administration, a persistent concern for how student organizations reflect upon the University, and attempts to deal with conflicts between students and the administration. Between 1900 and the 1940s in particular, Columbia sought ways to centralize the administration of nonacademic services and to make those aspects of students' lives more conducive to a community spirit and more supportive of the academic function of the University. Central Files includes records from deans, deans of students, and the administrators and alumni who oversaw student groups, housing, discipline, athletics, health services, and other aspects of the students' lives outside the classroom.

Although students are documents in Central Files, they usually appear as the were seen through administrators' eyes – as recipients of financial aid, scholarships, and awards; users of student services; disciplinary problems; or in terms of demographics and statistics. For example, records relate to the management of residence halls and the formation of student health services. Materials in the files also pertain to provisions for students' social, religious, and civic lives through the Earl Hall religious center, the Ferris Booth Hall student center (replaced by Lerner Hall), and other programs. Periodically, policies governing students and student groups are also discussed in the records. For example, records from the 1950s relate to the introduction of policies governing speakers sponsored by student groups following a controversy regarding a student-sponsored speaker.

Central Files also helps to document issues surrounding female students at Columbia. A small body of records, including correspondence from the deans of Barnard College and the adviser to women graduate students, relates to housing, the admission of women to University courses, services for female students, and the status of women students on the campus. In addition, the files includes information regarding services for international students from the 1940s to 1971, as well as veterans' affairs and services during the 1940s and 1950s.

One important issue that is reflected in Central Files is the relationship between students and the University, in particular during the campus disturbances of the 1960s. Correspondence between deans, administrators, and trustees as well as proctors' reports and official University announcements illustrate this relationship. The proctors' reports are of particular interest in illuminating student activities. They list and very briefly discuss student meetings, events, demonstrations, disciplinary problems and pranks, security violations, rules infractions, and rumors regarding protests. In some cases fliers that were distributed at demonstrations as well as student petitions are also found in the records. Among other topics, the files reflect the administration's efforts to control and discipline students, responses to student demonstrations, attempts to respond to students' demands for reform of University government, and struggles with public relations issues.

The original concept for much of Columbia's Morningside Heights campus was determined by the architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White. Materials in Central Files document the initial plan for the development of the new campus, the design of buildings, plans for further development of the site, space needs, and diversions from the original campus plan. The records also relate to major building projects - both those that were proposed but never undertaken and those that were completed. For example, projects recorded in the files include the design and construction of Low Memorial Library, a plan by I.M. Pei to construct towers in the center of campus, and efforts to erect a gymnasium in Morningside Park. Other buildings and facilities that are well documented in the files include Butler Library, Ken Hall, University Hall (now the site of Uris Hall), Engineering Terrace, the Baker Field athletic facility, and the South Field portion of the campus.

Records relating to campus design and planning demonstrate trends in Columbia's architecture, influences on the physical growth and style of the campus, and concepts of the purpose of new buildings. In documenting Columbia's design and expansion, Central Files contributes to the understanding of the University's impact on the surrounding community and the development of the Morningside Heights neighborhood.

Countless prizes and awards - including those that were granted by individual departments or schools, the University, or nationally - are documented in Central Files. Topics relating to prizes and awards include their establishment, the selection of prize and award recipients, the management of prize funds, and the funding and purpose of prizes and awards. In particular, the records contain information on the Pulitzer Prizes dating from 1893 to 1971. Honorary degrees are also recorded in the files. Related topics include preparations for honorary degree convocations and the nomination and selection of degree recipients. The records also contain citations and speeches that were delivered at degree ceremonies.

Official University ceremonies and certain special events are often documented in Central Files. Records relating to events include minutes, correspondence, proposals, fliers, programs, newsletters, lists, invitations, texts of citations and speeches, press releases, and floor plans. Many of the issues related to events and ceremonies are routine in nature. For example, Central Files documents seating plans, travel arrangements, menus, crowd control, publicity, and acceptances and regrets. Certain named files also contain more substantive information on the purpose of events. In particular, records from the 1950s chronicle Columbia's yearlong bicentennial celebration, which took place in 1954. Many of the folders in Central Files dating from this period contain at least a small amount of correspondence regarding the 200th anniversary celebrations, and several named files contain extensive correspondence, minutes, newsletters, and other related materials. Beginning in the mid 1940s and continuing through the 1950s, committees of administrators, faculty, and trustees began planning for the bicentennial. Related topics include the selection of themes for the celebration, planning and preparations for events, publicity, and anniversary-related development campaigns.

Central Files also includes numerous records - such as correspondence, proceedings, and programs, regarding many lecture series, seminars, and conferences that were held at Columbia. Some lectures and seminars, such as the Bampton Lectures in America of the University Seminars, were University wide. Others were hosted by a particular department or school. For the most part, these records relate to the appointment of lecturers or seminar and conference participants, travel arrangements, honoraria, and the management of special funds in support of lectureships and seminars. Certain named folders also contain information on the purpose of lecture series, conference and seminars, as well as information regarding the establishment of lecture series and the agenda and proceedings of conferences.

Central Files documents a critical time in the history of one of the nation's leading academic institutions. During the twentieth century, Columbia has not only undergone significant changes to its curriculum, facilities, administration, and student body but has also played an important role beyond its gates. By documenting the transformation of Columbia from a college to a university and recording the history of its many schools and departments, the formation of research programs at the University, Columbia's relations with other educational and cultural institutions, new directions in numerous academic disciplines and professions, and a host of other topics, Central Files takes its place as a major resource for researching the evolution of higher education in the United States.

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Subseries I.1: General Alphabetical, 1890-1971

The first 318 cubic feet of correspondence and other records dating from 1890 to 1971 were filed under general alphabetical headings. Each letter of the alphabet is divided into chronological groups. For example, files labeled A-Az for 1930-1931 are followed by the A-Az files for 1931-1932 and so on. This sub-series contains the same types of materials relating to the same categories of subject as the rest of Central Files. It appears as though records were filed under general alphabetical headings when only a small amount of correspondence was received or when the subject of the correspondence was not considered to be important at the time. In spite of this, sub-series I.1 contains many substantial records as well as materials from significant persons and should not be overlooked by researchers.

If a desired personal name, corporate name, or subject does not appear in the following sub-series, or if the name or subject is found but the time period of interest falls outside the date range given for the folder, it may still be possible to find relevant materials in this series, through the use of the Central Files card index, or by confining the search to a very specific date range.


Box 1 A, 1890-1910

Box 1 A, 1932-1933


Box 2 A, 1933-1934

Box 2 Aa, 1943-1944


Box 3 Am, 1943-1944

Box 3 American (A-Z), 1947-1948


Box 4 An, 1947-1948

Box 4 American (A-Z), 1950-1951


Box 5 Ar, 1950-1951

Box 5 Association of (A-Z), 1952-1953


Box 6 Aa, 1953-1954

Box 6 As, 1954-1955


Box 7 Association of (A-Z), 1954-1955

Box 7 Al, 1956-1957


Box 8 American (A), 1956-1957

Box 8 American (O-Z), 1957-1958


Box 9 An, 1957-1958

Box 9 Af, 1959-1960


Box 10 Al, 1959-1960

Box 10 American (D-N), 1960-1961


Box 11 American (O-Z), 1960-1961

Box 11 Association (B-Z), 1961-1962


Box 12 At, 1961-1962

Box 12 Au, 1962-1963


Box 13 A, 1963-1964

Box 13 At, 1963-1964


Box 14 Av, 1963-1964

Box 14 American (B-C), 1965-1966


Box 15 American (D-Z), 1965-1966

Box 15 Am, 1967-1968


Box 16 American (A), 1967-1968

Box 16 Ar, 1968-1969


Box 17 Art, 1968-1969

Box 17 Association, 1969-1970


Box 18 At, 1969-1970

Box 18 An, 1970-1971


Box 19 Ar, 1970-1971

Box 19 Bre, 1890-1910


Box 20 Bri, 1890-1910

Box 20 Bo, 1919-1924


Box 21 Bu, 1919-1924

Box 21 Bl, 1932-1933


Box 22 Ba, 1933-1934

Box 22 Bo, 1938-1939


Box 23 Ba, 1939-1940

Box 23 Bro, 1941-1942


Box 24 Bu, 1941-1942

Box 24 Bas, 1944-1945


Box 25 Bea, 1944-1945

Box 25 Bi, 1946-1947


Box 26 Bo, 1946-1947

Box 26 Bea, 1948-1949


Box 27 Ben, 1948-1949

Box 27 Ba, 1950-1951


Box 28 Bal, 1950-1951

Box 28 Bru, 1951-1952


Box 29 Bu, 1951-1952

Box 29 Ben, 1953-1954


Box 30 Bon 1953-1954

Box 30 Bl, 1954-1955


Box 31 Bla, 1954-1955

Box 31 Ble, 1955-1956


Box 32 Bo, 1955-1956

Box 32 Bor, 1956-1957


Box 33 Br, 1956-1957

Box 33 British, 1957-1958


Box 34 Bro, 1957-1958

Box 34 Bur, 1958-1959


Box 35 Ba, 1959-1960

Box 35 Ba, 1960-1961


Box 36 Ban, 1960-1961

Box 36 Bro, 1960-1961


Box 37 Bru, 1960-1961

Box 37 Bur, 1961-1962


Box 38 Bus, 1961-1962

Box 38 Bur, 1962-1963


Box 39 Bus, 1962-1963

Box 39 Bru, 1963-1964


Box 40 Bu, 1963-1964

Box 40 But, 1964-1965


Box 41 Ba, 1965-1966

Box 41 Bre, 1966-1967


Box 42 Bri, 1966-1967

Box 42 Bat, 1968-1969


Box 43 Be, 1968-1969

Box 43 Barr, 1969-1970


Box 44 Bat, 1969-1970

Box 44 Barr, 1970-1971


Box 45 Bas, 1970-1971

Box 45 But, 1970-1971


Box 46 Ca 1890-1910

Box 46 Car, 1910-1918


Box 47 Ce, 1910-1918

Box 47 Com, 1928-1930


Box 48 Cos, 1929-1930

Box 48 Cl, 1937-1938


Box 49 Co, 1937-1938

Box 49 Con, 1941-1942


Box 50 Cr, 1941-1942

Box 50 Com, 1944-1945


Box 51 Cop, 1944-1945

Box 51 Car, 1947-1948


Box 52 Ce, 1947-1948

Box 52 Car, 1949-1950


Box 53 Cas, 1949-1950

Box 53 Car, 1951-1952


Box 54 Cas, 1951-1952

Box 54 Chi 1952-1953


Box 55 Ci, 1952-1953

Box 55 Call, 1953-1954


Box 56 Colu, 1953-1954

Box 56 Columbia (A-Z), 1954-1955


Box 57 Com, 1954-1955

Box 57 Con, 1956-1957


Box 58 Coo, 1955-1956

Box 58 Cot 1956-1957


Box 59 Council, 1956-1957

Box 59 Ca, 1958-1959


Box 60 Car, 1958-1959

Box 60 Cas, 1959-1960


Box 61 Ce, 1959-1960

Box 61 Ca, 1960-1961


Box 62 Car, 1960-1961

Box 62 Cam, 1961-1962


Box 63 Car, 1961-1962

Box 63 Cu, 1961-1962


Box 64 Ca, 1962-1963

Box 64 Council (A-Z), 1962-1963


Box 65 Cr, 1962-1963

Box 65 Com, 1963-1964


Box 66 Committee (A-Z), 1963-1964

Box 66 Columbia (E-T), 1964-1965


Box 67 Columbia (U-Z), 1964-1965

Box 67 Columbia (L-Z), 1965-1966


Box 68 Com, 1965-1966

Box 68 Com, 1966-1967


Box 69 Committees, 1966-1967

Box 69 Columbia (U-Z), 1967-1968


Box 70 Com, 1967-1968

Box 70 College, 1968-1969


Box 71 Columbia (A-P), 1968-1969

Box 71 Chap, 1969-1970


Box 72 Che, 1969-1970

Box 72 Committee, 1969-1979


Box 73 Con, 1969-1979

Box 73 Co, 1970-1971


Box 74 Col, 1970-1971

Box 74 Der, 1890-1910


Box 75 Di, 1890-1910

Box 75 D, 1930-1931


Box 76 Da, 1931-1932

Box 76 Da, 1941-1942


Box 77 De, 1941-1942

Box 77 Do, 1945-1946


Box 78 Dr, 1945-1946

Box 78 De, 1949-1950


Box 79 Dep, 1949-1950

Box 79 Dep, 1952-1953


Box 80 Di, 1952-1953

Box 80 Dr, 1954-1955


Box 81 Du, 1954-1955

Box 81 Dun, 1956-1957


Box 82 Da, 1957-1958

Box 82 Da, 1959-1960


Box 83 Das, 1959-1960

Box 83 Department (A-Z), 1961-1962


Box 84 Di, 1961-1962

Box 84 Di, 1963-1964


Box 85 Do, 1963-1964

Box 85 De, 1966-1967


Box 86 Den, 1966-1967

Box 86 Do, 1968-1969


Box 87 Don, 1968-1969

Box 87 Den, 1970-1971


Box 88 Department (A-Z), 1970-1971

Box 88 E, 1933-1934


Box 89 E, 1934-1935

Box 89 Ea, 1946-1947


Box 90 El, 1945-1947

Box 90 Em, 1951-1952


Box 91 Er, 1951-1952

Box 91 Eg, 1956-1957


Box 92 El, 1956-1957

Box 92 Es, 1959-1960


Box 93 Ea, 1960-1961

Box 93 Em, 1963-1964


Box 94 Ep, 1963-1964

Box 94 El, 1967-1968


Box 95 En, 1967-1968

Box 95 Ep, 1970-1971


Box 96 Es, 1970-1971

Box 96 Fl, 1928-1930


Box 97 F, 1930-1931

Box 97 Fa, 1942-1943


Box 98 Fi, 1942-1943

Box 98 Fi, 1947-1948


Box 99 Fo, 1947-1948

Box 99 Fre, 1951-1952


Box 100 Fri, 1951-1952

Box 100 Fo, 1954-1955


Box 101 Fon, 1954-1955

Box 101 Fri, 1956-1957


Box 102 Fu, 1956-1957

Box 102 Fi, 1959-1960


Box 103 Fis, 1959-1960

Box 103 Fia, 1961-1962


Box 104 Fis, 1961-1962

Box 104 Fl, 1963-1964


Box 105 Fo, 1963-1964

Box 105 For, 1965-1966


Box 106 Fra, 1965-1966

Box 106 Fa, 1968-1969


Box 107 Fe, 1968-1969

Box 107 Fu, 1969-1970


Box 108 Fa, 1970-1971

Box 108 Gr, 1890-1910


Box 109 Gre, 1890-1910

Box 109 G, 1932-1933


Box 110 G, 1933-1934

Box 110 Ga, 1942-1943


Box 111 Ge, 1942-1943

Box 111 Gri, 1946-1947


Box 112 Ga, 1947-1948

Box 112 Gom, 1950-1951


Box 113 Gr, 1950-1951

Box 113 Gon, 1953-1954


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Box 114 Gor, 1955-1956


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Box 117 Gu, 1961-1962


Box 118 Ga, 1962-1963

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Box 119 Gre, 1963-1964

Box 119 Gar, 1966-1967


Box 120 Ge, 1966-1967

Box 120 Gi, 1968-1969


Box 121 Gl, 1968-1969

Box 121 Ga, 1970-1971


Box 122 Gar, 1970-1971

Box 122 Ho, 1890-1910


Box 123 Hom, 1890-1910

Box 123 Hi, 1926-1928


Box 124 Hac, 1928-1930

Box 124 H, 1935-1936


Box 125 Ha, 1936-1937

Box 125 Ha, 1941-1942


Box 126 Har, 1941-1942

Box 126 Han, 1944-1945


Box 127 Has, 1944-1945

Box 127 Hon, 1946-1947


Box 128 Hu, 1946-1947

Box 128 Hap, 1949-1950


Box 129 Has, 1949-1950

Box 129 Has, 1951-1952


Box 130 He, 1951-1952

Box 130 Hat, 1953-1954


Box 131 He, 1953-1954

Box 131 Ha, 1955-1956


Box 132 Ham, 1955-1956

Box 132 Hen, 1956-1957


Box 133 Hi, 1956-1957

Box 133 Har, 1958-1959


Box 134 Hart, 1958-1959

Box 134 Hal, 1960-1961


Box 135 Han, 1960-1961

Box 135 Hu, 1961-1962


Box 136 Hun, 1961-1962

Box 136 Her, 1963-1964


Box 137 Hi, 1963-1964

Box 137 Har, 1965-1966


Box 138 Has, 1965-1966

Box 138 Has, 1967-1968


Box 139 He, 1967-1968

Box 139 Hop, 1968-1969


Box 140 Hu, 1968-1969

Box 140 Harr, 1970-1971


Box 141 Has, 1970-1971

Box 141 I, 1944-1945


Box 142 I, 1945-1946

Box 142 International (C-Z), 1954-1955


Box 143 Ir, 1954-1955

Box 143 International (A-G), 1959-1960


Box 144 International (H-Z), 1959-1960

Box 144 Int, 1963-1964


Box 145 International (A-Z), 1963-1964

Box 145 International (A-Z), 1967-1968


Box 146 Ir, 1967-1968

Box 146 International (A-N), 1970-1971


Box 147 International (O-Z), 1970-1971

Box 147 J, 1936-1937


Box 148 J, 1937-1938

Box 148 Jan, 1949-1950


Box 149 Jl, 1949-1950

Box 149 Je, 1956-1957


Box 150 Jl, 1956-1957

Box 150 Ja, 1961-1962


Box 151 Jam, 1961-1962

Box 151 Jap, 1965-1966


Box 152 Je, 1965-1966

Box 152 Je, 1970-1971


Box 153 Jo, 1970-1971

Box 153 K, 1934-1935


Box 154 K, 1935-1936

Box 154 Kl, 1943-1944


Box 155 Kr, 1943-1944

Box 155 Ke, 1948-1949


Box 156 Ki, 1948-1949

Box 156 Kl, 1952-1953


Box 157 Ko, 1952-1953

Box 157 Ko, 1955-1956


Box 158 Kr, 1955-1956

Box 158 Kr, 1958-1959


Box 159 Ka, 1959-1960

Box 159 Ka, 1962-1963


Box 160 Ke, 1962-1963

Box 160 Kl, 1964-1965


Box 161 Kr, 1964-1965

Box 161 Ku, 1967-1968


Box 162 Ka, 1968-1969

Box 162 Ke, 1970-1971


Box 163 Ken, 1970-1971

Box 163 La, 1919-1924


Box 164 La, 1919-1924

Box 164 Li, 1938-1939


Box 165 La, 1939-1940

Box 165 Li, 1944-1945


Box 166 Lo, 1944-1945

Box 166 Li, 1948-1949


Box 167 Lo, 1948-1949

Box 167 La, 1952-1953


Box 168 Lar, 1952-1953

Box 168 Li, 1954-1955


Box 169 Lin, 1954-1955

Box 169 Lor, 1956-1957


Box 170 Lu, 1956-1957

Box 170 Lar, 1959-1960


Box 171 Le, 1959-1960

Box 171 Lev, 1961-1962


Box 172 Li, 1961-1962

Box 172 Lea, 1963-1964


Box 173 Lee, 1963-1964

Box 173 Le, 1965-1966


Box 174 Leh, 1965-1966

Box 174 Les, 1967-1968


Box 175 Li, 1967-1968

Box 175 Lea, 1969-1970


Box 176 Leed, 1969-1970

Box 176 Lu, 1970-1971


Box 177 Mca, 1890-1910

Box 177 Mar, 1910-1918


Box 178 Mas, 1910-1918

Box 178 Mos, 1926-1928


Box 179 Mca, 1928-1930

Box 179 Mi, 1934-1935


Box 180 Mc, 1935-1936

Box 180 Me, 1940-1941


Box 181 Mi, 1940-1941

Box 181 Mas, 1943-1944


Box 182 Me, 1943-1944

Box 182 Ma, 1946-1947


Box 183 Mas, 1946-1947

Box 183 Mur, 1947-1948


Box 184 Mca, 1948-1949

Box 184 Min, 1949-1950


Box 185 Mo, 1949-1950

Box 185 Min, 1951-1952


Box 186 Mo, 1951-1952

Box 186 Mci, 1953-1954


Box 187 Ma, 1953-1954

Box 187 Men, 1954-1955


Box 188 Mer, 1954-1955

Box 188 Mon, 1955-1956


Box 189 Mor, 1955-1956

Box 189 Mo, 1956-1957


Box 190 Moo, 1956-1957

Box 190 Mos, 1957-1958


Box 191 Mu, 1957-1958

Box 191 Mad, 1959-1960


Box 192 Man, 1959-1960

Box 192 Me, 1960-1961


Box 193 Mer, 1960-1961

Box 193 Mo, 1961-1962


Box 194 Moo, 1961-1962

Box 194 Moo, 1962-1963


Box 195 Mor, 1962-1963

Box 195 Mo, 1963-1964


Box 196 Mor, 1963-1964

Box 196 Morningside (A-Z) 1964-1965 (1), 1964-1965


Box 197 Morningside (A-Z) 1964-1965 (2), 1964-1965

Box 197 Ma, 1966-1967


Box 198 Man, 1966-1967

Box 198 Mi, 1967-1968


Box 199 Min, 1967-1968

Box 199 Morningside (A-Z), 1968-1969


Box 200 Mos 1968-19689

Box 200 Morningside (A-Z) 1969-1970 (1), 1969-1970


Box 201 Morningside (A-Z) 1969-1970 (2), 1969-1970

Box 201 Mor, 1970-1971


Box 202 Morningside (A-Z), 1970-1971

Box 202 N, 1936-1937


Box 203 Na, 1937-1938

Box 203 Ni, 1946-1947


Box 204 No, 1946-1947

Box 204 Ni, 1950-1951


Box 205 No, 1950-1951

Box 205 New, 1953-1954


Box 206 New York (A-K), 1953-1954

Box 206 Ni, 1955-1956


Box 207 Nu, 1955-1956

Box 207 National (A-B), 1958-1959


Box 208 National (C), 1958-1959

Box 208 National (C), 1960-1961


Box 209 National (D-H), 1960-1961

Box 209 National (C), 1962-1963


Box 210 National (D-E), 1962-1963

Box 210 New York (A-K), 1963-1964


Box 211 New York (L-S), 1963-1964

Box 211 National (F-Z), 1965-1966


Box 212 Ne, 1965-1966

Box 212 New York (S-Z), 1967-1968


Box 213 Ni, 1967-1968

Box 213 National (O-Z), 1969-1970


Box 214 Ne, 1969-1970

Box 214 Os, 1890-1910


Box 215 O', 1910-1918

Box 215 O, 1949-1950


Box 216 O', 1950-1951

Box 216 O, 1958-1959


Box 217 Op, 1958-1959

Box 217 O', 1966-1967


Box 218 Oa, 1966-1967

Box 218 Per, 1890-1910


Box 219 Pet, 1890-1910

Box 219 Po, 1928-1930


Box 220 Pa, 1930-1931

Box 220 Pe, 1940-1941


Box 221 Pf, 1940-1941

Box 221 Par, 1945-1946


Box 222 Pe, 1945-1946

Box 222 Pa, 1949-1950


Box 223 Pe, 1949-1950

Box 223 Pl, 1952-1953


Box 224 Po, 1952-1953

Box 224 Pu, 1954-1955


Box 225 Pa, 1955-1956

Box 225 Pa, 1957-1958


Box 226 Pam, 1957-1958

Box 226 Pa, 1959-1960


Box 227 Pas, 1959-1960

Box 227 Pas, 1961-1962


Box 228 Pe, 1961-1962

Box 228 Pa, 1963-1964


Box 229 Pal, 1963-1964

Box 229 Por, 1964-1965


Box 230 Pra, 1964-1965

Box 230 Pa, 1967-1968


Box 231 Pal, 1967-1968

Box 231 Pam, 1969-1970


Box 232 Pas, 1969-1970

Box 232 Po, 1970-1971


Box 233 Por, 1970-1971

Box 233 Ro, 1890-1910


Box 234 Roc, 1890-1910

Box 234 Ro, 1933-1934


Box 235 Ra, 1934-1935

Box 235 Ra, 1942-1943


Box 236 Re, 1942-1943

Box 236 Ru, 1945-1946


Box 237 Ra, 1946-1947

Box 237 Rof, 1949-1950


Box 238 Ros, 1949-1950

Box 238 Ru, 1952-1953


Box 239 Ra, 1953-1954

Box 239 Ra, 1955-1956


Box 240 Ran, 1955-1956

Box 240 Ran, 1957-1958


Box 241 Re, 1957-1958

Box 241 Reg, 1959-1960


Box 242 Res, 1959-1960

Box 242 Ren, 1961-1962


Box 243 Res, 1961-1962

Box 243 Roc, 1963-1964


Box 244 Rof, 1963-1964

Box 244 Ros, 1965-1966


Box 245 Ru, 1965-1966

Box 245 Re, 1968-1969


Box 246 Reg, 1968-1969

Box 246 Ro, 1969-1970


Box 247 Roc, 1969-1970

Box 247 Ru, 1970-1971


Box 248 Rus, 1970-1971

Box 248 Sh, 1910-1918


Box 249 Sher, 1910-1918

Box 249 Sq, 1926-1928


Box 250 Sa, 1928-1930

Box 250 Sk, 1935-1936


Box 251 Sa, 1936-1937

Box 251 Sa, 1941-1942


Box 252 Sc, 1941-1942

Box 252 St, 1943-1944


Box 253 Su, 1943-1944

Box 253 Scho, 1946-1947


Box 254 Se, 1946-1947

Box 254 St, 1947-1948


Box 255 Su, 1947-1948

Box 255 Sp, 1949-1950


Box 256 Sta, 1949-1950

Box 256 Sen, 1951-1952


Box 257 Sh, 1951-1952

Box 257 St, 1952-1953


Box 258 Ste, 1952-1953

Box 258 Str, 1953-1954


Box 259 Su, 1953-1954

Box 259 Sti, 1954-1955


Box 260 Str, 1954-1955

Box 260 Su, 1955-1956


Box 261 Sw, 1955-1956

Box 261 Si, 1956-1957


Box 262 Sw, 1956-1957

Box 262 Su, 1957-1958


Box 263 Sa, 1958-1959

Box 263 Sc, 1959-1960


Box 264 Sch, 1959-1960

Box 264 Scho, 1960-1961


Box 265 Sci, 1960-1961

Box 265 Shi, 1961-1962


Box 266 Si, 1961-1962

Box 266 Sil, 1962-1963


Box 267 Sl, 1962-1963

Box 267 Shi, 1963-1964


Box 268 Si, 1963-1964

Box 268 Sj, 1964-1965


Box 269 She, 1964-1965

Box 269 Sp, 1965-1966


Box 270 St, 1965-1966

Box 270 Sti, 1966-1967


Box 271 Stu, 1966-1967

Box 271 Sum, 1967-1968


Box 272 Sa, 1968-1969

Box 272 Su, 1968-1969


Box 273 Sup, 1968-1969

Box 273 St, 1969-1970


Box 274 Stat, 1969-1970

Box 274 Sio, 1970-1971


Box 275 Sl, 1970-1971

Box 275 Te, 1910-1918


Box 276 Th, 1910-1918

Box 276 T, 1937-1938


Box 277 T, 1938-1939

Box 277 Ta, 1946-1947


Box 278 Ti, 1946-1947

Box 278 Th, 1951-1952


Box 279 Ti, 1951-1952

Box 279 Tr, 1954-1955


Box 280 Tu, 1954-1955

Box 280 Tc, 1958-1959


Box 281 Tho, 1958-1959

Box 281 Tho, 1961-1962


Box 282 Ti, 1961-1962

Box 282 Ti, 1964-1965


Box 283 To, 1964-1965

Box 283 Te, 1968-1969


Box 284 Tem, 1968-1969

Box 284 Tu, 1970-1971


Box 285 Ua, 1890-1910

Box 285 University of (R-Z), 1946-1947


Box 286 U, 1947-1948

Box 286 United (A-Z), 1953-1954


Box 287 University of (A-E), 1953-1954

Box 287 University of (E-K), 1956-1957


Box 288 University of (L-N), 1956-1957

Box 288 United States (S-Z), 1959-1960


Box 289 University of (A-B), 1959-1960

Box 289 University of (S-Z), 1961-1962


Box 290 Ua, 1962-1963

Box 290 United (A-Z), 1964-1965


Box 291 United States (A-Q), 1964-1965

Box 291 University (A-L), 1967-1968


Box 292 University (M-Q), 1967-1968

Box 292 University (A-C), 1969-1970


Box 293 University of (D-L), 1969-1970

Box 293 V, 1926-1928


Box 294 V, 1928-1930

Box 294 Vo, 1950-1951


Box 295 Va, 1951-1952

Box 295 Ve, 1958-1959


Box 296 Va, 1959-1960

Box 296 Va, 1967-1968


Box 297 Ve, 1967-1968

Box 297 War, 1910-1918


Box 298 We, 1910-1918

Box 298 Wa, 1932-1933


Box 299 We, 1932-1933

Box 299 Wa, 1941-1942


Box 300 Wan, 1941-1942

Box 300 Wa, 1945-1946


Box 301 Wan, 1945-1946

Box 301 Wa, 1948-1949


Box 302 Wan, 1948-1949

Box 302 Wo, 1950-1951


Box 303 Wr, 1950-1951

Box 303 Wen, 1953-1954


Box 304 Wes, 1953-1954

Box 304 War, 1955-1956


Box 305 Was, 1955-1956

Box 305 Wo, 1956-1957


Box 306 Won, 1956-1957

Box 306 Win, 1958-1959


Box 307 Won, 1958-1959

Box 307 Wh, 1960-1961


Box 308 Wi, 1960-1961

Box 308 We, 1962-1963


Box 309 Weg, 1962-1963

Box 309 Wo, 1963-1964


Box 310 Wood, 1963-1964

Box 310 Wood, 1965-1966


Box 311 Wr, 1965-1966

Box 311 War, 1968-1969


Box 312 Was, 1968-1969

Box 312 Wim, 1969-1970


Box 313 Wo, 1969-1970

Box 313 Y, 1924-1926


Box 314 Y, 1926-1928

Box 314 Y, 1958-1959


Box 315 Y, 1959-1960

Box 315 Z, 1940-1941


Box 316 Z, 1941-1942

Box 316 Z, 1970-1971


Box 680 Alumni Association (A-Z), 1890-1910

Box 680 Alumni (A-Z), 1968-1969


Box 681 Alumni (A-Z), 1969-1970

Box 681 Alumni (A-Z), 1970-1971

Box 681 Students (A-Z), 1966-1967

Box 681 Students (A-Z), 1970-1971

Subseries I.2: Personal Names, 1890-1971

Subseries consisting of records to, from, or about a person filed under the person's name. This is the only portion of Central Files that contains detailed descriptions of the contents of files. If a desired personal name does not appear in this sub-series, or if the name is found but the time period of interest falls outside the date range given for the folder, it may still be possible to find relevant materials in Series I.1 General Alphabetical, through the use of the Central Files card index, or by confining the search to a very specific date range.


Box 673 Folder 26 Aalto, Alvar file, 1964. (1 Folder) 10/1964-11/1964

Records regarding an honorary degree from Columbia University that was awarded to Alvar Aalto, a Finnish architect and designer. Records include correspondence and a newspaper clipping.


Box 509 Folder 19 Abel, Elie file, 1969-1971. (1 Folder) 12/1969-6/1971

Correspondence between Elie Abel, Jeffery Loubat Professor and dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to the school. Topics include: faculty appointments, funding for the school, and budgeting.


Box 668 Folder 39 Abel, Theodore Fred file, 1947-1948. (1 Folder) 8/1947-5/1948

Correspondence between Theodore Fred Abel, professor of sociology and executive officer of the Department of Sociology at Columbia University, and the provost and secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to the department. Topics include faculty appointments, and budgeting.


Box 36 Folder 21 Abrams, Charles file, 1966-1967. (1 Folder) 12/1966-8/1967

Correspondence between Charles Abrams and Columbia University administrators. Abrams was a professor of urban planning and director of the Institute of Urban Environment in the School of Architecture. Records relate to the institute, the school, and urban planning. Records include: correspondence regarding efforts to acquire grant funding for a study of urban minority problems to be conducted by the institute and the Division of Urban Planning; a copy of ""The City,"" Abrams' address at the University of Chicago; a report by Abrams for the Community Renewal Program; and reports regarding urban renewal in Philadelphia and the use of computers by the urban planning division.


Box 360 Folder 4 to 18 Ackerman, Carl W. files, 1/1931-12/1947 1931-1956 (46 Folders)

Correspondence between Carl W. Ackerman, dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, and the president and other high " level administrators of the University. Also includes correspondence between Ackerman and publishers and journalists from the United States and South America. Records relate to four main subjects: the Graduate School of Journalism, the Pulitzer Prizes, the Maria Moors Cabot Prizes, and journalism and journalists in the United States and South America.

Topics related to the Graduate School of Journalism include: budgeting, faculty affairs, faculty appointments, teaching loads, gifts to the school, events, and the management of special funds. Includes: school budgets; correspondence and a proposal (ca. 1934-1935) regarding the establishment of graduate programs in the school; and reports and correspondence (ca. 1943-1946) regarding a school of journalism in China, which was sponsored by the University. Also includes a report, dating from 1937 which discusses the journalism school's relationship with the Columbia Daily Spectator. The records also include correspondence, proposals, and reports (ca. 1946-1951) regarding the establishment, funding, and administration of the American Press Institute, a professional development and education program for journalists. Also, correspondence and reports regarding the effect of " radio on journalism education (ca. 1937) and the work of the University's Radio Committee (ca. 1938).

Also, reports and correspondence regarding the Pulitzer Prizes. Related topics include: the nomination and selection of Pulitzer Prize recipients, the work of the Advisory Board of the Pulitzer Prizes, and administrative and financial issues regarding the prizes. Includes jury reports and correspondence regarding the ""Pulitzer Prize Playhouse. Also, correspondence and reports regarding the Maria Moors Cabot Prizes. Related topics include: the establishment of the prizes, the nomination and selection of recipients, and administrative issues relating to the prizes. Includes correspondence with the Cabot family. In addition, " Ackerman made a number of trips to South America to meet with journalists and promote journalism. The records include correspondence regarding South American newspapers and journalists as well as correspondence and reports regarding Ackerman's tours of South America during the 1930s and 1940s.


Box 361 Folder 1 to 19 Ackerman, Carl W. files, 1/1948-6/1953


Box 362 Folder 1 to 12 Ackerman, Carl W. files, 7/1953-9/1956


Box 387 Folder 20 Adams, Charles M. file, 1943-1945 (1 Folder) 7/1943-6/1945, 1943-1945

Correspondence between Charles M. Adams, assistant to the director of the libraries at Columbia University, and the provost of the University. Correspondence and reports relate to the appraisal and acquisition of library collections. Includes volume one, number 1 of Library Columns (November, 1943). Also, reports and minutes (ca. March, 1944) regarding the use of Low Memorial Library as an administration building. These reports relate to recommendations regarding the library that had been made in the Coykendal report of 1935.


Box 317 Folder 1 Adams, Edward D. file 1899-1918 (1 Folder) 3/1899-6/1918, 1899-1918

Correspondence between Edward D. Adams, president of the Germanistic Society of America, and the president and secretary of Columbia University regarding Deutsches Haus, Columbia's German cultural and educational center. Topics include: the purchase of Deutsches Haus and the effect of World War I on the center and on education in German culture. Also, correspondence and deeds of gift documenting the establishment of the Ernest Kempton Adams Fund for Physical Research, the management of special funds, and a gift to the University of scientific instruments.


Box 671 Folder 14 Adams, Henry A. file, 1954-1955 (1 Folder) 12/1954-2/1955, 1954-1955

Correspondence regarding a formal complaint the was brought against Columbia University by Henry A. Adams, a student who did not receive credit for a course. Includes a copy of the petition which was filed with the New York State Department of Education.


Box 668 Folder 40 Adams, John C. file, 1947-1948 (1 Folder) 9/1947-3/1948, 1947-1948

Correspondence between John C. Adams and high level administrators at Columbia University. Adams was president of Hofstra University and the secretary and treasurer of the Association of Colleges and Universities of the State of New York. Correspondence relates to the association's involvement in issues affecting higher education. Topics include discrimination in higher education and proposals for a state University. Includes a transcript of a hearing before the State of New York Temporary Commission on the Need for a State University (October, 1947) and a copy of the Austin Mahoney anti-discrimination bill.


Box 670 Folder 22 Adams, L. Carroll (Louis Carroll) file, 1953-1954 (1 Folder) 7/1953-5/1954, 1953-1954

Correspondence between Louis Carroll Adams of the Department of Physical Education at Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to the use of the University gymnasium by students from the Julliard School. Includes a booklet on requirements and procedures for the physical education program.


Box 671 Folder 15 Adenauer, Konrad file, (1 Folder) 1954 7/1954-10/1954, 1954

Records regarding the honorary degree from Columbia University that was awarded to Konrad Adenauer, the Chancellor of the West German Republic. The degree was awarded as part of the University's 1954 bicentennial celebration.


Box 659 Folder 1 Adler, Felix file, 1902-1910 (1 Folder) 4/1902-5/1910, 1902-1910

Correspondence between Felix Adler, professor of social and political ethics in the Faculty of Philosophy at Columbia University, and University president Nicholas Murray Butler. Correspondence relates to the establishment of a professorship of social and political ethics and Adler's appointment to the post in 1902. Correspondence also relates to Adler's term as Roosevelt Professor during 1908 and 1909. The Roosevelt Professorship sent an American professor to Germany to lecture and act as an educational and cultural emissary.


Box 664 Folder 30 Agger, Eugene Ewald file, 1911-1918 (1 Folder) 5/1911-6/1918, 1911-1918

Correspondence between Eugene Ewald Agger, associate professor of economics at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Most of the correspondence relates to Agger's work as executive secretary of the Intercollegiate War Loan and Savings Committee of the Federal Reserve and his efforts to raise funds for the government during World War I.


Box 54 Folder 31 Agron, Norma file, 1965 (1 Folder), 1/1965-9/1965

Correspondence regarding the mental and physical health of a student in the School of General Studies.


Box 668 Folder 22 Aguirre y Lecube, Jose Antonio de file, 1942-1946 (1 Folder) 8/1942-12/1946, 1942-1946

Correspondence between Jose Antonio de Aguirre y Lecube, a lecturer in history at Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to his five-year stay at Columbia and his return to Spain in order to support the Basque separatist movement.


Box 389 Folder 17 to 18 Albertson, Fred W. files, (2 Folders) 1945 7/1945-8/1945, 1945, 7/1945-8/1945

Records sent to the Columbia University administration by Fred W. Albertson. Records relate to Columbia's application for an FM radio license. Includes a proposal for operating a radio station as well as University by-laws and other records which were assembled in support of Columbia's application.


Box 659 Folder 2 Alderman, Edwin Anderson file 1904-1909 (1 Folder) 2/1902-3/1909, 1904-1909, 2/1902-3/1909

Correspondence between Edwin Anderson Alderman and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Alderman was president of Tulane University and later became president of the University of Virginia. Correspondence relates to a range of subjects. Topics include: Butler's invitation for Alderman to attend his installation in 1902 Columbia's merger with the College of Physicians and Surgeons, entrance examinations and the College Entrance Examination Board, the selection of candidates for chairs in economics and physics at the University of Virginia, the selection of a southern candidate for the Roosevelt Professorship, and honorary degrees. Includes correspondence regarding Butler's inaugural and Alderman's plans to model his own installation at the University of Virginia on it.


Box 669 Folder 43 Aldridge, Walter H. file, 1952-1953 (1 Folder) 11/1952-6/1953, 1952-1953

Correspondence between Walter H. Aldridge and high level administrators at Columbia University. Aldridge was chairman of the board of Texas Gulf Sulpher Company and a University benefactor. Correspondence relates to Aldridge's gifts in support of a proposed University engineering center. Also, correspondence regarding the awarding of the Class of 1889 Prize Medal to Aldridge.


Box 497 Folder 8 to 12 Alexander, John W. files, 9/1958-6/1965, 1958-1965 (5 Folders), 9/1958-6/1965, 1958-1965

Correspondence between John W. Alexander, associate dean of Columbia College, and high level Columbia University administrators. Includes correspondence with the dean of Columbia College as well as individual students and their families. Correspondence relates to Columbia College, the University's undergraduate college. Much of the correspondence consists of letters regarding student affairs, academic standing, discipline, academic probation, and expulsion. Other topics include: events, prizes, the preparation and distribution of the student handbook, student groups, dormitory facilities, residence hall visitation policies, and space issues.

Records include: minutes of a meeting regarding conditions in residence halls and the administrative organization of the halls (July, 1962); a statement on policies regarding female visitors in residence halls (October, 1962) and other records regarding visitation policies; correspondence regarding the University's policy against the discriminatory fraternity membership requirements (ca. December, 1964), and correspondence regarding proposed community programs to be offered during the 1964 Summer Session.


Box 447 Folder 24 Alexander, Ralph S. file, 1952-1954. (1 Folder), 12/1952-5/1954

Correspondence between Ralph S. Alexander, professor of marketing at Columbia University, and University administrators. Alexander chaired the University's Committee on the Bookstore, which studied the operation of the Columbia University Bookstore. Correspondence relates to the business of the committee and committee membership.


Box 671 Folder 16 Ali, Mohammed file, (1 Folder) 1954 Oct-54, 1954

Records regarding the honorary degree from Columbia University that was granted to Mohammed Ali, the prime minister of Pakistan, during Columbia's 1954 bicentennial celebration.


Box 667 Folder 21 Allen, Carolyn E. file, 1928-1930. (1 Folder), 7/1928-4/1930

Correspondence between Carolyn E. Allen, controller of the Council for Research in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, and the assistant secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to disbursements to council-funded projects.


Box 391 Folder 18 to 20 Allen, George M. files, 7/1945-5/1950 1945-1950., 7/1945-5/1950, (3 Folders)

Correspondence between George M. Allen, chairman of the Committee on Public Ceremonies and executive officer of the Department of Drafting at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. The Committee on Public Ceremonies oversaw the University's academic exercises, visits from dignitaries, and other official events. Most of the records consist of correspondence, schedules, and seating charts relating to opening exercises, commencement, and convocations. Includes a file, dating from 1950 which contains designs for academic robes. Also, correspondence and budgets relating to the Department of Drafting. Topics include faculty appointments, faculty affairs, and equipment.


Box 495 Folder 23 to 24 Allen, Jane McMurtry files, 9/1956-3/1960 1956-1960., 9/1956-3/1960, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Jane McMurtry Allen, administrative assistant to the secretary of the University at Columbia University, and University administrators. The records consist of correspondence and routine cover letters relating to: prizes and awards, personnel, scheduling, appointments, and supplies.


Box 669 Folder 44 Alley, Rayford W. file, 1952-1953. (1 Folder), 12/1952-6/1953

Correspondence between Rayford W. Alley and the president of Columbia University. Alley was a University benefactor and chairman of special gifts for the Law School Sustaining Fund. Correspondence relates to Alley's gifts to Columbia and the possibility of his nomination as a University trustee. Includes correspondence with the president's staf.


Box 504 Folder 13 Alt, Rita file, 1961-1965. (1 Folder), 9/1961-2/1965

Correspondence between Rita Alt and administrative offices at Columbia University. Alt appears to have overseen arrangements for events in the rotunda of Columbia's Low Memorial Library. The correspondence is routine.


Box 659 Folder 3 Althoff, Friedrich file, 1904-1908. (1 Folder), 12/1904-5/1908

Correspondence between Friedrich Althoff, the Prussian minister of education, and Columbia University president Nicholas Murray Butler. Correspondence relates to the Roosevelt Professorship, which sent American faculty to Germany to lecture and act as educational and cultural emissarys. Correspondence also relates to the Germanistic Society of America.


Box 495 Folder 3 Amick, Erwin H. file, 1955-1959. (1 Folder), 7/1955-2/1959

Correspondence between Erwin H. Amick and Columbia University administrators. Amick's appointments included associate dean of the School of Engineering and chairman of the Department of Chemical Engineering. Correspondence relates to the school. Topics include: budgeting, scheduling, facilities, personnel, sponsored projects and grants, and gifts to the school. Includes a proposal to establish a research division in the school (1958). The proposal discusses planning for the division and the organization and purpose of the division. Also, correspondence regarding the routine business of the Department of Chemical Engineering.


Box 492 Folder 22 Anderson, T. W. (Theodore Wilbur) file, 1956-1960. (1 Folder), 8/1956-6/1960

Correspondence between Theodore W. Anderson of the Department of Mathematical Statistics at Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to the department. Topics include faculty appointments and departmental personnel. Also, correspondence relating to Anderson's personnel issues.


Box 409 Folder 7 to 9 Angell, James W. files, 7/1947-6/1955 1947-1955., 7/1947-6/1955, (3 Folders)

Correspondence between James W. Angell, acting executive officer of the Department of Economics at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Angell also served as chairman of the Informal Committee on University Salaries and the Committee on Instruction of the Faculty of Political Science. Correspondence relates to the department, the Faculty of Political Science (ca. 1952-1953), and a variety of other University-related subjects. Topics related to the Department of Economics include: enrollment, budgeting, lectures, faculty appointments, faculty affairs, funding for the department, and facilities. Includes departmental budgets. Topics related to the Faculty of Political Science include: the evaluation of departments, faculty appointments, faculty affairs, departmental budgeting, relations between the Faculty and the University administration, and faculty personnel policies. Includes a statement regarding academic freedom that was submitted to the administration by the faculty in May, 1953.

Also: correspondence (ca. 1949 to the 1950s) regarding faculty salary policies; correspondence and proposals regarding the Schuyler Fiske Seager Endowment and the Schuyler Fiske Seager Fellowship; a report regarding a proposed institute for research in industrial management at the University; and correspondence and a telegram regarding post-World War II aid to Europe.


Box 431 Folder 1 to 20 Anger, Charles A. files, 10/1950-1/1953 1950-1956., 10/1950-1/1953


Box 432 Folder 1-19 Anger, Charles A. files, 1/1953-6/1956

Correspondence between Charles A. Anger, director of the Office of Development at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. The records consist of correspondence, reports, and proposals relating to the establishment of a development program at Columbia.

Topics include: the creation of development policies and procedures, donor relations, funding proposals, and the status of development campaigns. Includes reports and proposals regarding: building projects, schools, events, research projects, and institutes. Also includes charts, reports, and other records relating to the organization and strategies of the University's development program. Records related to development include a public relations study (September, 1951) and an in-depth evaluation of Columbia's development strategy, income, and activities (1953). Other related records include: charts of the University's development organization in 1954 correspondence relating to the business of the trustees' committee on development; minutes of the University Development Committee; records regarding budgeting and operations in the Development Office; and development pamphlets.

Records regarding other University-related topics include: a 1951 proposal to establish the Citizenship Center, which became the Ferris Booth Hall student center; a report on the University's Health Sciences division dating from 1952 and a survey and analysis of the School of General Studies, the School of Pharmacy, and the School of Social Work dating from 1951. Other related records include: correspondence, proposals, statements, and reports (ca. 1952-1955) relating to the University's attempts to fund an arts center; correspondence and reports (ca. 1953-1954) regarding Columbia's bicentennial fundraising campaign; and a press packet that was produced in 1954 for Columbia's bicentennial celebration.


Box 508 Folder 11 to 13 Anthony, Donald C. files, 8/1967-5/1971 1967-1971., 8/1967-5/1971, (3 Folders)

Correspondence between Donald C. Anthony, assistant director of the libraries at Columbia University, and University administrators. Most of the records consist of routine cover letters and acquisition records. The materials were forwarded to the Office of the Secretary, which issued acknowledgement letters for donations to the libraries.


Box 480 Folder 19 Arbolino, Jack N. file, 1954-1958. (1 Folder), 7/1954-6/1958

Correspondence between Jack N. Arbolino, assistant dean in the School of General Studies at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Most of the correspondence relates to the School of General Studies, Columbia's continuing education division. Topics include: personnel, faculty appointments, prizes, and facilities.

Records include letters regarding the relationship between the School of General Studies and the University and public relations for the school, records regarding the revision of the General Studies curriculum (March, 1958), and records regarding procedures for the screening of non-matriculated students. Also includes cover letters and invitations.


Box 459 Folder 19 to 20 Arensberg, Conrad M. files, 7/1954-6/1959 1954-1959., 7/1954-6/1959, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Conrad M. Arensberg, professor of anthropology at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Arensberg held appointments as executive officer of the Department of Anthropology and head of the Interdisciplinary Project in Economic Aspects of Institutional Growth. Most of the records relate to the project. Topics include: personnel, salaries, staffing needs, expenditures, and finances. Includes reports on the project. Also, correspondence regarding the Department of Anthropology. Topics include: events, expenditures, funding for the department, facilities, and routine business.


Box 669 Folder 25 Armstrong, Robert H. file, 1947-1951. (1 Folder), 5/1947-6/1951

Correspondence between Robert H. Armstrong, William J. Donovan, and E. R. Liebert. Armstrong was a trustee of The Town Hall, an educational institution for the advancement of social and political science, ethics, and the arts. Armstrong chaired the special committee that had been appointed to examine the institution's program of activities. Donovan served as an alumni trustee of Columbia University and also headed Columbia Associates, a group of benefactors who contributed to the University's general fund. Leibert appears to have been The Town Hall's public relations and development director. Correspondence relates to the operation and reorganization of The Town Hall. Includes several reports on the institution's development and revenues.


Box 377 Folder 1 to 18 Arnaud, Leopold files, 4/1935-5/1959 1935-1959., 4/1935-5/1959, (18 Folders)

Correspondence between Leopold Arnaud and the faculty and high level administrators of Columbia University. Arnaud held numerous appointments at the University including dean of the School of Architecture; director of the School of Painting and Sculpture, which was the predecessor of the University's School of the Arts; and director of the School of Dramatic Arts. Arnaud also served on many committees, including the Committee on Art Properties, and advised the University administration on a variety of design projects.

Most of the correspondence, budgets, and reports relate to the School of Architecture (ca. 1935 to 1955), the School of Painting and Sculpture (ca. 1948 to the 1950s), and the School of Dramatic Arts (ca. 1948 to the 1950s). Topics related to the School of Architecture include: faculty appointments, student exchanges, faculty affairs, budgeting, appropriations, fellowships, scholarships, lectures, gifts to the school, facilities, requirements, teaching loads, arrangements for courses, prizes, and awards. Includes correspondence regarding the McKim Travelling Fellowships and the William Kinne Fellowships as well as correspondence, reports, and a newsletter relating to the Housing and Town Planning Program (ca. 1935-1955).

Topics related to the School of Painting and Sculpture include: budgeting, appropriations, facilities, and gifts to the school. Includes the director's first annual report. Although this document dates from 1949 it is filed with the records dating from July, 1957. Topics relating to the School of Dramatic Arts include budgeting and administrative issues involving dramatic productions and theater facilities. Includes correspondence regarding the relationship between the school and the Columbia University Players. Also, correspondence, budgets, and reports regarding Casa Italiana, Columbia's Italian culture and educational center. Topics include gifts, lectures, budgeting, and administrative issues from the late 1940s to the 1950s.

The records also include a small amount of correspondence documenting the work of the Committee on Art Properties, which selected and administered the University's art properties. Most of the correspondence relates to the care and sale of works of art during the 1950s. Also, correspondence regarding the administration of a number of special design projects including plaques, medals, exhibitions, and buildings. Arnaud also served on a committee which was created to evaluate and suggest uses for the Nevis Estate. The estate, which is in Irvington-on-Hudson New York, was donated to the University in 1935.

Includes some correspondence regarding the estate and committee business. Most of the correspondence dating from 1959 relates to Arnaud's retirement. Includes a report dating from January, 1959 which summarizes his education, professional life, and Columbia Career.


Box 317 Folder 2 Arrowsmith, Robert file, 1890-1914. (1 Folder), 7/1890-5/1914

Correspondence between Robert Arrowsmith, editor of Columbia Alumni News and secretary of the Columbia University Alumni Council, and Columbia University administrators. Topics include: alumni affairs, the administration of the Alumni Council office, the purpose and content of Columbia Alumni News, and public relations involving academic freedom and the dismissal of faculty members.

Box 317 Folder 3 Avery, Samuel P. file, 1890-1918. (1 Folder), 7/1890-5/1918

Correspondence between Samuel P. Avery, a benefactor of Columbia University, and Seth Low, president of the University. Also, correspondence between Seth Low, University administrators, and others regarding Avery's gifts to Columbia. Topics include: Avery's gifts to establish the Avery building, Avery Architectural Library, Avery Architectural Fund, and a fine arts endowment fund.


Box 672 Folder 5 Ayer, Franklin A. file, 1956-1957. (1 Folder), 7/1956-5/1957

Correspondence between Franklin A. Ayer, president of the Columbia Engineering School Alumni Association, and the president of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to events and Ayer's involvement in the appointment of a new University trustee.


Box 380 Folder 1 to 8 Ayres, Harry Morgan files, 7/1939-5/1949 1939-1949., 7/1939-5/1949, (8 Folders)

Correspondence between Harry Morgan Ayres and the high level administrators of Columbia University. Ayres held a number of appointments including professor of English; director of the Summer Session; director of Casa Italiana, Columbia's Italian culture and educational center; director of the University Extension, the University's continuing education division; and chairman of the Committee on Extension Teaching. Ayers was also the first director of the School of General Studies, the successor to the University Extension. Most of the records consist of correspondence, budgets, and reports regarding the Summer Session and correspondence, budgets, reports, and minutes regarding the University Extension and its reorganization as the School of General Studies. Also includes correspondence and reports regarding Casa Italiana.

Topics related to the Summer Session include: financial planning, budgeting, finances, enrollment, registration procedures, the preparation of the Summer Session announcement, faculty affairs, faculty salaries, personnel, and the school calendar. Includes correspondence regarding accelerated courses and the expansion of summer programs during World War II. Also includes Ayres' regular reports to the Administrative Board of Summer Session. Topics related to University Extension include: the organization and administration of the extension program, faculty appointments, financial administration, budgeting, and the status of extension faculty in the University. Includes a proposal and correspondence (ca.1944) regarding courses on radio. Also, reports and correspondence regarding the reorganization of University Extension as the School of General Studies. Includes summary histories, extracts of the annual reports of the Summer Session and University Extension (ca. 1943), and a report on the study of faculty and administrative responses to the proposed creation of the School of General Studies which took place during the fall of 1944.

Also includes the first annual report of the School of General Studies, which was released in June, 1948. The report discusses a range of topics including: the origin and mission of the school, the relationship of the faculty to the school, the student body, and the future needs of the school. Topics related to Casa Italiana include: the management of special funds, the effects of World War II on the center, and center finances. Includes reports regarding: events at Casa Italiana, its use by outside groups, the Friends of Casa Italiana, activities and programs at the center, the center's calendar, the use of the libraries, faculty activities, and center finances. These reports also document the activities of the Columbia University Committee for War Relief, which used the center's facilities. Includes a report of the Committee on the Future Plans of the Italian Department dating from April, 1948. Also, correspondence regarding Ayres' annuity plan, death, and funeral.


Box 378 Folder 20 Babbage, Richard Gordon file, 1936-1938. (1 Folder), 1/1936-6/1938

Correspondence between Richard Gordon Babbage, a trustee of Columbia University and chairman of the trustee's committee on finance, and high level University administrators. Babbage was also chairman of the University Sub Committee on a Retirement Program for Non-Teaching Employees. Most of the correspondence relates to the development of a retirement program for University stafIncludes a report from the committee. Also, correspondence regarding the University's accounting procedures and procedures for amending the University statutes. Also includes correspondence regarding the Nevis Estate in Irvington-on-Hudson, New York. The estate was given to the University in 1935. Also, correspondence and a report regarding the financial administration of athletics programs.


Box 664 Folder 31 Bach, Richard F. file, 1911-1918. (1 Folder), 2/1911-6/1918

Correspondence between Richard Bach and the president of Columbia University. Bach was a lecturer in the School of Architecture and also served as curator for the University. Most of the correspondence relates to the care and preservation of Columbia's art properties. Also, correspondence regarding budgeting for furniture and supplies in the School of Architecture and the Avery Library and reports on the use of funds in the school. Also includes correspondence regarding the proposed establishment of a life class in the school.


Box 376 Folder 16 to 17 Bachman, George W. files, 9/1931-6/1941 1931-1941., 9/1931-6/1941, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between George W. Bachman, professor of parasitological and director of the School of Tropical Medicine in Puerto Rico, and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to the school, which was established and operated with support from the University.

Topics include: faculty appointments, preparation of the school's announcement, fund raising, research funding, finances, federal support for the school, lectures, and clinics. Includes correspondence and reports evaluating the school and its future needs in terms of staff, research, finances, departmental administration, and library collections. Also includes correspondence (ca. 1938) regarding the relationship between the school, the University, and the Puerto Rican government; correspondence (ca. 1939-1940) regarding a primate research colony; correspondence (ca. February, 1937) regarding President Butler's trip to the school. Other records include a long-range planning report (1937) and a faculty bibliography that includes works published from 1926 to 1937. Also, correspondence and a report regarding the Rockefeller Foundation Nutrition Gift Fund in support of nutrition research at the school (ca. 1932) .


Box 350 Folder 17 to 19 Bacon, Rogers H. files, 8/1926-5/1937 1926-1937., 8/1926-5/1937, (3 Folders)

Correspondence between Rogers H. Bacon and Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University. Includes correspondence with the University treasurer and secretary. Bacon was an alumni trustee and trustee of the University. He served as chairman of the University Committee on Athletics, president of the Alumni Federation of Columbia University, comptroller of athletics, and comptroller of Kings Crown. Most of the correspondence dating from 1926 and 1927 relates to University policies governing athletics and the funding of athletic programs. Includes correspondence regarding the University's boat house. Correspondence dating from 1934 to 1937 documents Bacon's activities as comptroller of athletics and comptroller of King's Crown. King's Crown was the alumni body which oversaw the budgets of certain student organizations.

Topics include: athletic facilities, financial and accounting policies for athletics programs, student activity fees, and the financial management the student organizations which were administered by King's Crown. Includes budgets for Kings Crown activities and the Department of Physical Education and Intercollegiate Athletics. There is a gap in the records between 1929 and 1934.


Box 672 Folder 37 Baer, Albert M. file, 1958-1959. (1 Folder), 8/1958-6/1959

Correspondence between Albert M. Baer and Columbia University president Grayson Kirk. Baer was chairman of the Council of the School of General Studies. Correspondence relates to Baer's trip to Japan and the School of General Studies, Columbia's continuing education division. Includes the text of a presentation on Columbia's role in the New York City area that was given to the council by the dean of the School of General Studies.


Box 668 Folder 41 Baker, Elizabeth Feaster file, 1947-1948. (1 Folder), 7/1947-6/1948

Correspondence between Elizabeth Feaster Baker and the acting president and provost of Columbia University. Baker was a professor of sociology and executive officer of the Department of Sociology. Correspondence relates to the department. Topics include appropriations and faculty appointments.


Box 659 Folder 4 to 6 . Baker, Geo. H. (George Holbrook) files, 1890-1903., (3 Folders)

Correspondence between George H. Baker, the librarian of Columbia University, and University presidents Seth Low and Nicholas Murray Butler. The records consist of long letters on a variety of subjects. Topics include: gifts of money and books, the acquisition of books, collection development, the construction of Low Memorial Library, and library appropriations and expenditures. Includes information regarding a gift to establish the Avery Library. Also includes detailed information regarding the design and construction of Low Memorial Library.


Box 343 Folder 1 Baker, George F. file, 1915-1924. (1 Folder), 8/1915-5/1924

Correspondence between George Baker, a benefactor of Columbia University, and University president Nicholas Murray Butler. Correspondence relates to the establishment of Baker Field, Columbia's stadium in northern Manhattan. Correspondence documents Baker's gifts to the University for the purchase of the Dykman Property, now called Baker Field, and the construction of a stadium on the site. Also includes correspondence regarding University finances.


Box 667 Folder 37 Baker, George F. file, 1930-1932. (1 Folder), 2/1930-5/1932

Correspondence between George Baker, Jr. and the president of Columbia University. Baker was the son of University benefactor George Baker. Correspondence relates to Columbia's Baker Field athletic facility and to the University's unsuccessful attempts to solicit funds from Baker for the construction of a new library.


Box 436 Folder 14 Baker, Richard file, 1951-1969. (1 Folder), 7/1951-5/1969

Correspondence between Professor Richard Baker and high level administrators at Columbia University. Baker held a number of appointments including secretary of the Faculty of Journalism, professor of journalism, and acting dean of the Graduate School of Journalism. The records consist of correspondence and minutes relating to the journalism school. Topics include: fees, policies, admissions, the administration of programs in the school, scholarships, financial aid, and student affairs. Correspondence dating from 1968 relates to the Maria Moors Cabot Prize and to Dean Emeritus Edward Barrett. Includes Baker's speech at the 30th presentation of the Cabot Prize.


Box 664 Folder 32 Baker, Stephen file, 1910-1918. (1 Folder), 9/1910-6/1918

Correspondence between Stephen Baker and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Baker was a trustee of the University and chaired the University's finance committee. He was also a member of the committees on the library and honors. Correspondence relates to a variety of subjects. Topics include: the preparation of the 1918-1919 budget, interest owed on bonds issued by the University, funding for the construction of a building to house the business school, Baker's gifts to the University, plans to erect a football field on South Field, the selection of trustees, and the appointment of Frederick A. Goetze as treasurer of the University. Includes copies of budgets.


Box 667 Folder 33 Bakhmetev, B. A. (Boris Aleksandrovich) files 1931. (1 Folder) May-31

Correspondence between Boris A. Bakhmetev, professor of engineering at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Includes correspondence with Professor Charles Lucke. Correspondence relates to Bakhmetev's appointment and a proposed course in mechanics.


Box 659 Folder 7 Baldwin, Charles Sears file, 1892-1910. (1 Folder), 12/1892-2/1910

Correspondence between Charles Sears Baldwin and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Baldwin held appointments as a tutor and instructor in Rhetoric in the Summer Session and the Department of Rhetoric and English Composition. Topics include: Baldwin's personnel issues, the nomination of the president-elect of Yale University for an honorary degree, and invitations. Includes detailed correspondence and a syllabus relating to proposed courses in rhetoric. Most of the correspondence dating from 1895 to 1910 is routine.


Box 380 Folder 17 Ballard, Charles W. file, 1939-1949. (1 Folder), 7/1939-6/1949

Correspondence between Charles W. Ballard, Dean of the College of Pharmacy at Columbia University, and the provost and secretary of the University. Records dating from 1939 to 1940 consist of correspondence and a proposal regarding the establishment of a course in clinical laboratory technology. Correspondence dating from 1945 to 1949 relates to the routine academic, faculty, and student affairs of the pharmacy school. Includes a long-range plan for the school. Among other topics, the plan discusses the pharmacy profession, the history of the school, pharmacy research and education, and the public service role of the pharmacy profession.


Box 671 Folder 17 Balme, D. M. (David M.) file, 1954-1955. (1 Folder), 3/1954-6/1955

Correspondence between David M. Balme and the president of Columbia University. Balme was principal of University College of the Gold Coast in west Africa and chairman of the editorial board of Universitas, the college's publication. Correspondence relates to routine issues. Includes four issues of Universitas dating from 1953 to 1954.

Box 671 Folder 18 Balter, Bluford H. J. file, 1954-1955. (1 Folder), 9/1954-5/1955

Correspondence and records that were sent to the president of Columbia University by New Orleans businessman H. J. Bluford Balter. Records relate to Bluford's proposals to repeal the 16th amendment and place a 25 percent ceiling on federal taxes.


Box 659 Folder 8 Bancroft, Frederick file, 1895-1899. (1 Folder), 5/1895-1/1899

Correspondence between Frederick Bancroft, a lecturer in American history at Columbia University, and the president of the University. Correspondence relates to Bancroft's personnel issues and teaching.


Box 317 Folder 4 to 8 Bangs, Francis S. files, 3/1897-10/1918 1897-1918., 3/1897-10/1918, (5 Folders)

Correspondence between Francis S. Bangs, Columbia University presidents Seth Low and Nicholas Murray Butler, and other University administrators. Bangs was a trustee and alumnus of the University. Correspondence relates to Columbia's financial management, educational policy, student affairs, and government. bangs was a member of the committees on finance and education of Columbia University's board of trustees and also served as secretary of the Columbia University Alumni Association.

Topics include: the financial management of University athletics; Columbia's financial administration, policy, and reporting; and financial matters related to University real estate holdings. Also, student affairs in general, especially the affairs of athletic clubs; University government and the powers of the Trustees; and Columbia's educational role and educational policies. Includes correspondence regarding the dismissal of Professor James McKean Cattell in 1917.


Box 450 Folder 19 to 20 Barber, May M. files, 7/1953-6/1961 1953-1961., 7/1953-6/1961, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between May Moore Barber, acting director of the personnel office at Columbia University, and University administrators. Records relate to personnel policies and personnel administration. Topics include: salaries, benefits, insurance, and tuition exemption. Many of the materials relate to individual University employees.


Box 497 Folder 20 to 21 Barger, Harold files, 9/1958-6/1971 1958-1971., 9/1958-6/1971, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Professor Harold Barger and high level administrators at Columbia University. Barger was a professor of economics and chairman of the Columbia University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Beginning in 1970 he also chaired the University Senate Committee on Faculty Affairs. Most of the correspondence relates to faculty affairs at the University. Correspondence also relates to the Department of Economics (ca. 1961-1964) and to Barger's personnel issues. Includes routine invitations, acceptances, and regrets.

Topics related to faculty affairs include: salaries, benefits, the retention of faculty members, and appointments. Related records include: a resolution against the National Defense Education Act by the Columbia chapter of the AAUP (January, 1960) and a statement regarding faculty salaries that was issued by the AAUP. Records dating from 1970 to 1971 include substantive letters regarding faculty housing, appointment policies, salaries, work loads, and benefits. Records from this period also include a University Senate resolution regarding the disruption of classes by demonstrations.

Topics related to the economics department include: fellowships, faculty appointments, staffing needs, the economics library, and the retention of departmental faculty. Related records include: a report on conditions in the department and the needs of the department (May, 1964), a letter regarding the proposed merger of the business and economics libraries (February, 1962), and correspondence and working papers regarding the Ford Foundation Research Professorship in Economics (May, 1964) .


Box 359 Folder 1 to 16 Barker, Joseph W. files, 8/1930-6/1946 1930-1946., 8/1930-6/1946, (16 Folders)

Correspondence between Joseph W. Barker and the high level administrators of Columbia University. Barker held a number of appointments including dean of the School of Engineering, chairman of the Advisory Committee on Educational Policy, and chairman of the Committee on Men's Residence Halls. Most of the records consist of correspondence, budgets, and reports relating to the School of Engineering, residence halls, and the University's buildings and grounds.

Topics related to the School of Engineering include: degrees, the curriculum, programs, faculty appointments, staffing needs, teaching loads, scholarships, fellowships, appropriations, expenditures, the management of special funds, research funding, gifts to the school, budgeting, facilities, and equipment. Includes a report on instruction in physics (1934) and a report regarding the faculty and staffing needs of the school (1935). Also, correspondence documenting the school's activities during World War II. During the war, Barker served as special assistant to the under secretary of the Navy. Correspondence dating from 1941 to 1945 includes letters to and from Barker and his staff regarding the administration of the school in his absence. Topics include: the administration of government contracts; the University's V-12 naval training program; and administrative issues involving the education of veterans.

Topics related to University residence halls include: the management of dormitory staff, student services, the residence halls budget, the daily operation of residence halls, and policies regarding residence halls. Includes a proposal from the Furnald Hall House Committee, dating from 1934 which requests permission to have female visitors in the dormitory. Barker also advised the University administration on facilities-related issues. Includes correspondence regarding the design and construction of campus buildings; correspondence and reports (ca. 1934-1935) regarding daily operations, the physical plant, equipment, and safety; and correspondence and reports (ca. 1937) regarding labor relations with employees in the Buildings and Grounds Department.


Box 670 Folder 23 Barnet, Edward M. file, 1953-1954. (1 Folder), 7/1953-4/1954

Correspondence between Edward M. Barnet, acting assistant dean of the business school at Columbia University, and University administrators. correspondence relates to the selection of a new dean for the business school, routine administrative issues involving the school, and events at the school.


Box 409 Folder 20 Barnouw, Adriaan Jacob file, 1947-1949. (1 Folder), 10/1947-2/1949

Correspondence between Adriaan Jacob Barnouw, Queen Wilhelmina Professor of History at Columbia University, and University administrators. correspondence relates to Barnouw's personnel issues and retirement. Includes correspondence regarding his gift to the University of Dutch books.


Box 433 Folder 14 Barnouw, Erik file, 1951-1954. (1 Folder), 2/1951-5/1954

Correspondence between Associate Professor Erik Barnouw, editor of the Communications Materials Center at Columbia University, and the president of the University and the director of public relations. Records relate to a variety of topics. Includes a proposal for a television series entitled You and the Future ; correspondence regarding broadcasting courses which were offered by the School of General Studies, Columbia's continuing education division; and correspondence dating from 1953 regarding filming aboard the University's research vessel, the Vema. Includes many routine cover letters.


Box 407 Folder 20 to 21 Baron, Salo Wittmayer files, 10/1940-5/1965 1940-1965., 10/1940-5/1965, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Salo Wittmayer Baron of Columbia University and the secretary, provost, and vice president of the University. Baron held and appointment as professor of Jewish history, literature and institutions and was later appointed director of the Center for Israeli Studies. Correspondence relates to a variety of topics including: fellowships and scholarships for the Center for Israeli Studies (ca. 1951), the establishment of an archive of Russian and Eastern European history and literature (the Bakhmeteff Archive), the Committee on Retirement Insurance (ca. 1962), the Publications Committee of the Faculty of Political Science (ca. 1962), and funding for Baron's research and clerical assistants. Also, correspondence, minutes, and agenda (ca. 1962-1963) relating to the Advisory Committee of the Faculties and a proposed trimester system. There are gaps in the records from: 1941 to 1947, 1948 to 1950, 1954 to 1959, 1960 to 1962 and 1963 to 1964.


Box 672 Folder 50 Barr, Donald file, 1959-1960. (1 Folder), 9/1959-6/1960

Correspondence between Donald Barr and Columbia University administrators. Barr served as assistant to the dean of the School of Engineering at Columbia University and executive director of the Joint Program for Technical Education. Most of the correspondence relates to the Science Honors program for high school students. Also, Barr's proposal for the University to establish a boarding house for unmarried graduate students.


Box 458 Folder 1 to 20 Barrett, Edward W. files, 7/1954-6/1964


Box 459 Folder 1 to 5 Barrett, Edward W. files, 1954-1969.

Correspondence between Edward W. Barrett, dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Most of the records consist of correspondence, proposals, course descriptions and outlines, budgets, reports, copies of newspaper clippings, and invitations relating to the journalism school. Also: correspondence, programs, and speeches relating to the Pulitzer prizes and other journalism awards; correspondence and reports regarding public relations for the University and the United Nations; and correspondence regarding Barrett's personnel issues and professional activities.

Topics relating to the Graduate School of Journalism include: curriculum planning, the development of courses, gifts to the school, fees, the administration of programs in the school, prizes and awards, development, faculty appointments, faculty affairs, appropriations, facilities, scholarships, fellowships, and public relations. Includes the 50th anniversary annual report of the dean (1963); correspondence regarding the school's Half Century Fund (ca. 1963); correspondence regarding the Advanced International Reporting Program; correspondence regarding the Pulitzer scholarships; and a small amount of correspondence documenting the school's science writing certification program during the 1960s. Topics relating to journalism awards include the: Pulitzer Prizes, Pulitzer Prize Fund, Maria Moors Cabot Prize, and Catherwood awards. Includes Barrett's speeches at Cabot Prize award ceremonies. Records regarding public relations consist of correspondence and reports (ca. 1958) regarding the development of a public relations program for Columbia. Also includes reports and other records (ca. 1954) regarding public relations strategy for the United Nations and the evaluation of public opinion regarding the United Nations. Records relating to Barrett's personnel issues, professional activities, and appearances include correspondence, invitations, and acknowledgement letters. Includes a number of speeches by Barrett. Also includes: correspondence regarding his resignation in 1968 his remarks regarding student protests, which were made to journalism school alumni in 1968 and a letter regarding the University's budget crisis, which was sent by Barrett and other prominent Columbians to University president Grayson Kirk in 1960.


Box 659 Folder 9 Barrett, John file, 1901-1909. (1 Folder), 9/1901-5/1909

Correspondence between John Barrett and the president of Columbia University. Barrett served as United States minister to Panama. Most of the records date from his term as director of the International Bureau of American Republics. Correspondence relates to the establishment and administration of the John Barrett Prizes for papers on Latin American republics. Correspondence also relates to a proposed school of archeology in Mexico.


Box 667 Folder 39 Barrows, David P. file, 1933-1934. (1 Folder), 7/1933-2/1934

Correspondence between Professor David P. Barrows and the president of Columbia University. Barrows was a professor of political science at the University of California, Berkeley. He served as Roosevelt Professor during the 1933-1934 academic year. The Roosevelt Professorship sent an American professor to Germany to lecture and act as an educational and cultural liaison. Correspondence includes discussion of life at German universities under the Nazi government and the future of the Roosevelt Professorship. In particular, the correspondence relates to life in East Prussia and the treatment of Jews. Includes a handbill announcing one of Barrow's lectures.


Box 425 Folder 13 Barth, Lester G. file, 1948-1960. (1 Folder), 8/1948-5/1960

Correspondence between Lester G. Barth, chairman of the Department of Zoology at Columbia University. Correspondence relates to faculty appointments, equipment, and personnel in the department. Includes correspondence regarding plans for a new biology course.


Box 668 Folder 7 Bartok, Bela file, 1940-1941. (1 Folder), 10/1940-6/1941

Correspondence between Bela Bartok, the Hungarian pianist and composer, and the provost of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to Bartok's honorary degree from Columbia. Also, correspondence regarding bartok's appointment as a visiting associate in music for 1941 and 1942. Includes a letter in which Bartok discusses his work with the Parry collection of Yugoslav folk music recordings.


Box 672 Folder 70 Baruch, Bernard M. file, 1960-1961. (1 Folder) 7/1960-6/1961.

Correspondence between Bernard M. Baruch and the president of Columbia University. Baruch was a benefactor of the University. Correspondence relates to his gifts to Columbia, including the funding of the Simon baruch Chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.


Box 401 Folder 1 to 16 Barzun, Jacques files, 7/1946-6/1969 1946-1969., 7/1946-6/1969, (16 Folders)

Correspondence between Jacques Barzun and high level administrators at Columbia University. Barzun held numerous appointments at the University including professor of history, Seth Low Professor of History, dean of the Graduate Faculties, dean of the faculties and provost, university professor, and special assistant to the president on the arts. The records document a wide range of topics. In particular, they relate to the academic affairs of the Graduate Faculties and the University during the 1950s and 1960s. Also, correspondence regarding Barzun's personnel issues and professional activities. Includes his address before a symposium on the role of the University that was held in February, 1968.

Many of the records dating from 1946 to 1954 consist of correspondence, reports, and proposals relating to the committee on the University's bicentennial celebration. Barzun was chairman of the committee. Records from this period also relate to payroll and personnel in the Department of History, the management of Barzun's clerical assistance account, and payments to his assistants. Includes correspondence (ca. 1952) regarding the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Program. Also includes correspondence regarding relations between the University and the surrounding community and relations between Columbia's administration and its students. Records dating from 1955 to 1958 consist of correspondence, budgets, reports, and lists relating to the Graduate Faculties. As dean of the Graduate Faculties, Barzun oversaw the Faculty of Political Science, the Faculty of Philosophy, and the Faculty of Pure Science. Topics include: fellowships, scholarships, faculty affairs, development policies and strategies, the administration of Ph.D. examinations, departmental affairs, policies regarding graduate students, research funding, the management of special funds, faculty salaries, publications, financial administration, and the management of the dean's office. Includes Barzun's announcements to faculty and stafAlso includes correspondence and a pamphlet regarding a proposed University arts Center . Beginning ca. 1958 Barzun served as dean of the faculties and provost. Records dating from the late 1950s through the 1960s relate to the academic affairs of the University. In particular, the records relate to faculty appointments and faculty affairs. Topics include: faculty leave policies, sabbatical leaves, faculty salaries, the ranking and classification of faculty positions, faculty personnel policies, and relations between the administration and the faculty. Other topics include: issues involving graduate students, the organization of departments and schools, academic policies and procedures, tuition and fees policies, instructional budgeting, the preparation of guides and handbooks, and the business of the University Council. Includes Barzun's announcements to deans and department heads, an organizational chart for Columbia's schools (1965), and drafts of a University administrative guide (ca. 1963-1965) .


Box 448 Folder 20 to 21 Bastable, C. W. (Charles William) files 1952-1963., 9/1952-6/1963, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Charles W. Bastable, assistant professor of accounting at Columbia University, and University administrators. records relate to the automation of the University accounting and budgetary system (ca. 1962). Includes procedures, policies, and suggested budget formats which were presented to the administration in preparation for the automation of the University's budget system. Includes a proposal, dating from 1952 which discusses plans to establish a school of accounting at the University.


Box 400 Folder 19 Baumeister, Theodore file, 1946-1948. (1 Folder) 7/1946-6/1948.

Correspondence between Theodore Baumeister, executive officer of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University, and the acting president and secretary of the University. The records consist of correspondence and budgets relating to the department and correspondence regarding Baumeister's personnel issues. Department-related topics include: faculty appointments, budgeting, salaries, the use of government surplus equipment in the department, and appropriations.


Box 54 Folder 32 Baumgarten, Nancy Ann file, 1966-1969. (1 Folder), 3/1966-3/1969

Correspondence and other records regarding a scholarship for Nancy Ann Baumgarten, who received financial aid to attend the University of Miami as part of a scholarship program for faculty children.


Box 401 Folder 17 to 18 Bayerschmidt, Carl Frank files, 1946-1954., 7/1946-5/1954, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Carl Frank Bayerschmidt, acting executive officer of the Department of Germanic Languages at Columbia University, and the University's president, secretary, and dean of the Graduate Faculties. .

The records consist of correspondence and budgets relating to the department. Topics include: staffing needs, faculty appointments, enrollment, budgeting, professorships, graduate and undergraduate instruction, faculty affairs, and visiting professors. Includes correspondence and budgets regarding Deutches Haus, Columbia's German culture and educational center. Also includes correspondence regarding the Queen Wilhelmina Professorship. Correspondence also relates to Bayerschmidt's personnel issues. Includes letters in German which Bayerschmidt translated for the University administration.


Box 672 Folder 38 Bayless, William A. file, 1958-1959. (1 Folder), 7/1958-4/1959

Correspondence between William A. Bayless of the Columbia University Press and the secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to the cost of producing University bulletins.


Box 389 Folder 1 to 2 Bayne, Stephen F. files, 1942-1948 7/1942-4/1948., 1942-1948, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Stephen Bayne, chaplain of Columbia University, and the acting president, provost, and secretary of the University. Most of the records consist of correspondence and reports relating to St. Paul's Chapel and Earl Hall, Columbia's nondenominational religious and social center. Includes correspondence between the University and the YMCA of Greater New York regarding the government and mission of Earl Hall. Also, correspondence regarding special religious services, the oversight of religious activities at the University, and the administration of the Bampton Lectures in America. Also includes correspondence relating to the selection of Bayne's successor.


Box 433 Folder 15 to 17 Beach, Samuel H. files, 1950-1958 10/1950-10/1958., 1950-1958, (3 Folders)

Correspondence between Samuel H. Beach, director of placement at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. The records consist of correspondence, budgets, and reports relating to job placement and the Placement Bureau. Topics include: armed forces recruiting, tuition exemption, draft deferment, and personnel administration. Includes correspondence regarding the National Service Information Center that was located at the University's Alumni House. Includes memoranda dating from July, 1957 which evaluate the University's placement services and organization. Also, correspondence regarding Beach's appointment and personnel issues.


Box 679 Folder 2 Beadle, George Wells file,1965, 7/1965-10/1965

Correspondence between George Wells Beadle, president of the University of Chicago, and Grayson Kirk, president of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to Beadle's presentation of the inaugural lecture for a lecture series entitled The Relationship between the Biological and Physical Sciences. Correspondence also relates to a dinner that was given in Beadle's honor. Includes a guest list.


Box 317 Folder 9 Beard, Charles Austin file, 1904-1917. (1 Folder), 5/1904-12/1917

Correspondence between Charles Austin Beard, professor of history in the Department of History at Columbia University, and University administrators regarding a wide range of subjects. Topics include: the curriculum, teaching, student and faculty relations to the administration, and academic freedom. Also, correspondence between Beard and Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia, discussing the teaching of politics and government, the University's political science curriculum, and suggestions for a public service curriculum. correspondence also relates to faculty appointments in the Department of History as well as Beard's appointment, personnel issues, and teaching responsibilities. Includes a memorandum dated October 8, 1917 in which beard announces his resignation and discusses his views on the relationship between the faculty and the trustees, World War I, academic freedom, and the status of a Columbia professor. Also includes a petition in support of Beard.


Box 433 Folder 18 Beckhart, Benjamin Haggott file, 1950-1960. (1 Folder), 11/1950-6/1960

Correspondence between Benjamin Haggott Beckhart, professor of banking in the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Records relate to a variety of topics. Includes Beckhart's addresses to the Sixty-Fourth Annual Convention of the Iowa Bankers Association in October, 1950 and the Conference of Business Economists in March, 1951. Also includes correspondence regarding a commercial bank management program that was sponsored by the Graduate School of Business in November, 1959. Also, correspondence regarding Beckhart's personnel issues and professional activities. Includes his 1960 memorandum on relations between the faculty and administration of the business school and the administration of Dean Courtney Brown.


Box 672 Folder 71 Beckman, Charles O. file, 1960-1961. (1 Folder), 7/1960-5/1961

Correspondence between Charles O. Beckman, chairman of the Department of Chemistry at Columbia University, and University administrators. correspondence relates to the Department. Topics include: faculty appointments, budgeting, appropriations, grants, prizes, and the establishment of the Society of Columbia Chemists.

Box 672 Folder 51 Beckmann, Charles O. file, 1959-1960. (1 Folder), 7/1959-6/1960

Correspondence between Charles O. Beckmann, chairman of the Department of Chemistry at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to the department. Topics include: faculty appointments, budgeting, and the management of special funds.


Box 659 Folder 10 Beebe, W. H. H. (William Henry Harrison), f 1897-1906. 7/1897-1/1906 (1 Folder), 7/1897-1/1906

William H. H. Beebe served as both a private secretary to Columbia University president Seth Low and as Columbia's first secretary of the University. During Beebe's term as Low's secretary, Low established the secretary's post to assist the president in the administration of the University. Following Low's resignation in 1901. Beebe continued to act as his personal secretary. The records consist of: correspondence between Beebe and Low while Low was vacationing in Maine; correspondence between Beebe and his staff while Beebe was vacationing in Maine; and correspondence (ca. 1902-1906) between Beebe, University secretary Frederick Paul Keppel, and University president Nicholas Murray Butler. correspondence relates to construction on Columbia's new Morningside Heights campus, daily appointments, budgeting, Low's mayoral campaign (ca. 1900), and the compilation of information and statistics requested by President Low.


Box 317 Folder 10 Beekman, Gerard file, 1890-1918. (1 Folder), 2/1890-4/1918

Correspondence between Gerard Beekman, a trustee of Columbia University and clerk of the board of trustees, and the president and secretary of the University. Topics include: trustee and University business, social engagements, gifts to the University, and the management of special funds. Includes correspondence regarding the Queen Wilhelmina Lectureship. Contains many routine cover letters.


Box 504 Folder 14 Beeson, Jack file, 1961-1967. 7/1961-6/1967 (1 Folder), 7/1961-6/1967

Correspondence between Jack Beeson, acting secretary of the Alice M. Ditson Fund in the Department of Music at Columbia University, and University administrators. Records relate to: the organization and administration of the fund, allocations to composers and performers from the fund, fund finances, and information on award recipients. Includes minutes of the Advisory Committee on the Alice M. Ditson Fund dating from 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1967. In addition to other topics, the minutes relate to fund finances and projects that were sponsored by the fund.


Box 381 Folder 1 to 5 Behre, Chas. H. (Charles H.) files, 1940-1963., 12/1940-6/1963, (5 Folders)

Correspondence between Charles H. Behre, professor of economic geology and executive officer of the Department of Geology at Columbia University, and University faculty and administrators. Records dating from 1940 to 1950 relate to routine administrative issues and to Behre's personnel matters and professional activities. Includes Behre's proposal for a grant to study mineral deposits in Mexico. Records dating from 1950 to 1963 relate to the Department of Geology, the University's Lamont Geological Observatory, and the University's Ore Genesis laboratory. Topics related to the department of Geology include: faculty affairs, the administration of research projects, facilities, personnel, expenditures, equipment, appropriations, graduate students, teaching loads, fellowships, and scholarships. Includes correspondence regarding University relations with the Lamont family, the donors of the estate in palisades New York which houses the Lamont Observatory. Also includes correspondence regarding the management of the Kemp Memorial Fund, the James Furman Kemp Fellowship Fund, the Nathaniel Lord Britton Scholarship fund, and other special funds. Records relating to the Ore genesis Laboratory include a proposal to establish the laboratory (1950) and a report on laboratory activities for the academic year 1954-1955. Also, correpsondence regarding Behre's appointment and personnel issues.


Box 667 Folder 40 Bell, Bernard Iddings file, 1933-1934. (1 Folder), 8/1933-5/1934

Correspondence between Bernard Iddings Bell and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Bell was an administrator at St. Stephen's College. Correspondence relates to unresolved financial and faculty issues following the consolidation of St. Stephen's College with Columbia. The two institutions were affiliated from 1928 to 1944. During that time St. Stephen's, which offered a progressive education to its students, served as an additional undergraduate college of the University. In 1941 St. Stephen's was renamed Bard College in honor of its founder, John Bard. Correspondence also relates to Bell's search for employment and arrangements for Columbia to present an honorary degree to Will Spens, vice-chancellor of Cambridge University.


Box 669 Folder 45 Bell, Lillian file, 1952-1953. (1 Folder), 12/1952-4/1953

Correspondence between Lillian Bell and the president of Columbia University. Bell was a former cosmetics industry sales representative who wrote to the president of the University regarding her medical and business troubles.


Box 670 Folder 24 Bemis, Samuel Flagg file, 1953-1954. (1 Folder), 9/1953-5/1954

Correspondence between Professor Samuel Flagg Bemis of Yale University and administrators at Columbia University. Correspondence relates to the Bancroft Prize and to the Latin-American Assembly Conference that was held during Columbia's bicentennial celebration in 1954.


Box 379 Folder 6 Benedict, Ruth file, 1936-1941. (1 Folder), 7/1936-5/1941

Correspondence between Ruth Benedict and the secretary of Columbia University. Benedict was an associate professor of anthropology and the executive officer of the Department of Anthropology. Most of the records consist of correspondence and financial records relating to the business of the department. Topics include: funding for research projects and field training, gifts to the department, and the management of special funds. Includes correspondence regarding funding from the Rockefeller Foundation and correspondence relating to the Boas Gift Fund. Also includes a report to the Rockefeller Foundation which briefly outlines the work of graduate students in the department.


Box 317 Folder 11 Benjamin, Marcus file, 1904-1917. (1 Folder), 2/1904-7/1917

Correspondence between Marcus Benjamin, president of the Columbia University Alumni Club of the District of Columbia, and Columbia University administrators. Topics include: preparations for social events, University public relations, faculty appointments, and the business of the club. Also, many cover letters and invitations.


Box 668 Folder 3 Benjamin, William Evarts file, 1938-1939. (1 Folder), 9/1938-6/1939

Correspondence between William Evarts Benjamin and Columbia University president Nicholas Murray Butler. Correspondence relates to Evarts' interest in becoming a University donor for tax purposes and Butler's efforts to encourage Evarts to establish an endowment.


Box 500 Folder 14 Bentley, Eric file, 1958-1960. (1 Folder), 7/1958-6/1960

Correspondence between Professor Eric Bentley and the high level administrators of Columbia University. Bentley was Brander Matthews Professor of Dramatic Literature and chairman of the Advisory Committee on the Program in the Arts. Correspondence relates to committee business as well as administrative issues and procedures involving the program. Topics include: budgeting, faculty appointments, and the preparation of a directory. Includes records regarding the establishment of a program in film and broadcasting leading to the MFA degree.


Box 433 Folder 19 Berg, Aaron W. file, 1950-1958. (1 Folder), 7/1950-5/1958

Correspondence between Aaron W. Berg, chairman of the standing committee of the Columbia College alumni association, and high level administrators at Columbia University. The records consist of correspondence, reports, and minutes relating to the Columbia College Fund campaign, events, alumni relations, and development.


Box 108 Folder 20 Berg, Ivar E. file, 1970-1971. (1 Folder), 7/1970-7/1971

Correspondence between Ivar E. Berg, associate dean of the Graduate Faculties at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to the Graduate Faculties. Topics include: assembling materials for the president's annual report, routine administrative issues, faculty appointments, special funds, and financial troubles in the School of the Arts. Also: correspondence and a report regarding the Council on Environmental Studies; correspondence and a press release regarding Berg's book, Education and Jobs: The Great Training Robbery; and correspondence and a press release regarding Berg's personnel issues and professional activities. Includes correspondence regarding Berg's resignation to return to teaching.


Box 664 Folder 33 Bergson, Henri file, 1911-1915. (1 Folder), 9/1911-10/1915

Correspondence between Henri Bergson of the University of Paris and the president of Columbia University during Bergson's term as a visiting professor at Columbia. Most of the correspondence relates to Bergson's appointment, travel arrangements, and accommodations. Includes correspondence regarding the topics for his lectures.


Box 343 Folder 2 to 5 Berkey, Charles Peter files, 1911-1941., 11/1911-5/1941, (4 Folders)

Correspondence between Charles Peter Berkey, Newberry Professor of geology and executive officer of the Department of Geology and Minerology at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Most of the correspondence relates to the department of Geology, which became the Department of Geology and Minerology. Topics include: facilities, equipment, laboratories, the management of departmental collections, gifts to the department, budgeting, fellowships, scholarships, prizes, and awards. Includes correspondence regarding the department's relations with the American Museum of Natural History. Also includes correspondence relating to the creation of the James Furman Kemp Memorial Fund which was established to promote research and publication in geology. Also, correspondence regarding Berkey's personnel issues, professional activities, and retirement.


Box 667 Folder 22 Berle, Adolf Augustus file, 1928-1929. (1 Folder), 11/1928-4/1929

Correspondence between Adolf Augustus Berle, professor of law at Columbia University, and the president of the University. Correspondence relates to Berle's appointment. Includes his report on new courses at the law school.


Box 672 Folder 6 Bermingham, Edward J. file, 1947-1956. (1 Folder), 12/1947-11/1956

Correspondence between Edward J. Bermingham, a Columbia University trustee, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to Bermingham's gifts to the University.


Box 449 Folder 22 Bernays, Edward L. file, 1953-1956. (1 Folder), 11/1953-5/1956

Correspondence between Edward L. Bernays, chairman of the Committee of the Educational Institute of the Air, and Columbia University president grayson Kirk. Bernays seems to have been soliciting President Kirk's involvement in a number of projects. Includes: correspondence and a press release regarding a survey of public attitudes towards televsion commercials, correspondence regarding conferences on educational television, a proposal for an educational radio program, and a report of a conference on Americans abroad.


Box 72 Folder 25 Bethe, Hans Albrecht file,1970 5 Feb-70 (1 Folder)

Correspondence regarding the nomination of Hans Albrecht Bethe to receive an honorary degree from Columbia University. Bethe, a nuclear physicist at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, declined the degree on the grounds that he did not accept honorary degrees from American universities.


Box 668 Folder 42 Beveridge, Lowell P. file, 1947-1948. (1 Folder), 7/1947-6/1948

Correspondence between Lowell P. Beveridge, director of chapel music at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. correspondence relates to the music program in St. Paul's Chapel. Topics include the chapel organ and choir. Also, correspondence regarding Beveridge's personnel issues.


Box 664 Folder 34 Beyer, Albin H. file, 1917-1918. (1 Folder), 4/1917-1/1918

Records regarding Albin Beyer, lecturer in civil engineering at Columbia University. The records relate to an investigation by the government to determine Beyer's loyalty during World War I. .


Box 36 Folder 22 Bieler, Henry G. file, 1968 22/1968-3/1968 (1 Folder), 1968, 22/1968-3/1968

Correspondence regarding Henry G. Bieler's false claims to be associated with Columbia University in advertisements for a book entitled Food is Your Best Medicine.


Box 375 Folder 18 to 19 Bigongiari, Dino files, 1931-1950., 7/1931-7/1950, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Dino Bigongiari and the faculty and high level administrators of Columbia University. Much of the correspondence is with Frank Fackenthal, who served as secretary, provost, and acting president of the University. Bigongiari was DuPonte Professor of Italian; executive officer of the Italian section of the Department of Romance Languages; and a member of the Administrative Board of Casa Italiana, Columbia's Italian culture and educational center. Most of the correspondence and reports relate to the Italian Department. Includes correspondence (ca. 1934) regarding the controversy involving the relationship between Casa Italiana and the Italian government. Topics related to the Italian Department include: scholarships, fellowships, faculty appointments, visiting professors, graduate instruction, the curriculum, staffing needs, faculty recruiting, and faculty affairs. Includes several reports and letters (ca. 1937-1938) which evaluate: the curriculum, requirements, and teaching methods of the department; the state of education in the classics; and departmental staffing needs. Also includes a report regarding the teaching method and requirements of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and the state of language instruction at the University. Also, correspondence regarding Bigongiari's personal affairs, including travel clearances for his trip to Italy following World War II. Includes correspondence regarding his retirement and the selection of his successor.


Box 18 Folder 29 Binion, Rudolph file, 1963-1967. (1 Folder), 1/1963-6/1967

Correspondence between Rudolph Binion, an associate professor in the Department of History at Columbia University, and the provost and provost's office stafCorrespondence relates to Binion's personnel issues.


Box 659 Folder 11 Bishop, William Warner file, 1909 May-1909 (1 Folder), 1909

William Warner Bishop, the superintendent of the Reading Room in the Library of Congress, corresponded with Columbia University president Nicholas Murray Butler regarding the position of University librarian. The records consist of a letter and reprints of Bishop's articles on librarianship and Roman church mosaics and symbolism.


Box 669 Folder 32 Bitner, Harry file, 1951-1952. (1 Folder), 12/1951-9/1952

Correspondence between Harry Bitner, associate librarian in the Law Library at Columbia University, and the secretary of the University. correspondence relates to Bitner's professional activities. Includes supplements to the Index of Legal Periodicals (1952) .


Box 393 Folder 13 to 14 Black, Douglas M. files, 1945-1960. (2 Folders), 7/1945-3/1960

Correspondence between Douglas M. Black, a trustee of Columbia University, and the president and acting president of the University. Black chaired the trustee committees on buildings and grounds and honors and served on the trustee committees on development and alumni affairs. He also chaired the Trustee Committee on the Reorganization. The committee was involved in a major administrative reorganization of the University in 1949. Records relate to a wide range of subjects. Correspondence dating from 1945 to 1949 relates to construction projects, the management of Columbia's buildings and grounds, public relations, the University's development program, benefits for non-academic employees, relations between the University and Columbia College, and trustee affairs. Much of the correspondence dating from this period relates to the reorganization of the University's administrative structure in 1949. Includes an organizational chart of the University. Records dating from 1954 to 1955 Document the establishment of the Earle Fund and record gifts to the fund. Correspondence dating from 1957 to 1958 relates to honorary degrees, emeritus designations for university faculty members, and the funding of the Citizenship Center (Ferris Booth Hall) .


Box 672 Folder 52 Black, William file, 1959-1960. (1 Folder), 12/1959-6/1960

Correspondence between William Black and high level administrators at Columbia University. Correspondence relates to Black's gift to the University for the construction of the William Black Medical Research Center.


Box 317 Folder 12 Blake, Joseph A. file, 1892-1913. (1 Folder), 6/1892-10/1913

Correspondence between Joseph A. Blake, professor of surgery and chair of the Department of Surgery at Columbia University, and University administrators. Topics include: equipment, facilities, personnel, faculty appointments, and fund raising in the Department of Surgery. Also, correspondence relating to special funds for medical research. Topics include the establishment of the Mackay Fund, which was used for research on surgical procedures, and the Crocker Fund for Cancer research. Also includes correspondence regarding Blake's appointment and personnel issues.


Box 665 Folder 1 Blanchard, Arthur H. file, 1911-1918. (1 Folder), 5/1911-1/1918

Correspondence between Arthur H. Blanchard, professor of highway engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Includes correspondence with the dean of the Faculty of Applied Science and Professor William Burr. Correspondence relates to: the establishment of graduate courses in highway engineering, Blanchard's appointment at Columbia, administrative issues involving the highway engineering courses, fundraising for the courses, and the elimination of the highway engineering graduate program due to lack of funds. Includes a program announcement. Blanchard also served as librarian of the University's Davis Library of Highway Engineering. Correspondence relates to the establishment and administration of the library and the donation of books for the library. Also, an offprint of a publication on the relationship between universities and municipal engineering offices. Includes announcements advertising the publication.


Box 409 Folder 10 to 11 Blanchard, Ralph H. files, 1947-1957., 7/1947-6/1957, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Ralph H. Blanchard, chairman of Columbia University's Committee on Retirement Insurance, and high level University administrators. Correspondence dating from the 1940s relates to the establishment of a retirement plan for the University's non-academic employees, the administration of the University pension plan, and policies regarding retirement. Includes reports and pamphlets regarding retirment plans and policies. Also includes a table showing the age, gender, and years of service of the University's non-academic employees. Also, an address on disability insurance that was delivered by Blanchard in March, 1959 and correspondence regarding Blanchard's retirement.


Box 317 Folder 13 Blashfield, Edwin Howland file, 1898-1918. (1 Folder), 1/1898-5/1918

Correspondence between Edwin Howland Blashfield, chairman of the Advisory Committee on Art, and the president of Columbia University. correspondence relates to the University's buildings and art properties. The Advisory Committee on Art was established to oversee the selection of art works for Columbia and the administration of the University's art properties. Blashfield also advised University administrators regarding projects such as the design of Low Memorial Library, Kent Hall, and the Pulitzer Prize Medal.


Box 670 Folder 25 Bleich, Hans H. file, 1953-1954. (1 Folder), 12/1953-3/1954

Correspondence between Hans H. Bleich and Columbia University administrators. Bleich was director of the Institute of Air Flight Structures that was held at the University. Correspondence relates to the institute.


Box 665 Folder 2 Blodgett, William T. file, 1910-1914. (1 Folder), 11/1910-10/1914

Correspondence between William T. Blodgett and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Blodgett was a benefactor of the University. Correspondence relates to the bequest and reconveyance of the Blodgett farm to Columbia, the establishment of courses in agriculture and forestry, and the purchase and sale of the Van Wyck farm.


Box 669 Folder 8 Bloetjes, Louis E. file, 1948-1949. (1 Folder), 7/1948-4/1949

Correspondence between Louis E. Bloetjes, counsellor to veterans at Columbia University, and the president and provost of the University. correspondence relates to the Office of the Counsellor to Veterans and federal regulations governing veterans' education. In particular, the records discuss the GI Bill's provisions for doctoral candidates.


Box 415 Folder 1 to 19 Bloor, William files, 7/1948-5/1957

Correspondence between William Bloor, treasurer of Columbia University, and the real estate manager, assistant treasurer, and other University administrators. The records consist of correspondence and financial records.

Topics include: the rental of space for use by the University, real estate-related income and expenditures, University properties, the Kings Crown Hotel, gifts to the University, endowment funds, the management of special funds, the management of income from investments, financial analysis, and the financial administration of sponsored projects. The records often document gift receipts and track non-routine appropriations. Includes some minutes of the trustee finance committee


Box 416 Folder 1 to 20 Bloor, William files, 6/1957-4/1960


Box 417 Folder 1 to 18 Bloor, William files, 5/1960-4/1964


Box 418 Folder 1 to 18 Bloor, William files, 5/1964-12/1967


Box 419 Folder 1 to 12 Bloor, William files, 12/1967-6/1971


Box 317 Folder 14 Blumenthal, George file, 1905-1919. (1 Folder), 12/1905-4/1919

Correspondence between George Blumenthal and the president and secretary of Columbia University regarding Blumenthal's gifts to Columbia and the Blumenthal Lectures.

Topics include: the organization and administration of the Blumenthal Lectures, the establishment of a fund to endow a chair in politics, and the selection of an appointee to hold the chair. Also, correspondence discussing Blumenthal's thoughts on the teaching of politics


Box 659 Folder 12 to 13 Boag, E. T. (Edward T.) files, 1890-1909. (2 Folders), 12/1890-6/1909

Correspondence between Edward T. Boag, registrar of the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, and the offices of Columbia's president and secretary. Correspondence relates to: the registration of Columbia College seniors who were matriculating as first year medical students, issues involving student fees, arrangements for President Butler to sign the college's diplomas, and budgeting for the college.

Also includes correspondence regarding Butler's plans to distribute college announcements to seniors at good colleges, physicians in the eastern and middle states, and the secretaries of other medical schools. Includes a newspaper clipping regarding Boag's death in a drowning accident in 1909


Box 673 Folder 13 Boardman, Harry, file, 1962-1963. (1 Folder), 7/1962-5/1963

Correspondence between Harry Boardman, assistant provost of Columbia University, and University administrators. Most of the correspondence relates to his management of the University's furniture gift program.


Box 318 Folder 1 to 7 Boas, Franz, 1895-1942. (7 folders), 10/1895-5/1942.

Correspondence between Franz Boas, Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University, and University administrators and faculty regarding the Department of Anthropology, projects, and expeditions.

Topics relating to the department include: gifts to the department, faculty appointments, budgeting, finances, and staffing needs. Correspondence also relates to anthropological research and expeditions, funding and appropriations for a variety of projects, the development of work in anthropology and enthnography at Columbia and elsewhere, and the state of anthropological education in the early twentieth century.

Specific topics include: instruction in East Asian cultures at Columbia, an expedition to China in the early 1900s and the establishment and work of the International School of Archeology and Ethnography in Mexico (ca. 1910 to 1911). Includes research proposals. Correspondence from the 1940s deals mainly with research appropriations.

Also, brief exchanges of correspondence between Boas and Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, regarding politics and academic freedom during World War I and World War II, respectively. Boas was also secretary of the Germanistic Society of America. Some correspondence discusses the society's gifts to Columbia. Also includes correspondence relating to Boas' appointment and personnel issues


Box 317 Folder 15 to 18 Bogert, Marston Taylor files, 1896-1939. (4 Folders), 5/1896-6/1939

Correspondence between Marston Taylor Bogert, professor of organic chemistry and chair of the Department of Chemistry at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University.

Topics include: the finances, facilities, library acquisitions and holdings, personnel, staffing needs, faculty appointments, and budgeting of the department.

Also, correspondence discussing the state of chemistry as a profession and education in chemistry. Includes correspondence regarding Bogert's personnel issues, professional activities, and committee memberships


Box 381 Folder 21 Bogue, Morton G., file, 1940-1944. (1 Folder), 8/1940-3/1944

Correspondence between Morton T. Bogue and the president, provost, and secretary of Columbia University. Bogue was an alumni trustee, a member of the trustee's committee on education and the University Committee on Athletics, and comptroller of athletics. Correspondence relates to items sent to the committee on education for approval as well as routine committee business and trustee affairs. Includes correspondence and budgets regarding financial administration and budgeting for athletics programs


Box 354 Folder 16 Bonbright, James Cummings, file, 1928-1935. (1 Folder), 8/1928-6/1935

Correspondence between James Cummings Bonbright, secretary of the Council for Research in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, and the Secretary of the University. Correspondence dating from 1929 to 1930 relates to research appropriations which were made by the council. Correspondence dating from 1934 to 1935 relates to council appropriations for Bonbright's Judicial Valuation research project


Box 495 Folder 4 to 5 Booth, E. T. (Eugene Theodore) files, 1955-1957. (2 Folders), 7/1955-11/1957

Correspondence between Eugene T. Booth, executive officer of the Department of Physics at Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to the department.

Topics include: facilities, personnel, the administration of research projects, staffing needs, equipment, and research funding. Includes a report regarding research and discoveries in the department (1957). Also includes a proposal to expand the particle physics research program at the University's Nevis Laboratories, the site of the Nevis Cyclotron. The proposal discusses the expansion of research facilities, the possible research uses of the site, and the expansion project's proposed budget


Box 671 Folder 55 Booth, Willis H., file, 1955-1956. (1 Folder), 8/1955-5/1956

Correspondence between Willis H. Booth and Grayson Kirk, President of Columbia University. Booth provided funding for the completion of the University's Citizenship Center. The building, which was to be used as a student center, was renamed Ferris Booth Hall as a memorial to Booth's son. Records include newspaper clippings and a list of donors. Also, correspondence between President Kirk and William Taylor regarding the Citizenship Center Finance Committee


Box 673 Folder 15 Borchard, Stuart file, 1963-1964. (1 Folder), 1/1963-12/1964

Correspondence between Stuart Borchard and Columbia University administrators. Correspondence and brochures relating to properties that the University hoped to purchase from Borchard


Box 108 Folder 21 Borges, Jorge Luis file, 1970-1971. (1 Folder), 11/1970-4/1971

Correspondence regarding the honorary degree from Columbia University that was awarded to Jorge Luis Borges, an Argentinian writer. Correspondence relates to preparations for the honorary degree ceremony. Records include: the invitation and program for the ceremony, the text of the citation that was read during the ceremony, a press release regarding Borges, and a guest list


Box 665 Folder 3 Borglum, Gutzon file, 1913-1914. (1 Folder), 12/1913-6/1914

Correspondence between Gutzon Borglum and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Borglum was curator of an exhibition of the works of Constantin Meunier that was held at Columbia's Avery Library.

Topics include arrangements for the exhibition and exhibition-related expenditures


Box 342 Folder 13 to 14 Boring, William A., files, 1912-1933, 8/1912-6/1933, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between William A. Boring, dean of the School of Architecture at Columbia University, and the University's president, secretary, and clerk of the board of trustees.

Topics include: faculty appointments, fellowships, equipment, professorships, prizes, personnel, and facilities. Includes correspondence and a proposal (ca. 1927-1929) relating to plans for the establishment of a chair and a school of city planning. Also includes a memorandum, dated 1917 proposing the establishment of a camouflage training camp for the Army and letters regarding the design and planning of Columbia's Morningside Heights campus


Box 433 Folder 6 to 12 Borneman, John A. files, 1950-1964. (7 Folders), 7/1950-6/1964

Correspondence between John A. Borneman and other Columbia University administrators and stafBorneman held numerous appointments including assistant to the secretary of the university, assistant to the chairman of the Committee on Public Ceremonies, acting secretary of the university, and director of space allocation. The records consist of correspondence, schedules, reports, and lists. Most of the records relate to the routine business of the Office of the Secretary or to preparations for University ceremonies. Beginning ca. 1961 correspondence also relates to procedures for University space planning and allocation. Includes minutes of the Space Committee dating from 1962. Includes a Placement Office bulletin dating from 1958


Box 419 Folder 16 to 17 Borton, Hugh, files, 1948-1957. (2 Folders), 7/1948-4/1957

Correspondence between Hugh Borton, Professor of Japanese and Director of the East Asian Institute at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. The records consist of correspondence, budgets, and reports relating to the institute.

Topics include: the establishment of the institute, faculty appointments, funding for the institute and its faculty, faculty exchanges, faculty affairs, lectures, programs, research, and publications. Includes correspondence regarding an academic freedom case involving Professor Shigeto Tsuru and correspondence with Sir George Sansom (ca. 1953) regarding a history of Japan that was sponsored by the institute. Also, correspondence regarding Borton's personnel issues and resignation. Includes information regarding Borton's project to write a history of Japan


Box 378 Folder 2 to 9 Bowles, Frank Hamilton, files, 1934-1949. (8 Folders), 3/1934-6/1949

Correspondence between Frank Hamilton Bowles and the provost, secretary, and other high level administrators of Columbia University. Also includes correspondence with University faculty members. Bowles held a number of appointments including director of University admissions and secretary of the Pulitzer Scholarship Committee. He also served on the Administrative Board of University Extension, Columbia's continuing education division. Most of the records consist of correspondence, reports, and pamphlets regarding admissions. Records also relate to the Pulitzer Free Scholarships, University Extension, and international students.

Topics related to admissions include: admissions policies and procedures, admissions requirements, scholarships, recruiting candidates for admission, public relations, the management of special funds, placement services, and veterans affairs. Includes annual and special reports documenting admissions and enrollment trends and statistics, application statistics, and the geographic distribution of admissions candidates. Includes reports documenting the schools of business (1938), architecture (1939), optometry (1939), and journalism (1949).

Also, correspondence and a report regarding the Pulitzer Free Scholarships, which were granted to needy New York City high school graduates. The report relates to a study of Pulitzer Scholars and consists of a narrative section and statistics on the earnings, occupations, and publications of scholarship recipients. The records also include a small amount of materials relating to the University Extension. Includes a proposal to establish an evening college (November, 1943). Correspondence dating from 1948 relates to Bowles' resignation to become the director of the College Entrance Examination Board and to issues involving international students


Box 659 Folder 14 Bowman, John G. file, 1905-1910. (1 Folder), 5/1905-6/1910

Correspondence between John G. Bowman and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Bowman was an assistant and tutor in English and served as secretary of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Most of the correspondence relates to the Carnegie Foundation (ca. 1907-1910). Includes correspondence regarding faculty retirement plans


Box 317 Folder 19 Braun, Wilhelm A. file, 1900-1943. (1 Folder), 5/1900-5/1943

Correspondence between Professor Wilhelm A. Braun of the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at Columbia University, and high level University administrators.

Braun was secretary of the Board of Religious and Social Work which oversaw Columbia's religious activities and helped to administer student social life and extracurricular activities. He also served as secretary of the Germanistic Society of America and director of Deutches Haus, Columbia's German cultural and educational center. Most of the correspondence relates to the administration of Deutsches Haus during World War I and the re-examination of its purpose in response to anti-German sentiment


Box 668 Folder 15 Brebner, John Bartlet file, 1942-1943. (1 Folder), 11/1942-7/1943

Correspondence between John Bartlet Brebner, professor of history at Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to a variety of subjects. Records include: a draft memorandum regarding the University's educational program for navy personnel, correspondence regarding relations between Columbia and Bard College, and correspondence regarding recruiting and appointments


Box 665 Folder 4 Brewer, George Evans file, 1910-1918. (1 Folder), 9/1910-6/1918

Correspondence between George Evans Brewer, professor of surgery in the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Includes correspondence with Samuel Lambert, dean of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. correspondence relates to the college.

Topics include: faculty appointments, funding, salaries, and proposed mergers with area hospitals. Also, detailed letters regarding army hospitals in France during World War I. The letters describe casualties, hospital affairs, bomb damage, and forays to the front lines.


Box 409 Folder 12 to 16 Brewer, L. A. (Lawrence Alfred) files, 1947-1956. (5 Folders), 9/1947-5/1956

Correspondence between Lawrence A. Brewer of the Purchasing Department at Columbia University and University administrators.

Topics include: the purchase and sale of equipment and supplies, the authorization of purchases, and Brewer's personnel issues. Includes many cover letters.


Box 317 Folder 20 to 23 Brewster, W. T. (William Tenney) files, 1894-1930. (4 Folders), 5/1894-5/1930

Correspondence between W. T. Brewster, professor of english and acting dean of Barnard College, and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to the administration of Barnard College, a women's college affiliated with Columbia. Brewster served as acting dean and, later, as provost and acting dean of Barnard

Topics include: faculty appointments, personnel issues, scheduling, budgeting, tuition and fees, student affairs and discipline, gifts to the college, public relations, staffing needs, financial aid, the curriculum, and college government. Also, correspondence discussing Barnard's mission, its relationship to New York City and to other institutions, and graduate education for women. Also includes correspondence on the administration of Barnard, the role of the dean, and the revision of the college statutes.

Includes the report of the Committee on the Conduct of Ph.D. Examinations. The report discusses Columbia's Ph.D. examination policies, criteria for granting the Ph.D., and procedures for the administration of examinations. Also, correspondence regarding Brewster's appointment and personnel issues. Records dating from 1929 to 1930 discuss Brewster's retirement


Box 670 Folder 26 Brierly, Justin W. file, 1953-1954. (1 Folder), 10/1953-6/1954

Correspondence between Justin W. Brierly and Columbia University administrators. Brierly was regional chairman of the Colorado chapter of the University's Bicentennial Committee. Correspondence relates to University President Grayson Kirk's trip to Colorado in 1954 in order to take part in an alumni celebration of Columbia's bicentennial. Includes membership lists for the committee


Box 665 Folder 5 Brinton, Christian file, 1914 (1 Folder) 2/1914-6/1914, 1914, 2/1914-6/1914

Correspondence between Christian Brinton and the secretary of Columbia University. Brinton was a representative of The Players Club who worked with the University to administer an exhibition of the works of Constantin Meunier at Columbia's Avery Library. Correspondence relates to the exhibition catalog and exhibition-related expenditures


Box 318 Folder 8 Britton, Nathaniel Lord file, 1890-1916. (1 Folder), 11/1890-12/1916

Correspondence between Professor Nathaniel Lord Britton of the Department of Botany at Columbia University and high level University administrators regarding the department and the New York Botanical Garden.

Topics relating to the Department of Botany include: appointments, facilities, funding, equipment, research and educational collections, and staffing needs. Topics relating to the New York botanical Garden include: the establishment of the garden's site in the Bronx, relations between the garden and Columbia University, and the use of the garden's facilities for research.

Also, minutes of the Board of Managers of the New York Botanical Garden dating from 1913 to 1914 the By Laws of the New York Botanical Garden, and volume I, number I of the Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden, dated 1896. Also, proposals for a program in forestry dating from 1896 to the early 1900s and correspondence relating to Britton's personnel issues


Box 673 Folder 19 Brookhart, Robert R. file, 1963-1964. (1 Folder), 7/1963-5/1964

Correspondence between Robert R. Brookhart, assistant to the secretary of Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to routine administrative tasks.

Topics include: requisitions, pay orders, cash grants to individuals, and the updating of personnel records


Box 671 Folder 19 Brooks, Robert Romano Ravi file, 1954-1955. (1 Folder), 7/1954-6/1955

Correspondence between Robert Romano Ravi Brooks and the secretary of Columbia University. Brooks was dean of Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and executive director of the Tuition exchange Program. Correspondence relates to tuition remission and tuition exchanges between Columbia, Barnard College, and other colleges and universities. Includes forms, announcements, and estimates. Also includes correspondence from Brooks' staff and memoranda from Brooks to tuition exchange liaison officers


Box 500 Folder 15 Brown, Arthur file, 1958-1962. (1 Folder), 5/1958-6/1962

Correspondence between Arthur Brown, assistant dean of the School of General Studies at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Records relate to: the discipline, academic standing, and expulsion of students. Other topics include: prizes, scholarships, and honors. Records include correspondence with individual students and their families. Includes student records


Box 493 Folder 21 Brown, Charles file, 1957-1959. (1 Folder), 12/1957-5/1959

Complaint letters regarding Columbia University and the New York School of Social Work which were sent to the University administration by Charles Brown


Box 665 Folder 6 Brown, Clifford K. file, 1913-1916. (1 Folder), 12/1913-10/1916

Correspondence between Clifford K. Brown and the secretary and chief clerk of Columbia University. Brown was general secretary of the University's Committee on Religious Work and a member of the Columbia University Christian Association and the Univeristy's chapter of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). Correspondence relates to the mission of the Committee on Religious Work, which helped to oversee campus religious groups and programs, and the roles of campus Christian organizations. Includes routine correspondence regarding office space, the scheduling of events, and arrangements for meetings. Also includes minutes of the Committee on Religious Work dating from 1914


Box 453 Folder 1 to 20 Brown, Courtney C. files, 1953-1971. (28 Folders), 10/1953-6/1963

Correspondence between Courtney C. Brown, dean of the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University, and University administrators and donors. The records consist of correspondence and press releases relating to the school.

Topics include: faculty appointments, research projects, funding for the school, and the business administration of the school. Includes a small amount of correspondence regarding the curriculum. Also includes an announcement from the Executive Program in Business Administration (1955) and a newsletter of the Executive Association of the Graduate School of Business dating from December, 1954. Brown was also deputy chairman of the National Manpower Council.

The council, which was established under the auspices of Columbia's Graduate School of Business, was composed of representatives from business, labor, medicine, public service and academia. The council studied manpower problems and worked towards a national manpower policy. Includes correspondence relating to the work of the council. Also, correspondence regarding Brown's appointment


Box 454 Folder 1 to 8 Brown, Courtney C. files, 2/1963-6/1971


Box 659 Folder 15 Brown, Elmer Ellsworth file, 1903-1910. (1 Folder), 1/1903-5/1910

Correspondence between Elmer Ellsworth Brown, United States commissioner of education, and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Most of the correspondence relates to national and international conferences on education. Also, correspondence regarding efforts to bring Chinese students to the United States (1908) and copies of regulations for the 10th International Art Exhibition, which was held at the Royal Crystal Palace of Munich in 1909


Box 670 Folder 27 Brown, Sevellon file, 1953-1954. (1 Folder), 7/1953-5/1954

Correspondence between Sevellon L. Brown, publisher of the Providence Journal and the Evening Bulletin, and Columbia University administrators. Correspondence relates to: Columbia's 1954 Bicentennial Celebration; the American Press Institute, Columbia's program of professional education for journalists; and Brown's candidacy for a honorary degree from Columbia


Box 667 Folder 43 Brown, T. E. (Thomas Edward) file, 1935 (1 Folder) Apr-35, 1935

A proposal by Thomas E. Brown entitled Proposed New Small Bore Range for Columbia University. The proposal, which appears to be for a firing range, includes blueprints and a construction budget


Box 659 Folder 16 to 17 Brownell, S. B. (Silas B.) files, 1896-1910. (2 folders), 5/1896-12/1910

Correspondence between Silas B. Brownell and the president of Columbia University. Brownell was a trustee of Barnard College, the women's college affiliated with Columbia. Correspondence relates to the college.

Topics include: the Barnard/Columbia Agreement (January 19, 1900), revisions to the by-laws of the Barnard board of trustees, plans for the construction of Milbank Quadrangle, and the search for a new dean of barnard (ca. 1908-1910). Records relating to the Barnard/Columbia Agreement include correspondence discussing the need for a resolution to stipulate that the dean of the college always be a woman


Box 668 Folder 14 Bruce, Smith file, 1942. (1 Folder), 4/1942-6/1942

Correspondence between Bruce Smith, secretary of the Institute for Public Administration at Columbia University, and the provost of the University. Correspondence relates to the budget of the institute for the 1942-1943 fiscal year

Box 668 Folder 4 Brucker, Herbert file, (1 Folder) 1939 7/1939-10/1939, 1939, 7/1939-10/1939

A report entitled A Report for the Radio Committee of Columbia University on Radio and Mass Communications (October, 1939). The report discusses the relationship between radio and education, examines a proposal for the creation of a school of communications, and makes several recommendations regarding how Columbia should respond to developments in communications and broadcasting


Box 386 Folder 10 Bruner, Herbert Bascom file, 1943-1944. (1 Folder), 2/1943-5/1944

Correspondence between Herbert Bascom Bruner, professor of education in Teachers College at Columbia University, and the provost and secretary of the University. Records consist of correspondence and proposals relating to the planning and establishment of a program in rehabilitation training at Teachers College. The program was created in response to legislation proposing government-sponsored rehabilitation services for disabled veterans.

Topics include the mission, requirements, and curriculum of the program


Box 409 Folder 17 Brunner, Edmund de Schweinitz file, 1947-1959. (1 Folder), 9/1947-6/1959

Correspondence between Edmund de Schweinitz Brunner, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Bureau of Applied Social Research, and the vice president and other high level administrators of Columbia University. The records relate to research funding, the financial administration of the Bureau and of Bureau-sponsored projects, faculty appointments, personnel, and the administration of the Bureau.


Box 670 Folder 28 Bruno, Harry A. file, 1954 (1 Folder) June 1954, 1954, June 1954

A brochure celebrating the 30th anniversary of the public relations firm H. A. Bruno and Associates. The brochure was forwarded to Columbia University administrators by Harry A. Bruno


Box 448 Folder 6 to 8 Bryant, William Cullen files, 1952-1958. (3 folders), 7/1952-6/1958

Correspondence between William Cullen Bryant, chairman of the American Language Center in the School of General Studies at Columbia University, and University administrators. Includes correspondence with officials from aid organizations for international students. The records consist of correspondence and reports relating to the center.

Topics include: enrollment, orientation for international students, student affairs, financial aid, and student exchanges. The reports discuss the mission, staff, and educational and extracurricular programs of the center. Includes lists of international students. Also, a detailed report regarding a survey on teaching English in Japan that was prepared by Bryant for the Japan Society in 1955


Box 659 Folder 18 Bryce, James Bryce file, 1900-1909. (1 Folder), 4/1900-12/1909

Correspondence between James Bryce, and the president of Columbia University. Bryce was a member of Parliament. Correspondence relates to Bryce's lecture series, "The Relation of Law to History", which was given in 1904


Box 386 Folder 11 to 15 Bucher, Walter H. files, 1942-1956. (5 folders), 12/1942-5/1956

Correspondence between Walter H. Bucher and the vice president and provost, dean of the graduate faculties, and other high level administrators of Columbia University. Bucher held a number of appointments including professor of Geology, Newberry Professor of Geology, and executive officer of the Department of Geology.

The records consist of correspondence and budgets relating to the Department of Geology. Also, correspondence regarding: Columbia's Lamont Geological Observatory, appropriations for Bucher's research and field work expenditures, and the management of a special fund that was established to support his research.

Also includes correspondence relating to his personnel issues and professional activities. Topics related to the Department of Geology include: faculty appointments, faculty affairs, equipment, laboratories, staffing needs, budgeting, appropriations, the management of special funds, field work, and visiting professors. Includes correspondence regarding the Woodbridge Prize and a letter, dating from 1950 which relates to research involving the carbon 14 dating process


Box 669 Folder 46 Buchler, Justus file, 1952-1953. (1 Folder), 7/1952-6/1953

Correspondence between Justice Buchler, Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to expenditures for Buchler's research project


Box 409 Folder 18 Bucky, Philip file, 1947-1952. (1 Folder), 7/1947-6/1952

Correspondence between Philip Bucky, acting Executive Officer of the Department of Mining and Metallurgy at Columbia University, and the provost of the University. The records consist of correspondence and budgets relating to the department and the School of Mines.

Topics include: personnel, appropriations, faculty appointments, budgeting, and staffing needs. Includes correspondence regarding school finances and budgetary problems


Box 489 Folder 22 Bulger, Paul C. file, 1955-1959. (1 Folder), 7/1955-6/1959

Correspondence between Paul C. Bulger and Columbia University administrators. Bulger was provost of Teachers College and secretary of the college faculty. The records relate to Teachers College, an affiliate of Columbia University.

Topics include: admissions, personnel, and faculty affairs. Includes minutes of the Executive Committee of the Faculty of Teachers College dating from November, 1955. Also includes cover letters and acknowledgement letters. Also, correspondence regarding Bulger's personnel issues


Box 659 Folder 19 Bumpus, H. C. (Hermon C.) file, 1903-1908. (1 Folder), 2/1903-4/1908

Correspondence between Hermon C. Bumpus, director of the American Museum of Natural History, and the president of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to cooperation between the University and the museum.

Topics include: University and museum faculty, plans to appoint the director of the museum as an ex officio member of the University's Faculty of Pure Science, and fund raising for a bust of Charles Darwin that was to be presented to Christ's College at Cambridge University


Box 667 Folder 23 Burchell, Henry J. file, 1929-1930. (1 Folder), 9/1929-4/1930

Correspondence between Henry J. Burchell, director of Casa Italiana at Columbia University, and the secretary and assistant secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to Casa Italiana, Columbia's Italian culture and educational center.

Topics include maintenance and funding for the center


Box 492 Folder 20 to 21 Burden, William A. M. files, 1956-1969. (2 folders), 1/1956-4/1969

Correspondence between William A. M. Burden, a trustee of Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Most of the correspondence relates to routine trustee business and personal favors. Includes correspondence regarding the gift of the Twombley-Burden Room in Columbia's Low Memorial Library and correspondence (ca. 1966) regarding the controversy over the University's involvement with the Institute of Defense Analysis. Also, biographical information regarding burden and correspondence regarding his appointment as a trustee. Includes routine cover letters, acknowledgement letters, acceptances and regrets, and invitations


Box 659 Folder 20 Burdick, Francis M. file, 1891-1909. (1 Folder), 5/1891-5/1909

Correspondence between Francis M. Burdick, professor of law in the School of Law at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Most of the correspondence is routine. Includes Burdick's congratulations to University President Seth Low on the reform of the New York City Charter in 1897 and correspondence regarding the administration of the Law Library (1901). Also includes minutes and correspondence regarding efforts by residents of Riverside Drive and Morningside Heights to close down illegal businesses at the corner of 110 Street and Broadway. The records, which date from 1899 refer to: the suppression of the nuisance at the south-west corner of Broadway and 110th Street, illegal resorts in the neighborhood, and the Little Coney Island nuisance


Box 318 Folder 9 to 16 Burgess, John William files, 1890-1930. (8 folders), 1/1890-6/1930

Correspondence between John William Burgess, Columbia University presidents Seth Low and Nicholas Murray Butler, and other University administrators regarding a wide range of topics. Burgess held appointments as Ruggles Professor of Constitutional Law, dean of the faculty of Political Science and dean of the Faculties of Political Science, Philosophy and Pure Science. At times, he also seems to have acted in President Butler's stead during the president's absences from campus.

Correspondence includes substantive discussion of issues surrounding Columbia's growth as a university, graduate education, and exchanges between German and American universities.

Topics include: relationships between the various schools of the University, new degree requirements, and the organization and growth of graduate instruction at the University. Includes correspondence on publicizing Columbia's new status as a university and explaining the university system to the public. Also, correspondence relating to the curriculum of Columbia College, then known as the School of the Arts, and the relationship between the College and the University. Correspondence dating from Burgess' time as dean also deals with the business of the Faculty of Political Science and the Faculties of Political Science, Philosophy and Pure Science.

Topics include: faculty appointments, student affairs, faculty affairs, and the curriculum. includes correspondence regarding Burgess' personnel issues and gifts to the University. Also, Burgess' reminiscences of his time at Columbia which were prepared for the 50th anniversary of the Faculty of Political Science. Includes correspondence between Burgess and President Butler regarding a variety of issues including: happenings at the University during Butler's absences, University scandals, and public relations.

Also, substantive correspondence regarding the Roosevelt Professorship The Roosevelt Professor lectured at German universities and acted as a cultural emissary to German politicians and educators. Correspondence discusses the establishment and administration of the exchange professorship as well as the role and activities of the Roosevelt Professor. Includes correspondence and reports regarding German politics, society, higher education, and court life as well as the Roosevelt Professor's relations with German educators and officials. Includes correspondence on similar issues relating to the Kaiser Wilhelm Professorship, which brought German educators to the United States. Also, correspondence discussing the effect of World War I on Columbia's relations with German universities and American public opinion of Germany


Box 668 Folder 1 Burke, Robert file, 1936-1937. (1 Folder), 9/1936-9/1937

Correspondence between attorneys for Robert Burke and Columbia University. Burke was a Columbia student who was dismissed for participating in a demonstration. Correspondence relates to the case and Burke's political activities


Box 18 Folder 30 Burlingame, Anson file, 1966-1967. (1 Folder), 1/1966-6/1967

Correspondence between Anson Burlingame, director of the Office of Projects and Grants at Columbia University, and the vice president of the University. Correspondence relates to the administration of sponsored projects, grants, and government contracts at Columbia. Also, correspondence regarding University policies governing the payment of employee moving expenses


Box 667 Folder 14 Burlingame, C. Charles file, 1925-1929. (1 Folder), 2/1925-4/1929

Correspondence between C. Charles Burlingame and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Burlingame was executive officer of the joint administrative board of Columbia's medical school. Correspondence relates to the development of medical facilities in Manhattan.

Topics include: the transfer of land at 168th Street and Broadway from the Babies Hospital to the Neurological Institute of New York for the construction of medical facilities; the construction of the Neurological Institute's facilities at 168th Street; and the transfer of land at Riverside Drive to New York State for the construction of a state psychiatric institute and hospital. Incudes project budgets and deeds


Box 72 Folder 26 Burmister, Donald M. file, 1969-1970. (1 Folder), 10/1969-6/1970

Records regarding Donald M. Burmister, professor of civil engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University. Burmister created the world's first soil mechanics laboratory at the University in 1933.

Topics include Burmister's achievements and his award from the American Society for Testing and Materials for his work in soil mechanics. Includes a copy of Burmister's report entitled "Hindsight Perspective and Foresight Forecasts" as well as a brief summary of the report. Also includes a photograph of Burmister and a letter in which he discusses his views on the world wide ferment of underprivileged and oppressed peoples


Box 676 Folder 4 to 10 Burns, Arthur files, 1947-1970. (7 Folders), 1/1947-6/1970

Correspondence between Arthur Burns and high level administrators at Columbia University. Burns held a number of appointments at the University including Professor of Ecomonics, Executive Officer of the Department of Economics, Chairman of the Committee on Instruction, and Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Faculties. Burns also served as director of research for the National Bureau of Economic Research and was a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Urban Land Use and Housing. After leaving the University, Burns became chairman of the federal Reserve Board during the Nixon administration. Records relate to a wide range of topics. Much of the material relates to: the Department of Economics, the responsibilities of the Advisory Committee of the Faculties, national economics and employment issues, and Burns' personnel issues and professional activities. Following his appointment to the Federal Reserve Board, Burns corresponded with University president Andrew Cordier regarding the funding of higher education.

Topics related to the Department of Economics include: faculty affairs, visiting professors, arrangements for courses, teaching loads, the departmental curriculum, the management of special funds, budgeting and appropriations, and faculty recruiting and appointments.

Most of the records dating from 1965 to 1967 consist of reports from the National Bureau of Economic Research. As Director of Research for the bureau, burns forwarded numerous bureau reports on economics and related topics to the University administration. A number of these reports also date from 1962 to 1963.

The records also include the annual report of the bureau dating from May, 1952. most of the records relating to Burn's professional activities consist of vouchers requesting payment for research and clerical assistance for his project on international economic organization and social policies. Other records include his remarks regarding employment legislation that were delivered before a meeting of the American Statistical Association (September, 1962) and a reprint of his article, Hicks and the Real Cycle, from the Journal of Economic Philosophy. The records also relate to Burns' committee work. Most of the materials dating from 1961 to 1962 consists of records from the Advisory Committee of the Faculties. The records relate to: faculty affairs, faculty personnel policies, faculty salaries and benefits, and the business and mission of the committee. Materials relating to the Advisory Board of the Institute for Urban Land Use and Housing include a report on the development of the Morningside Heights neighborhood adjoining Columbia. In 1959 Burns also chaired a sub committee of the University Council that was charged with studying the functions and structure of the council. The records include the committee's findings and recommendations, which were called the Burns Report. Records relating to the Committee on Instruction include a report, statistics, and ballots regarding policies governing the composition of doctoral examination committees and the participation of extra-departmental faculty members on examination committees (December, 1958). Other records include correspondence documenting efforts to nominate David Truman for the presidency of the Academy of Political Science in 1962 and a report regarding business education at Columbia (November, 1952)


Box 319 Folder 1 to 3 Burr, William H. files, 1892-1916. (3 Folders), 10/1892-6/1916

Correspondence between William H. Burr, Professor of Civil Engineering in the School of Mines at Columbia University, and University presidents Seth Low and Nicholas Murray Butler. Much of the correspondence relates to the Summer School of Surveying which was held at the University's Camp Columbia property in Lakeside, Connecticut.

Topics include the: facilities, equipment, finances, mission, and curriculum of the summer school. Also, correspondence regarding the Department of Civil Engineering.

Topics include: laboratories, research projects, teaching methods, the curriculum, faculty appointments, and departmental finances. Also includes correspondence on the construction of Low Memorial Library and other University buildings. Burr was also a member of the Isthmian Canal Commission. Some correspondence discusses his activities as a member of the commission while visiting the Panama Canal site


Box 669 Folder 33 Burrell, John Angus file, 1951-1952. (1 Folder), 9/1951-6/1952

Correspondence between Professor John Angus Burrell of the School of General Studies at Columbia University and the secretary and vice president of the University. Burrell chaired the University's Committee on Public Ceremonies, which oversaw academic ceremonies and other official functions. Correspondence relates to preparations for the 1952 commencement ceremonies and appointments in the School of General Studies, Columbia's continuing education division


Box 659 Folder 21 Burton-Opitz, Russell file, 1903-1910. (1 Folder), 5/1903-5/1910

Correspondence between Russell Burton-Opitz of the Department of Physiology at Columbia University and the president and secretary of the University. Burton-Opitz held appointments as instructor, adjunct professor, and associate professor and was also the administrative head of the department. Most of the correspondence relates to faculty appointments and other routine matters. Includes letters (ca. September, 1909) regarding the admission of women to courses offered by the department


Box 108 Folder 22 Bush, Robert R. file, 1970-1971. (1 Folder), 9/1970-2/1971

Correspondence between Robert R. Bush, chairman of the Department of Social Psychology at Columbia University, and University administrators. Much of the correspondence relates to departmental concerns regarding funding, space needs, and other issues. Includes correspondence with departmental faculty and students regarding a variety of topics. Also includes Bush's letter of resignation as chairman.


Box 665 Folder 7 Bush, Wendell T. file, 1911-1918. (1 Folder), 5/1911-6/1918

Correspondence between Wendell T. Bush, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University, and Nicholas Murray Butler, President of the University. Correspondence relates to: Bush's appointment, a lecture series on Greek religion that was given by Gilbert Murray, and the organization and housing of Butler's personal philosophy library for use by the University and the philosophy department. Includes copies of correspondence between Butler and Gilbert Murray


Box 667 Folder 44 Butler, Eliza R. file, 1934-1935. (1 Folder), 9/1934-5/1935

Correspondence between Eliza Butler and the secretary of Columbia University. Butler was the sister of University president Nicholas Murray Butler and the executive secretary of the Women's Committee on College Contacts. Includes correspondence with Virginia C. Gildersleeve, Dean of Barnard College and chairman of the Women's Committee on College Contacts. Correspondence relates to the work of the committee. Includes reports rating the quality of female graduate students at Columbia, based on academic and extracurricular factors, in order to award graduate residence scholarships. Also includes minutes from the committee's organizational meeting


Box 486 Folder 1 to 21 Butler, Nicholas Murray files, 1890-1948. (38 Folders), 3/1890-4/1934

Correspondence between Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University from 1902 to 1945 and high level University administrators. Butler was one of the most influential figures at the University from the 1890s throughout the first half of the 20th century -- a critical period of development for the University. Prior to his appointment as president, Butler served as dean of the Faculty of Philosophy. Following his retirement in 1945 he continued to serve as president emeritus and a trustee of the University. As dean of the Faculty of Philosophy during the administration of President Seth Low (1890-1901), Butler was a major force behind the transformation of Columbia College into a University. As president, Butler led the University during one of its greatest periods of growth and change. Butler was intimately involved in numerous details of developing and administering the institution. The correspondence relates to a wide range of subjects involving the development, mission, organization, administration, facilities, finances, faculty, and student body of the University. However, the materials are not a comprehensive record of Butler's presidency. His administration can be understood more fully by also reading the correspondence of the trustees, deans, and other top administrators who held office during Butler's presidency.

The records include: copies of a few of Butler's speeches, pages from his appointment books (1940-1944), and a copy of Academic Freedom and allied Subjects: Being Excerpts from the Annual Reports of President Nicholas Murray Butler, 1905-1935 (filed with records dating from 1948). Also, a file on the furnishings of the President's House (1936-1947), including itemized billing information and correspondence regarding the special fund for the Furnishing and Equipment of the President's house, which was established in 1922. Includes an inventory of furniture dated December 1, 1936.

Correspondence dating from Butler's term as dean of the Faculty of Philosophy (1890-1902) consists mostly of Butler's letters to Seth Low and copies of Low's replies. Includes numerous, detailed letters regarding the Faculty of Philosophy as well as other schools and departments at the University. Specific topics of interest include: the proposed integration of the School of Mines with Columbia College (November 3, 1893); Butler's objections to the creation of a trade school at Columbia (January 6, 1891); the University's affiliation with Teachers College, which Butler helped to establish in 1897 and which aligned with Columbia through agreements in 1893 and 1898 the establishment of a summer session in 1900 and Butler's involvement with organizations and committees outside of the University that dealt with college entrance requirements, secondary school curricula, and other educational issues.

The files dating from Butler's presidency served several purposes and the nature of the files changes over time. Much of the correspondence dating from approximately 1901 to 1918 was sent to University administrators by Butler while he was traveling overseas. Correspondents include Trustee John B. Pine and University secretaries Frederick P. Keppel and Frank D. Fackenthal. Correspondence dating from 1919 to 1930 consists of letters from Butler to Fackenthal and copies of Fackenthal's replies. Records from this period also include substantive correspondence (ca. 1919-1928) with Frederick J. E. Woodbridge, dean of the Graduate Faculties, and correspondence (ca. 1928-1930) with James C. Egbert, director of the University Extension, Columbia's continuing education division. Correspondence dating from 1930 to 1945 consists mostly of directives from Butler to Fackenthal, who served as secretary of the University until 1937 and Provost from 1937 to 1945 and University secretary Philip M. Hayden


Box 487 Folder 1 to 17 Butler, Nicholas Murray files, 5/1934-12/1948

Box 487 Folder 18 Butler, Kate LaMontagne (Mrs. Nicholas Murray) file, 1947-1948. (1 Folder), 9/1947-5/1948


Box 509 Folder 20 Buttenwieser, Benjamin J., file, 1969-1971. (1 Folder), 7/1969-5/1971

Correspondence between Benjamin J. Buttenwieser and high level administrators at Columbia University. Includes correspondence between Buttenwieser and Columbia presidents Andrew Cordier and William J. McGill. Buttenwieser was a trustee of the University. He also served on a number of committees, including the Committee on Development and the joint Administrative Board of the Medical Center. Correspondence relates to a variety of subjects.

Topics include: gifts to Columbia, trustee business, events, donor relations, honorary degrees, and the management of special funds. Includes correspondence discussing procedural problems with the system for acknowledging gifts to the University. Also includes routine invitations and acknowledgement letters


Box 667 Folder 17 Butterfield, Kenyon L., file, 1926-1928. (1 Folder), 9/1926-5/1928

Correspondence between Kenyon L. Butterfield, president of the Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to efforts to establish an institute of rural affairs at Columbia.

Topics include sources of funding for the institute and plans for conferences to be held at the institute


Box 665 Folder 8 Cadorin, Ettore, file, 1917-1918. (1 Folder), 6/1917-6/1918

Correspondence between Ettore Cadorin, professor of Italian at Columbia University, and the president of the University. Correspondence relates to Cadorin's draft status in the Italian army during World War I, his petition for a waiver of the requirement to serve in the military, and his eventual return to Italy to serve in the army. Includes copies of correspondence with the Italian minister of foreign affairs, Italian ambassador, Italian counsel, and deputy of Venice


Box 667 Folder 24 Calkins, Gary N., file, 1928-1930. (1 Folder), 7/1928-1/1930

Correspondence between Gary N. Calkins, professor of zoology at Columbia University, and the president and assistant secretary of the University. correspondence relates to the Department of Zoology.

Topics include: faculty appointments, equipment, and departmental facilities in Schermerhorn Hall. Includes a budget for scientific apparatus and a summary of space allocations in the department


Box 385 Folder 8 to 16 Calkins, Robert D., files, 1941-1947. (8 Folders), 7/1941-6/1947

Correspondence between Robert D. Calkins, dean of Columbia University's School of Business, and high level University administrators. The records consist of correspondence, budgets, and reports relating to the School of Business. Records also relate to veterans' affairs.

Topics related to the School of Business include: faculty affairs, budgeting, fellowships, research funding, the financial administration of research projects, personnel, faculty appointments, facilities, gifts to the school, student affairs, faculty salaries, tuition and fees, and veterans' affairs. Includes correspondence regarding the establishment of the MBA and BS degrees (ca. 1944) and correspondence documenting the influence of World War II on the school.

Also includes correspondence and proposals regarding research programs including: consumer economics research (ca. 1945) and the establishment of a research program in real estate, urban land use, and housing (ca. 1945). Also includes long-range planning reports for the school (ca. 1943 and 1945) and correspondence and reports regarding certification programs in business and secretarial studies (ca. 1944). Also, correspondence and reports relating to veterans' affairs.

Topics include the Veterans Advisory Service and a University study of the need for government-sponsored educational programs for veterans. Also, the report of the Advisory Committee on Post-War Problems and Policies. The committee was established to consider Columbia's role in post-war education, public service, and public policy. Correspondence ca. 1946 relates to Calkins' resignation to become vice president and chairman of the General Education Board and the selection of his successor


Box 659 Folder 22 Cammann, H. H. (Hermann H.), file, 1894-1908. (1 Folder), 1/1894-12/1908

Correspondence between Hermann H. Cammann of the real estate office of H. H. Cammann & Co. and the president of Columbia University. Cammann was a trustee of Columbia and chairman of the Real Estate Committee of the Society of the New York Hospital. Correspondence relates to a variety of subjects involving Columbia's Morningside Heights campus.

Topics include: the purchase of the campus property from New York Hospital, the development of the campus, the purchase of the South Field addition to the campus, and the development of roads and subways in the neighborhood. Includes a detailed letter regarding the disturbance that resulted from the disruption of a freshman dinner at the Carnegie Restaurant by sophomores from the University's School of Applied Science (December, 1897)


Box 402 Folder 10 to 18 Campbell, Joseph, files, 1946-1955. (48 folders), 7/1946-6/1950

Correspondence between Joseph Campbell and the high level administrators of Columbia University, the assistant treasurer, and donors. Much of the correspondence dating from 1955 is between the assistant treasurer and other University administrators. Campbell served as treasurer and was later appointed to serve as the University's first vice president for business affairs. The records consist of correspondence, financial records, and legal documents relating to University finances and financial administration. Also, agenda, correspondence, and financial records of the Advisory Committee on Investments and resolutions of the trustee committee on finance. Most of the records relate to appointments, appropriations, and income from endowments. Other topics include: University budget policies and procedures, accounting and financial analysis, investments and investment policy, the management of special funds, gifts to the University, real estate, insurance, and research and development contracts. Includes: a table showing gifts and bequests to the University from 1918 to 1948 a copy of the affiliation agreement between Columbia and the New York School of Social Work (1951), and an amendment to the Rockefeller Center lease (1953)


Box 403 Folder 1 to 19 Campbell, Joseph, files, 1946-1955., 7/1950-1/1953


Box 404 Folder 1 to 20 Campbell, Joseph, files, 1946-1955., 2/1953-6/1955


Box 391 Folder 10 to 17 Campbell, Oscar James, files, 1944-1958. (8 folders), 7/1944-6/1958

Correspondence between Oscar James Campbell, executive officer of the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to the department and to attempts to establish an arts center at the University. Correspondence also relates to Campbell's personnel issues and committee memberships. Includes a lengthy memorandum (1948) regarding the mission and needs of the Faculty of Philosophy and a copy of Campbell's address before the University's opening exercises in September, 1951. most of the records dating from the 1940s to the mid 1950s consist of correspondence, budgets, and reports relating to the Department of English and Comparative Literature.

Topics include: faculty appointments, faculty affairs, budgeting, appropriations, enrollment, visiting professors, prizes, graduate instruction, and staffing needs. Includes correspondence regarding the Brander Matthews Dramatic Museum, which was operated by the department. Also includes a number of letters regarding post-World War II overcrowding, enrollment, and staffing needs in the department and a copy of the departmental constitution dating from 1948. Campbell also chaired the Advisory Committee on the Arts Center. The committee worked to develop a University center for the fine and performing arts. Some of the records dating from the mid 1940s to the 1950s and most of the records dating from 1955 to 1958 consist of correspondence, reports, proposals, and minutes relating to attempts to establish the arts center.

Topics include: departments and schools to be included in the center, the proposed curriculum and programs of the center, space planning, and fund raising


Box 659 Folder 23 to 26 Canfield, James Hulme, files, 1890-1910. (4 folders), 2/1890-6/1910

Correspondence between James Hulme Canfield and the president of Columbia University. Includes correspondence with Nicholas Murray Butler, who became president of Columbia in 1902 during his term as dean of the Faculty of Philosophy. Prior to Canfield's appointment at Columbia, he served as chancellor of the University of Nebraska and president of Ohio University. Canfield served as librarian of Columbia University from 1899 to 1909. Correspondence relates to a variety of subjects involving education, Canfield's career, and the Columbia University Libraries.

Correspondence dating from 1895 to 1899 dates from Canfield's terms as chancellor of the University of Nebraska and president of Ohio State University. During this time, Canfield and Butler corresponded regarding recommendations for faculty appointments and the selection of a superintendent of schools for New York. Records from 1899 also include correspondence regarding Canfield's candidacy to become librarian of Congress and Butler's strong support for his appointment.

Correspondence dating from 1899 to 1909 dates from Canfield's term as librarian of Columbia University. Most of the records from this period consist of detailed correspondence regarding the operations and administration of the libraries. Topics include: acquisitions, gifts to the library, budgeting, and facilities. Includes: correspondence regarding preparations for Canfield's installation (1899), correspondence regarding the replacement of copyists with a printing press for the production of catalog cards (1899), and plans to extend reading privileges beyond the University (1899). Other records include a lengthy letter from Vladimir Simkhovitch in which he discusses anarchism and proposes a study of the subject (September, 1901) and correspondence regarding the national financial crisis of 1907. Also includes correspondence regarding Canfield's trip to England, France and Germany in the fall of 1907. During the trip, Canfield acted as Columbia's representative and investigated educational practices in each country. Correspondence dating from 1909 to 1910 relates to Canfield's death and his memorial tablet, which is located the University's St. Paul's chapel


Box 507 Folder 20 Cannon, John D., file, 1965-1967. (1 Folder), 9/1965-5/1967

Correspondence between John D. Cannon, chaplain of Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to a variety of subjects including religious events and issues involving the University's religious counsellors. Includes a letter regarding the University choir (September, 1965) and notes on meetings regarding a proposal to allow the Earl Hall religious center to be used as classroom space for elementary school students during a boycott of Public School 125 (April, 1967). Includes correspondence regarding Cannon's personnel issues and committee work


Box 669 Folder 9 Carey, Jane Perry Clark file, 1948-1949. (1 Folder), 7/1948-5/1949

Correspondence between Jane Perry Clark Carey, assistant professor of government in Barnard College at Columbia University, and the secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to a travel grant in support of Carey's research trip to Germany and the administration of her research project


Box 672 Folder 39 Carey, Robert L., file, 1959 (1 Folder) 1/1959-3/1959, 1959, 1/1959-3/1959

Correspondence between Robert L. Carey, faculty chairman of the Columbia College alumni association, and the president of the University. correspondence relates to the annual Dean's Day celebration. Carey was in charge of Dean's Day events in 1959


Box 665 Folder 9 Carlton, Newcomb, file, 1916-1918. (1 Folder), 1/1916-4/1918

Correspondence between Newcomb Carlton, a Columbia University trustee, and the president and clerk of the University. Correspondence relates to Carlton's nomination to the board, the development of the University's medical school, the school's relations with Presbyterian hospital in New York City, and University public relations strategies. Includes a map of London's Mayfair District


Box 670 Folder 29 Carlton, Robert A. W., file, 1953-1954. (1 Folder), 8/1953-6/1954

Correspondence between Robert A. W. Carlton and Columbia University administrators. Carlton was chairman of the Egleston Medal Award Committee and a member of Columbia Associates, a group of University benefactors who made regular contributions to Columbia's general fund. Most of the correspondence relates to gifts to Columbia


Box 389 Folder 1 to 13 Carman, Harry J. files, 1943-1959. (11 folders), 7/1943-3/1959

Correspondence between Harry J. Carman, Moore Professor of History and Dean of Columbia College, and the high level administrators of Columbia University. Most of the records dating from 1943 to 1951 consist of correspondence, budgets, reports, and newsletters relating to Columbia College and undergraduate instruction at the University. Also, records documenting numerous educational organizations and committees on which Carman served. Also includes Carman's reminiscences of his time at Columbia.

Topics related to Columbia College include: budgeting, the curriculum, faculty appointments, faculty affairs, financial administration, prizes and awards, gifts to the college, scholarships, enrollment, staffing needs, fund raising, long-range planning, and requirements. Reports relating to the college include: a report on the revision of the major system (1947), reports of the Special Committee on the State of Columbia College dating from the 1940s and a report on the development of an undergraduate science curriculum (1949). Includes reports and correspondence dating from the early to mid 1940s which relate to the proposed establishment of a third undergraduate college at the University.

Records relating to the educational committees and organizations on which Carman Served include: a report of the Committee on Post-War Adult Education of the Adult Education Council of New York (1943); agenda and correspondence (ca. 1945-1949) relating to the Dean's Group, an organization of Ivy League deans that met to discuss a range of educational topics; correspondence and minutes (ca. 1957) of the Japan America Intellectual Exchange Program; and correspondence and reports (ca. 1950-1953) on the National Scholarship Service and Fund for Negro Students, which was chaired by Carman. Following his resignation in 1952 Carman continued to correspond with University administrators regarding a range of subjects.

Topics include invitations and administrative appointments as well as Carman's retirement and honors. Records from this period include his Reminiscences of Thirty Years


Box 668 Folder 43 Carmichael, Oliver C. file, 1947-1948. (1 Folder), 7/1947-1/1948

Correspondence between Oliver C. Carmichael and the acting president and provost of Columbia University. Carmichael was vice chairman of the State of New York Temporary Commission on the Need for a State University. Correspondence relates to the commission, which studied proposals for a state University and anti-discrimination legislation involving colleges and universities. Correspondence also relates to a report on the cost of programs in higher education


Box 659 Folder 27 Carnegie, Andrew, file, 1896-1908. (1 Folder), 11/1896-6/1908

Correspondence between Andrew Carnegie and Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University. Only a few items, most of which are invitations, are dated prior to Butler's installation as president of the University in 1902. Most of the correspondence dating from 1902 to 1908 relates to Butler's attempts to solicit donations for various projects.

Topics include funding for: the purchase of the South Field extension to Columbia's Morningside Heights campus, the construction of an athletic field near the Hudson River between 116th and 120th streets, and the establishment of a foundation for the promotion of surgical science. Correspondence regarding funding for an athletic field also includes information regarding Columbia's ban on football in 1905


Box 320 Folder 1 to 3 Carpenter, George Rice, files, 1893-1909. (3 folders), 1/1893-10/1909

Correspondence between George Rice Carpenter, professor of Rhetoric and English Composition at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Carpenter was also chairman of the Committee on Instruction and a member of the University Committee on Entrance Examinations.

Topics include: the Department of Rhetoric and English Composition, the Department of English and Comparative Literature, and entrance examinations and requirements. Topics relating to the Department of Rhetoric and English Composition include: faculty appointments, course scheduling, staffing needs, facilities, prizes, fellowships, and the organization of the department. Also, correspondence regarding the establishment of the Department of English and Comparative Literature (ca. 1900) and the administration of the department.

Topics include: departmental relations with Barnard College, the women's college affiliated with Columbia; English instruction for Barnard students; departmental relations with Extension Teaching, the University's adult education division; the curriculum of the department; and graduate instruction in the department. Also, correspondence relating to the University Committee on Entrance Examinations.

Topics include: the business of the committee, admissions criteria, and the administration of entrance examinations. Also, correspondence regarding the routine business of the Committee on Instruction. Includes a study of teaching loads and faculty efficiency (ca. 1908) Also includes correspondence regarding registration procedures and the organization of the registrar's office as well as correspondence on the establishment of the George Rice Carpenter Memorial Library


Box 319 Folder 4 to 14 Carpenter, William H. files, 1890-1926. (11 folders), 5/1890-3/1926

Correspondence between William H. Carpenter, professor of Germanic philosophy in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Carpenter also held numerous important administrative posts and committee appointments including: dean of the Graduate Faculties, secretary of the Committee on Higher Degrees, secretary of the University Council, secretary of the Columbia University Press, provost, and acting librarian. The primary focus of the correspondence is administrative, procedural and financial issues surrounding the University's academic affairs and faculty affairs.

Topics include: funding, awarding and administering scholarships and fellowships; setting and monitoring degree requirements; interpreting course and degree requirements and policies to students; and addressing issues regarding the recognition of requirements and privileges between the various schools of the University. Other topics include: faculty appointments and benefits, the establishment and administration of named professorships, gifts to the University, and equipment for laboratories and departments. Also, correspondence regarding the financial relationship between Columbia University Press and the University. Includes correspondence on faculty manuscripts which were submitted to the press. Also, correspondence relating to the administration of Columbia's libraries.

Topics include: budgeting, facilities, collections, staff, finances, and policies


Box 320 Folder 4 to 6 Carpentier, Horace W., files, 1900-1918., 3/1900-5/1918, (3 Folders)

Correspondence between Horace W. Carpentier, a trustee and benefactor of Columbia University, and University presidents Seth Low and Nicholas Murray Butler. Correspondence relates to: Carpentier's gifts to support study and instruction in Asian culture, his other gifts to Columbia, and University finances and government.

Much of the correspondence relates to Carpentier's support for the establishment of the Department of Chinese Languages and Literatures. Topics related to the department include: its mission, funding, faculty appointments, and the curriculum. Also, correspondence regarding carpentier's gift to establish the Dean Lung Professorship and his support for education and research in Asian cultures. Also includes correspondence discussing Carpentier's thoughts on education in Asian cultures and languages, American public opinion of China, and American political relations with China. Also, correspondence regarding Carpentier's numerous other gifts to columbia.

Topics include: the establishment of the James S. Carpentier Fund in support of a lectureship in law, funding for Kent Hall, and the establishment of the Henry Berg Fund to promote what Carpentier described as humane education and the prevention of cruelty. also, correspondence with President Butler regarding a range of subjects.

Topics include: Columbia's government and mission, alumni representation, the powers of the board of trustees, and the University's financial problems and financial strategy. Includes a brief exchange of letters regarding the admission of women to the School of Law. Also includes a copy of Carpentier's will


Box 72 Folder 27 Casals, Pablo, file, 1970 (1 Folder) 2/1970-5/1970, 1970, 2/1970-5/1970

Correspondence regarding the honorary degree that was awarded to cellist Pablo Casals by Columbia University. Correspondence relates to preparations for the special convocation in honor of Casals. Records include: several copies of the program from the convocation, information regarding Casals' life and works, and the text of the president's introductory address at the degree presentation ceremony


Box 409 Folder 19 Case, Everett Needham, file, 1947-1949. (1 Folder), 7/1947-6/1949

Correspondence between Everett Needham Case, president of Colgate University, and Frank D. Fackenthal, the acting president of Columbia University. Includes correspondence with Columbia's provost. Case and Fackenthal represented the Association of Colleges and Universities of the State of New York at hearings regarding legislation to ban discrimination in college admissions that were held before the New York State Legislature and the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York. Most of the records consist of correspondence, reports, and statements regarding the anti-discrimination legislation and charges of discrimination which were brought against Columbia


Box 679 Folder 25 Castro, Fidel file, 1959 (1 Folder) Apr-59, 1959

Correspondence regarding a visit to Columbia University by Fidel Castro in April of 1959. Most of the records consist of intra-university memoranda regarding arrangements for the visit. Also includes a guest list and procedures to be followed during the visit


Box 419 Folder 18 to 20 Caswell, Hollis L., files, 1948-1960., 7/1948-6/1960, (3 Folders) )

Correspondence between Hollis L. Caswell and high level administrators at Columbia University. Caswell served as Associate Dean, Dean, and President of Teachers College, an affiliate of Columbia. The records consist of correspondence and budgets regarding Teachers College. Also, correspondence and invitations (ca. 1955) relating to Caswell's inaugural as President of Teachers College and a number of letters regarding issues involving education and the education of teachers. Also, correspondence (ca. 1955) regarding negotiations between the Transport Workers Union of American (TWU) and the college.

Topics related to Teachers College include: faculty appointments, admissions and admission policies, relations between Teachers College and Columbia, the preparation of College announcements, and policies regarding cross-registration between Teachers College and the University's School of General Studies and College of Physicians and Surgeons. Includes correspondence regarding the Horace Mann and Lincoln schools, a proposal for a school on Morningside Heights (1957), and a proposal for a research and training program in comparative education (1959)


Box 320 Folder 7 to 11 Cattell, James McKeen files, 1890-1923., 6/1890-2/1923, (5 Folders)

Correspondence between James McKeen Cattell, professor of psychology at Columbia University, University presidents Seth Low and Nicholas Murray Butler, and other University administrators.

Topics include the business and organization of Department of Psychology and Cattell's dismissal from the University.

Correspondence dating from 1890 to approximately 1917 relates to the Department of Psychology. In particular, the correspondence documents the frequent reorganizations and mergers in the department. During the period covered by these records, the department became the Department of Psychology and Anthropology, the Department of Philosophy and Psychology, and, eventually, the Division of Philosophy, Psychology and anthropology. Topics related to the business of the department include: faculty appointments, laboratories, finances, personnel, course and degree requirements, and staffing needs. Include substantive correspondence on the curriculum in both psychology and anthropology.

Also includes a proposal for the physical and psychological testing of students and related correspondence as well as correspondence regarding the application of psychology to teaching. Also, correspondence between Cattell and President Butler regarding the role of the faculty of Columbia College, the relationship between the faculty and the trustees, faculty relations with the administration, and the powers of the faculty. Also, correspondence between Cattell, Butler, and University trustees regarding Cattell's dismissal in 1917. Also includes correspondence between Butler, trustees, faculty, alumni, and the public regarding Cattell's dismissal. Includes reports, legal documents, and clippings regarding the case


Box 672 Folder 7 Chalmers, Margaret, file, 1956-1957. (1 Folder), 7/1956-5/1957

Records submitted to the Columbia University administration by Margaret Chalmers, administrative assistant to the Director of the University's School of International Affairs. Among other topics, the records relate to the evaluation of candidates for Ford Foundation fellowships and efforts to conduct a census of School of International Affairs students


Box 667 Folder 25 Chaloner, John Armstrong, file, 1929-1930. (1 Folder), 5/1929-6/1930

Correspondence between John Armstrong Chaloner and the secretary and trustees of Columbia University. Chaloner was a benefactor of the University. Correspondence relates to the Chaloner Historical Prize


Box 342 Folder 15 Chamberlain, Joseph Perkins file, 1911-1948. (1 Folder), 4/1911-6/1948

Correspondence between Joseph Perkins Chamberlain, a benefactor of Columbia University and secretary of the advisory board of the University's Legislative Drafting Research Fund, and high level University administrators. Correspondence dating from 1911 to 1918 relates to Chamberlain's gift to establish the Legislative Drafting Research Fund, the endowment of a professorship of legislative drafting, the work of the Advisory Board of the Legislative Drafting Research Fund, and the administration of the Fund office.

Also, correspondence dating from 1947 to 1948 documenting the work of the Committee on Student Organizations to study issues surrounding the approval of speakers sponsored by student groups and to write regulations governing the selection of speakers by student organizations. There is a gap in the records between 1918 and 1947


Box 410 Folder 1 to 19 Chamberlain, Lawrence H., files, 1947-1967., 10/1947-6/1965, (20 Folders)

Correspondence between Joseph A. Chamberlain and the high level administrators of Columbia University. Chamberlain held numerous appointments including executive officer of the Department of Public Law, Dean of Columbia College, and Vice President of the University. Correspondence dating from the 1940s relates to the Department of Public Law. Records dating from the 1950s consist of correspondence, reports, proposals, budgets, and discussion papers relating to the academic affairs of Columbia College. Much of the correspondence dating from the 1960s relates to Chamberlain's responsibilities as vice president. Also, correspondence (ca. 1950-1955) relating to the Columbia Forum on Democracy, a leadership conference for students from area high schools. includes the proceedings of the forum.

Topics related to the Department of Public Law include: staffing needs, the curriculum, prizes, teaching loads, and undergraduate instruction. includes correspondence regarding the Bennett Prize. Topics related to Columbia College include: faculty appointments, prizes, student organizations and activities, scholarships, faculty affairs, the curriculum, and requirements. Includes records regarding the relationship between Columbia College and the University and correspondence regarding University long-range planning.

Also includes a proposal, dating from 1950 which argues for a national examination for the purpose of indentifying candidates for military service. As vice president, Chamberlain appears to have assumed University-wide academic and administrative responsibilities that were similar to his activities as dean of Columbia College. Additional topics related to the University include: development, building programs, student affairs, and policies regarding students


Box 411 Folder 1 Chamberlain, Lawrence H. files, 7/1965-6/1967


Box 667 Folder 5 to 6 Chamberlain, Lydia C., files, 1919-1924., 1/1919-6/1924, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Lydia C. Chamberlain, a benefactor of Columbia University, and the University's president, secretary and clerk of the board of trustees. Correspondence relates to the Lydia C. Roberts Graduate Fellowships and the Lydia C. Roberts Travelling Fellowships. The fellowships were established to fund the graduate education of caucasian college graduates from Iowa. Includes a copy of Chamberlain's will and the agreement between Chamberlain and the New York Trust Company to establish the fellowship funds


Box 672 Folder 8 Chamberlain, Mervin A., file, 1956-1957. (1 Folder), 10/1956-6/1957

Correspondence between Mervin A. Chamberlain, professor of air science at Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence consists of personal messages


Box 671 Folder 20 Chamberlin, Jo Hubbard, file, 1954-1955. (1 Folder), 12/1954-3/1955

Correspondence between Jo Hubbard Chamberlain, associate director of the American Assembly, and the president's office at Columbia University. includes correspondence with businessmen and faculty members. Correspondence relates to the American Assembly, a national conference and discussion program that was based in the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University.

Topics include: gifts to the assembly and events


Box 668 Folder 27 Chambers, Frank W. file, 1946-1947. (1 Folder), 9/1946-5/1947

Correspondence between Frank W. Chambers, president of the Alumni Federation of Columbia University, and the acting president of the University. Correspondence relates to: the administration of the federation, the financial relationship between the federation and the University, and the care of alumni records


Box 319 Folder 15 to 18 Chandler, Charles Frederick files, 1890-1917, 1/1890-10/1917, (4 Folders)

Correspondence between Charles Frederick Chandler, professor of chemistry and dean of the School of Mines at Columbia University, and University presidents and other administrators regarding the School of Mines, the Department of Chemistry, and the role of the dean. Much of the correspondence deals with the Department of Chemistry.

Topics include: laboratories, equipment and supplies, appointments, staffing needs, facilities, personnel, tuition and fees, instruction in the department, and departmental privileges. Also, correspondence regarding the laboratories and facilities of the School of Mines, the design of Havermeyer Hall, and the chemistry curriculum of the School of mines and the University's medical school. Also includes correspondence between Chandler and President Seth Low regarding the role of the dean and relations between Chandler and Low. Also includes correspondence relating to Chandler's personnel issues


Box 672 Folder 72 Chandler, Norman, file, 1960-1961. (1 Folder), 9/1960-3/1961

Correspondence between Norman Chandler and high level administrators at Columbia University. Chandler was an alumnus of the University and president of the Time-Mirror Company. Correspondence relates to a luncheon meeting regarding admissions and Chandler's suggestions for appointments to the Pulitzer Prize Committee


Box 670 Folder 30 Chapman, John Martin, file, 1953-1954. (1 Folder), 7/1953-5/1954

Correspondence between John Martin Chapman of the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University and University administrators. Correspondence relates to the Consumer Management Program that was held at Columbia's Arden House conference center


Box 672 Folder 9 Chase, Daniel, file, 1956-1957. (1 Folder), 7/1956-5/1957

Correspondence between Daniel Chase, executive director of the Sportsmanship Brotherhood, and the president and trustees of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to various events sponsored by the Sportsmanship Brotherhood


Box 669 Folder 10 Chase, William J., file, 1948-1949. (1 Folder), 7/1948-6/1949

Correspondence between William J. Chase, assistant chaplain of Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to the chaplain's Office and religious activities at the University.

Topics include: religious services, organ concerts in Columbia's St. Paul's Chapel, and budgeting for religious activities. Includes Christmas cards and condolence letters


Box 18 Folder 20 Chauvet, Marie-Claude, file, 1966 (1 Folder) 3/66, 1966, 3/66

Correspondence between Marie-Claude Chauvet, a visiting professor at Columbia University, and the secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to Chauvet's visa


Box 405 Folder 15 to 16 Cheatham, Elliott Evans files, 1945-1956., 4/1945-6/1956, (2 Folders)

Records sent to Columbia University administrators from Elliot Evans Cheatham, professor of law at the University. The records document four projects in which Cheatham was involved on behalf of the administration. The records relate to the Bureau of Applied Social Research (ca. 1945-1946), admissions policies and the admissions office (1948), the Committee on University Education for the Professions (1955), and the School of Painting and Sculpture (1956).

Records dating from 1945 to 1946 consist of 3 reports from the Committee on Social Science Agencies to the Council for Research in the Social Sciences. The reports discuss the organization, policies, and research goals of the Bureau of Applied Social Research and relations between the bureau and the Council for Research in the Social Sciences. Records dating from 1948 consist of correspondence and a report regarding the revision of admissions policies and procedures, the administration of the admissions office, and the establishment of the Office of the director of University Admissions. Records dating from 1955 consist of multiple copies of a report from the Committee on University Education for the Professions to the University Council. The report discusses the University's role in providing professional education, the relationship between undergraduate instruction and professional education, and the University's educational objectives and methods. Records dating from 1956 consist of correspondence and a report regarding the administration of Columbia's School of Painting and Sculpture and its relationship to the University


Box 318 Folder 17 Cheeseman, T. M. (Timothy Matlock), file, 1893-1916. (1 Folder), 6/1893-10/1916

Correspondence between Timothy M. Cheeseman and Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University.

Topics include: the administration of Columbia's medical school and the Vanderbilt Clinic, the selection of a director for the University's cancer research center, and University relations with Presbyterian Hospital


Box 668 Folder 5 Childs, Richard S., file, 1940 (1 Folder) 5/1940-6/1940, 1940, 5/1940-6/1940

Correspondence between Richard S. Childs, chairman of the Institute for Public Administration at Columbia University, and the provost of the University. Correspondence relates to the institute.

Topics include: relations between the institute and Columbia, budgeting, University concerns regarding the staff of the institute, and proposals for the institute's reorganization. Includes an audit of the institute for the 1938-1939 fiscal year


Box 659 Folder 28 Chittenden, R. H. (Russell H.), file, 1898-1909. (1 Folder), 1/1898-5/1909

Correspondence between Russell H. Chittenden and the president of Columbia University. Chittenden was director of the Department of Physiological Chemistry in Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons. Correspondence dating from 1898 to 1901 relates to the creation of the department, Chittenden's appointment, and faculty appointments in the department. Records dating from 1909 consist of one letter regarding Chittenden's son. There is a gap in the records between 1901 and 1909


Box 425 Folder 14 Chrystie, Thomas Wittier file, 1948-1955. (1 Folder), 7/1948-6/1955

Correspondence between Thomas Wittier Chrystie and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Chrystie was an alumni trustee. Correspondence relates to: arrangements to care for the graves of Columbia University president Nicholas Murray Butler and his wife, the inscriptions on the gravestones, and the disposition of certain of president Butler's personal items. Correspondence also relates to personal favors, events, and Chrystie's committee memberships.

Includes a newspaper clipping regarding the death of Chrystie's father and prominent Columbia alumnus, T. L. Chrystie (1954). Also includes routine invitations


Box 668 Folder 21 Churchill, Winston, file, 1945-1946. (1 Folder), 12/1945-5/1946

Records relating to the honorary degree that was conferred on Winston Churchill by Columbia University. Includes the text of Churchill's speech at the degree ceremony. Includes newspaper clippings and announcements relating to the Committee on Permanent Peace, a newly-established campus organization that opposed Churchill's foreign policy


Box 18 Folder 21 Clark, Alexander, file, 1965-1966. (1 Folder), 10/1965-4/1966

Correspondence between Alexander Clark, director of the Office of University Placement and Career Planning at Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to the 1965 Columbia Conference on Careers and the dissolution of the Advisory Committee on Student Agencies. Includes two copies of the placement office's annual report for the 1964-1965 academic year


Box 668 Folder 28 Clark, Donald L., file, 1946-1947. (1 Folder), 12/1946-4/1947

Records relating to the proposed establishment of a new school of the arts at Columbia University. The records appear to have been forwarded to the University administration by Donald L. Clark, a professor of rhetoric at Columbia and chairman of the committee that was appointed to determine the organization and administration of the new school. Includes budgets for the project and committee reports


Box 659 Folder 29 Clark, John Bates file, 1895-1910. (1 Folder), 2/1895-5/1910

Correspondence between John Bates Clark, professor of political economy in the Department of Economics and Social Sciences at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Most of the correspondence relates to Clark's personnel matters. Much of the correspondence also relates to Barnard College, the women's college affiliated with Columbia.

In particular, the correspondence discusses: the division of Clark's teaching responsibilities between the University and Barnard College; his concerns over being perceived as a Barnard faculty member; and disputes between University president Seth Low, the dean of the School of Political Science, and the University Council regarding the use of Columbia faculty to teach Barnard courses and the admission of Barnard students to University courses. Also, routine correspondence regarding faculty appointments and faculty affairs in the Department of Economics and Social Sciences


Box 671 Folder 21 Clark, John Maurice, file, 1954-1955. (1 Folder), 10/1954-3/1955

Correspondence between John Maurice Clark, professor of political economy at Columbia University, and the secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to the honorary degree that was awarded to Clark during Columbia's 1954 bicentennial celebration. Correspondence also relates to Clark's service as an escort to Elizabeth II, Queen of England, during her visit to Columbia in 1954. Includes biographical information on Clark. Also, records relating to Clark's personnel issues and appointment

Box 671 Folder 22 Clark, Kenneth, file, 1954, 9/1954-10/1954, (1 Folders)

Correspondence between Kenneth Clark, chairman of the Arts Council of Great Britain, and the secretary of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to the honorary degree that was awarded to Clark at Columbia's 3rd Bicentennial Convocation in 1954. Includes biographical information on Clark


Box 667 Folder 26 Clarke, Hans Thacher file, 1928-1933. (1 Folder), 8/1928-6/1933

Correspondence between Hans Thacher Clarke, professor of biological chemistry at Columbia University, and the secretary of the University. correspondence relates to the Gies Fellowship in Biological Chemistry and Clarke's work on the University's Committee on Patent Procedure


Box 672 Folder 53 Clay, Lucius D., file, 1960 (1 Folder) 1/1960-6/1960, 1960, 1/1960-6/1960

Correspondence from Lucius D. Clay, chairman of the columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center Development Committee. Most of the correspondence consists of acknowledgement letters to donors. Also, a letter regarding docking for the Vema, the research vessel that belonged to the University's Lamont Geological Observatory


Box 425 Folder 15 Clough, Shepard Bancroft, file, 1948-1954. (1 Folder), 11/1948-6/1954

Correspondence between Shepard B. Clough, Professor of History in the Department of History at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Most of the records dating from the 1940s relate to a student exchange program and the preparation of doctoral dissertations in the history department. Clough also served on the administrative committee for Casa Italiana, Columbia's Italian culture and educational center. Many of the records dating from the 1950s relate to Casa Italiana.

Topics include: personnel, events, and Clough's relations with other faculty members. Clough also chaired the University's placement committee. Records include correspondence and statistics regarding job placement for University graduates


Box 320 Folder 12 to 13 Coe, Edward B., files, 1896-1914., 4/1896-10/1914, (2 Folders) )

Correspondence between Edward B. Coe, a trustee of Columbia University and chairman of the trustee committees on honors and education, and the president and secretary of the University.

Topics include: the business of the trustees, arrangements for trustee meetings, and setting the agenda items for trustee meetings. Also, correspondence relating to the work of the committees on education and honors as well as the academic affairs of the University.

Topics include: faculty appointments; the reorganization of departments, in particular the Department of Economics; and honorary degree nominations. Also, a brief exchange of letters (ca. 1910) with Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia, regarding the rights and responsibilities of the faculty and trustees and a conflict between instruction in the Department of History and the religious beliefs of students


Box 455 Folder 1 to 14 Coffee, Joseph D., files, 1953-1966., 7/1953-1/1966, (14 Folders) )

Correspondence between Joseph D. Coffee and other Columbia University administrators. Coffee held appointments as development director for Columbia College and assistant to the president for alumni affairs. Correspondence relates to: University development activities and strategies in general; specific gifts, funds, or development projects; public relations; alumni relations; and events. Also, correspondence relating to Coffee's resignation to become vice president of Eisenhower College. Includes many congratulatory letters dating from 1966.

Records relating to development projects include: reports (ca. 1953-1954) on the planning and use of buildings; a development brochure promoting the University's plan to erect a gymnasium in Morningside Park; correspondence regarding the Columbia Gymnasium Building Fund; correspondence regarding the organization and membership of the Gymnasium Committee; and correspondence regarding the administration of the Development Office. Also includes records relating to the planning and funding of the University's Citizenship Center, which became the Ferris Booth Hall student center, and programs from the center's ground-breaking ceremony in 1957


Box 90 Folder 20 Cohen, Audrey C., file, 1969 (1 Folder) Sep-69, 1969

Correspondence between Audrey C. Cohen, executive director of the Women's Talent Corps and founder of the College for Human Services (Audrey Cohen College), and Columbia University administrators. Correspondence relates to the establishment of the College for Human Services. Records include reports regarding the college and the Women's Talent Corps (1967-1968). Also includes articles and other information regarding Cohen, The College for Human Services, and the Women's Talent corps


Box 320 Folder 14 to 17 Cohn, Adolphe, files, 1890-1917., 11/1890-8/1917, (4 Folders)

Correspondence between Adolphe Cohn, chairman of the Department of Romance Languages at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to the department, language requirements, and issues surrounding Columbia's transformation into a University. Topics related to the Department of Romance Languages include: faculty recruiting and appointments, faculty affairs, the evaluation of junior faculty, personnel, budgeting, course scheduling, the curriculum, prizes, facilities, and finances.

Also, correspondence with University presidents Seth Low and Nicholas Murray Butler regarding language requirements for admission to the University and the administration of entrance examinations in the romance languages. Also, correspondence regarding the establishment of Columbia as a university, the effect of the University's growth on Columbia College, and the College's relationship to the University's graduate and professional schools. Also includes correspondence relating to Cohn's professional activities and relations with French academics


Box 504 Folder 15 Colahan, Thomas S., file, 1961-1964. (1 Folder), 9/1961-4/1964

Correspondence between Thomas S. Colahan, associate director of admissions for Columbia College, and Columbia University administrators. most of the records consist of itineraries for recruiting trips to high schools. Includes correspondence regarding tuition levels and the recruiting of candidates for admission to Columbia


Box 501 Folder 12 to 14 Colbert, Charles files, 1959-1963., 5/1959-6/1963, (3 Folders)

Correspondence between Charles Colbert and high level administrators at Columbia University. Much of the correspondence dating from 1959 relates to Colbert's appointment as dean of Columbia's School of Architecture and his plans for the organization of the school and the dean's office. Records dating from 1960 to 1963 relate to the school.

Topics include: facilities, equipment, events, prizes and awards, the management of special funds, gifts to the school, and fellowships. Includes the curriculum for a new BA degree in planning (February, 1961) and a lengthy memorandum regarding Colbert's administrative and personnel policies for the school (September, 1961). Records dating from 1963 consist of minutes and correspondence regarding Colbert's dismissal. Also, records regarding campus planning at Columbia. Includes minutes of the Advisory Committee on Architecture and Planning (June, 1961). The minutes discuss the role of the committee and of architects in designing and planning the Columbia campus


Box 436 Folder 15 to 19 Cole, Charles Chester files, 1951-1953., 10/1951-6/1953, (5 Folders)

Correspondence between Charles Chester Cole, associate dean of Columbia College at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to the routine administration of the college. Includes correspondence regarding faculty appointments and prizes in the college. Also, reports (ca. 1951-1957) that record income from fees and a detailed report (1951) regarding college aptitude tests and the recruiting of prospective science majors. Also, a small amount of correspondence regarding the Bancroft Prize


Box 320 Folder 18 Cole, N. (Frank Nelson) file, 1895-1917. (1 Folder), 3/1895-11/1917

Correspondence between Frank Nelson Cole, professor of mathematics at Columbia University, and the president of the University. Cole held several committee appointments at the University and at Barnard College, the women's college affiliated with Columbia. He was chairman of the Barnard Committee on Curriculum and Scheme of Attendance, chairman of the Committee on Admissions of Barnard College, and secretary of the University's Faculty of Pure Science.

Topics related to Barnard College include the college's admissions requirements and policies as well as individual candidates for admission to the college. Topics related to the Faculty of Pure Science include: the creation of the Committee on Instruction of the Faculty of Pure Science, degree requirements, the establishment graduate degrees in engineering, faculty affairs, and faculty appointments. Includes minutes of the Commitee on Instruction dated February, 1915. Also, correspondence relating to Cole's appointment and personnel issues. Many letters are brief and routine in nature. Contains little correspondence regarding the Department of Mathematics


Box 668 Folder 44 Cole, William Graham file, 1947-1948. (1 Folder), 7/1947-2/1948

Correspondence between William Graham Cole, counsellor to Protestant students at Columbia University, and the acting president of the University. Correspondence relates to contributions to the Religious Counselors'' Inter-Faith Fund. Also, correspondence regarding Cole's appointment


Box 405 Folder 17 Coleman, Arthur Prudden file, 1946-1949. (1 Folder), 7/1946-1/1949

Correspondence between Arthur Prudden Coleman, assistant professor of polish languages and literatures in the Department of East European Languages at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Correspondence, bulletins, and other records dating from 1946 to 1947 relate to the American Association of Teachers of Slavonic and East European Languages. Correspondence dating from 1948 to 1949 relates to Coleman's resignation in protest over the funding of the Adam Mickiewicz Chair by the Polish government. Includes a biographical pamphlet on Adam Mickiewicz which was published in 1940


Box 470 Folder 18 to 19 Coleman, Henry S., files, 1954-1967., 7/1954-2/1967, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Henry S. Coleman and high level administrators at Columbia University. Coleman was assistant to the dean of Columbia College and was later appointed director of admissions for the college.

Topics include: admissions, scholarships, and the recruiting of candidates for admission. Includes correspondence regarding individual candidates for admission


Box 659 Folder 30 Coles, J. Ackerman (Jonathan Ackerman) file 1896-1909. (1 Folder) 12/1896-10/1909

Correspondence between Jonathen Ackerman Coles, an alumnus and benefactor of Columbia University, and the president of the University. Coles was a graduate of the School of the Arts (Columbia College) in 1864 and the College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1868. Correspondence relates to Coles' gifts to the University for the acquisition of statuary.

Topics include busts of Homer, Minerva, and Benjamin Franklin. includes correspondence regarding proposed gifts which were refused by the University


Box 672 Folder 54 Collins, George Roseborough file, 1959-1960. (1 Folder), 8/1959-5/1960

Correspondence between George Roseborough Collins and high level administrators at Columbia University. Collins was an associate professor of fine arts and executive secretary of the University's Committee on the Program in the Arts. Correspondence relates to: faculty affairs, appropriations, and other routine issues involving the administration of the arts program. Includes correspondence regarding Collins' personnel issues

Box 672 Folder 22 Collins, Walter, file, 1957-1958. (1 Folder), 9/1957-5/1958

Correspondence between Walter Collins and the associate provost of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to routine requests for permission for student groups to erect tables in front of Low Memorial Library


Box 667 Folder 45 Colony, R. J. (Roy Jed), file, 1925-1936. (1 Folder), 9/1925-4/1936

Correspondence between Roy J. Colony, assistant professor of geology at Columbia University, and the secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to Colony's retirement


Box 671 Folder 56 Commager, Henry Steele, file, 1955-1956. (1 Folder), 8/1955-5/1956

Correspondence between Henry Steele Commager, professor of American history at Columbia University, and University administrators. correspondence relates to Commager's personnel issues


Box 108 Folder 23 Commoner, Barry file, 1970-1971. (1 Folder), 10/1970-3/1971

Correspondence regarding the proposed appointment of biologist Barry Commoner to a post at Columbia University. Includes letters for and against Commoner's appointment and correspondence regarding issues surrounding his appointment. Also includes a memorandum regarding the decision not to extend an offer to Commoner


Box 659 Folder 31 Compton, George Brokaw file, 1911-1914. (1 Folder), 7/1911-5/1914

Correspondence between George Brokaw Compton, an alumnus of Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Compton was secretary of the Columbia Alumni Council and editor of the Columbia Alumni News. Most of the records consist of correspondence regarding scholarships. Includes reports on scholarships


Box 385 Folder 1 Conant, James Bryant, file, 1939-1952. (1 Folder), 1/1939-6/1952

Correspondence between James Bryant Conant, president of Harvard University, and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Correspondence dating from 1939 relates to attempts by the American Association of Universities to develop a plan for providing asylum to displaced scholars. Includes the program's statement of principles.

Topics include: the status of displaced scholars, the selection of aid recipients, and funding for the program. Correspondence dating from 1951 to 1952 relates to arrangements for Conant to give the 1952 Bampton Lectures in America. Includes a program of the lecture series


Box 668 Folder 8 Condon, Lawrence R. file, 1941 (1 Folder) 1/1941-6/1941, 1941, 1/1941-6/1941

Correspondence between Lawrence R. Condon and high level administrators at Columbia University. Condon served as chairman of the Committee of the Class of 1921. Includes the committee's report entitled Survey of the Relationship of Columbia College to Columbia University


Box 670 Folder 31 Cooper, Carl R., file, 1954 (1 Folder) 1/1954-5/1954, 1954, 1/1954-5/1954

Correspondence between Carl R. Cooper, an alumnus of Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to Cooper's attendance, as a representative of Columbia, at the inauguration of the president of Kalamazoo College


Box 433 Folder 20 Cooper, George V. file, 1950-1954. (1 Folder), 7/1950-5/1954

Correspondence between George V. Cooper of the Affiliated Alumni Clubs of Columbia University and high level University administrators. Most of the correspondence relates to alumni clubs, development, alumni relations, and alumni affairs. Includes a draft alumni club handbook and volume 1, number 1 of The Affiliate, the newsletter of Columbia's alumni clubs. Also, correspondence regarding nominations for honorary degrees and scholarships


Box 672 Folder 40 Cooper, John Sherman, file, 1958-1959. (1 Folder), 8/1958-1/1959

Correspondence between Senator John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky and the secretary of Columbia University. Sherman was appointed to give the Mary Keating Das Memorial Lectures for 1959. Correspondence relates to preparations for the lectures


Box 669 Folder 47 Cooper, Kent, file, 1952-1953. (1 Folder) 7/1952-2/1953

Correspondence between Kent Cooper, executive director of The Associated Press, and the Vice President and Provost of Columbia University. correspondence relates to plans to commission a portrait of Carl Ackerman, former dean of Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism. Includes a list of donors who supported the project


Box 505 Folder 1 to 16 Cordier, Andrew W., files, 1961-1971., 11/1961-6/1971, (16 Folders)

Correspondence between Andrew W. Cordier, president of Columbia University, and high level University administrators, University donors and alumni, and funding agencies. From 1962 until his appointment as acting president in 1968 Cordier served as Dean of the Faculty of International Affairs, director of the European Institute, and professor of international relations. He also chaired the Coordinating Committee on International Affairs. Records dating from 1962 to 1968 consist of correspondence, reports, and funding proposals relating to the School of international Affairs and Columbia's international studies programs. In 1968 following the resignation of President Grayson Kirk, Cordier agreed to serve as acting president of the University for one year. In 1969 he accepted a one-year appointment as president of the University. Records dating from 1968 to 1971 consist of correspondence, statements, press releases, notes, and clippings regarding Cordier's presidency, campus unrest, relations between Columbia and the community, and relations between students, faculty and the administration. Topics include: demonstrations, discipline, public relations, and Cordier's efforts to improve communication with students. Beginning in 1970 the records also include correspondence regarding University finances, income, and development.

Prior to Cordier's appointment as dean of the Faculty of International Affairs, he served as under-secretary of the United Nations. He was also a member of the United States Committee of the Dag Hammarskjold Foundation. Records dating from 1961 until approximately 1965 include correspondence between Cordier and Columbia University president Grayson Kirk regarding the work of the committee and the foundation. The records include a certificate of incorporation for the committee (February, 1962) and copies of a brochure regarding the foundation.

Topics related to the School of International Affairs include: appropriations, the management of special funds, faculty affairs, administrative issues involving programs and institutes in the school, the business of the Advisory Board of the School of International Affairs, funding for the school, faculty appointments, facilities, events, and gifts to the school. Related records include: a report (April 1963), brochure (October, 1963), and correspondence and floor plans (1967-1968) regarding plans for Columbia's new international affairs building; reprints of two articles by Cordier (1963); his speech on the professionalization of international studies (filed December, 1966); correspondence and a report regarding professorships funded by the Ford Foundation (ca. May-June, 1965); a report on the Research Project on National Income in East Central Europe (November, 1967); and Cordier's eulogy for Adlai Stevenson, which was delivered at a memorial service in Columbia's St. Paul's Chapel. The records also include a small amount of correspondence, press releases, and newspaper clippings dating from 1971 when Cordier returned to the school after his term as president.

Topics include events and donor relations. Most of the records from 1971 consist of calendar pages. The records also include a report on gifts and grants that were received by the school between 1962 and 1971.

Topics related to the campus disturbances of 1968 1969 and 1970 include: demonstrations, discipline, public relations, Black studies programs, the Naval Reserve Officer's Training Corps (NROTC) and campus recruiting by the military, Columbia's plans to erect a gymnasium in Morningside Park, and Cordier's efforts to improve communication between students, faculty and administrators. Many of the records consist of press releases and Cordier's statements on a variety of subjects related to demonstrations. Among other topics, Cordier issued statements regarding: the Cox Commission's report on the investigation of the 1968 campus disturbances; relations between students and the administration, the role of the University, and disciplinary policies (August 23, 1968); the reorganization of the University's Earl Hall religious center as the Center for Religion and Life (January, 1970); and military action in Vietnam. Other related records include: substantive letters regarding the handling of demonstrations and issues involving campus unrest; a press release regarding Cordier's appointment; his open letter to students regarding the situation on campus (September 10, 1968); a transcript of his appearance on Face the Nation (August 24, 1969); telegrams regarding the Vietnam War and Kent State riots that were sent to President Richard Nixon by Cordier and the presidents of other universities; Cordier's 1970 commencement address; and his calendar pages. Also, two files of records regarding Cordier's investiture as president and two files of congratulatory letters from alumni, donors, and the public. Some of these letters also discuss campus demonstrations


Box 451 Folder 9 to 10 Corey, Walter R., files, 1953-1965., 7/1953-4/1965, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Walter R. Corey, assistant dean of the School of Engineering at Columbia University, and University administrators. correspondence relates to the School of Engineering.

Topics include: personnel, faculty appointments, finances, financial aid, and prizes. Also, correspondence relating to Corey's personnel issues


Box 351 Folder 12 to 13 Cornell, Milton L., files, 1926-1949., 8/1926-5/1949, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Milton L. Cornell, president of the Alumni Association of the School of Mines, Engineering, and Chemistry at Columbia Univerity, and the president of the University. Correspondence dating from 1926 to 1928 relates to the work of the Alumni Committee on the Engineering Schools which was appointed by President Nicholas Murray Butler to study School of Mines, Engineering, and Chemistry and to report on its enrollment, faculty, facilities, requirements, and standing. Correspondence dating from 1946 to 1949 relates to the work of the University Development Plan Committee which was appointed by Acting President Frank D. Fackenthal to study the University and develop a report on its future goals and needs. Includes the committee's report. Also, routine correspondence regarding the Society of Older Graduates


Box 343 Folder 6 to 12 Coss, John J., files, 1911-1939., 8/1911-6/1939, (7 Folders)

Correspondence between Professor John J. Coss of Columbia University and the president and secretary of the University. Coss held a number of appointments including, professor of philosophy, director of the Summer Session, executive officer of the Department of Philosophy, and chairman of the Advisory Board of the Columbia University Statistical Bureau. Correspondence relates to the department, the Summer Session, and the bureau. Topics related to the Department of Philosophy include: faculty appointments, faculty affairs, departmental finances and budgeting, scholarships, personnel, and special events. Includes departmental budgets. Also, correspondence (ca. 1924-1926) documenting the work of the Executive Committee of the 6th International Congress of Philosophy and the agenda of the Congress. Also, correspondence and budgets (ca. 1911) regarding plans for a celebration commemorating Roger Bacon as well as a script outline for a pageant in honor of Bacon.

Topics related to the Summer Session include: finances, the curriculum, scholarships, faculty appointments, student affairs, registration, and budgeting. Includes Summer Session budgets and financial statements. Also includes correspondence and a report regarding a workers' class which was offered during 1929 and 1930. The report documents teaching methods, curriculum, enrollment, and other topics related to the course. As director of the Summer Session, Coss seems to have been active in a number of studies and proposals involving student programs. These include a study of the University's extra-curricular programs and services for students (ca. 1927) and a report from the University Committee on Graduate Training in Collegiate Teaching, dated 1931.

Records related to the Statistical Bureau include a report and map (ca. 1926) entitled "The Distribution of the Negro in Harlem" as well as a small amount of other correspondence and reports. Also, correspondence regarding the closing of Seth Low Junior College, a two-year junior college in Brooklyn which was affiliated with the University's continuing education division. Also includes correspondence relating to Coss' personnel issues and professional activities


Box 668 Folder 45 Coster, Douglas W., file, 1947-1948. (1 Folder), 9/1947-6/1948

Correspondence between Douglas W. Coster, Columbia University's liaison to the United Nations, and the secretary of the University. correspondence relates to the Office of the University Committee on the United Nations.

Topics include: the establishment of the office and its programs, the maintenance of office facilities, student internships, and budgeting. Includes reports for the Summer Session of 1947 and the 1947-1948 academic year


Box 321 Folder 23 Coudert, Frederic R., file, 1893-1901. (1 Folder), 1/1893-10/1901

Correspondence between Frederic R. Coudert, a trustee of Columbia University and a member of the Committee on Education of the board of trustees, and Seth Low, president of the University.

Topics include: faculty appointments, Coudert's nomination to the board of trustees, and his resignation. Contains mostly routine correspondence

Box 321 Folder 1 to 3 Coudert, Frederic R., files, 1893-1954., 1/1893-5/1954, (3 Folders)

Correspondence between Frederic R. Coudert, a trustee of Columbia University and a member of the trustee committees on education and honors, and the president, acting president, faculty, and trustees of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to trustee business and the academic affairs of the University.

Topics include: the membership of the board of trustees, arrangements for meetings, faculty appointments, student affairs, special lectures, and the relationship between the University and Teacher's College. Also, correspondence regarding nominations for honorary degrees. Contains many routine cover letters, invitations, and acknowledgement letters. There is a gap in the records between 1919 and 1944


Box 495 Folder 25 Courtney, Philip, file, 1956-1960. (1 Folder), 9/1956-6/1960

Correspondence between Philip Courtney and high level administrators at Columbia University. Courtney was president of Coty, Inc. and chairman of the United States Council of the International Chamber of Commerce. The records consist of correspondence, cover letters, clippings, and invitations relating to a variety of subjects.

Topics include the routine business of the American Society of the French Legion of Honor, membership in the legion, and legion events. Other records include: several letters regarding the quiz show scandal involving Columbia professor Charles Van Doren's appearance on 21 and the role and dangers of television; a speech and statement on the problems of television (1959); and a speech and memorandum on international monetary problems and American monetary policies (1958)


Box 669 Folder 48 Cowan, L. Gray (Laing Gray), file, 1953 (1 Folder) 2/1953-5/1953, 1953, 2/1953-5/1953

Correspondence between Laing Gray Cowan, assistant professor of government and assistant director of the School of International Affairs at Columbia University, and the secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to Cowan's leave of absence and the awarding of the Einstein Prize in 1953


Box 345 Folder 1 to 10 Coykendall, Frederick, files, 1911-1954., 9/1911-3/1954, (10 Folders)

Correspondence between Frederick Coykendall, a trustee of Columbia University, the president and other high level University administrators, trustees, and donors. Coykendall served as an alumni trustee and trustee from 1916 to 1954. He was a member of the committees on finance and education and served as chairman of the board from 1933 until his death in 1954.

Correspondence relates to a wide range of topics including: the merger of Columbia University's medical school with Presbyterian Hospital; University finances and debt service; and the transition period between the administration of long-time University president, Nicholas Murray Butler, to the administrations of University presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Grayson Kirk. Correspondence dating from 1911 to 1924 relates to the merger between Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons and Presbyterian Hospital in New York. Topics include: the organization of the medical school, the funding and purchase of a location for the new medical school and hospital, proposed facilities and curricula, and other issues related to the establishment, funding, and administration of the new organization. Much of the correspondence consists of copies of letters from trustees, University administratiors, the dean of the medical school, and the general Education Board which were fowarded to Coykendall for his comments.

Records dating from the 1920s to the 1940s deal with a range of University-related issues. These include: correspondence and reports (ca. 1924-1940) regarding the publications, administration, income, and publication costs of the Columbia University Press; correspondence regarding University finances and debt service, gifts to the University, and the management of special funds; and correspondence and reports (ca. 1930 to the early 1940s) documenting the work of University Patent, Inc. which was run by Columbia in order to secure patents for work done by University faculty members. Also includes correspondence and reports from the 1930s which document the work of the Committee on Residence Halls and Dining Halls and correspondence (ca. 1942-1943) relating to the creation of a comptroller's office, which was established to oversee certain administrative tasks and the manage University's buildings and grounds.

Much of the correspondence dating from the mid 1940s to 1954 deals with routine trustee business. However, records from this period also include some correspondence regarding the retirement of President Butler, the selection of Dwight D. Eisenhower as president of the University, Eisenhower's resignation, and the inaugural of Grayson Kirk as president. Includes a letter dating from February 3, 1949 in which Eisenhower discusses the role of higher education in combating communism


Box 659 Folder 32 Cragin, Edwin B., file, 1894-1909. (1 Folder), 4/1894-2/1909

Correspondence between Professor Edwin B. Cragin of Columbia University and the president and secretary of the University. Cragin's appointments included secretary of the Faculty of Medicine, professor of obstetrics, and professor of gynecology. Most of the correspondence relates to faculty and student affairs.

Topics include: candidates for degrees, attendance figures, and students who were caught cheating


Box 672 Folder 55 Craigmyle, Ronald M., file,1959 (1 Folder), 10/1959-12/1959

Correspondence between Ronald M. Craigmyle and Columbia University president Grayson Kirk. Craigmyle was a University trustee and chairman of the trustees' committee on development and alumni affairs. Correspondence relates to: Craigmyle's gift to Columbia, the 40th anniversary of the Class of 1920 and a gift from Percy Uris for the construction of a building for the Graduate School of Business. Also includes minutes of the Trustee Committee on Development and Alumni Affairs


Box 659 Folder 33 Crampton, Henry E., file, 1899-1909. (1 Folder), 1/1899-12/1909

Correspondence between Henry E. Crampton, professor of Zoology in Barnard College at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Crampton also chaired the committee in charge of commencement. Most of the correspondence relates to preparations for commencement ceremonies. Also, correspondence regarding Crampton's personnel matters and appointment as Hewitt Lecturer for the 1906-1907 academic year


Box 667 Folder 15 Crawford, Rebekeh, file, 1924-1925. (1 Folder), 1/1924-2/1925

Correspondence between Rebekeh Crawford, a benefactor of Columbia University, and the secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to Crawford's donation of books for use by undergraduate students and the agreement between Crawford and Columbia that the collection be named the Misses Crawford School Library


Box 90 Folder 21 to 22 Cristo-Loveanu, Olga, files, 1964-1969., 2/1964-8/1969, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Olga Cristo-Loveanu and Columbia University administrators. Mrs. Cristo-Louveanu was the widow of Elie Cristo-Louveanu, a painter and professor of Romanian languages at Columbia. Correspondence relates to: Mrs. Cristo-Louveanu's personal finances and requests for financial assistance from the University; disputes between the University and Mrs. Cristo-Louveanu regarding missing and damaged paintings and reimbursement for the artworks; proposals for the completion of Elie Cristo-Louveanu's manuscript of a Romanian etymological dictionary; and numerous requests for various types of assistance and favors from the University


Box 659 Folder 34 Crocker, Francis B., file, 1890-1910. (1 Folder), 11/1890-3/1910

Correspondence between Francis B. Crocker, professor of electrical engineering and head of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to the department.

Topics include: equipment, faculty appointments, and faculty affairs. Includes detailed correspondence regarding the departmental curriculum (ca. 1905-1908) and correspondence regarding the establishment of a four-year course in electrical engineering (1891)


Box 668 Folder 29 Cromwell, Lincoln file, 1946-1947. (1 Folder), 10/1946-4/1947

Correspondence between Lincoln Cromwell, president of St. Luke's Hospital in New York City, and the president of Columbia University. Most of the correspondence relates to cooperation between colleges, hospitals, and churches in the Morningside Heights area in order to address community problems


Box 669 Folder 11 Cross, Harold L. file, 1948-1949. (1 Folder), 12/1948-5/1949

Correspondence between Harold L. Cross, associate dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, and the provost and secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to scholarships, student affairs, and alumni affairs


Box 18 Folder 31 Cross, Robert D., file, 1965-1967. (1 Folder), 3/1965-4/1967

Correspondence between Robert D. Cross, chairman of the Department of History at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Includes correspondence with William T. R. Fox, professor of international relations and director of the Institute of War and Peace Studies. Correspondence relates to the Department of History.

Topics include: staffing needs and funding for graduate students. In particular, the correspondence relates to a departmental search for someone to teach Latin American topics and attempts to hire E. Bradford Burns over the objections of a University ad hoc committee. Includes the committee report on the search. Also, correspondence regarding Cross' personnel issues and resignation to become the president of Hunter College


Box 495 Folder 6 to 7 Crow, Allen B. files, 1955-1956., 8/1955-10/1956, (2 Folders)

Most of the records consist of correspondence between Allen B. Crow, president of the Economic Club of Detroit, and Frank Abrams of the council for Financial Aid to Higher Education. The correspondence was forwarded to Columbia University administrators by Crow. Also, correspondence between Crow and high level Columbia administrators regarding an address on the financing of higher education and the relationship between business and education that was given at the Economic Club by Columbia University president Grayson Kirk


Box 393 Folder 15 to 20 Croxton, Frederick Emory, files, 1945-1961., 9/1945-4/1961, (6 Folders)

Correspondence between professor Frederick Emory Croxton of Columbia University and high level University administrators. Croxton held a number of appointments including professor of statistics, director of the Statistical Laboratories, secretary of the Faculty of Columbia College, and interim director of admissions. He also served on numerous committees including the Committee on School Problems of Faculty Families, the Committee on Government Surplus Equipment, and the Committee on Space Analysis. Most of the records relate to admissions, the Registrar's Office, and issues involving schooling for faculty children. Includes records regarding a wide range of additional topics. Records related to the Committee on School Problems of Faculty Families consist of correspondence and reports (ca. 1946-1959).

Topics include: public schooling in the University neighborhood, attempts to establish a school at the University, and scholarships for faculty children to attend private schools. Records related to admissions and the Registrar's Office include correspondence, reports, and budgets (ca. 1951-1960). Topics include: application and admissions statistics, class numbering and scheduling, individual candidates for admission, financial aid, and the management of the Foreign Student Advisor's Office.

Other records include: correspondence and lists regarding membership in the Faculty of Columbia College (ca. 1945-1960), correspondence and lists regarding the acquisition of surplus government equipment (ca. 1945-1947), correspondence regarding the equipment and administration of the University's statistics laboratory, and correspondence and reports (ca. 1956-1961) regarding campus space assignments and long-range space planning


Box 672 Folder 56 Cumming, Robert Denoon file, 1959-1960. (1 Folder), 10/1959-6/1960

Correspondence between Robert Denoon Cumming and Columbia University administrators. Cumming was an associate professor of philosophy and acting chairman of the Department of Philosophy. Correspondence relates to faculty affairs in the department. Also, correspondence regarding Cumming's personnel issues


Box 349 Folder 1 Cunliffe, John William, file, 1919-1930. (1 Folder), 9/1919-6/1930

Correspondence between John William Cunliffe, professor of English and director of the School of Journalism at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Much of the correspondence relates to Cunliffe's appointment and the routine administration of the School of Journalism. Includes some correspondence regarding the selection of Pulitzer Prize recipients.


Box 405 Folder 18 to 20 Curry, W. A. (Walter Andrew), files, 1946-1952., 7/1946-5/1952, (3 Folders)

Correspondence between Walter A. Curry, executive officer of the department of Electrical Engineering and secretary of the Faculty of Engineering at Columbia University, and the acting president, university secretary, and dean of the School of Engineering. Most of the records consist of correspondence and budgets relating to the Department of Electrical Engineering.

Topics include: faculty appointments, budgeting, equipment, and faculty affairs. Includes correspondence regarding membership in the Faculty of Engineering


Box 669 Folder 49 Curti, Merle Eugene, file, 1952-1953. (1 Folder), 10/1952-3/1953

Correspondence between Merle E. Curti, professor of history at the University of Wisconsin, and high level administrators at Columbia University. Correspondence relates to Curti's appointment to give the Gino Speranza Lectures on American Traditions and Ideals


Box 659 Folder 35 Curtis, Carlton C., file, 1898-1910. (1 Folder), 7/1898-5/1910

Correspondence between Professor Carlton C. Curtis and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Curtis held a number of appointments including assistant professor and professor of botany and acting head of the Department of Botany. Correspondence relates to the department.

Topics include staffing needs, faculty appointments, and student affairs. Includes correspondence regarding the reorganization of the department in 1907. Also, correspondence regarding Carlton's personnel issues. Much of the correspondence is routine


Box 437 Folder 1 to 8 Curtis, J. Montgomery, files, 1951-1961., 9/1951-4/1961, (8 Folders)

Correspondence between J. Montgomery Curtis, professor of journalism at Columbia University, and University administrators. Curtis was also director of the American Press Institute, a professional development and education program for journalists which was run by the journalism school. The records consist of correspondence, reports, articles, and newspaper clippings regarding the institute.

Topics include: institute finances, attendance, programs, the management of special funds in support of the institute, and institute sponsors. Includes membership lists, annual reports to the institute's board, and routine gift acknowledgement letters. Also includes reports documenting a seminar for journalists in South East Asia.


Box 321 Folder 4 to 7 Curtis, John G., files, 1890-1909., 3/1890-6/1909, (4 Folders)

Correspondence between Professor John G. Curtis of the Department of Physiology in the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University and the president and secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to the curriculum of the college and the business of the department. Topics related to the College of Physicians and Surgeons include the development of a four-year undergraduate program in medicine and the organization of departments in the college. Topics related to the Department of Physiology include: faculty appointments, facilities, laboratories, and equipment. Includes, a report on the history and condition of the department written by Curtis before his retirement in 1909. Also includes correspondence (ca. 1907-1908) regarding anti-vivisection legislation and the purpose and proper conduct of animal research


Box 660 Folder 1 Cushing, Harry Alonzo, file, 1898-1909. (1 Folder), 3/1898-12/1909

Correspondence between Professor Harry Alonzo Cushing and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Cushing held appointments as a tutor and lecturer in history, professor of law, and acting dean of the School of Law. Most of the correspondence relates to routine matters involving Cushing's personnel issues and the administration of the School of Law. Includes correspondence and newspaper clippings regarding Cushing's resignation in protest over the appointment of Harlan Fiske Stone as dean of the law school. The records also include a detailed report of the Special Committee on Library Policies. The report discusses staffing, the improvement of library facilities, and the organization of the University libraries


Box 672 Folder 41 Custer, Ben Scott file, 1958-1959. (1 Folder), 7/1958-6/1959

Correspondence between Ben Scott Custer, director of the Columbia College Citizenship Program, and the president of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to his appointment and personnel issues. Includes a press release


Box 669 Folder 50 Cutright, Harold G. file, 1953 (1 Folder) 3/1953-4/1953, 1953, 3/1953-4/1953

Correspondence between Harold G. Cutright and the president and special advisor to the president at Columbia University. Correspondence relates to Cutright's newspaper columns and issues regarding political activity and academic freedom. Includes newspaper clippings and Methodist pamphlets. Records make note of Lou Little, the University football coach


Box 665 Folder 10 Cutting, Olivia M., file, 1913-1918. (1 Folder), 8/1913-9/1918

Correspondence between Olivia M. Cutting, the widow of Columbia University Trustee William Bayard Cutting, and the president of the University. Correspondence relates to the establishment of the William Bayard Cutting fellowships and proposed alternate uses of the fellowship funds during World War I. Includes letters regarding the negative impact of World War I on University finances


Box 660 Folder 2 Cutting, R. Fulton (Robert Fulton), file, 1894-1909. (1 Folder), 1/1894-10/1909

Correspondence between Robert Fulton Cutting and the president of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to a variety of subjects regarding the University and social issues. Among other topics, the records document: Cutting's gifts to Columbia in support of prizes for student essays, his appointment as a Curtis Medal judge for 1903 funding for the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor, starvation in Russia, and the Fulton Memorial Association

Box 660 Folder 3 Cutting, William Bayard file, 1890-1910. (1 Folder), 1/1890-3/1910

Correspondence between William Bayard Cutting and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Cutting was chairman of the University's finance committee and a member of the Citizen's Relief Committee. Correspondence relates to the University and social problems.

Topics include: Cutting's gifts to the Columbia, fund raising for the University, University finances, Cutting's opposition to the creation of a business school at the University, and relief work on Manhattan's lower East Side. Includes a number of detailed letters from Columbia president Seth Low regarding salaries, Low's opinions on departments and faculty members, and other topics


Box 507 Folder 16 Dahlke, June H., file, 1965-1967. (1 Folder), 7/1965-6/1967

Routine correspondence regarding expenditures and reimbursements


Box 667 Folder 41 Dale, Samuel S., file, 1933-1934. (1 Folder), 8/1933-5/1934

Correspondence between Samuel S. Dale, a benefactor of Columbia University, and the University's president, secretary and clerk of the board of trustees. Correspondence relates to arrangements for Columbia to maintain the Thomas and Fanny Dale Memorial Library, which Dale had donated to the University


Box 501 Folder 21 Dalton, Jack, file, 1959-1961. (1 Folder), 10/1959-6/1961

Correspondence between Jack Dalton and high level administrators at Columbia University. Dalton served as Dean of the University's School of Library Service. Correspondence relates to the school.

Topics include: appropriations, faculty affairs, faculty appointments, and membership on the advisory council of the school


Box 321 Folder 9 Dana, H. W. L. (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) 1917. (1 Folder), 3/1917-12/1917

Correspondence between Professor Henry W. L. Dana of the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, and Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia. Correspondence relates to Dana's dismissal from the University in 1917. Also, correspondence between butler and University administrators and trustees as well as letters to Butler from alumni regarding Dana's case.

Topics include: the controversy over Dana's memberships in The People's Council and the Collegiate Anti-Militaristic League, his dismissal from the University, and academic freedom. Also, correspondence regarding the activities of the Committee of Nine, the Committee on Education, and the Special committee of Inquiry into the State of Teaching in the University in relation to Dana's dismissal and issues of academic freedom


Box 322 Folder 1 to 16 Danielson, Charles S., files, 1905-1935., 9/1905-11/1935, (16 Folders)

Correspondence between Charles S. Danielson, the bursar of Columbia University, and University administrators. Routine correspondence regarding the processing of salary, loan, gift, and other financial transactions


Box 660 Folder 4 to 6 Darling, Edward A., files, 1890-1905., 10/1890-1/1905, (3 Folders)

Correspondence between Edward A. Darling, superintendent of buildings and grounds at Columbia University, and the president of the University. Most of the records consist of correspondence, bids, proposals, and budgets regarding the purchase and development of Columbia's Morningside Heights campus.

Topics include: the removal of existing buildings, construction, meetings with Charles Follen McKim of the architectural firm of McKim, Meade & White, funding for the new site, and furnishing and equipping the new campus. Also, correspondence regarding the investigation of a theft of microscopes (1899) and correspondence regarding Darling's death and his bequest to the University (ca. 1903-1905)


Box 349 Folder 2 to 9 Darrach, William, files, 1903-1931., 5/1903-4/1931, (8 Folders)

Correspondence between William Darrach, dean of the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Much of the correspondence relates to the medical school.

Topics include: activities and programs, faculty affairs, management of the school's libraries, faculty appointments and recruiting, prizes, fellowships, and research funding. Includes correspondence regarding the administration of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and the Vanderbilt Clinic. Also, correspondence and other records regarding the School of Tropical Medicine in Puerto Rico


Box 672 Folder 57 Das, Nilima file, 1959-1960. (1 Folder), 8/1959-4/1960

Correspondence between Nilima Das of the Taraknath Das Foundation and high level administrators at Columbia University. Correspondence relates to the awarding of the Taraknath Das Foundation Prize to Leon Finder, a professor at Queens College. Includes a list of prize recipients. Also, correspondence regarding memorial lectures in honor of Taraknath Das and the routine business of the Das foundation


Box 428 Folder 21 to 22 Das, Taraknath files, 1949-1957., 12/1949-6/1957, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Taraknath Das, a lecturer in history and benefactor of Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Das was also chairman of the Taraknath Das Foundation and the Mary Keating Das Committee. Correspondence relates to the Mary Keating Das Memorial Lectures, Das' relations with Indian officials, and his work to promote Indian studies and the understanding of India in the United States. Includes a number of addresses and lectures regarding India. Also includes correspondence regarding the selection of Mary Keating Das lecturers and the management of the Mary Keating Das Fund. Includes invitations and routine correspondence


Box 488 Folder 16 to 18 David, Henry, files, 1955-1960., 7/1955-5/1960, (3 Folders)

Correspondence between Henry David, executive director of the National Manpower Council, and high level administrators at Columbia University. The National Manpower Council, which was established under the auspices of Columbia's Graduate School of Business, consisted of representatives from business, labor, medicine, public service, and academia. The council studied human resources issues and worked to stimulate the use of human resources and the development of a national human resources policy. The records consist of correspondence, reports and statements regarding council research and correspondence relating to membership in the council.

Records include: the council's statement in response to federal equal pay legislation; an evaluation of the council's report on vocational education, A Policy for Skilled Manpower; correspondence regarding the council's Womanpower report (ca. June, 1957); correspondence relating to a study of the governmental labor force (ca. July, 1959); a printed compilation of reviews of council reports dating from 1951 to 1956 and council minutes dating from February 18, 1956 and November 17, 1956


Box 90 Folder 23 Davidson, Arthur T., file, 1968-1969. (1 Folder), 6/1968-7/1969

Correspondence and other records regarding the dismissal of Arthur T. Davidson, head of surgery at Harlem Hospital, and Davidson's subsequent discrimination lawsuit against Columbia University. Includes reports regarding the case and correspondence between attorney's regarding settlements


Box 660 Folder 7 Davies, Julien T., file, 1900-1909. (1 Folder), 11/1900-10/1909

Correspondence between Julian T. Davies, president of the Columbia College alumni association, and the president of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to alumni representation on the University's board of trustees, which was first approved in 1909. Correspondence also relates to fund raising


Box 665 Folder 11 Davies, Milton J., file, 1912-1916. (1 Folder), 12/1912-4/1916

Correspondence between Milton J. Davies, assistant to the director of Columbia University's Extension Teaching division, and the secretary of the University. Includes correspondence with James C. Egbert, director of Extension Teaching. Correspondence relates to the Institute of Arts and Sciences, a program of public lectures and short courses which were offered through Columbia's continuing education division


Box 667 Folder 27 Davis, Charles, file, 1928-1930. (1 Folder), 12/1928-6/1930

Correspondence between Charles Davis and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Includes correspondence with the director of University Extension, Columbia's continuing education division. Davis was a benefactor of the University. Correspondence relates to a lecture series by psychologist Alfred Adler and the possibility of establishing an academy of human science


Box 433 Folder 21 to 22 Davis, Kingsley, files, 1950-1954., 7/1950-5/1954, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Kingsley Davis, head of the Bureau of Applied Social Research at Columbia University, and the president and vice president of the University. Correspondence relates to research projects and publications sponsored by the Bureau of Applied Social Research. Includes draft proposals (ca. 1953) to establish an international population research center. Also, routine correspondence regarding funding for Davis' own research projects from the Council for Research in the Social Sciences


Box 396 Folder 1 to 11 Davis, Paul H. files, 1945-1951., 12/1945-2/1951, (11 Folders)

Correspondence between Paul H. Davis and the high level administrators of Columbia University, University alumni, trustees, and donors. Davis was recruited in 1945 to head a ten-year development program for the University. He served as general secretary and, later, as the vice president in charge of development. Most of the records consist of correspondence, reports, minutes, agenda, and notes relating to the University's development, alumni relations, and public relations activities. Other related records include: clippings, pamphlets, lists, press releases and budgets. Also, correspondence relating to prizes, funds, gifts, and awards.

Topics include the Ambrose Monell Medal, Columbia American Scholars, the Harriman Estate (Arden House), and the Pupin Medal. Also includes records documenting preparations for the inauguration of University president Dwight D. Eisenhower and correspondence regarding Davis' appointment and resignation


Box 501 Folder 22 Davison, William H. file, 1959-1961. (1 Folder), 5/1959-6/1961

Correspondence between William H. Davison and high level administrators at Columbia University. Davison was a professor of naval science and commanding officer of the University's Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) program. Correspondence relates to the NROTC program.

Topics include: faculty affairs, faculty appointments, and administrative issues. Includes a pamphlet regarding the NROTC program at Columbia (November, 1960)


Box 18 Folder 35 Dawson, Charles R., file, 1958-1959. (1 Folder), 9/1958-3/1959

Correspondence between Professor Charles R. Dawson and the president and vice president of Columbia University. Dawson was president of the Men's Faculty Club at the University and chairman of the University Committee on Athletic Eligibility. Correspondence relates to his appointment as chairman of the committee and a stag party that was held at the Men's faculty Club in April of 1959


Box 672 Folder 23 Dawson, Ray file, 1957-1958. (1 Folder), 8/1957-12/1958

Correspondence between Ray Dawson, professor of botany at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to routine requests for permission to use University property for a series of auctions. Also, correspondence regarding the use of the mansion at the University's Nevis Estate in Irvington-on-Hudson, New York


Box 669 Folder 26 Dayton, Robert W., Mrs., file, 1950-1951. (1 Folder), 10/1950-4/1951

Correspondence between Mrs. Robert W. Dayton, associate director of admissions at Barnard College, and the secretary of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to tuition exemption for the daughters of University faculty who were applying to Barnard


Box 497 Folder 13 to 18 De Bary, William Theodore, files, 1958-1971., 8/1958-6/1971, (6 Folders)

Correspondence between William Theodore De Bary and high level administrators at Columbia University. De Bary held a number of appointments at Columbia including professor of Chinese and Japanese, Horace Walpole Carpentier Professor of Oriental Studies, director of the Columbia College Oriental Studies Program, chairman of the Department of Chinese and Japanese, chairman of the Committee on Oriental Studies, director of the East Asian Language and Area Center, chairman of the Executive Committee of the University Senate, and vice president for academic affairs. Correspondence dating from 1958 to 1969 relates to Asian studies at Columbia. Correspondence dating from 1969 to 1971 relates to Columbia during the campus disturbances of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Also, a report from the Dean's Committee on the Humanities Courses in Columbia College to the dean of Columbia College (March, 1963). The report discusses the humanities portion of Columbia's Core Curriculum and includes the results of a survey of students in humanities courses.

Topics related to the Department of Chinese and Japanese include: appropriations, faculty appointments, the East Asian library, funding for programs and research, faculty affairs and immigration issues, budgeting, and the financial administration of departmental research projects. Topics related to Asian studies include: the Columbia College Oriental Studies Program (ca. 1960-1964); the Committee on Oriental Studies, which was established in 1961 to oversee undergraduate Asian studies; and the East Asian Language and Area Center, which was established to conduct research and education in the languages, cultures, and history of China, Japan, and Korea (ca. 1963-1965). related records include: an annual report of the college oriental studies program for the 1960-1961 academic year; annual reports of the Committee on Oriental Studies for the 1962-1963 1963-1964 and 1964-1965 academic years; comprehensive reports on the East Asian center for the 1962-1963 and 1964-1965 academic years as well as the Summer Sessions of 1964 and 1965 a report on the Ming Biographical History Project, a study of the 14th through the 17th centuries in China that was conducted by the Association for Asian Studies (October, 1964); and a press release regarding a high school Asian studies program (July, 1965). Includes three articles regarding Asian studies: Asian Studies for Undergraduates from the Journal of Higher Education (vol. xxx, no. 1); East Asian Studies: A Comprehensive Program from Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (vol. 356 November, 1964); and Education for a World Community from the Bulletin of the Association of American Colleges (vol. L, no. 4). Also, one file of substantive reports on the East Asian center dating from 1963 to 1964. Some of the reports are duplicates. Records dating from 1969 to 1971 relate to campus unrest and the business of the University Senate.

The records include a number of letters discussing policies regarding demonstrations and discipline. Includes a statement on campus unrest by University president Andrew Cordier (August, 1969) and a press release that quotes a letter from president William J. McGill regarding the disruption of a Puerto Rican history class by a demonstration. Also, substantive memoranda regarding University organization, policies, finances, and other University Senate agenda items. Records dating from 1971 consist of press releases regarding De Bary's appointment as vice president for academic affairs


Box 668 Folder 12 de Brito, Mario P., file, 1942 (1 Folder) 1/1942-6/1942, 1942, 1/1942-6/1942

Correspondence between Mario P. de Brito of the Administrative Department of Public Service in Brazil and the secretary of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to the translation of Columbia's bulletin into Portugese for distribution in Brazil


Box 321 Folder 11 De Forest, Robert W. file, 1896-1916. (1 Folder), 10/1896-1/1916

Correspondence between Robert W. De Forest, President of the Charity organization Society of the City of New York and Secretary of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Nicholas Murray Butler, President of Columbia University. Also, correspondence between De Forest and Presbyterian Hospital administrators. Correspondence relates to the establishment of an affiliation agreement between Columbia and Presbyterian Hospital (ca. 1910-1911), relations between the University and the hospital, and relations between Columbia and the Metropolitan museum of Art


Box 668 Folder 16 de Ynchausti, Manuel Ma., file, 1942-1944. (1 Folder), 7/1942-6/1944

Correspondence between Manuel Ma. de Ynchausti and the provost and secretary of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to Ynchausti's anonymous gift in support of a lecturing position at the University for Dr. Jose Antonio de Aguirre


Box 321 Folder 10 Dean, Bashford, file, 1890-1917. (1 Folder), 11/1890-11/1917

Correspondence between Bashford Dean, adjunct professor of zoology at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Also includes Dean's letters to Henry Fairfield Osborn, Da Costa Professor of Biology at Columbia University.

Topics include: field work, research trips, the acquisition of specimens. Includes correspondence describing specimens viewed in the field or at other institutions. Also, correspondence regarding fellowships and facilities in the departments of biology and zoology. Dean was also director of the College of the City of New York Summer School of Biology which was held at Cold Spring Harbor, New York (ca. 1890). Includes a detailed report discussing the: student body, lectures, curriculum, organization, equipment, and expenses of the school


Box 508 Folder 6 Deane, Herbert A., file, 1966-1969. (1 Folder), 11/1966-5/1969

Correspondence between Herbert A. Deane and high level administrators at Columbia University. Deane's appointments included dean of the Graduate Faculties and vice provost of academic planning. Most of the correspondence related to the Graduate Faculties is routine. However, some correspondence relates to: student affairs and discipline, faculty affairs, demonstrations, and relations between students and the administration. Includes Deane's speech on student attitudes towards institutions (1968). In particular, the speech addresses anarchist and nihilist opposition to institutions. As vice provost, Deane was charged with evaluating and revising the University's structure and mission. Includes a proposal for changes to the organization and government of the University (1968). Among other topics, the proposal discusses discipline, the role of the faculty, and the relationship of students to the administration. Also, correspondence regarding Deane's personnel issues


Box 54 Folder 33 DeKoff, Irving, file, 1968-1969. (1 Folder), 7/1968-6/1969

Records regarding the appointment of Irving DeKoff as director of student interests at Columbia University. Most of the records relate to personnel issues and other routine topics


Box 386 Folder 1 Del Manzo, Milton C., file, 1941-1951. (1 Folder), 7/1941-10/1954

Correspondence between Milton C. Del Manzo, provost of Teachers College at Columbia University, and the provost and secretary of the University.

Topics include membership in the Faculty of Teachers College, student affairs, and enrollment privileges for Teachers College and University courses. Includes a copy of the revised by-laws of Teachers College dated September, 1941


Box 508 Folder 14 to 15 Delacorte, George T., files, 1962-1970., 9/1962-8/1970, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between George T. Delacorte, president of Dell Publishing Company, and the president and vice president of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to Delacorte's gifts to Columbia. Includes correspondence regarding funding for the College Walk landscaping project and the erection of gates on College Walk at the Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue entrances to Columbia's Morningside Heights campus. Also includes numerous routine acknowledgement letters


Box 36 Folder 23 Delafield, E. C. (Edward C.) file, 1967-1968. (1 Folder), 7/1967-6/1968

Correspondence between Edward C. Delafield and administrators at Columbia University. Correspondence relates to Delafield's gift to Columbia of his estate, Fieldston Hall, for use as a botanical garden.

Topics include: the renaming of the estate as the Edward C. Delafield Botanical Garden, issues regarding taxes and the rebuilding of city streets through and around the estate, possible uses for the house and land, and the question of who would live in the main house at the estate. Includes a report regarding the estate and Delafield as well as a newspaper clipping regarding the gift of the estate. Also includes correspondence regarding Delafield's complaints that the property was not being used as he intended


Box 501 Folder 15 to 20 DelliQuadri, Fred, files, 1959-1967., 9/1959-6/1967, (6 Folders)

Correspondence between Fred DelliQuadri, dean of the New York School of Social Work, and high level administrators at Columbia University. The records consist of correspondence and reports relating to the school.

Topics include: faculty appointments, events, funding for the school, alumni relations, development, cooperation between the school and social service agencies, gifts to the school, the management of loan funds, and faculty affairs. Also, many of the records dating from 1964 to 1965 consist of correspondence and reports regarding the Mobilization for Youth program, which was established to control and prevent juvenile delinquency on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Also includes a file of records regarding a reception for Dean DelliQuadri and his wife. Records related to the school of social work include: records regarding the school's change of name to the Columbia University School of Social Work (1962); by-laws of the school's advisory council and a summary report regarding the council (January, 1963); annual reports of the school from the 1961-1962 1963-1964 and 1965-1966 academic years; and a proposal to establish a center for training and research in intergroup relations to be named for Eleanor Roosevelt (July, 1966)


Box 504 Folder 16 DeNisco, Adam A., file, 1961-1965. (1 Folder), 7/1961-6/1965

Correspondence between Adam DeNisco, Columbia University's security officer, and University administrators. The correspondence is routine


Box 321 Folder 12 Devine, Edward T., file, 1900-1918. (1 Folder), 1/1900-5/1918

Correspondence between Edward T. Devine, director of the School of philanthropy and general secretary of the Charity Organization Society of the City of New York, and high level administrators at Columbia University. Correspondence documents Columbia's activities in relation to social work, social services, charities, and hospitals. Also, correspondence regarding the School of Philanthropy.

Topics include: Columbia's financial support for the school, relations between the school and the University, and faculty appointments in the school. Devine also served as a special representative of the American Red Cross. Includes correspondence discussing his work as a representative of the Red Cross after the San Fransisco earthquake of 1906 as an observer of the condition of German prisoners in Russian camps during World War I, and as a relief worker in Paris between 1916 and 1918. Much of this correspondence is administrative. However, there is some discussion of Devine's activities and of conditions in the field

Box 321 Folder 13 Dewey, John, file, 1898-1939. (1 Folder), 7/1898-10/1939

Correspondence between John Dewey, professor of philosophy in the Department of Philosophy and Psychology at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to the department.

Topics include: special lectures, facilities, faculty appointments, budgeting, fellowships, and course scheduling. Also, correspondence regarding Dewey's personnel issues and memberships on University committees


Box 670 Folder 32 Dewey, Thomas E., file, 1953-1954. (1 Folder), 7/1953-4/1954

Correspondence between Thomas E. Dewey, governor of New York, and Columbia University administrators. Correspondence relates to invitations for Dewey to speak at University events. Includes invitations for Dewey to speak at the 25th anniversary of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center


Box 493 Folder 22 Dibrell, A. G. (Aquilla Gibbs), file, 1956-1959. (1 Folder), 9/1956-6/1959

Correspondence between Aquilla G. Dibrell, professor of naval science in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) at Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to the NROTC program.

Topics include: facilities, prizes and awards, personnel, and NROTC policies and programs. Includes invitations


Box 665 Folder 13 to 14 Dickey, Frank A., files, 1911-1919., 3/1911-3/1919, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Frank A. Dickey and the president, secretary, and consulting engineer of Columbia University. Dickey served as assistant registrar and registrar of the University. Correspondence relates to the numerous responsibilities of the Registrar's Office.

Topics include: fees, classroom size, examination procedures, student records, and diplomas. Includes a report on examination procedures in the law school and a report on the operation of the student mail system


Box 495 Folder 26 Dickson, Lois, file, 1956-1958. (1 Folder), 11/1956-6/1958

Correspondence between Lois Dickson, acting foreign student advisor at Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to issues involving international students.

Topics include: admissions, orientation, financial aid, immigration and visas, and events. Includes: correspondence regarding admissions and financial aid for Hungarian students during the 1950s directories of international students dating from 1957 and a copy of Columbia Worldwide, the international student newsletter. According to a note in the file, correspondence dated prior to 1956 is filed under Lois D. Stitch


Box 660 Folder 8 Dielman, Frederick, file, 1905-1907. (1 Folder), 2/1905-12/1907

Correspondence between Frederick Dielman of the National Academy of Design and the president of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to an agreement between the University and the academy and the formation of a faculty of fine arts at Columbia


Box 669 Folder 51 Dillenberger, John file, 1952-1953. (1 Folder), 7/1952-5/1953

Correspondence between John Dillenberger, associate professor of religion and acting executive officer of the Department of Religion at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to administrative issues involving the department. Includes supporting documents for a report on the relationship between Columbia and Union Theological Seminary


Box 670 Folder 33 Dilworth, Carolyn C., file, 1953-1954. (1 Folder), 7/1953-6/1954

Correspondence between Carolyn C. Dilworth, administrative assistant to the dean of the School of Law at Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to various issues.

Topics include: the school's Hardship Fund, a gift to the school from Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone, prizes, and student affairs


Box 375 Folder 14 to 15 Dinsmoor, William Bell, files, 1934-1954., 7/1934-6/1954, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Professor William Bell Dinsmoor and the high level administrators of Columbia University. Dinsmoor held appointments as professor of architecture and, later, professor of archeology. He served as executive officer of the Department of Fine Arts, which was reorganized as the Department of Fine Arts and Archeology. Records relate to the department and to attempts to establish a University arts center. Most of the records dating from the 1930s consist of correspondence, reports and proposals which evaluate the faculty, organization, curriculum, and future needs of the Department of Fine Arts. Correspondence and budgets also document the routine business of the department during this period.

Topics include: budgeting, finances, faculty affairs, and relations with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In particular, the correspondence discusses the appointment of Professor Margaret Beiber, who was a displaced German scholar, and her status in the department. Most of the records dating from the 1940s to the 1950s consist of correspondence and budgets relating to the department.

Topics include: faculty affairs, faculty appointments, budgeting, and finances. Includes proposals to establish a fine arts center and a University art museum (ca. 1947). Also includes correspondence regarding a proposed Apollinic Festival of fine arts, letters, and sciences (ca. 1936). Also, correspondence regarding Dinsmoor's personnel issues and research


Box 500 Folder 16 to 17 8/1958-9/1960 Dirlick, Richard, files, 1958-1960., 8/1958-9/1960, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Richard Dirlick, an employee in the Alumni Records Center at Columbia University, and University administrators. most of the records consist of routine forms relating to alumni mailings and address updates


Box 425 Folder 16 to 17 Dittmar, Moritz A., files, 1948-1954., 11/1948-5/1954, (2 Folders)

Records forwarded from Moritz A. Dittmar to Columbia University president Grayson Kirk. Dittmar was secretary of Columbia University's College of Pharmacy. Records include: minutes of the Board of Trustees of the College of Pharmacy; the by-laws of the college; and reports from the dean, treasurer, and other administrators of the college.


Box 660 Folder 9 to 10 Dix, Morgan, files, 1890-1908., 2/1890-5/1908, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Morgan Dix and the president of Columbia University. Dix was rector of the Parish of Trinity Church in New York City, a Columbia trustee, and a member of the trustees' committee on honors. Much of the correspondence relates to honorary degrees, University ceremonies, and faculty appointments. Dix also served on the committee on the Course and the Committee on Education. Correspondence dating from 1890 to 1895 relates to the curriculum in a number of Columbia's schools. Also includes: correspondence regarding religious issues involving the teaching of Hebrew Scriptures (April, 1904); Dix's recommendation letters for candidates for admission to the University; and newspaper clippings regarding his death in 1909


Box 668 Folder 30 Dobbie, Elliott V. K., file, 1946-1947. (1 Folder), 8/1946-6/1947

Correspondence between Professor Elliot V. K. Dobbie and Columbia University administrators. Correspondence relates to the Faculty of Philosophy. Topics include faculty appointments and salaries


Box 427 Folder 16 Dodd, David L., file, 1948-1952. (1 Folder), 7/1948-5/1952

Correspondence between David L. Dodd, associate dean of the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University, and University administrators and faculty. Most of the records relate to the school. Topics include: course scheduling, facilities, personnel, and financial aid. Includes a 1952 proposal regarding the revision of accounting courses for the business major. Also, correspondence regarding the reorganization of the University's administration that took place in 1949 and the establishment of the Office of the Vice President for Business Affairs


Box 448 Folder 9 Dodds, Harold W., file, 1953-1954. (1 Folder), 2/1953-4/1954

Correspondence between Harold W. Dodds, president of Princeton University, and high level administrators at Columbia University. The records consist of correspondence and press releases relating to Dodds' address before the Columbia University Bicentennial opening dinner. Includes the text of his address. Also, correspondence between Dodds and University president Grayson Kirk regarding the Association of American Universities. Includes memoranda from Dodds regarding the response to a statement on academic freedom that was released by the association in March, 1953


Box 321 Folder 14 to 16 Dodge, Grace H., files, 1893-1914., 2/1893-12/1914, (3 Folders)

Correspondence between Grace H. Dodge, a founder and benefactor of Teachers College at Columbia University, and University presidents Seth low and Nicholas Murray Butler. Most of the correspondence is between Dodge and President Low.

Topics include: the representation of Teachers College on University governing bodies, financial relations between the College and the University, the extension of University privileges to Teachers College students, faculty appointments, issues regarding women students, and the administration of Teachers College and Columbia University. Includes correspondence regarding religious quotas for admission to the Horace Mann School at Teachers College (ca. 1908). Correspondence between Dodge and President Butler deals primarily with Teachers College finances and the membership of the college's board of trustees. Includes correspondence regarding Butler's plan to absorb the Teachers College board into the University's board of trustees and the affiliation of the two institutions in 1914


Box 323 Folder 1 to 17 Dodge, M. Hartley, files, 1901-1964., 5/1901-4/1964, (17 Folders)

Correspondence between Marcellus Hartley Dodge and the trustees and high level administrators of Columbia University. Dodge was an alumnus, benefactor, and trustee of the University and also servied as clerk of the University's board of trustees. Contains mostly routine business or courtesy correspondence on a variety of topics as well as invitations, cover letters, and acknowledgement letters. Also, correspondence relating to fund raising, campus development, the acquisition of real estate, gifts to the University, donor relations, and trustee relations


Box 660 Folder 12 Dodge, William E., file, 1890-1903. (1 Folder), 4/1890-6/1903

Correspondence between William E. Dodge, a benefactor of Columbia University, and University president Seth Low. Most of the correspondence relates to Earl Hall, Columbia's nondenominational religious and social center. Dodge funded Earl Hall as a memorial to his son


Box 437 Folder 9 to 15 Dohr, James L., files, 1951-1960., 7/1951-4/1960, (7 Folders)

Correspondence between James L. Dohr, professor of accounting in the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University, and University president Grayson Kirk. Dohr also held appointments as a special assistant to the president and the director of the Institute of Accounting. The records relate to a survey and evaluation of Columbia's financial and accounting procedures (ca. 1957-1958) and the reorganization of the University's budget, accounting, and financial reporting operations (ca. 1959-1960). Also, routine gift acknowledgement letters. Dohr was also a special assistant to President Kirk. Includes correspondence with the president on a variety of topics


Box 671 Folder 57 Dombroff, Seymour, file, 1955-1956. (1 Folder), 8/1955-6/1956

Correspondence between Seymour Dombroff, associate professor of naval science at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC).

Topics include: facilities, expenditures, prizes and awards, and faculty appointments. Includes copies of a Navy directive regarding the transfer of Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps (AFROTC) students to the NROTC program.


Box 669 Folder 52 Donald, David Herbert, file, 1952-1953. (1 Folder), 10/1952-4/1953

Correspondence between David Herbert Donald, associate professor of history, and the secretary of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to funding for Donald's research project and his retirement plan


Box 668 Folder 31 Donovan, William J., file, 1946-1947. (1 Folder), 7/1946-6/1947

Correspondence between Major General William J. Donovan and Columbia University administrators. Among other topics, the correspondence relates to Donovan's honorary degree from Columbia


Box 451 Folder 11 Donzelot, Pierre, file, 1953-1955. (1 Folder), 11/1953-6/1955

Correspondence between Pierre Donzelot and high level administrators at Columbia University. Donzelot was director general of the French Ministry of National Education and permanent representative of French universities in the United States. Correspondence relates to Donzelot's honorary degree from Columbia as well as arrangements for events and visits to the University. Includes a catalog from an exhibition entitled French Universities and their Pursuit of Freedom. Includes invitations and routine correspondence. Some of the correspondence is in French


Box 671 Folder 23 Dougherty, Richard A., file, 1954-1955. (1 Folder), 9/1954-6/1955

Correspondence between Richard A. Dougherty, deputy commissioner of community relations in the New York City police department, and Robert Harron, assistant to the president of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to publicity for the police department's community projects, including Little League teams in Harlem. Other topics include: Morningside Heights, Inc., a community development and urban renewal program that included Columbia and other area institutions; security at public events during Columbia's 1954 bicentennial celebration; and arrangements to provide Dougherty with tickets to Columbia athletic events


Box 451 Folder 12 Dougherty, Richard Erwin file, 1953-1955. (1 Folder), 7/1953-3/1955

Correspondence between Richard Erwin Dougherty and Columbia University president Grayson Kirk. The records consist of correspondence and reports regarding the University's project to fund an engineering center. Dougherty chaired the committee in charge of planning the center.

Topics include the: funding, long-range planning, mission, and design of the center. Includes a memorandum (February, 1954) from James K. Finch, Dean Emeritus of the School of Engineering. The memorandum recounts the history of the school's space problems


Box 348 Folder 19 to 21 Douglas, Archibald, files, 1919-1941., 3/1919-5/1941, (3 Folders)

Correspondence between Archibald Douglas, a trustee of Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. correspondence relates to a variety of issues.

Topics include: the work of the stadium committee and planning for the University's stadium, planning for a school of international affairs, scholarships in the Faculty of Applied Science, gifts to Columbia, and University finances. includes a report on the gift to Columbia of the Nevis Estate in Irvington-on-Hudson, New York. Also includes a report on the University's ambulance corps during World War I


Box 411 Folder 2 to 3 Dowling, Noel Thomas, files, 1947-1955., 9/1947-5/1955, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Noel Thomas Dowling, Nash Professor of Law at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Dowling advised the University administration on a variety of policy decisions and administrative issues. Records relate to the reorganization of the University's administrative structure in 1949 retirement policies (ca. 1947-1953), and the rights of student groups to bring speakers to campus (ca. 1950-1951).

The records include correspondence and drafts (ca. 1947-1949) regarding the restructuring of the University's administration and the establishment of the Development Committee, Development Office, and Office of the Vice President for Business Affairs. Also, correspondence, proposals, and reports (ca. 1947-1953) documenting retirement policies and the Committee on Retirement Plans. Also includes correspondence and a file of working papers (ca. 1950-1951) documenting the work of the Committee on Student Organizations and Speakers to establish policies governing student groups. Also, correspondence (ca. 1954-1955) regarding Dowling's honorary degree from Columbia


Box 451 Folder 13 Dowling, Robert W. file, 1954-1955. (1 Folder), 1/1954-5/1955

Correspondence between Robert W. Dowling and Columbia University administrators. Dowling was president of the City Investing Company and chairman of the Policy Committee of the New York City Department of Commerce and Public Events. The records consist of correspondence and invitations relating to arrangements for events and committee meetings. Includes committee minutes dating from January and April, 1955


Box 323 Folder 18 to 20 Downing, Augustus S., files, 1904-1926., 2/1904-4/1926, (3 Folders)

Correspondence between Augustus S. Downing, first assistant commissioner of education in the New York State Education Department, and the president and secretary of Columbia University.

Topics include: Columbia's authority to grant degrees and the recognition of new degrees offered by the University, legislation affecting educational institutions, and state scholarships. Includes a detailed letter dated April, 1910 in which Downing responds to Columbia's proposal for the establishment of a department of agriculture at the University


Box 660 Folder 12 Draper, A. S. (Andrew Sloan) file, 1898-1910. (1 Folder), 3/1898-1/1910

Correspondence between Andrew S. Draper and the president of Columbia University. Draper served as president of the University of Illinois and, beginning in 1904 as Commissioner of Education in the New York State Education Department. Correspondence dating from 1898 to 1904 relates to attempts to get Draper to accept an appointment as superintendent of schools for New York City. Also includes correspondence regarding Draper's honorary degree from Columbia. Correspondence dating from 1904 to 1909 relates to a variety of issues involving higher education.

Topics include: Draper's plan for the organization of the New York State Education Department; a failed attempt to promote cooperation between the education department and the College Entrance Examination Board and the creation of the New York State Examinations Board (1905); and Columbia's combined course of overlapping college and professional education. Includes invitations and routine correspondence

Box 660 Folder 13 Dresser, Daniel LeRoy file, 1899-1907. (1 Folder), 4/1899-4/1907

Correspondence between Daniel LeRoy Dresser, an alumnus of Columbia University, and the president of the University. Dresser appears to have been a benefactor of the University. Correspondence relates to: fund raising and planning for the purchase of the South Field extension to Columbia's Morningside Heights campus; Columbia's 1905 ban on football; and plans to locate a University athletic field at 220th Street (the Dyckman property) and along the Hudson between 116th and 120th streets. Includes blueprints for an athletic field. Also includes a newspaper clipping, which dates from 1907 regarding Dresser's bankruptcy in 1903


Box 425 Folder 18 to 20 Drew, Thomas Bradford, files, 1948-1957., 7/1948-6/1957, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Thomas Bradford Drew, executive officer of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. The records consist of correspondence, budgets, and policies relating to the department.

Topics include: arrangements for courses, equipment, faculty affairs, student affairs, personnel, the retention of faculty members, and the administration of the department's Chandler Chemical Museum. Also, correspondence and working papers of the Committee on Industrial Research dating from the 1950s.

Topics include: the funding, personnel, and administration of sponsored research projects; policies regarding research and development contracts; and the administration of research and development contracts


Box 669 Folder 34 Dubinsky, David, file, 1943-1951. (1 Folder), 3/1943-8/1951

Correspondence between David Dubinsky, president of the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union, and the associate provost of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to proposals to endow a chair at Columbia as a memorial to Victor Alter and Henry K. Erlich, Jewish labor leaders in Poland who had been executed for political and labor activities. Includes biographical information on Alter and Erlich


Box 672 Folder 58 Dudley, David A., file, 1959-1960. (1 Folder), 10/1959-6/1960

Correspondence between David A. Dudley, director of undergraduate admissions at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to a variety of topics involving admissions. Records include a paper regarding the introduction of a writing sample as a requirement for college admission; the results of admissions questionnaires that were completed by School of Engineering freshmen; and routine correspondence regarding admissions. Also, correspondence regarding a dispute between Dudley and the University president as well as Dudley's resignation


Box 669 Folder 12 Dunn, Charles Wesley, file, 1948-1949. (1 Folder), 7/1948-4/1949

Correspondence between Charles Wesley Dunn and the provost of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to plans to endow a chair and an institute in food law at the University's School of Law


Box 354 Folder 17 Dunn, Gano file, 1928-1933. (1 Folder), 8/1928-6/1933

Correspondence between Gano Dunn, a trustee of Columbia University, and the president and other trustees of the University. Dunn was chairman of the trustee's committee on buildings and grounds. Most of the correspondence relates to the renovation, maintenance, and funding of University buildings. Includes correspondence regarding research facilities and residence halls. Also includes correspondence and reports regarding corruption in the management of the University's power plant (ca. 1933). Also, correspondence regarding the selection of a dean for the School of Engineering (ca. 1929-1930).


Box 382 Folder 1 to 6 Dunn, L. C. (Leslie Clarence) files, 1940-1959., 7/1940-6/1959, (6 Folders)

Correspondence between Leslie C. Dunn and high level administrators at Columbia University. Dunn held a number of appointments including executive officer of the Department of Zoology, secretary of the University's Faculty Fellowship Fund, director of the Institute for the Study of Human Variation. He was also a member of the Nevis Committee, which oversaw the University's Nevis Estate research facility, and the Committee on the Program, which was established ca. 1941 in order to propose changes to the University curriculum in light of the changing needs of society. Most of the records dating from 1940 to 1945 relate to the zoology department and the Faculty Fellowship Fund, a fund which was established to aid displaced European scholars. Records dating from the 1940s and 1950s also document a variety of subjects related to sponsored research at the University. In particular, the records relate to administrative issues involving research in genetics. Most of the records dating from 1951 to 1959 relate to the Nevis Biological Field Station, the Nevis Committee, or the Institute for the Study of Human Variation. Also, correspondence regarding Dunn's personnel issues and a memorandum (May, 1943) regarding his research on genetics. Includes his 1937 Armistice Day radio address on science and democracy and science and the arts. There is a gap in the records between 1949 and 1951. Records related to the Department of Zoology consist of correspondence and budgets.

Topics include: faculty appointments, equipment, facilities, appropriations, expenditures, faculty affairs, budgeting, the administration of grants and sponsored projects, and the administration of research projects. Includes correspondence regarding the celebration of the department's 50th anniversary in 1942 joint programs with the American Museum of Natural History, and the Jessup lectures. Also includes a proposal for a Navy training program (November, 1942). The proposal discusses the purpose, instructional method, curriculum, and staffing of the program. Records related to the faculty Fellowship Fund include correspondence and reports documenting assistance to scholars who fled Europe between 1935 and 1945.

Topics include: faculty appointments; financial, salary, and immigration issues involving displaced scholars; and fund finances. Includes a 10-year summary report which discusses the fund's mission and the effects of World War II on scholars. Also includes a list of aid recipients from 1935 to 1941. Records relating to research include correspondence, reports, questionnaires, and papers. The materials were compiled in 1945 in response to a survey by the government's Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) that studied scientific research in American universities.

Topics include: research expenditures, research policies, and general issues involving research funding. Records related to the Nevis Biological Field Station and the Nevis Committee include correspondence and reports. Also, correspondence, reports, announcements, proposals, and bibliographies relating to the Institute for the Study of Human Variation.

Topics include: the administration of genetics and biology research projects, facilities, research funding, budgeting, and faculty affairs. In particular, the records deal with the establishment and eventual closing of the institute. Includes a report regarding the institute's research activities (July, 1956). Also includes a proposal to establish a genetics department (April, 1948)


Box 429 Folder 1 to 22 Dunning, John R., files, 1949-1969., 7/1949-6/1959, (28 Folders)

Correspondence between John R. Dunning and faculty and high level administrators at Columbia University. Dunning held a number of appointments including: Professor of Physics, Director of Scientific Research, Chairman of the Committee on Government Aided Research, chairman of the Development Committee on Science and Research, and dean of the School of Engineering. Records relate to: the Department of Physics; the Division of Scientific Research; the School of Engineering, which became the School of Engineering and Applied Science; the establishment of the University's engineering center; and Dunning's personnel issues and career. Also, correspondence and minutes (ca. 1950) regarding the Eugene Higgins Trust and a 1949 proposal regarding the gift to the University of Arden House and the use of the property.

Records regarding the Department of Physics consist of routine correspondence. Topics relating to the department include the Pupin Medal and departmental personnel. Records regarding research consist of correspondence, lists, financial records, and proposals. Related topics include: financial administration, indirect costs, expenditures, appropriations, research and development contracts, government contracts, the management of special funds, facilities, faculty appointments, payments to research associates, and the administration of faculty and research personnel. Includes records regarding the electron microscope, aeronautics, and atomic energy. records relating to the School of Engineering consist of correspondence, budgets, clippings, proposals, reports, and pamphlets.

Topics include: scholarships, professorships, faculty appointments, personnel, departmental business, enrollment, the administration of the Dean's Office, the curriculum, research contracts awarded to the school, degrees, faculty affairs, budgeting, the establishment of programs, and student affairs. Includes minutes of faculty meetings (ca. 1956-1957) as well as minutes of the Electronics Research Laboratories Administrative Board and related records (ca. 1958-1959). Also includes: correspondence (ca. 1961) regarding the establishment of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Dunning's 1962 report on the school and the relationship between science and engineering, and correspondence (ca. 1964) regarding the school's centennial anniversary. Records relating to the Engineering Center consist of correspondence, reports, proposals, and acknowledgement letters (ca. 1950-1956).

Topics include fund raising for the center and the design of the center. Records relating to Dunning's personnel issues and career include correspondence, press releases, and a 1968 biographical statement.

Topics include his involvement in atom splitting research at the University in 1939 and his resignation as dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science in 1969. Includes the proceedings of a press conference on engineering manpower and scientific training in the United States and the Soviet Union that was held in July, 1955. Also includes correspondence, by-laws, and a certificate of incorporation relating to the establishment of the Basic Science Foundation (ca. 1959). The foundation supported research in science and engineering


Box 430 Folder 1 to 6 Dunning, John R., files, 7/1959-3/1969


Box 321 Folder 17 Dunning, William Archibald, file, 1891-1918. (1 Folder), 2/1891-6/1918

Correspondence between William Archibald Dunning, Professor of History in the Department of History at Columbia University, and the President and Secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to the Department of History.

Topics include: course scheduling, staffing needs, budgeting, faculty appointments, the curriculum, teaching assignments, and personnel. Also, a report regarding the establishment and organization of a faculty advisor program and correspondence regarding Dunning's personnel issues


Box 667 Folder 7 Dwight, Arthur S., file, 1919-1923. (1 Folder), 9/1919-2/1923

Correspondence between Arthur S. Dwight and Columbia University's president, secretary and clerk of the board of trustees. Dwight was a trustee of the University and chairman of the trustees' committee on buildings and grounds. Correspondence relates to the business of the committee on buildings and grounds and plans for the erection of a war memorial. Includes minutes and a blueprint from a joint meeting of University trustees and faculty members from the Schools of Mines, Engineering, and Chemistry (November, 1920). The records relate to the organization of the schools, the recruiting of faculty members, and publicity for the schools


Box 18 Folder 22 Dyke, Dorothy Louise, file, 1962-1965. (1 Folder), 5/1962-7/1965

Correspondence relates to the closing of University records on Dorothy Louise Dyke and her husband, Dunward H. Dyke


Box 660 Folder 14 Earle, Ethel Deodata, file, 1905-1909. (1 Folder), 12/1905-11/1909

Correspondence between Ethel Deodata Earle and the president and trustees of Columbia University. Ethel Earle was the widow of Mortimer L. Earle, a professor of classical philology at Columbia's Barnard College. Correspondence relates to Professor Earle's death and Mrs. Earle's efforts to secure a pension from the University


Box 668 Folder 46 East, Bion R., file, 1947-1948. (1 Folder), 7/1947-6/1948

Correspondence between Bion R. East, dean of the School of Dental and Oral Surgery at Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to the school.

Topics include: appropriations and expenditures, the opening of the school's Kamen Seminar Room, and prizes awarded by the school


Box 670 Folder 1 to 2 Eastwood, R. Parker (Robert Parker), files, 1952., 7/1952-8/1952, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Robert Parker Eastwood, assistant dean of the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to the school.

Topics include routine personnel administration and faculty affairs. Includes materials that were submitted to the committee in charge of deciding whether to continue undergraduate instruction at the business school


Box 669 Folder 35 Eden, Anthony, file, 1951-1952. (1 Folder), 7/1951-1/1952

Correspondence between Anthony Eden, British secretary of state for foreign affairs, and Grayson Kirk, the vice president and provost of columbia University. Includes correspondence with Arthur Hays Sulzberger, publisher of the New York Times. Correspondence relates to eden's honorary degree from Columbia and his appointment to deliver the Gabriel Silver Lectures. Includes copies of Eden's speech at the honorary degree ceremony and programs from the ceremony


Box 411 Folder 19 to 20 Edman, Irwin, files, 1946-1954., 7/1946-9/1954, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Irwin Edman, executive officer of the Department of Philosophy at Columbia University, and the acting president and secretary of the University. The records consist of correspondence and budgets relating to the department.

Topics include: prizes, special lectures, budgeting, staffing needs, faculty appointments, faculty affairs, and budgeting. Includes correspondence regarding the awarding of the Butler Medal and the Woodbridge Prize. Also, correspondence regarding Edman's personnel issues, committee memberships, and professional activities. Includes a memorial biographical pamphlet regarding Edman.


Box 324 Folder 1 to 14 Egbert, J. C. (James Chidester) files, 1894-1942., 6/1894-6/1942, (14 Folders)

Correspondence between James Chidester Egbert, and high level administrators at Columbia University. Egbert held numerous posts at the University including director of the Summer Session; director of the School of Business; and director of Extension Teaching, Columbia's continuing education division. Correspondence dating from the 1890s relates to the funding of the American School of Classical Studies in Rome. Topics related to the Summer Session include: faculty appointments, publicity and advertising, budgeting, expenditures, finances, events, tuition and fees, and the organization and operation of the summer program. The correspondence also documents the role of the school in the University system and its administrative and financial relationship to the University.

Topics related to Extension Teaching include: expenditures, tuition and fees, faculty appointments, instructional costs, course scheduling, teaching assignments, finances, budgeting, the curriculum, and personnel. Includes correspondence regarding Home Study, the University's correspondence course. Also includes correspondence regarding the use of radio as an educational resource. Also, routine correspondence relating to the School of Business. Includes correspondence proposing the addition of the subject of economic geography to the curriculum of the school. Also, correspondence regarding Egbert's work on numerous committees including a committee to study the relationship between Columbia University and Teachers College, the Committee on Religous Work, and the University Commons Committee


Box 425 Folder 21 to 22 Egbert, Lester D., files, 1948-1959., 8/1948-1/1959, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Lester D. Egbert and high level administrators at Columbia University. Egbert was president of Brown, Crosby & Co., Inc. and a trustee of Columbia University. He chaired the trustees' development committee and served on numerous other trustee committees. Correspondence dating from 1948 to 1949 relates to the establishment of a retirement plan for the University's non-academic employees. Records dating from the 1950s consist of correspondence and minutes relating to development and alumni relations. Includes a 1954 report regarding the University's development program. Also, routine correspondence regarding trustee business and Egbert's gifts to the University


Box 660 Folder 15 Egleston, Thomas, file, 1890-1899. (1 Folder), 1/1890-10/1899

Correspondence between Professor Thomas Egleston and the president of Columbia University. Egleston held appointments as professor of metallurgy and professor emeritus of metallurgy in the School of Mines. Correspondence relates to the school.

Topics include: the school's facilities at Columbia's 49th Street campus; the reorganization of departments in the school (ca. 1892-1893); Egleston's efforts to create a metallurgical laboratory and to increase funding for metallurgical collections and supplies (1896); and the donation of Egleston's collection of specimens, books, and periodicals (1897). Includes correspondence regarding the history of the School of Mines and the evaluation of other mining schools (July, 1894)


Box 495 Folder 27 Eilenberg, Samuel file, 1957-1960. (1 Folder), 7/1957-5/1960

Correspondence between Samuel Eilenberg, executive officer of the Department of Mathematics at Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to the department.

Topics include: personnel, faculty appointments, finances, and facilities


Box 411 Folder 4 to 13 Eisenhower, Dwight D., files, 1947-1961., 7/1947-5/1961, (10 Folders)

Correspondence between Dwight D. Eisenhower and the trustees and high level administrators of Columbia University. Also includes: correspondence between University administrators regarding Eisenhower, correspondence between Eisenhower's staff and the University, and letters that were received by Eisenhower and then forwarded to the University for handling. Eisenhower was president of the University from 1948 to 1953. (He took leave without pay in 1951 in order to campaign for president.) Most of the records relate to the period prior to his arrival and the period immediately following his resignation. Although the records do include some materials dating from his term as president of the University, they are not a comprehensive record of his administration.

Includes correspondence and minutes regarding preparations for Eisenhower's inaugural as president of the University as well as invitations, programs, and printed copies of his inaugural address. Also includes correspondence regarding Eisenhower's move to Columbia and his plans for the operation of the President's Office. Also: letters from Eisenhower regarding his views on his role as president of Columbia and the University's mission; correspondence regarding the reorganization of the University's administrative structure that took place in 1949 statements regarding a controversy involving funding from Eastern European governments; and a small number of Eisenhower's speeches. Includes his farewell addresses to Columbia's faculty and student body. Also, correspondence and proposals documenting studies by the Conservation for Human Resources Project and the American Assembly, an organization that Eisenhower helped to establish. Other topics include: events, convocations, visits from dignitaries, University development activities, and Columbia's 1954 bicentennial. Includes newspaper clippings regarding Eisenhower's presidential campaign


Box 660 Folder 16 to 17 Eliot, Charles William files, 1897-1908., 12/1897-10/1908, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Charles William Eliot, president of Harvard University, and Columbia University presidents Seth Low and Nicholas Murray Butler. Correspondence relates to a range of subjects involving Columbia and higher education in general.

Topics include: admissions criteria for graduate schools, efforts to develop standardized entrance examinations for admission to college, the establishment of Barnard College, the reform of collegiate athletics, Columbia's athletic facilities, and efforts to establish a school of archeology and ethnography in Mexico City. Includes: detailed letters from President Low regarding the development of Columbia's Collegiate Course for Women, which allowed female students to audit courses at the University; correspondence regarding President Butler's interest in making knowledge of the Bible as literature a prerequisite for college admission; and correspondence regarding the decision to change Columbia's name from Columbia College to Columbia University


Box 679 Folder 26 Elizabeth II, Queen, file, 1957 (1 Folder) 7/1957-10/1957, 1957, 7/1957-10/1957

Correspondence between Hugh Bullock, president of the Pilgrims of the United States and the English Speaking Union, and Bernard M. Shanley, secretary to President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Correspondence relates to a invitation to attend a dinner in honor of Elizabeth II, Queen of england


Box 380 Folder 18 Elliott, Edward S. file, 1940-1943. (1 Folder), 7/1940-5/1943

Correspondence between Edward S. Elliott, director of athletics at Columbia University, and University provost Frank D. Fackenthal. The records consist of correspondence and budgets relating to the Department of Physical Education and the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Topics include budgeting and gifts to the department. Includes a report on the University's intramural sports program for 1941


Box 667 Folder 28 Ely, Richard Theodore, file, 1928-1929. (1 Folder), 10/1928-2/1929

Correspondence between Richard Theodore Ely, director of the Institute for Research in Land Economics and Public Utilities, and the president of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to the proposed relocation of the institute from Northwestern University to Columbia. The proposed move was not completed due to a lack of funding and office space


Box 507 Folder 21 to 22 Emerson, Harold E., files, 1965-1971., 7/1965-6/1971, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Harold E. Emerson and high level administrators at Columbia University. Emerson held appointments as executive director of Columbia's National Alumni Program and vice president of development and alumni relations. Correspondence relates to alumni events and programs, development, gifts to Columbia, and routine administrative issues regarding alumni and the Office of Development and Alumni Relations. Includes routine invitations


Box 495 Folder 8 Englund, John E., file, 1955-1958. (1 Folder), 7/1955-6/1958

Correspondence between John E. Englund, executive officer of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to the department. Topics include: personnel, faculty appointments, finances, expenditures, and equipment


Box 434 Folder 1 to 7 Ennis, Anne B. files, 1950-1958., 8/1950-1/1958, (7 Folders)

Correspondence between Anne B. Ennis and Columbia University administrators. Ennis was the University paymaster. Records relate to the routine processing of salary and benefits payments


Box 501 Folder 23 Erpf, Armand G. file, 1959-1961. (1 Folder), 9/1959-5/1961

Correspondence between Armand G. Erpf and high level administrators at Columbia University. Erpf was chairman of Columbia Associates, a group of benefactors who agreed to make regular contributions to Columbia's general fund.

Topics include gifts to the University and University finances


Box 665 Folder 15 Erskine, John, file, 1911-1918. (1 Folder), 3/1911-6/1918

Correspondence between Professor John Erskine and the president of Columbia University. Erskine was a professor of English at Columbia University and acting director of the Education Department of the YMCA of Greater New York. Correspondence dating from 1911 to 1917 relates to Columbia's English Department.

Topics include delinquent students and the use of profanity during English courses. Records dating from 1918 document Erskine's work for the YMCA in France during World War I. Includes YMCA Educational Department reports and pamphlets


Box 670 Folder 34 Ettinger, Karl E., file, 1954 (1 Folder) 1/1954-2/1954, 1954, 1/1954-2/1954

Correspondence between Columbia University administrators and Karl E. Ettinger, a research consultant for the congressional Special Committee to Investigate Tax Exempt Foundations. Records relate to foundation support for colleges and universities. Includes a questionnaire and supporting documents regarding funding from foundations. Also includes a chronological list of contributions to the University from foundations between 1920 and 1953


Box 375 Folder 16 to 17 Evans, Austin P., files, 1934-1952., 7/1934-6/1952, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Austin P. Evans and the high level administrators of Columbia University. Evans was a professor of history, executive officer of the Department of History, and chairman of the Committee on Instruction of the Faculty of Political Science. Most of the correspondence relates to the Department of History. Correspondence also relates to the Program in International Administration and the University Seminars.

The University Seminars promote interdisciplinary, inter-institutional study and discussion of a variety of topics and problems. Topics related to the department of History include: staffing needs, teaching loads, faculty affairs, professorships, faculty recruiting, appropriations, budgeting, the curriculum, the Bennett Prize, and fellowships. Topics related to the Program in International Administration include: faculty appointments, degrees, scholarships, the curriculum, and enrollment between 1940 and 1943. Includes reports on the program. Also, correspondence and reports documenting the work of the Committee on Instruction.

The committee approved courses and academic programs and also oversaw other issues involving the academic affairs of the University. Also, a proposal and correspondence regarding the University Seminars, which were established to promote interdisciplinary, inter-institutional discussion of a range of topics and issues.

Topics include: the establishment, budgets, format, purpose, and content of the Seminars (ca. 1944-1945). Also includes a 1947 report on the reorganization of the Graduate Faculties


Box 504 Folder 1 to 4 Evans, Luther Harris, files, 1961-1967., 6/1961-4/1967, (4 Folders)

Most of the records dating from 1961 to 1962 consist of materials that were forwarded to the Columbia University administration by Luther Harris Evans of the National Education Association. Records from this period relate to two National Education Association projects. Evans chaired a working group that was involved in: providing published materials to developing countries, assisting countries with the establishment of publishing and printing programs, and helping to create government book programs.

Includes two files containing the group's report. Also includes correspondence and reports regarding the Educational Implications of Automation Project, which addressed the impact of computers on education. Correspondence dating from 1966 to 1967 relates to Evans' appointment at Columbia as director of international and legal collections. Records from 1967 include materials relating to the work of the National Ellis Island Association, Inc. to develop the Ellis Island site as an historic monument. Also, a report on UNESCO programs that was authored by Evans and a report from the American Conference on Universities and the Quest for Peace, which was held in Lima, Peru, in November of 1964. There is a gap in the records between 1962 and 1966


Box 451 Folder 14 Everett, Walter, file, 1953-1957. (1 Folder), 7/1953-3/1957

Correspondence between Walter Everett, associate director of the American Press Institute at Columbia University, and University administrators. The American Press Institute, which was operated by Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism, provided professional development and education programs for journalists. Records relate to the institute's finances and arrangements for events. Includes lists relating to seminars for city editors and lists and biographical information relating to seminars for Latin American journalists. Also includes the minutes of the annual neeting of the American Press Institute which was held in April, 1955. Also, correspondence relating to Everett's personnel issues.


Box 394 Folder 1 to 14 Ewing, W. Maurice (William Maurice) files, 1944-1971., 7/1944-6/1971, (14 Folders)

Correspondence between Professor Maurice Ewing and the high level administrators of Columbia University, donors, and funding agencies. Ewing held appointments as professor of geology and, later, director of the University's Lamont Geological Observatory. Includes correspondence with University presidents Grayson Kirk, Andrew Cordier, and William McGill.

Most of the records consist of correspondence, reports, proposals, clippings, press releases, and photographs. These records relate to the administration, funding, and faculty of the Lamont Geological Observatory, Columbia's facility for research and instruction in the earth sciences. Also, some items of correspondence relating to the Vetelsen Prize and Vetelsen Visiting Professorship. Includes remarks made at the presentation of the first Vetelsen Prize to Ewing.

Also, correspondence regarding Ewing's personnel issues, awards, honors, and professional activities. Includes a photograph of Ewing and copies of some of his published papers. Topics related to the Lamont Geological Observatory include: staffing needs, faculty recruiting and appointments, faculty standing and accomplishments, the administration of government- and corporate-sponsored research projects, public relations, fund raising, relations between the observatory and the University, facilities, space needs, and the oversight of the observatory's research vessels.

Includes correspondence regarding the establishment of the Observatory through a gift from the Lamont Family and subsequent relations between the University, Ewing, and the Lamonts. Also includes correspondence (ca. 1968-1971) regarding a grant in support of the observatory from the Doherty Foundation. Most of the correspondence dating from 1970 to 1971 consists of letters regarding relations between the faculty at Lamont and the University administration. Includes correspondence regarding disciplinary action taken against Professor Bruce C. Heezen. Also includes photographs of the observatory's research vessels. Also, correspondence, reports, and proposals documenting proposed and actual research projects and instructional programs at the Lamont Observatory.

Topics include: cooperation between the observatory and the Bermudan government to establish a seismological research station (ca. 1951-1952), a proposed study of ocean floor movement (ca. 1959), a research cruise to Trinidad in 1952 and the Ocean Sediment Drilling project (1966). Other projects include: a proposed graduate program in meteorology (ca. 1960), the establishment of the American Association of Universities for Polar Research (ca. 1960), and the Lamont Observatory's involvement in the Apollo 11 mission. Includes a letter dating from January, 1954 which describes an accident on board the observatory's research vessel and the death of one of the crew members.


Box 90 Folder 24 Facciolo, Francis file, 1970 (1 Folder) 2/1970-4/1970, 1970, 2/1970-4/1970

Correspondence regarding Francis Facciolo, a Columbia University student who took part in demonstrations at the University's Kent Hall in November of 1969. Records include: the report of Facciolo's disciplinary hearing (February, 1970), a report on Facciolo's appeal of the judgment that resulted from the hearing (February, 1970), transcripts of the disciplinary hearing, and a letter to the Joint Commitee on Disciplinary affairs regarding Facciolo's appeal


Box 481 Folder 1 to 20 Fackenthal, Frank Diehl, files, 7/1905-4/1937

Correspondence between Frank Diehl Fackenthal and other high level administrators at Columbia University. Fackenthal held important appointments during his more than 50 years at Columbia. He served as secretary, provost, and acting president of the University. He also chaired a number of committees, was a member of numerous others, and served as a trustee of the University. The records relate to a wide range of subjects. The records consist of: correspondence relating to Fackenthal's time as chief clerk in the Office of the Secretary under Secretary Frederick P. Keppel (1909-1910); correspondence, reports, proposals, and other records relating to Fackenthal's term as secretary of the University (1910-1937); correspondence, reports, and other records relating to his administration as provost (1937-1945) and Columbia's activities during World War II; correspondence, press releases, and proposals regarding the retirement of long-time University president Nicholas Murray Butler and Fackenthal's term as acting president (1945-1948); correspondence, invitations, cover letters, and other records relating to his term as a trustee and president emeritus (1949-1963); and correspondence regarding his death and memorial (1968-1969). Also, a small amount of correspondence dating from 1905 when Fackenthal was a Columbia College student and manager of the Columbia University Musical Clubs. Includes a list of club alumni.

While serving as secretary of the University under President Butler, Fackenthal handled increasing numbers of tasks and assumed new responsibilities as the University's administration changed and grew. During Fackenthal's administration, the Office of the Secretary became an increasingly important administrative unit. In 1937 Fackenthal was appointed provost, a postition which was re-instated in order to give him a post more suited to his responsibilities. Throughout his terms as secretary and provost, Fackenthal worked closely with Butler, responded to his inquiries and suggestions on a wide range of subjects, and undertook a huge number of projects at his request. He also informed Butler of decisions by University committees and answered inquiries from other administrators and faculty. In the correspondence, Fackenthal often provides information or advice on: how to accomplish a task or solve a problem; the use of funds and gifts; the application and interpretation of policies, agreements, statutes, and by-laws; the origin of decisions and policies; and the administration and organization of schools, offices, and departments. Butler and Fackenthal also corresponded regarding how to bring issues to the University's board of trustees and the meaning or result of a trustee resolution. On occasion, they corresponded about the promotion of individual faculty members and officers -- discussing their qualifications, predicting how they might react if not promoted, and determining how to address problems involving the promotion. While Butler was abroad, Fackenthal corresponded with him regarding University news and administrative issues.

Topics related to Fackenthal's term as secretary include: scheduling and keeping the calendar, the administration of University printing services, the preparation and distribution of University publications, the compilation of statistics and information for the president's annual reports, student affairs, scholarship recipients, University mailings, faculty affairs, faculty appointments and recruiting, appropriations, the establishment and membership of committees, financial policies, the management of special funds, administrative issues involving prizes and awards, gifts to the University, fees, faculty standing and performance, faculty personnel administration and benefits, donor relations, University budgetary and financial troubles, honorary degrees, medals, space allocation, and the selection of deans and administrators.

Records of interest dating from Fackenthal's term as secretary include: a report regarding the reinstatement of football, which had been banned at Columbia since 1905 (February, 1915); correspondence relating to Fackenthal's term as secretary of the Kahn Foundation for the Foreign Travel of American Teachers (begins ca. 1927); a statement regarding the leasing of the Rockefeller Center site (December 28, 1928); correspondence regarding the University's new pension plan agreement with the Carnegie Foundation (ca. 1925-1929); correspondence regarding the University's 175 anniversary (ca. 1927-1929); a proposal for the creation of an institute of human behavior (August, 1929); correspondence regarding efforts to establish a Japanese culture center (ca. 1929); and several letters regarding the protests by alumni, donors, and students that insued when the University agreed to send a representative to the 500th anniversary of the University of Heidleberg (March, 1936).

As provost, Fackenthal undertook many of the same responsibilities that he had assumed as secretary. However, he did not administer as many routine tasks or respond to as many routine requests for the president. During his term as provost, Fackenthal was involved in: policy issues, University finances and budgeting, the selection of deans and administrators, donor relations, trustee affairs, and honorary degrees. He was also an important figure in the oversight of Columbia's war-time programs during World War II and, as a member of the University Committee on War Research, was involved in the development of Columbia's sponsored research program. Related topics include: the negotiation and administration of government contracts and sponsored research agreements, research policies, security, faculty leaves for national service and research appointments, space allocation, special programs which were established by Columbia during the war, the education of veterans, and veterans' affairs. Includes correspondence regarding the establishment of a training program for the Navy and correspondence regarding the post-war need for an engineering research center and the development of work in engineering and science. Beginning during the 1940s the records also include reports from the Committee on Honors regarding honorary degree candidates.

Records of interest dating from Fackenthal's term as provost include: a lengthy memorandum evaluating budget resolutions from 1930 to 1940 (January 2, 1940); a report (May 4, 1937) on proposed uses for the Nevis Estate, which was given to the University in 1935 and correspondence regarding the estate (ca. May, 1937); correspondence regarding the creation of a committee to study radio as an educational tool and the formation of a radio department at the University (ca. 1938-1939); correspondence regarding the financial relationship between Columbia and the Institute for Public Administration (ca. 1940); correspondence regarding the establishment of the Office of the Comptroller to oversee certain financial and facilities functions (1942); and a report on a University Council resolution to establish of a school of international affairs (February, 1945).

Records dating from 1945 to 1948 relate to Nicholas Murray Bulter's retirement and Fackenthal's administration as acting president of the University. Beginning in 1946 the records include Fackenthal's statements and speeches on a variety of topics. Other records include: a press release regarding Fackenthal's appointment (October, 1945); a proposal for a campus medical service (November, 1947); statements regarding plans for Columbia's bicentennial celebration in 1954 and a report of the bicentennial committee (ca. April, 1947); records regarding tuition and the composition of the student body (ca. 1948); and the handbook of the Advisory Board of the Graduate School of Journalism (1948).

Following his retirement in 1948 Fackenthal continued to serve as acting president emeritus and a trustee of the University until 1965. Administrators continued to correspond with Fackenthal regarding the origin of policies, decisions, and procedures. Other topics include: Columbia's 1954 bicentennial (ca. 1949-1954), trustee business, and honorary degrees. The records also include: correspondence regarding the major reorganization of the University's administrative structure that took place in 1949 a plan by the Manhattanville Neighborhood Center for community programs and urban renewal (March, 1949); and a memorandum regarding the Columbia University Press that was written in response to the report of the President's Committee on the Educational Future of the University (November, 1957). Fackenthal also served as chairman of the trustees' committee on education. The records include correspondence regarding committee business and a long-range plan and report (ca. March, 1960) from the committee on the Lamont Geological Observatory, Columbia's center for research and education in the earth sciences. Correspondence dating from 1962 to 1963 relates to Fackenthal's health and his gifts to the University. Records dating from 1968 to 1969 relate to his death from injuries which were received in a car accident that took place in 1965.

Topics include his death and memorial service and the Fackenthal Fund. Includes a copy of the Jacques Barzun's address at Fackenthal's memorial service. Also Includes many invitations and cover letters


Box 482 Folder 1 to 19 Fackenthal, Frank Diehl, files, 5/1937-4/1944


Box 483 Folder 1 to 20 Fackenthal, Frank Diehl, files, 5/1944-2/1969


Box 504 Folder 20 to 22 Faggi, John A. B. files, 1962-1971., 8/1962-6/1971, (3 Folders)

Correspondence between John A. B. Faggi, director of the Foreign Student Center at Columbia University, and University administrators. Records dating from 1962 to 1967 consist of correspondence, reports, budgets, and pamphlets relating to international student programs in the Foreign Student Center and the American Language Program.

Topics include: events, expenditures, student affairs, services for international students, personnel, faculty affairs, and finances. Includes a number of annual reports. Among other topics, the reports discuss orientation programs, events, facilities, enrollment, requirements, and educational programs. Includes the first issue of Visa, the monthly international student newsletter (March, 1963), and correspondence regarding the World Dance Fesitval, which was held at Columbia in 1965. Most of the records dating from 1970 to 1971 relate to Faggi's term as director of Casa Italiana, Columbia's Italian culture and educational center. Includes his letter of resignation as director of the center. Also, correspondence regarding Faggi's personnel issues and his letter regarding the robbery of some of his family members. There is a gap in the records between 1967 and 1969


Box 495 Folder 9 Falise, Alphonse, file, 1955-1959. (1 Folder), 9/1955-3/1959

Correspondence between Alphonse Falise, Columbia University security officer, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to parking and security incidents


Box 672 Folder 24 Farinholt, L. H. (Larkin Hundley), file, 1957-1958. (1 Folder), 7/1957-5/1958

Correspondence between Larkin H. Farinholt and Columbia University administrators. Farinholt held appointments as director of Columbia University's chemical laboratories and assistant to the dean of Columbia College. Correspondence relates to space needs in the chemistry department and Farinholt's personnel issues


Box 665 Folder 16 Farnam, Henry W., file, 1913-1915. (1 Folder), 2/1913-5/1915

Correspondence between Henry W. Farnam, professor of economics at Yale University, and the president and secretary of Columbia University. correspondence relates to Farnam's nomination as Roosevelt Professor for the 1914-1915 academic year. The Roosevelt Professorship sent an American professor to Germany to lecture and act as an educational and cultural liaison. Farnam's term as Roosevelt Professor was postponed due to the outbreak of World War I


Box 503 Folder 24 Farrar, L. Leighton file, 1964-1967. (1 Folder), 7/1964-1/1967

Correspondence between L. Leighton Farrar, director of the budget at Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to appropriations, the management of accounts, and the allocation of expenditures. Includes instructions for formulating the University budget. Most of the records are routine


Box 671 Folder 58 Feis, Herbert file, 1955-1956. (1 Folder), 8/1955-6/1956

Correspondence between Herbert Feis and Columbia University administrators. Feiss participated in the University Seminar on Peace and held an appointment as an associate in the seminar. The University Seminars promote interdisciplinary, inter-institutional discussion of a variety of problems and issues. For the most part, the records do not relate to the seminars. Correspondence relates to funding for Feis' research project from the Council for Research in the Social Sciences and the administration of the project. Also, correspondence regarding Feis' personnel issues


Box 672 Folder 25 Feiss, Carl file, 1957-1958. (1 Folder), 7/1957-3/1958

Correspondence between Carl Feiss, a city planning and urban renewal consultant, and administrators at Columbia University. Includes a report on the Morningside Heights neighborhood adjoining Columbia. Also includes correspondence regarding Morningside Heights, Inc., a community development and urban renewal organization that included Columbia and other area institutions


Box 90 Folder 25 Fellini, Federico file, 1970 (1 Folder) 3/1970-5/1970, 1970, 3/1970-5/1970

Records regarding the nomination of Frederico Fellini to receive an honorary degree from Columbia University. Fellinin declined the invitation


Box 488 Folder 11 to 15 Fels, William C., files, 1956-1958., 9/1956-4/1958, (5 Folders)

Correspondence between William C. Fels, associate provost and director for student interests at Columbia University, and University administrators. The records consist of correspondence, statements, and speeches on a wide range of subjects related to the academic and student affairs of the University. Also, Fels was often asked to evaluate plans or reports written by University offices and committees or outside organizations and agencies. Some of his comments are interesting and substantive. Also includes: correspondence and speeches regarding standardized testing; correspondence regarding Fel's appointment; Fels' speech regarding admissions policy and mandatory college education, which was delivered at the Conference on Rising Enrollment on March 30, 1957 and a small amount of correspondence with Fels after he became president of Bennington College.

Topics related to academic and student affairs include: the management of student organizations, policies regarding student organizations, lobbying for educational funding and other issues related to higher education, admissions, housing, fees, financial aid, and financial aid policies. Includes: correspondence regarding the definintion of research associates (ca. 1957) correspondence regarding the University's radiation safety protocols (ca. May, 1957), and a study of the roles and organization of University committees (ca. June, 1957)


Box 668 Folder 47 Fermi, Enrico, file, 1937-1948. (1 Folder), 3/1937-3/1948

Correspondence between Enrico Fermi, professor of physics at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to: Fermi's emigration to the United States and appointment at Columbia, staffing needs for his research project on atomic energy, and his departure following World War II in order to conduct research in New Mexico and the University of Chicago. Also, correspondence regarding Fermi's honorary degree from Columbia


Box 660 Folder 18 Ferrero, Guglielmo, file, 1908-1909. (1 Folder), 3/1908-12/1909

Correspondence between Guglielmo Ferrero and the president of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to a lecture series that was given by Ferrero at the University and Ferrero's honorary degree from Columbia


Box 349 Folder 10 to 15 Fife, Robert Herndon, files, 1920-1948., 3/1920-2/1948, (6 Folders)

Correspondence between Robert Herndon Fife, Gebhart Professor of Germanic Languages at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Fife held a number of appointments including executive officer of the Department of Germanic Languages and chairman of the Council for Research in the Humanities. Correspondence relates to the Department of Germanic Languages and the Department of Eastern European Languages.

Topics related to the Department of Germanic Languages include: faculty affairs, arrangements for courses, publication of the Germanic Review, faculty appointments and recruiting, personnel, budgeting, enrollment, staffing needs, and special lectures. Includes correspondence regarding special lectures in Swedish during the 1940s the Queen Wilhelmina Lectureship; and the administration of Deutches Haus, Columbia's German culture and educational center. Also includes departmental budgets.

Fife was chairman of the Advisory Committee to the Dean on the Department of Eastern European Languages. Correspondence, budgets, and reports document the organization and administration of the department during the 1930s and 1940s. Also, correspondence regarding funding for the Council for Research in the Humanities from the General Education Board and annual reports of the Council from the 1930s. Also, correspondence and reports on the establishment of an oriental institute during the 1940s and a 1944 proposal for the revision of the foreign language curriculum. Includes correspondence relating to Fife's personnel issues and retirement


Box 343 Folder 13 to 18 Finch, James Kip, files, 1910-1952., 8/1910-12/1942, (21 Folders)

Correspondence between Professor James Kip Finch and high level administrators at Columbia University. Finch was Renwick Professor of Civil Engineering and, later, associate dean of the School of engineering. Records relate to the Department of Civil Engineering; Camp Columbia, the University's facility in Lakeside, Connecticut; and the School of Engineering. Records also document the administration of research projects, including corporate- and government-sponsored research, and the School of Engineering's response to World War I and World War II through research, special programs, and curriculum revisions. Includes correspondence with President Nicholas Murray Butler, Provost Frank D. Fackenthal, and Joseph Barker, the dean of the School of Engineering.

Topics related to Camp Columbia include the administration and facilities of the camp during the 1910s. Records consist of correspondence reports and statistics. Includes a report of the Officer Training Course which was held at the camp during 1917. Topics related to the Department of Civil Engineering include: research, laboratory facilities and equipment, financial administration, and staffing needs. includes annual reports of the department's research laboratories. Also, correspondence and reports documenting the School of Engineering from 1941 to the 1950s.

Topics related to the school include: nominations for honorary degrees, laboratories, faculty appointments, gifts to the school, admissions, fellowships, salaries, and budgeting. Includes Finch's 1942 address, Science, Engineering and the Modern World, which outlines the school's response to World War II; correspondence (ca. 1942) relating to the work of the Committee on the Admission of Women to the Engineering School; and the school's long range planning report, dated 1943.

Also includes correspondence regarding a Navy officers' training program which was held at Columbia during World War II. Also, correspondence regarding the administration of sponsored research projects and research facilities as well as correspondence documenting the work of the University's Committee on Patent Policy and Committee on Industrial Research


Box 344 Folder 1 to 15 Finch, James Kip, files, 1943-1952 (15 folders), 1/1943-5/1952


Box 668 Folder 9 Findlay, Hugh, file, 1940-1941. (1 Folder), 7/1940-6/1941

Correspondence between Professor Hugh Findlay and the provost of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to the University's Institute of Horticulture, which was located at Columbia's Nevis Estate in Irvington-on-Hudson, New York.

Topics include: audits, maintenance, the allotment of land to faculty in the botany department, payments to lecturers at the institute, and the institute's summer session classes


Box 321 Folder 18 Finley, John H. file, 1903-1918. (1 Folder), 4/1903-6/1918

Correspondence between John H. Finley, president of the College of the City of New York and, later, commissioner of education for New York State, and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Mostly routine correspondence and invitations.

Topics include: prizes, committee memberships, and legislation affecting higher education. Includes correspondence in which Finely and Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, exchange opinions on a variety of topics. Also includes correspondence regarding Finley's nomination for an honorary degree from the University


Box 506 Folder 16 to 18 First, Wesley, files, 1965-1968., 1/1965-6/1968, (3 Folders)

Correspondence between Wesley First, director of University relations at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to: relations between Columbia and the surrounding community, University public relations and press relations strategy, and publicity for University events. Records include: statements regarding student demonstrations at Columbia; statements regarding plans to erect a University gymnasium in Morningside Park; policies regarding speakers engaged by student groups (October, 1965); minutes of the University Relations Committee from January, April and November of 1966 and January of 1967 a proposal for a University public relations program (January, 1966); a letter regarding relations with the African American community (July, 1966); and addresses by University president Grayson Kirk on a variety of subjects. Also, correspondence regarding First's appointment and personnel issues as well as routine acknowledgement letters


Box 18 Folder 13 Fischelis, Robert L., file, 1957-1965. (1 Folder), 9/1957-8/1965

Correspondence between Robert L. Fischelis, executive officer of the Columbia University Research Project on Hungary, and high level University administrators. Includes correspondence with Professor Henry L. Roberts. Correspondence relates to a 1957 court case involving a dispute regarding a lease between the Columbia University Research Project on Hungary and Dr. Wilhelm KorfFishcelis provided testimony in the case and requested statements from the University absolving him of any responsibility in the case beyond his testimony


Box 660 Folder 19 Fish, Hamilton, file, 1889-1893. (1 Folder), 12/1889-10/1893

Correspondence between Hamilton Fish, chairman of Columbia University's board of trustees, and the president of the University. Correspondence relates to a variety of subjects.

Topics include: the use of the Wheelock property in Manhattan for athletic facilities, Columbia's merger with the College of Physicians and Surgeons, faculty appointments in the School of Law, and Columbia's Morningside Heights campus

Box 660 Folder 20 Fish, Stuyvesant, file, 1893-1907. (1 Folder), 2/1893-12/1907

Correspondence between Stuyvesant Fish, president of the Illinois Central Railroad Company, and the president of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to a variety of subjects.

Topics include Fish's gifts to the University and nominations for honorary degrees. Includes correspondence regarding memorials to Stuyvensant's father, Hamilton Fish, and his grandfather, Nicholas Fish. Both men had served as chairmen of Columbia's board of trustees. Also includes correspondence and clippings regarding railroad regulation and correspondence regarding the selection of suitable candidates from the School of Mines to run a mine in Mexico


Box 406 Folder 1 to 3 Fisher, Ernest M. files, 1946-1959., 9/1946-3/1959, (3 Folders)

Correspondence between Ernest M. Fisher, professor of land economics and director of the Institute for Urban Land Use and Housing at Columbia University, and the acting president of the University, Columbia administrators, and the Rockefeller Foundation. Correspondence relates to the establishment and administration of the Institute for Urban Land Use and Housing. Includes budgets, reports, proposals, and publications.

Topics include: funding for the institute, faculty appointments, research methods, grants administration, staffing needs, faculty affairs, and financial administration. Also, addresses entitled "How Columbia University Serves Business and Industry" and "Basic Research in Urban Land Use" which were given by Fisher in 1952. Also, reports dating from January, 1951 regarding the proposed affiliation between Columbia and the School of Insurance


Box 325 Folder 1 to 5 Fisher, George F., files, 1892-1920., 12/1892-3/1920, (5 Folders)

Correspondence between George Fisher, bursar of Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University.

Topics include: purchasing, admissions, registration, tuition and fees, and the payment of bills. Includes correspondence documenting the reorganization of these functions to suit the changing needs of the growing University. Contains many routine authorizations for payments. Also, correspondence regarding Fisher's personnel issues and the probate of his estate


Box 672 Folder 10 Fishman, Aaron file, 1956-1957. (1 Folder), 10/1956-5/1957

Correspondence between Aaron Fishman, an alumnus of Columbia College, and Grayson Kirk, the president of Columbia University. Fishman published an alumni newsletter for the Class of 1923. Correspondence relates to the newsletter. Also, personal correspondence regarding the death of a classmate and Fishman and Kirk's shared interest in photography


Box 325 Folder 6 to 10 Fiske, Thomas S., files, 1891-1928., 1/1891-6/1928, (5 Folders)

Correspondence between Thomas S. Fiske, secretary of the College entrance Examination Board and professor in the Department of Mathematics at Columbia University, and the president and other high level administrators of the University.

Topics include: admissions policies and requirements, the content of entrance examinations, scholarships and awards, and the business of the Committee on Entrance Examinations. Also, correspondence regarding the Department of Mathematics.

Topics include: budgeting, the routine business of the department, and the evaluation of the department's standing


Box 451 Folder 15 FitzGibbon, Thomas O'Gorman file, 1953-1958. (1 Folder), 12/1953-5/1958

Correspondence between Thomas O'Gorman FitzGibbon, a Columbia University alumnus and trustee, and University president Grayson Kirk. FitzGibbon chaired the Columbia Law School Sustaining Fund and served as president of the Columbia Law School Alumni Association. Correspondence relates to gifts to the University. Includes a 1956 report regarding the Columbia University Club and the transcript of a meeting of the Columbia University Law School Alumni Association which was held in London in July of 1957. Also includes routine correspondence and invitations


Box 406 Folder 10 Fleming, Frederic S. file, 1946-1949. (1 Folder), 7/1946-5/1949

Correspondence between Frederic S. Fleming and the acting president and provost of Columbia University. Fleming was rector of Trinity Church in New York City and a trustee of Columbia University. He served on a number of trustee committees and chaired the trustees' committee on honors. Correspondence relates to the committee on honors, the nomination and selection of honorary degree recipients, convocations and other events, and development. Includes correspondence regarding the appointment of a University chaplain


Box 665 Folder 17 Fleming, Matthew C. file, 1911-1918. (1 Folder), 8/1911-5/1918

Correspondence between Matthew C. Fleming, counsel for the Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, and the secretary of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to academic appointments for visiting doctors at the hospital


Box 660 Folder 21 Fletcher, Jefferson Butler file, 1904-1910. (1 Folder), 5/1904-4/1910

Correspondence between Jefferson Butler Fletcher, professor of comparative literature at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to the Department of Comparative Literature.

Topics include staffing needs, recruiting, and student affairs. Includes correspondence regarding the merger of the Department of English and the Department of Comparative Literature


Box 451 Folder 16 Fletcher, Walter D., file, 1953-1960. (1 Folder), 10/1953-5/1960

Correspondence between Walter D. Fletcher, a Columbia University trustee and chairman of the Nomination Committee of the Trustees, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to trustee business and to relations between the University and Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.

Topics include: development, honors, and arrangements for events. Includes minutes of the hospital's administrative board dating from 1953 to 1955. Also includes routine invitations and personal messages. Also, correspondence (ca. 1958) regarding the nomination of candidates for the post of president of the State University of New York


Box 665 Folder 18 Flexner, Abraham, file, 1910-1918. (1 Folder), 3/1910-1/1918

Correspondence between Abraham Flexner, chairman of the General Education Board, and the president of Columbia University. Includes correspondence with the deans of Teachers College and the College of Physicians and Surgeons. Records relate: to the reorganization of Columbia's medical school, the proposed consolidation of the medical schools at Columbia and Cornell University, and dealings with New York State officials regarding cooperation between Columbia and hospitals in New York City. Includes a pamphlet and report on medical education at the University of Chicago and three copies of a memorandum on medical education at Columbia


Box 451 Folder 17 to 18 Flood, Merrill M., files, 1953-1956., 12/1953-6/1956, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Merrill M. Flood, director of the Columbia Institute for Research in the Management of Industrial Production, and University administrators. Records relate to the planning, establishment, funding, and eventual closing of the institute.

Topics include: research projects, finances, the curriculum, procedures and regulations, and administrative issues. Includes proposals regarding the institute's organization, government, staffing, and research. Also includes research project reports


Box 495 Folder 28 Foley, Henry M. file, 1957-1960. (1 Folder), 10/1957-6/1960

Correspondence between Henry M. Foley, chairman of the Department of Physics at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to the department.

Topics include: staffing needs, expenditures, faculty appointments, committee memberships, personnel, facilities, the administration of research projects, and salaries. Includes a report and a proposal regarding particle physics research at the University's Nevis Laboratories, the site of the Nevis Cyclotron. Also includes letters on the relationship between science and liberal arts education, the proposed creation of a separate school for undergraduate science majors, and undergraduate engineering education


Box 673 Folder 6 Forbesner, Ruth file, 1961-1962. (1 Folder), 9/1961-5/1962

Correspondence between Ruth Forbesner and other administrative assistants in the Office of the Secretary at Columbia University.

Topics include: requisitions, the management of funds, office equipment, and other routine matters


Box 670 Folder 35 Foster, John, file, 1953-1954. (1 Folder), 12/1953-3/1954

Correspondence between Professor John Foster of the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, and University administrators. Records include correspondence regarding the television news program News-O-Rama and clippings regarding the stained glass window of the Statue of Liberty that was given to the journalism school


Box 665 Folder 19 Foucher, A. (Alfred), file, 1915-1916. (1 Folder), 8/1915-9/1916

Correspondence between Alfred Foucher, professor of Indian languages and literatures at the University of Paris, and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to Foucher's appointment as a visiting professor for the 1915-1916 academic year and his return to France in 1916. Includes a document entitled L'Enseignement de L'Indianisme a Columbia University


Box 347 Folder 18 Fox, Dixon Ryan, file, 1921-1934. (1 Folder), 4/1921-3/1934

Correspondence between Dixon Ryan Fox, professor of history at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to events and publications commemorating Columbia's history. Includes correspondence and a report documenting the work of the committee in charge of planning Columbia's 175th anniversary. Also includes correspondence regarding gifts of portraits, including the gift of a portrait of King George II of England. Also, correspondence regarding Fox' personnel issues and professional activities


Box 381 Folder 6 to 20 Fox, Edward B. files, 1940-1958., 8/1940-5/1958, (15 Folders)

Correspondence between Edward B. Fox, an administrator at Columbia University, and the provost, secretary, and other University administrators. Fox held positions as: assistant registrar, assistant dean of Columbia College, associate registrar, and registrar. Records relate to the registrar's functions, the University during World War II, and student affairs.

Topics include: registration procedures, tuition and fees, the academic calendar, arrangements for examinations, classroom space needs and scheduling, arrangements for events, and the care of student records

Topics related to student organizations and government include: the purpose and membership of student groups, the authorization and oversight of student groups, eligibility and academic standing, arrangements for student-sponsored events, and the use of campus facilities. Also, correspondence, fliers, and pamphlets documenting student responses to World War II. Includes records regarding the Columbia Council for Peace and Democracy and the University Committee for the Defense of Academic Freedom. Also, correspondence regarding Fox's retirement and personnel issues


Box 437 Folder 16 to 17 7/1951-6/1958 Fox, William T. R., files, 1951-1958., 7/1951-6/1958, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between Professor William T. R. Fox of Columbia University and high level University administrators. Fox held a number of appointments including professor of international relations, director of the Institute of War and Peace Studies, and chairman of the Council for Research in the Social Sciences. The records consist of correspondence relating to the establishment, administration, and work of the Institute of War and Peace Studies as well as correspondence and reports regarding sponsored research projects. Includes an agreement between the institute and the Special Committee to Study the Foreign Aid Program of the United States Senate. Also includes a description of the television news program, Voices to America, and a copy of Fox's study of Anglo-American relations dating from 1952


Box 508 Folder 16 to 17 Fraenkel, George K., files, 1967-1971., 7/1967-6/1971, (2 Folders)

Correspondence between George K. Fraenkel and high level administrators at Columbia University. Fraenkel's appointments included chairman of the Department of Chemistry and dean of the Graduate Faculties. Correspondence relates to the department and the Graduate Faculties.

Topics include: faculty affairs, faculty appointments, research funding, the composition of the student body, the discipline of student's involved in protests, and issues involving students and the draft. includes correspondence regarding the creation of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. In particular, these records relate to the revision of instructional budgeting procedures. Also, correspondence regarding Fraenkel's personnel issues


Box 670 Folder 3 Francis, Clarence, file, 1952 (1 Folder) 7/1952-8/1952, 1952, 7/1952-8/1952

Correspondence between Clarence Francis, chairman of the board of General Foods Corporation, and Columbia University administrators. Records relate to proposals to establish the Institute of Nutrition Sciences. Also includes a copy of "Unquote", a digest of important speeches. The digest contains a speech by Francis


Box 436 Folder 20 Frankel, Charles, file, 1951-1970. (1 Folder), 7/1951-5/1970

Correspondence between Charles Frankel, Old Dominion Professor of Philosophy and Public Affairs at Columbia University, and University administrators and stafThe records consist of correspondence and press releases relating to Frankel's research projects and correspondence regarding his personnel issues. Includes newspaper clippings regarding his resignation as Assistant Secretary of State for Cultural Affairs. Also includes biographical information


Box 665 Folder 20 Fraser, Leon file, 1913-1917. (1 Folder), 3/1913-12/1917

Correspondence between Leon Fraser, an instructor in the Department of Public Law at Columbia University, and the secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to Fraser's appointment and comments he made to the press regarding a Plattsburg Speech. It is not clear to what speech the records refer


Box 673 Folder 20 to 21 Frederika, Queen, files, 1963-1964., 9/1963-6/1964, (2 Folders)

Records regarding the visit to Columbia University of Queen Frederika, consort of Paul I, King of the Hellenes. Records include: correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs


Box 668 Folder 48 Freeman, Douglas Southall, file, 1947-1948. (1 Folder), 9/1947-6/1948

Correspondence between Douglas Southall Freeman and Columbia University administrators. Freeman appears to have been the publisher of the News Leader in Richmond, Virginia. Correspondence relates to Freeman's appointment as chairman of the jury that selected the recipient of the Bancroft Prize for 1948. Correspondence relates to his appointment and jury business


Box 672 Folder 59 Freeman, Edwin, file, 1959-1960. (1 Folder), 7/1959-2/1960

Correspondence between Edwin Freeman, assistant to the director of financial aid at Columbia University, and the secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to loan payments. Also, two copies of a report regarding fellowships for the 1959-1960 academic year


Box 668 Folder 23 Fremd, Charles A., file, 1930-1945. (1 Folder), 6/1930-1/1945

Correspondence between Charles A. Fremd, public relations officer for the New York National Guard, and administrators at Columbia University. correspondence relates to Fremd's application for the position of University director of public relations. Includes a pamphlet regarding Marcellus Hartley Dodge, who was chairman of the University's board of trustees


Box 321 Folder 19 French, Daniel Chester file, 1898-1923. (1 Folder), 1/1898-11/1923

Correspondence between Daniel Chester French, and the president, secretary, and clerk of the board of trustees of Columbia University. French produced the Alma Mater statue and other works for the University and was a member of the University's Advisory Committee on Art. The committee was established to oversee the selection of art works for Columbia and the administration of the University's art properties.

Topics include: the design of French's Alma Mater statue, the evaluation of the artistic merits of works offered to Columbia, the design of pieces commissioned by the University, and the placement of art works on the campus. Includes French's comments on the Pulitzer Prize Medal


Box 500 Folder 20 Freudenstein, Ferdinand, file, 1958-1961. (1 Folder), 7/1958-6/1961

Correspondence between Ferdinand Freudenstein, chairman of the department of Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to the department.

Topics include: faculty appointments, faculty affairs, and the disposal of equipment. Correspondence also relates to the appointment of Professor Rudolf Beyer as a visiting professor in the department. Includes a proposal for undergraduate education in science and engineering and funding for equipment to be used in instructional experiments (April, 1961)


Box 671 Folder 24 Freyre, Gilberto file, 1954 (1 Folder) 9/1954-10/1954, 1954, 9/1954-10/1954

Correspondence between Gilberto Freyre, a Brazilian writer and social anthropologist, and the secretary of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to the honorary degree that was awarded to Freye at Columbia's 3rd Bicentennial Convocation in 1954. Includes biographical information on Freye. Also, correspondence regarding Freye's frequent appointments as a visiting professor at the University


Box 672 Folder 60 Friedmann, Wolfgang, file, 1959-1960. (1 Folder), 7/1959-4/1960

Correspondence between Wolfgang Friedmann, professor of law at Columbia University and chairman of the Council for Research in the Social Sciences, and University administrators. Most of the records relate to the Arden House Conference on Joint International Business Ventures in Economically Underdeveloped Countries (March, 1960). Records include: a conference agenda, a list of participants, and summary reports from conference panels. Also, correspondence regarding funding for Friedmann's research and routine matters regarding the Council for Research in the Social Sciences


Box 437 Folder 23 Friess, Horace Leland file, 1952-1961. (1 Folder), 1/1952-6/1961

Correspondence between Professor Horace Leland Friess of the Department of Philosophy at Columbia University and University administrators. Records relate to the Department of Philosophy and the establishment of a religion department at Columbia. Includes correspondence and a report regarding problems in the philosophy department. Friess was also chairman of the University Seminar on Religion and Health. Includes a report on the seminar


Box 409 Folder 5 Fritz, Kurt vonfile, 1946-1953. (1 Folder), 9/1946-6/1953

Correspondence between Kurt von Fritz, executive officer of the Department of Greek and Latin at Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence dated circa 1946 relates to the reorganization of the department. Includes a proposal regarding the reorganization. Correspondence, budgets, and other records dating from 1947 to 1949 relate to the department.

Topics include: faculty affairs, faculty recruiting, and budgeting. Includes minutes of departmental meetings. Among other topics, the minutes discuss enrollment, faculty, curriculum, the progress of degree candidates, prizes, and Ph.D. examinations. Also includes reports and proposals discussing departmental instruction, requirements, curriculum. Correspondence dating from 1952 to 1953 relates to the work of the committee which was appointed to oversee the Stanley Cocky Lodge Foundation's gift in support of publications in classical philology and literature


Box 668 Folder 49 Frohock, W. M. (Wilbur Merrill), file, 1947-1948. (1 Folder), 8/1947-4/1948

Correspondence between Wilbur M. Frohock, professor of French in the Department of Romance Languages at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to Frohock's appointment, housing, and personnel issues


Box 670 Folder 4 Fukuda, Bisen file, 1952-1953. (1 Folder), 8/1952-1/1953

Correspondence between Bisen Fukuda and the Columbia University administration. Correspondence relates to Chinese scrolls that were given to the University by Fukuda. Includes letters written in Japanese and the accompanying translations


Box 665 Folder 21 Fuld, Leonhard Felix, file, 1910-1918. (1 Folder), 11/1910-7/1918

Correspondence between Leonhard Felix Fuld and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Fuld appears to have been an alumnus of the University. Correspondence relates to problems involving the reprinting of the King's College alumni directory. Includes a letter discussing negative publicity regarding Barnard College that was being circulated by a freelance, undergraduate writer

Box 665 Folder 22 Fullerton, George S., file, 1911-1916. (1 Folder), 1/1911-12/1916

Correspondence between George S. Fullerton, professor of philosophy at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. most of the correspondence relates to Fullerton's experiences during a faculty exchange program in Austria in 1913 and 1914. Other correspondence relates to: attempts to bring the International Congress of Philosophy's annual conference to Columbia, Fullerton's opinions on life in Munich during World War I, and the administrative practices of American universities


Box 395 Folder 1 to 16 Furey, Ralph, files, 1945-1968., 7/1945-6/1968, (16 Folders)

Correspondence between Ralph Furey, director of physical education and intercollegiate athletics at Columbia University, and high level University administrators, university development officers, and others. Most of the records consist of correspondence and budgets relating to the Department of Physical Education, intramural sports, and intercollegiate athletics. Also, correspondence and proposals regarding the University's Morningside Park gymnasium project (ca. 1954-1967) and University-run community athletic programs. Topics related to the Department of Physical Education include: faculty appointments, expenditures, the organization of the department, budgeting, gifts, and facilities. Athletics-related topics include: facilities, team finances, prizes, awards, athletic eligibility, intercollegiate athletics rules and agreements, and the appointment of coaches. Includes correspondence regarding football and other sports, the Varsity Club, and University athletic facilities at Baker Field and South Field. Also includes copies of the Lines on Lions athletics newsletter, minutes and correspondence of the University Committee on Athletics, reports and correspondence of the NCAA Television Committee, and a small number of football game programs. Includes a poster for an Army-Columbia football game in October, 1952


Box 325 Folder 11 to 15 Furst, Clyde files, 1902-1931., 10/1902-2/1931, (5 Folders)

Correspondence between Clyde Furst and the faculty and high level administrators of Columbia University. Furst was secretary of Teachers College, an affiliate of Columbia University; secretary of the Carnegie foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; and secretary of the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association.

Topics include: trustee business and faculty appointments at Teacher's College, retirement annuities for University faculty, and the University's retirement plan and policies. Includes a brief exchange of detailed letters regarding the School of Dental and Oral Surgery and dental education at the University (ca. 1926)


Box 483 Folder 21 Gabriel, Ralph Henry, file, 1954-1958. (1 Folder), 8/1954-5/1958

Correspondence between Ralph H. Gabriel and administrators at Columbia University. Correspondence relates to Gabriel's appointment as Gino Speranza lecturer for the 1954-1955 academic year and the Gino Speranza Lectures in American Traditions and Ideals. Correspondence also relates to the selection of the Loubat Prize recipient for the 1957-1958 academic year


Box 667 Folder 38 Gardinier, Clarence H., file, 1932-1933. (1 Folder), 9/1932-2/1933

Correspondence between administrators at Columbia University and St. Stephen's College regarding Clarence Gardinier's claims for payment for architectural plans that he developed for St. Stephen's College


Box 671 Folder 59 Gardner, Hugh H., file, 1955-1956. (1 Folder), 11/1955-3/1956

Correspondence between Major Hugh H. Gardner and Robert Harron, assistant to the president of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to University president Grayson Kirk's visit to Japan and Gardner's assistance to Kirk and his wife during the trip. Includes clippings regarding the trip


Box 411 Folder 14 to 18 Garrelts, Jewell M., files, 1947-1967., 7/1947-6/1967, (5 Folders

Correspondence between Jewell M. Garrelts and Columbia University administrators. Garrelts was the executive officer of the Department of Civil Engineering at Columbia University and was later appointed associate dean of the School of Engineering. Records relate to the department and the school.

Topics include: salaries, faculty appointments, budgeting, expenditures, appropriations, conferences, scholarships, and the administration of research projects. Includes reports regarding departmental research laboratories and correspondence and budgets regarding the Institute for Air Flight Structures. Garrelts was also chairman of the Industrial Reactor Laboratories Advisory Committee. Includes reports and correspondence (ca. 1960) regarding the mission, equipment, and facilities of the laboratories. Also, correspondence regarding his personnel matters and committee memberships


Box 394 Folder 15 to 16 Garrett, Henry Edward, files, 1945-1952., 9/1945-7/1952, (2 Folders

Correspondence between Henry Edward Garrett, executive officer of the Department of Psychology at Columbia University, and the acting president and secretary of the University. The records consist of correspondence and budgets relating to the department.

Topics include: requisitions and expenditures for equipment, faculty appointments, and facilities


Box 672 Folder 11 Gates, John, file, 1957. (1 Folder), 3/1957-4/1957

Records relating to the controversy surrounding a speech by John Gates that was given at Columbia University. Gates, who was editor of the New York Daily Worker, spoke at Columbia at the invitation of a student group. The event sparked a controversy that led to the enactment of University regulations regarding the sponsoring of speakers by student organizations


Box 90 Folder 26 Gay, Peterfile, 1965-1970. (1 Folder), 12/1965-5/1970

Correspondence regarding Peter Gay, professor of history at Yale University and an alumnus of Columbia University. Includes a letter from the Columbia University alumni association that congratulates Gay on the publication of his new book. Also includes a letter regarding Gay's request for a Dunning Fund grant to purchase historiographical materials


Box 667 Folder 29 Gellatly, John, file, 1928-1929. (1 Folder), 7/1928-3/1929

Correspondence between John Gellatly of Gellatly Galleries and the president of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to Gellatly's offer to donate his art collection to Columbia on the condition that the University build a museum to house it. Correspondence also relates to the University's unsuccessful attempts to raise money for the museum


Box 36 Folder 24 Gellhorn, Alfred, file, 1967-1968. (1 Folder), 9/1967-4/1968

Correspondence between Alfred Gellhorn, professor of medicine at columbia University and director of the University's institute for cancer research, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to the Delafield Hospital.

Topics include: the needs of the hospital, solutions to problems facing the hospital, Gellhorn's proposals to form affiliations with other hospitals, and relations with Presbyterian hospital. Includes minutes of a meeting regarding the future of the Delafield Hospital. Also, correspondence regarding Gellhorn's resignation to become Dean of the school of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Includes newspaper clippings regarding his resignation and appointment as dean


Box 434 Folder 16 Gellhorn, Walter, file, 1950-1958. (1 Folder), 9/1950-5/1958

Correspondence between Walter Gellhorn, professor of law at Columbia University and chairman of the University's Advisory Committee of the Faculties, and high level University administrators. Records relate to academic freedom issues and the creation a committee to evaluate Columbia's policies regarding student-sponsored guest speakers. Includes Gellhorn's memorandum in response to accusations that he was involved in communist activities. Also includes Gellhorn's testimony regarding the accusations against him (1952). Also, correspondence (ca. 1956-1957) relating to the Graduate Faculties.

Topics include: the business of the Advisory Committee of the faculties, policies regarding research assistants, tuition remission, and the academic affairs of the graduate schools


Box 373 Folder 1 to 16 Gentzler, W. Emerson (Waldo Emerson), files, 1/1942-6/1946


Box 372 Folder 1 to 16 Gentzler, W. Emerson (Waldo Emerson) files, 7/1932-12/1941


Box 374 Folder 1 to 18 Gentzler, W. Emerson (Waldo Emerson) files, 7/1946-4/1952


Box 375 Folder 1 to 12 Gentzler, W. Emerson (Waldo Emerson) files, 5/1952-6/1957

Correspondence between W. Emerson Gentzler and the high level administrators of Columbia University. Gentzler held a number of positions at the University including secretary of appointments, bursar, assistant provost, and director of student interests. Correspondence relates to a variety of topics involving financial transactions, financial aid during the Depression, the business affairs of the University, and student affairs. most of the correspondence dating from 1932 to 1935 documents cash payments to students from the University's Emergency Relief Fund, the administration of National Youth Administration loan programs, and federal Emergency Recovery Administration-sponsored work projects for Columbia students. Much of the correspondence dating from 1935 to 1950 relates to the business administration of the University.

Topics include: procedures for recording income from fees and fines, the deposit of gift checks, the management of special funds, accounting issues involving the University's budget, appropriations and expenditures, and the policies and procedures of the Bursar's Office. correspondence, minutes, and financial records dating from 1950 to 1957 relate to the business administration and student affairs of the University. Most of the correspondence relates to financial matters and personnel administration.

Topics include: benefits policies, grants and contracts, facilities, benefits programs for faculty and employees, tuition exchange programs, and tuition exemption policies. The records also document the work of the director of student interests and the Committee on Student Organizations. Includes correspondence regarding the discriminatory membership policies of University fraternities, correspondence and reports regarding the student medical service, and correspondence regarding the constitution of the Columbia University Student Council


Box 668 Folder 13 George II, King of the Hellenes, file, 1941-1942. (1 Folder) 11/1941-6/1942 Correspondence between the president of Columbia University and the Greek Consul., 11/1941-6/1942

Correspondence relates to the conferral of an honorary degree on George II, King of Greece. Includes the text of President butler's and George II's speeches


Box 347 Folder 19 Gerig, John L., file, 1926-1944. (1 Folder), 11/1926-5/1944

Correspondence between John L. Gerig, professor of Celtic and executive officer of the Department of Romance Languages at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Gerig seems to have been in charge of administering the Romanic Review, which was published by the department. Correspondence relates to the Romanic Review and to routine departmental business. Includes reports on the Romanic Review and a memorandum regarding its history. Also, correspondence regarding Gerig's personnel issues and retirement


Box 660 Folder 22 to 23 Germann, George B., files,1898-1902., 4/1898-6/1902, (2 Folders

Correspondence between George B. Germann, registrar of Columbia University, and the president of the University. Correspondence relates to registration and other administrative issues.

Topics include: the establishment of registration procedures, the preparation of statistics for the president's annual reports, fees, diplomas, fellowships, and scholarships. Includes a report which compares Columbia's entrance requirements for 1860 1880 and 1902. Also includes correspondence regarding Germann's appointment to oversee purchasing for the University


Box 448 Folder 10 Gibson, Edwin T. file, 1952-1955. (1 Folder), 8/1952-1/1955

Correspondence between Edwin T. Gibson and high level administrators at Columbia University. Gibson served as executive director of the American Assembly and executive secretary of the Faculty Steering Committee for the Harriman Campus. Includes correspondence with benefactors of the American Assembly and scholars. The correspondence relates to Arden House and the American Assembly. Arden House is located on Columbia's Harriman Campus, which was donated to Columbia by W. Averill Harriman

The site is used as a University conference center. Arden House was also the home of the American Assembly, a national conference and discussion program affiliated with Columbia.

Topics include: salaries, faculty appointments, programs offered by the American Assembly, events at Arden House, and development. Includes acknowledgement letters and invitations


Box 321 Folder 20 to 21 Giddings, Franklin Henry, files, 1891-1928., 5/1891-6/1928, (2 Folders

Correspondence between Franklin Henry Giddings, professor of sociology and the history of civilization in the Department of Sociology at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. correspondence relates to the department and to the School of Political Science.

Topics include: staffing needs, teaching assignments, gifts, budgeting, faculty appointments, personnel, prizes, and special lectures. Also, correspondence and proposals regarding the sociology curriculum and projects in sociology and social services. Includes correspondence relating to cooperation between Columbia and The People's Institute. Also, correspondence regarding Giddings' appointment, personnel issues, and retirement. Includes a letter dated June, 1894 in which Giddings supports opening University courses to women


Box 327 Folder 1 to 3 Gies, William John, files, 1898-1930., 12/1898-5/1930, (2 Folders

Correspondence between William John Gies of the Department of Biological Chemistry at Columbia University and the University's faculty and high level administrators. Correspondence relates to the department.

Topics include: staffing needs, faculty appointments, personnel, gifts to the department, fellowships, budgeting, publications, and research. Includes correspondence regarding the reorganization of the department and its relations with other departments and schools. Also includes detailed correspondence and reports on departmental activities, faculty research on cancer and other subjects, and the needs of the department. Also, correspondence and a report regarding the evaluation and ranking of the School of Dental and Oral Surgery during the 1920s. Also includes correspondence relating to Gies' personnel issues


Box 411 Folder 21 Gifford, James P. file, 1947-1953. (1 Folder), 8/1947-5/1953

Correspondence between James P. Gifford, associate dean of the Columbia University School of Law, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to the school.

Topics include: faculty affairs, scholarships, administrative issues, and prizes. Includes a report on Gifford's trip to the Midwest and West in order to establish job placement contacts and build alumni relations for the school. Also includes a petition protesting the style of the school's diploma, which was submitted by law students in 1948. Also, correspondence regarding Gifford's personnel issues.


Box 326 Folder 1 to 19 Gildersleeve, Virginia Crocheron files, 1900-1947., 12/1900-6/1947, (19 Folders

Correspondence between Virginia Crocheron Gildersleeve, dean of Barnard College, and the president, secretary, and provost of Columbia University as well as other faculty and officers of Barnard and Columbia. Much of the correspondence relates to Barnard College, the women's college affiliated with Columbia University.

Topics include: faculty appointments, teaching assignments, faculty affairs, budgeting, events, entrance requirements, and privileges extended to the students of the College and the University. Also, correspondence relating to issues regarding women students.

Topics include: female graduate and undergraduate students, the status and role of women graduate students in the University, Columbia's obligations involving the education of women, the work of the advisor to women graduate students, the propriety and safety of female students, women's housing, and the social and educational needs of women students. Also includes correspondence regarding Gildersleeve's appointment and personnel issues


Box 660 Folder 24 to 25 Gill, Laura D., files, 1900-1907., 11/1900-6/1907, (2 Folders

Correspondence between Laura D. Gill, dean of Barnard College, and the president of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to Barnard College, the women's college affiliated with Columbia. Much of the correspondence deals with faculty appointments and faculty affairs. Includes correspondence regarding the development of formal registration procedures for the University and problems involving the registration of students who took courses in Teachers College, Barnard College, or the University Extension. Also includes correspondence regarding Gill's installation in 1901 and a letter from Barnard Alumni that calls for her dismissal (December, 1905)


Box 350 Folder 20 Gillett, Henry W. file, 1926-1929. (1 Folder), 11/1926-11/1929

Correspondence between Henry W. Gillett, professor of dentistry in the School of Dental and Oral Surgery at Columbia University, and the president of the University.

Topics include: the Ewall Medal, proposed research projects, and the dental school's fund raising strategy. Also, correspondence regarding Gillett's gift to the school


Box 660 Folder 26 Gilman, Daniel Coit file, 1890-1901. (1 Folder), 11/1890-6/1901

Correspondence between Daniel C. Gilman, president of Johns Hopkins University, and Seth Low, president of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to a variety of subjects.

Topics include: fellowships and Johns Hopkins (1890); Low and Gilman's thoughts on liberal education, the study of Greek and Latin, and proposed changes to the curriculum of Columbia College; a meeting of the National Educational Association that was held in 1903 the proposed establishment of a national university; recommendations for faculty appointments, and Gilman's candidacy for an appointment as superintendent of schools for New York City (1896)


Box 406 Folder 4 to 9 Ginzberg, Eli, files, 1946-1969., 9/1946-4/1969, (6 Folders

Correspondence between Eli Ginsberg, Hepburn Professor of Economics and director of the Conservation of Human Resources project at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Correspondence dating from 1943 to 1950 authorizes payments to staff working on projects sponsored by the Council for Research in the Social Sciences. Correspondence dating from 1949 to 1957 relates to the establishment, administration, and research projects of the Conservation of Human Resources project and the National Manpower Council.

The council, which was established under the auspices of Columbia's Graduate School of Business, was composed of representatives from business, labor, medicine, public service, and academia. The council studied human resources issues and worked towards the development of a national manpower policy. Includes project reports and conference proceedings. Also, two policy papers regarding the Middle East (1956) and Iran and Southern Asia (1969)


Box 18 Folder 23 Gladwyn, Hubert Miles Gladwyn Jebb file, 1965. (1 Folder) Oct-65

Correspondence regarding preparations for a lecture series on the Atlantic Community that was given at Columbia University by Hubert Miles Gladwyn Jebb, 1st Baron Gladwyn. Gladwyn was a British diplomat and a member of the House of Lords


Box 90 Folder 22 Gleason, Martin J. file, 1969 (1 Folder) 4/1969-9/1969, 1969, 4/1969-9/1969

Correspondence between Martin J. Gleason, vice president for public affairs at Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to: Gleason's appointment to the recently-created post of vice president for public affairs, the routine business of the vice president's office, University-community relations issues, and community programs. Records include a report that proposes steps to improve relations between Columbia and the surrounding communities (July, 1969) and a job description for the vice president for University relations. Also includes a report on University policies governing Black studies, the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC), military research at the University, urban renewal projects, University-owned apartments, University expansion, religious counselors, and residence halls


Box 434 Folder 8 to 12 Glock, Charles Y. files, 1950-1957., 7/1950-6/1957, (5 Folders

Correspondence between Charles Y. Glock, executive director of the Bureau of Applied Social Research at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to the bureau and to bureau-sponsored research projects. Topics related to the bureau include: finances, personnel, facilities, and relations between the bureau and the University. Topics related to research projects include: funding, salaries, and expenditures. Includes a number of research project proposals


Box 18 Folder 14 Gluck, Dorothy file, 1964 (1 Folder) 3/1964-7/1964, 1964, 3/1964-7/1964

Correspondence between Dorothy Gluck and the vice president of Columbia University. Gluck was an alumna of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to Gluck's proposed gift to the University


Box 437 Folder 18 to 20 Goebel, A. (Arthur), files, 1951-1964., 7/1951-5/1964, (3 Folders

Correspondence between Arthur Goebel of the Department of Buildings and Grounds at Columbia University and the secretary and provost of the University. The records consist of requisitions and estimates for repairs, services, and equipment


Box 670 Folder 36 Goebel, Julius, file, 1953-1954. (1 Folder), 12/1953-5/1954

Correspondence between Julius Gobel, professor of law at Columbia University, and University administrators. Routine correspondence regarding payments for typing services related to the preparation of a history of the law school


Box 461 Folder 1 to 17 Goetze, Frederick A. files, 1898-1949. (181 Folders), 4/1898-4/1916


Box 462 Folder 1 to 17 Goetze, Frederick A. files, 5/1916-5/1926


Box 463 Folder 1 to 18 Goetze, Frederick A. files, 6/1926-12/1929


Box 464 Folder 1 to 17 Goetze, Frederick A. files, 1/1930-7/1933


Box 465 Folder 1 to 18 Goetze, Frederick A. files, 8/1933-2/1937


Box 466 Folder 1 to 21 Goetze, Frederick A. files, 3/1937-5/1940


Box 467 Folder 1 to 18 Goetze, Frederick A. files, 6/1940-9/1942


Box 468 Folder 1 to 20 Goetze, Frederick A. files, 10/1942-1/1945


Box 469 Folder 1 to 19 Goetze, Frederick A. files, 2/1945-11/1946


Box 470 Folder 1 to 17 Goetze, Frederick A. files, 12/1946-3/1949

Correspondence between Frederick A. Goetze and other high level administrators at Columbia University. During more than 50 years at Columbia, Goetze held appointments as consulting engineer; superintendent of buildings and grounds; comptroller of student organizations; dean of the Faculty of Applied Science (also called the School of Mines, Engineering, and Chemistry for part of this period); comptroller of the University; and treasurer. Many of the records relate to Columbia's facilities. Goetze joined the University when it had just moved to its new campus at Morningside Heights on Manhattan's upper west side. Goetze administered Columbia's buildings and grounds during an important period of campus development, construction, and expansion. Correspondence also relates to: student affairs; the Faculty of Applied Science; University employees; and the financial administration of the University. Records related to Columbia's facilities include: correspondence, floor plans, budgets, maps, and blueprints dating from 1895 to approximately 1913.

Topics include: maintenance, renovation, and construction projects; the development of Columbia's Morningside Heights campus; campus design and planning; the placement of art properties and trophies; equipment inspection and the analysis of equipment needs; the management of the Buildings and Grounds Department and buildings and grounds employees; payments for utilities and services; the University's physical plant (plumbing, electrical, and heating); construction bids and estimates; space needs; student services; safety; purchasing procedures and operations; and gifts in support of buildings, gates, and other facilities. Includes a rendering of Kent Hall (1909). Other campus buildings which are documented by the records include: Low Memorial Library, Earl Hall, University Hall, and Hamilton Hall. as comptroller of student organizations during the early 1900s Goetze oversaw official student groups and activities.

Topics related to student affairs and student groups include: housing, the management of scholarship funds, and arrangements and authorization for events. includes a letter regarding disturbances between freshmen and sophomores in May, 1901. Also includes three tickets to a basketball game and dance, which was held at Columbia's gymnasium in December, 1909

Topics related to the Faculty of Applied Science from 1906 to approximately 1917 include: requirements, recruiting, faculty appointments, faculty affairs, budgeting, facilities, equipment, fund raising, departmental affairs, and the development of departments, courses, and programs in the school. Includes a letter regarding housing for women students (February, 1910). Goetze served as comptroller from 1913 to 1916 and treasurer from 1916 to 1948. As comptroller and treasurer, he oversaw University financial operations and the administration of non-academic employees. He also responded to requests from the University administration for information on project costs and prepared income projections for the University. Although the records from this period contain some substantive materials, many of the records consist of routine form memoranda regarding appropriations. In particular, records from the mid to late 1940s become increasingly routine in nature.

Topics include: issues and policies regarding the University's non-academic employees; financial issues regarding mergers and affiliations, the establishment of programs, and construction projects; the approval of construction and renovation projects and project costs; funding for sponsored research projects; and the University's development strategies and financial needs. Other topics include: appointments, wills, gifts, salaries, pension benefits, income from special funds, the management of special funds, budgeting, and the business of the trustees' committee on finance. Also, correspondence regarding government contracts and research projects during World War II. Includes a list of Columbia's non-academic employees which shows their gender, ages, titles, salaries, and years of service (December, 1915). Also includes an agreement between Columbia and the Community Service Society regarding the New York School of Social Work (June 11, 1940)


Box 452 Folder 14 to 17 Goodell, Warren files, 1953-1970., 7/1953-6/1970, (4 Folders

Correspondence between Warren Goodell and other high level administrators at Columbia University. Goodell held a number of appointments including: assistant to the director and associate director of the University's Nevis Cyclotron Laboratories; associate director of Columbia's Office of Projects and Grants, which was established to oversee sponsored projects at the University; and vice president for administration. Records relate to the Nevis laboratories and sponsored projects.

Correspondence dating from 1967 to 1970 relates to the responsibilities of the vice president for administration. Topics related to the Nevis Cyclotron Laboratories include: equipment, facilities, finances, the administration of sponsored research projects, and the administration of the laboratories. Records relating to the Office of Projects and Grants include lists of sponsored projects and contracts and cover letters for contracts. As vice president for administration, Goodell was responsible for a variety of tasks relating to the facilities and operations of the University. Topics include: computers and data processing, space planning, facilities management, campus architecture, capital funds, and the management of University finances. Includes correspondence regarding the creation of the post of vice president for administration


Box 327 Folder 3 Goodnow, Frank Johnson, file, 1890-1914. (1 Folder), 10/1890-12/1914

Correspondence between Frank Johnson Goodnow, professor of administrative law in the Department of Public Law at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Goodnow was also secretary of the Faculty of Political Science and chairman of the Committee on Instruction of the Faculty of Political Science. Much of the correspondence relates to the School of Political Science and the Department of Public Law.

Topics related to the School of Political Science and the Faculty of Political Science include: degree requirements, admissions, and faculty appointments. Includes correspondence regarding the curriculum in law, political science, public service, and social economy. Topics related to the Department of Public Law include: teaching assignments, faculty appointments, the organization of the department, and the curriculum. Also, correspondence regarding Goodnow's appointment as a legal advisor to the Chinese government in 1913. Among other issues, Goodnow discusses Chinese politics and proposals to establish a school of political science in Peking. Also includes correspondence on Goodnow's personnel issues and professional activities


Box 406 Folder 11 to 14 Goodrich, Carter, files, 1946-1959., 7/1946-5/1959, (4 Folders

Correspondence between Professor Carter Goodrich of Columbia University and high level University administrators. Goodrich held appointments as professor of economics, executive officer of the Department of Economics, and chairman of the Committee on Instruction of the Faculty of Philosophy. The records consist of correspondence and budgets relating to the Department of Economics and correspondence, resolutions, and minutes regarding the Faculty of Philosophy. Also, a report regarding the Department of Mathematical Statistics (March, 1951)

Topics related to the economics department include: faculty appointments, staffing needs, faculty affairs, budgeting, appropriations, and payments to research assistants. Includes records regarding the Julius Beer Lectures and records relating to the Committee on Economics Instruction in Columbia College (ca. 1946). Topics related to the Faculty of Philosophy include: professorships, faculty affairs, financial aid policies, and faculty appointments. Includes reports evaluating departmental budgets and individual items of correspondence regarding faculty housing, faculty salaries, and faculty relations with the University administration.


Box 394 Folder 17 to 18 Goodrich, L. Carrington (Luther Carrington) 1945-1960., 7/1945-6/1960, (2 Folders

Correspondence between L. Carrington Goodrich, Dean Lung Professor of Chinese at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Goodrich was executive officer of the Department of Chinese and Japanese and served as chairman of the Committee on Instruction of the Faculty of Philosophy. Records relate to the department and the Faculty of Philosophy. Includes a letter regarding the reorganization of the University's administration that took place in 1949 and the selection of persons to fill newly-created administrative posts. Records relating to the Department of Chinese and Japanese consist of correspondence and budgets.

Topics include: fellowships, faculty affairs, visiting professors and lecturers, and arrangements for courses. Includes correspondence regarding the Chinese Cultural Scholarships. Topics related to the Faculty of Philosophy include: faculty salaries, faculty appointments, and departmental affairs


Box 448 Folder 11 Gorbman, Aubrey file, 1952-1955. (1 Folder), 7/1952-6/1955

Correspondence between Aubrey Gorbman, executive officer of the Department of Zoology at Columbia University, and the secretary and assistant provost of the University. The records consist of correspondence and budgets relating to the department.

Topics include: appropriations, budgeting, expenditures, faculty affairs, and faculty appointments. Includes a photograph of departmental staff dating from 1954.


Box 504 Folder 17 to 19 Gossett, William T., files, 1961-1971., 7/1961-6/1971, (3 Folders

Correspondence between William T. Gossett and high level administrators at Columbia University. Gossett, who was vice president and general counsel of Ford Motor Company, served as a Columbia trustee. Records dating from 1961 to 1965 consist of routine correspondence, personal notes, acknowledgement letters, and invitations.

Topics include: events, trustee business, and Gossett's gifts to Columbia. Records dating from 1967 also relate to the Columbia Campaign development program. Records dating from 1968 also relate to Gossett's appointment as president of the American Bar Association. The records include printed copies of a number of Gossett's speeches on society, politics, business, and other issues. There are gaps in the records from 1965 to 1967 and 1968 to 1971.


Box 327 Folder 4 to 5 Gottheil, Richard J. H. (Richard James Hora 1891-1918., 3/1891-5/1918, (2 Folders

Correspondence between Professor Richard J. H. Gottheil and the president and other high level administrators of Columbia University. Gottheil was a professor of rabbinical literature in the Department of Oriental Languages and, later, head of the Department of Semitic Languages.

Topics include: faculty appointments, gifts to the department, the acquisition of collections, special lectures, scholarships, prizes, and departmental relations with other schools. Includes correspondence regarding the Dean Lung Fund for the study of Asian cultures and languages and a gift to Columbia of Babylonian tablets. Also, some of the correspondence dating from the early 1900s relates to the American School for Oriental Study and Research in Palestine.


Box 351 Folder 14 Gould, Edwin file, 1926-1931. (1 Folder), 5/1926-6/1931

Correspondence between Edwin Gould, an alumnus and benefactor of Columbia University, and the president of the University.

Topics include: funding for the Edwin Gould Boat House, the planning and construction of the boat house, and donor relations. Includes a print of the boat house


Box 665 Folder 23 Grabeau, A. W. (Amadeus William) file, 1911-1918. (1 Folder), 1/1911-5/1918

Correspondence between Amadeus W. Grabeau, professor of geology at Columbia University, and the president of the University. Includes correspondence with Frederick A. Goetze, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science. Correspondence relates to issues involving geology and paleontology at Columbia. Topics include faculty affairs in the geology department


Box 382 Folder 7 Grady, James T. file, 1940-1945. (1 Folder), 7/1940-6/1945

Correspondence between James T. Grady, director of public information at Columbia University, and the provost of the University. Correspondence relates to public relations and publicity for a wide range of events, promotions and retirements, and programs. Includes press releases


Box 503 Folder 26 Graff, Henry F., file, 1961-1965. (1 Folder), 7/1961-4/1965

Correspondence between Henry Graff, chairman of the Department of History at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to the department.

Topics include: faculty affairs, funding for the department, special lectures and other events, prizes, and routine administrative issues. Includes correspondence regarding plans to establish a joint professorship of history with Cambridge University in England. Also, correspondence regarding Graff's personnel issues


Box 483 Folder 22 Graham, Clarence H., file, 1956-1958. (1 Folder), 2/1956-6/1958

Correspondence relates to Clarence H. Graham, executive officer of the Department of Psychology at Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to the department. Topics include: faculty recruiting and appointments, faculty affairs, appropriations, and facilities


Box 54 Folder 34 Graham, John C., file, 1968 (1 Folder) Dec-68, 1968

Routine service requests and office supply orders that were placed by the assistant secretary of the University.


Box 350 Folder 1 to 16 Grant, Edward J., files, 1919-1950., 9/1919-3/1950, (16 Folders

Correspondence between Edward J. Grant, registrar of Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Much of the correspondence is about tuition and fees policies and related amendments to the statutes. Also, correspondence and reports on a variety of topics including: tuition remission, enrollment, the preparation of diplomas, recognition of student organizations, student affairs, scholarships, prizes, fellowships, athletic eligibility, University publications and announcements, University privileges, and the administration of the registrar's Office. Includes correspondence and reports on the enrollment of veterans in 1946 and 1947


Box 670 Folder 5 Grebler, Leo, file, 1953. (1 Folder), 1/1953-6/1953

Correspondence between Leo Grebler, acting director of the Institute for Urban Land Use and Housing at Columbia University, and University administrators. Records relate to administrative issues involving the institute

Box 670 Folder 37 Green, Norvin H. file 1953-1954. (1 Folder), 7/1953-6/1954

Correspondence between Norvin H. Green and Columbia University administrators. Green was a Columbia alumnus and a member of Columbia Associates, a group of benefactors who made regular contributions to Columbia's general fund. Correspondence relates to gifts to Columbia


Box 672 Folder 26 Greenberg, Jack file, 1957-1958. (1 Folder), 8/1957-6/1958

Correspondence regarding payments to assistants who were working on a research project for Jack Greenberg, a faculty member in the Sociology department at Columbia University


Box 351 Folder 15 to 16 Greene, Evarts Boutell, files, 1926-1940., 10/1926-1/1940, (2 Folders

Correspondence between Evarts B. Greene, professor of history at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Greene was also Chairman of the University Committee on Japanese Studies. Most of the records consist of correspondence and reports regarding the Institute of Japanese Studies.

Topics include: instruction in Japanese and other Asian languages and cultures, long-range planning for the institute, gifts to the institute, faculty appointments and recruiting, and funding for the institute. Includes correspondence regarding collections management and the acquisition of books, art, and artifacts. Includes a report on the state of Japanese studies at Columbia which was written by Sir George Sansom in 1936. Also, correspondence dating from 1926 to 1928 regarding the Loubat Prize Jury


Box 354 Folder 18 Greene, Jerome D. file, 1929-1931. (1 Folder), 8/1929-6/1931

Correspondence between Jerome D. Greene, associate professor of business at Columbia University, and University president Nicholas Murray Butler. Greene was Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Japanese Culture Center of America. Correspondence relates to the establishment of a Japanese culture center at Columbia.

Topics include: the acquisition of books and materials, the purpose and policies of the center, and relations with Japanese donors


Box 327 Folder 6 Greer, David H. file, 1897-1918. (1 Folder), 2/1897-3/1918

Correspondence between David H. Greer and the high level administrators of Columbia University. Greer was rector of Saint Bartholomew's Church in New York City, coadjutor bishop of New York, and a trustee of Columbia University. Contains mostly correspondence and invitations regarding the business of the University's board of trustees. Includes correspondence regarding the appointment of a chaplain at Columbia as well as the University's religious and charity work. Also includes the draft of an appeal for the American Church Institute for Negroes which discusses the purpose and activities of the institute


Box 329 Folder 1 Gregory, William K. file, 1905-1930. (1 Folder), 4/1905-5/1930

Correspondence between Professor William K. Gregory and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Gregory held appointments in the Department of Zoology at Columbia University and the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History. Most of the correspondence relates to the African Anatomical Expedition. The expedition, which traversed the Congo River in 1929 in search of gorillas for use as specimens, was jointly funded by the University and the museum. Includes correspondence regarding negotiations with French and Belgian officials for persmission to hunt gorillas. Also includes an account of the killing of a male gorilla and a report containing Gregory's observations regarding gorillas and local peoples. Also, correspondence relating to Gregory's appointment and personnel issues


Box 660 Folder 27 Griffin, O. J. (Orange J.) file, 1904-1906. (1 Folder), 2/1904-5/1906

Correspondence between Orange J. Griffin, assistant secretary of the College of Pharmacy, and the secretary and chief clerk of Columbia University. Most of the records consist of routine correspondence and cover letters. Includes college financial reports for 1899 to 1903 and 1902 to 1903. Also includes a copy of the college's charters, by-laws, and code of ethics


Box 451 Folder 20 to 21 Grimm, Peter, files, 1946-1956., 11/1946-6/1956, (2 Folders

Correspondence between Peter Grimm, chairman of the board of William A. White & Sons, and high level administrators at Columbia University. Grimm was an alumnus of the University and president of Columbia Associates, a group of University benefactors who contributed regularly to Columbia's general fund. Correspondence relates to gifts to the University and nominations for honorary degrees. Includes routine invitations and acknowledgement letters


Box 501 Folder 24 Gross, Robert, file, 1960-1966. (1 Folder), 6/1960-2/1966

Correspondence between Professor Robert Gross of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to Gross' appointment and personnel issues. Includes recommendation letters


Box 665 Folder 24 Grove, Charles C., file, 1911-1920. (1 Folder), 3/1911-6/1920

Correspondence between Charles C. Grove and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Includes correspondence with Professor George Pegram. Grove held appointments as assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics at Columbia University and secretary of the Faculty of Columbia College. Correspondence relates to two topics: 1.) membership in the Columbia College faculty and 2.) the elimination of Grove's position and subsequent concern over legal issues involving his dismissal


Box 671 Folder 60 Gruliow, Agnes Forrest, file, 1955-1956. (1 Folder), 9/1955-2/1956

Correspondence between Agnes Forrest Gruliow, acting president of the Greenhouse Group Parents Association, and the secretary of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to the Columbia-Greenhouse Nursery School, which was affiliated with the University.

Topics include: the administration of the school as well as planning and budgeting for the school. Records include: the school handbook, a list of staff members, a questionnaire for parents, and a report on the school

Box 671 Folder 25 Grundfest, Harry, file, 1953-1956. (1 Folder), 11/1953-4/1956

Records regarding Harry Grundfest, professor of neurology at Columbia University. The records relate to an investigation of Grundfest's alleged communist activities. Includes reports, transcripts of senate hearings, correspondence, samples of Grundfest's publications and statements, and Grundfest's curriculum vitae as well as copies of "Counterattack", an anti-communist newsletter. Also includes letters regarding Grundfest from members of the public to Grayson Kirk, president of Columbia University


Box 672 Folder 61 Gruver, William R. file, 1959-1960. (1 Folder), 7/1959-3/1960

Correspondence between William R. Gruver, an alumnus of Columbia University's School of General Studies, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to a variety of topics, including the annual Dean's Day celebration that took place in 1959


Box 72 Folder 13 Guest, Eleftheria, file, 1967-1968. (1 Folder), 6/1967-8/1968

Correspondence and reports regarding the termination and workers compensation case of Eleftheria Guest


Box 668 Folder 10 Gulick, Luther Halsey, file, 1940-1941. (1 Folder), 7/1940-3/1941

Correspondence between Luther Halsey Gulick, director of the Institute of Public Administration at Columbia University, and the provost of the University. Correspondence relates to routine matters involving the institute.

Topics include budgeting and space needs. Includes an auditor's report for the 1939-1940 fiscal year and a report from the director (January, 1941)


Box 18 Folder 15 Gunn, Mary file, 1964-1965. (1 Folder), 8/1964-6/1965

Correspondence between Mary Gunn, an administrative assistant in the Office of the Secretary at Columbia University, and the secretary of the University and other office staf Correspondence relates to arrangements for University ceremonies, including commencement and convocations


Box 665 Folder 25 Guthrie, William D. file, 1911-1918. (1 Folder), 1/1911-5/1918

Correspondence between William D. Guthrie, Ruggles Professor of Constitutional Law at Columbia University, and the president of the University. Includes correspondence with Harlan Fiske Stone, dean of the University's School of Law. Correspondence relates to Guthrie's appointment as Ruggles Professor and preparations for his lectures on constitutional law that were to be delivered at the Sorbonne in Paris


Box 437 Folder 21 to 22 Gutmann, James files, 1951-1960., 9/1951-6/1960, (2 Folders

Correspondence between James Gutmann, professor of philosophy at Columbia University, and University administrators. Gutmann served as executive officer of the Department of Philosophy and was later appointed chairman of the department. The records consist of correspondence and budgets regarding the department.

Topics include: faculty affairs, staffing needs, and the retention of faculty members. much of the correspondence is routine


Box 503 Folder 27 Ha, Joseph M. file, 1961-1963. (1 Folder), 2/1961-2/1963

Correspondence between Joseph M. Ha and Columbia University administrators. Ha held a number of appointments involving the oversight of international students. He served as coordinator of interfaith work with foreign students, the Chaplain's assistant for foreign student work, and director of the Foreign Student Center. Many of the records relate to events for international students. Includes a report dating from 1961


Box 451 Folder 22 Haas, Henry C., file, 1953-1955. (1 Folder), 9/1953-10/1955

Correspondence between Henry C. Haas, an alumnus of the School of Engineering at Columbia University, and the president and other University administrators. Haas was editor of 1905 "This Way!", the newsletter and reunion bulletin of the School of Engineering Class of 1905. Includes copies of newsletters as well as routine cover letters and acknowledgement letters. Also includes a letter from Haas regarding environmental issues


Box 405 Folder 1 to 14 Hacker, Louis Morton, files, 1946-1958. (14 Folders), 9/1946-6/1958

Correspondence between Louis Morton Hacker and the provost and secretary of Columbia University. Hacker was the director of the University's School of General Studies and later served as dean of the Faculty of General Studies. The School of General Studies succeeded the University Extension as Columbia's continuing education division. The records consist of correspondence and budgets relating to the early years of the School of General Studies.

Topics include: curriculum and programs, financial administration, facilities, relations between the school and the University, faculty affairs, degree requirements, community relations, and the student body. Also, minutes of the first meeting of the University's Bicentennial Committee, which was held in September 1946 and a report outlining plans for the anniversary celebration


Box 668 Folder 50 Hackett, Frank S., file, 1947-1948. (1 Folder), 9/1947-5/1948

Correspondence between Frank S. Hackett, headmaster of the Riverdale Country School, and the acting president of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to the school.

Topics include the development of the school's curriculum. Includes a proposal for implementing the world school method at the Riverdale School


Box 667 Folder 30 Hadden, Gavin, file, 1929 (1 Folder) 7/1929-12/1929, 1929, 7/1929-12/1929

Correspondence between Gavin Hadden and the secretary of Columbia University. Hadden was a civil engineer who appears to have been retained by the University. Correspondence relates to Gavin's plans for the development of the University's property at Baker Field in upper Manhattan


Box 660 Folder 29 Hadley, Arthur Twining file, 1899-1918. (1 Folder), 10/1899-4/1918

Correspondence between Arthur Twining Hadley, president of Yale University, and the president and acting president of Columbia University. Much of the correspondence relates to faculty exchange programs.

Topics include: the Roosevelt Professorship, which sent American faculty to Germany to lecture and act as educational and cultural emissaries; the Kaiser Wilhelm Professorship, which brought a German professor to lecture in the United States; and a proposed Japanese exchange program. Includes correspondence that relates to a dispute between Yale and Columbia over the obligations of the Kaiser Wilhelm Professor (1908). Also, correspondence relating to: scholarships and fellowships (1916), Hadley's advice on the process of selecting deans (1904), and a dispute between Yale and Columbia over the sale and donation to Columbia of the Reinhard manuscript collection (1904). Also includes correspondence and a report on Columbia's combined course, which overlapped undergraduate and professional education


Box 670 Folder 6 Hadley, William A., file, 1952-1953. (1 Folder), 11/1952-6/1953

Correspondence between Associate Professor William A. Hadley of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University and University administrators. Correspondence relates to a Job Evaluation Study. Also, correspondence regarding Hadley's personnel issues


Box 671 Folder 61 Haggstrom, Robert J., file, 1955-1956. (1 Folder), 5/1955-5/1956

Correspondence between Robert J. Haggstrom, professor of Air Science at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to the University's Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps (AFROTC) air sciences program.

Topics include: enrollment, admissions, tuition exemption, budgeting and expenditures, prizes, and student affairs. Records include: proceedings of the AFROTC Unit Selection Board, correspondence with the provost's office regarding the possible closing of the program, and a Department of Air Sciences bulletin


Box 386 Folder 2 to 8 Haig, Robert Murray files, 1941-1953. (7 Folders), 7/1941-6/1953

Correspondence between Robert Murray Haig, McVikar Professor of political Economy and executive officer of the Department of Economics at Columbia University, and the provost and secretary of the University. Most of the records relate to the Department of Economics and long-range planning for a new political science building. Also, correspondence (ca. 1942) regarding Columbia's relationship with the Institute for Public Administration, correspondence (ca. 1946) regarding the selection of a dean for the School of Business, a report evaluating a plan to institute fees for library services, and correspondence regarding Haig's personnel issues. Records dating from 1941 to 1943 and 1946 to 1947 consist of correspondence and budgets relating to the Department of Economics.

Topics include: faculty appointments, personnel issues, faculty affairs, arrangements for courses, budgeting, research funding and expenditures, prizes, acquisitions of library materials, and facilities. Some of the records also document the effects of World War II on the department. Records dating from 1945 to 1949 consist of correpsondence, minutes, reports, financial records, pamphlets, architectural plans, and proposals documenting the work of the Committee to Examine the Need for a New Political Science Building. Haig was chairman of the committee.

Topics include: departmental space requirements, proposed renovations, and fund raising


Box 670 Folder 65 Haile-Selassie, Teferra, file, 1954 (1 Folder) 2/1954-6/1954, 1954, 2/1954-6/1954

Correspondence regarding Teferra Haile-Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, and his receipt of an honorary degree from Columbia University. Includes an itinerary of his trip through the United States, Canada, and Mexico


Box 494 Folder 1 to 13 Halford, Ralph S., files, 1957-1968. (13 Folders), 7/1957-12/1968

Correspondence between Ralph S. Halford and high level administrators at Columbia University. Halford held appointments as executive officer of the Department of Chemistry, vice provost for projects and grants, and dean of the Graduate Faculties. Correspondence relates to: the Department of Chemistry during the 1950s and 1960s the Office of Projects and Grants and issues involving grants and sponsored projects during the 1950s and 1960s and the Graduate Faculties during the 1960s. Topics related to the Department of Chemistry include: faculty appointments, facilities, personnel, finances, the administration of research projects, and research funding. Topics related to sponsored projects and grants include: indirect costs, administrative issues involving sponsored projects and grants, matching funds, University policies regarding research funding, and routine expenditures involving projects and grants.

Includes numerous routine award notification letters and cover letters regarding the terms of research contracts. Also includes: records regarding the functions of the Office of Projects and Grants and the Faculty Committee on Projects and Grants, quarterly reports from the Office of Projects and Grants, correspondence regarding the Watson Scientific Computing Laboratory (ca. 1963-1965), a letter regarding the history of the computing center (August, 1963), and a proposal for research projects in the University's Electronics Research Laboratories (October, 1958). As dean of the Graduate Faculties (formerly the Faculties of Political Science, Philosophy, and Pure Science), Halford oversaw the University's graduate division. Records dating from Halford's term as dean relate to: faculty affairs, development, gifts, personnel, tuition and fees, and the administration of Ph.D. examinations


Box 660 Folder 28 Hall, Charles Cuthbert, file, 1897-1907. (1 Folder), 2/1897-12/1907

Correspondence between Charles Cuthbert Hall, president of Union Theological Seminary, and the president of Columbia University. Most of the records consist of routine correspondence, invitations, and recommendation letters. Includes correspondence from Nicholas Murray Butler, the president of Columbia University. The letters discuss the role of religion in education and the establishment of faculties of theology in American universities. Also includes correspondence relating to Hall's terms a president of the Religious Education Association


Box 665 Folder 36 Hall, George Henry, file, 1913-1916. (1 Folder), 4/1913-11/1916

Correspondence between George Henry Hall and the president and clerk of the board of trustees of Columbia University. Hall was an artist and benefactor of the University. Correspondence relates to Hall's gift of paintings and 15,000. Includes copies of Hall's will


Box 327 Folder 7 to 8 Hallock, William, files, 1892-1910. (2 Folders), 3/1892-5/1910

Correspondence between William Hallock, professor of physics in the Department of Physics at Columbia University, and the president and faculty of the University.

Topics include: equipment and supplies, expenditures, budgeting, gifts, faculty appointments, staffing needs and personnel in the Department of Physics. Includes correspondence regarding the organization of the department and its relations with other departments in the University. Also, correspondence relating to Hallock's appointment, personnel issues, and committee memberships


Box 670 Folder 38 Hamilton, Robert P., file, 1953-1954. (1 Folder), 7/1953-6/1954

Correspondence between Professor Robert P. Hamilton and Columbia University administrators. Hamilton was a professor of law and secretary of the University's Faculty of Law. Correspondence relates to faculty affairs in the law school and membership in the Faculty of Law. Correspondence also relates to a proposal for a master of comparative law degree.


Box 327 Folder 9 to 11 Hamlin, A. D. (Alfred D. F.), files, 1894-1918. (3 Folders) 5/1894-6/1918

Correspondence between Alfred D. Hamlin, executive head of the School of Architecture at Columbia University, and the president and other high level administrators of the University. Also includes correspondence between Hamlin and other architects. Correspondence relates to the School of Architecture.

Topics include: personnel, faculty appointments, fellowships, staffing needs, and publicity. Includes detailed correspondence and reports evaluating the organization, faculty, administration, curriculum, and performance of the school. also, correspondence regarding the relationship between the School of architecture and the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects (ca. 1911). The correspondence discusses whether the school should adopt the society's programs and grading criteria. Also includes correspondence regarding campus design, in particular the use of South Field and the design of buildings at Barnard College. Also, correspondence relating to Hamlin's appointment, personnel issues, and professional activities


Box 671 Folder 26 Hammarskjold, Dag, file, 1954-1955. (1 Folder), 6/1954-4/1955

Correspondence between Dag Hammarskjold, secretary general of the United Nations, and the secretary of Columbia University. Most of the correspondence relates to the honorary degree that was awarded to Hammarskjold at Columbia's 3rd Bicentennial Convocation in 1954. Hammarskjold was also the principal speaker at the convocation. Also: a press release regarding Hammarskjold's appearance at the University's Charter Day Dinner in 1954 correspondence between Hammarskjold and University president Grayson Kirk regarding collaboration between the United Nations and the University; and two United Nations publications


Box 446 Folder 18 to 21 Hammett, Louis P., files, 1951-1958. (4 Folders), 7/1951-6/1958

Correspondence between Louis P. Hammett, professor of chemistry and executive officer of the Department of Chemistry at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Includes correspondence with funding agencies and University faculty members. The records consist of correspondence and budgets relating to the Department of Chemistry and correspondence, reports, and minutes regarding the Division of government Aided Research and government-sponsored research at the University. Also, correspondence and programs relating to a meeting of the National Academy of Science which was held at Columbia in November, 1954. Also includes a 1957 report from the Committee on Professional Training of the American Chemical Society. Topics related to the Department of Chemistry include: student affairs, faculty appointments, staffing needs, faculty affairs, research funding, the appointment of laboratory assistants, fellowships, and facilities.

Includes: correspondence regarding the Chandler Medal, a 1954 report on teaching assistanceships in the department and problems with the recruiting of qualified graduate students, and a 1956 report regarding departmental space problems and undergraduate enrollment. Beginning ca. 1956 the records also relate to government-sponsored research. Much of the material relates to: the administration of research contracts and research personnel, contract negotiations, and relations with the government. Includes: a report (1957) to the National Science Foundation regarding University research activities; a letter and brief report (1957) regarding University policies and criteria for accepting government contracts; a letter (February, 1957) regarding the institute for Defense Analysis; and correspondence and minutes (ca. 1958) regarding contracts and contract policies in the University's Electronics Research Laboratories. Also, correspondence regarding Hammett's personnel issues and committee memberships and a reprint of his article, Rights and Responsibilities in the Search for Knowledge, which appeared in Chemical and Engineering news in 1954


Box 412 Folder 1 Hance, William Adams, file, 1947-1962. (1 Folder), 8/1947-5/1962

Correspondence between William Adams Hance, assistant dean of Columbia College, and the secretary of Columbia University. Correspondence relates Columbia College, the University's undergraduate college.

Topics include: scholarships, prizes, and the recruiting of students. Hance was also chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Faculties. Related topics include retirement policies and faculty fringe benefits


Box 670 Folder 39 Handler, Milton, file, 1954 (1 Folder) 1/1954-5/1954, 1954, 1/1954-5/1954

Correspondence between Milton Handler, professor of law in the School of Law at Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to Handler's personnel issues. Includes two printed copies of Handler's lecture on antitrust law that was delivered to the New York Bar Association in 1954

Box 670 Folder 7 Hardman, J. B. S. (Jacob Benjamin Salutsky) 1952-1953. (1 Folder), 7/1952-5/1953

Correspondence between Jacob B. S. Hardman and Columbia University administrators. Correspondence relates to the financial administration of the Labor Leadership Study, which was supported by the Columbia-based bureau of Applied Social Research


Box 342 Folder 16 to 19 Harkness, Edward Stephen files, 1910-1935. (4 Folders) 11/1910-4/1935

Correspondence between Edward Stephen Harkness, a benefactor of Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Includes legal documents, minutes, reports, acknowledgement letters, and cover letters. Records dating from 1911 to 1923 relate to Harkness' gift to the University to fund the purchase and construction of a new medical school campus and document the University's efforts to solicit Harkness for funds.

Related topics include: fund raising efforts on behalf of the medical center, the purchase and construction of the medical center, and negotiations with Presbyterian Hospital. Records dating from 1928 to 1935 relate to Harkness' subsequent gifts to the medical school and the construction of additional buildings at the medical center. Also, correspondence regarding Harkness' gifts to build Butler Library, then known as South Hall, and the construction of the library building


Box 672 Folder 12 Harmon, Francis Stuart file, 1956-1957. (1 Folder), 8/1956-1/1957

Correspondence between Francis Stuart Harmon and Columbia University administrators. Harmon chaired a special committee of Riverside Church that was appointed to study the possibility of installing radio and television transmitters on Riverside Church, which is located near Columbia University. Includes a copy of the committee report, which discusses religious television broadcasts


Box 661 Folder 1 Harper, Joseph W. file, 1890-1909. (1 Folder), 2/1890-5/1909

Correspondence between Joseph W. Harper of the Harper & Brothers publishing company and the president of Columbia University. Harper was a Columbia trustee, chairman of the trustees' committee on buildings and grounds, and a member of the library committee. Topics related to the committee on buildings and grounds include: buildings at Columbia's 49th Street campus, the hiring of a new superintendent of buildings and grounds in 1890 and the purchase of the property for Columbia's new campus at Morningside Heights. Topics related to the library committee include routine business. Other topics include: the establishment of the Columbia University Press (ca. 1890-1893); the exhibition of books that was part of Columbia's exhibit at the World's Columbian Exposition (1893); a portrait of Columbia trustee Hamilton Fish (1894); the use of funds from Harper's estate (1896); and the decision to change Columbia's name from Columbia College to Columbia University


Box 669 Folder 3 Harper, Philip S. file, 1951 (1 Folder) 6 Aug-51, 1951

Correspondence between Philip S. Harper, president of Harper-Wyman Company, and John R. Dunning, dean of the School of Engineering at Columbia University. In the correspondence, Harper expresses concern about the socialistic trends in teaching at Columbia. Includes newspaper clippings regarding a citizen training course in Columbia's Teachers College


Box 665 Folder 27 Harper, R. A. (Robert Almer) file, 1911-1918. (1 Folder), 2/1911-6/1918

Correspondence between Robert A. Harper, Torrey Professor of Botany at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to Harper's appointment as Torrey Professor. Correspondence also relates to faculty affairs and budgeting in the Department of Botany


Box 660 Folder 30 Harper, William Rainey file, 1893-1906. (1 Folder), 9/1893-2/1906

Correspondence between William Rainey Harper, president of the University of Chicago, and the president of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to: scholarships and fellowships at the University of Chicago, the creation of the Association of American Universities, and Harper's death in 1906


Box 378 Folder 1 Harris, Reed file, 1932 (1 Folder) 4/1932, 1932, 4/1932

Correspondence between Reed Harris and Columbia University president Nicholas Murray Butler, the dean of Columbia College, and the University counsel. Includes correspondence with Harris' attorney. Harris was editor in chief of the Columbia Daily Spectator, the college's student newspaper. Correspondence relates to Harris' allegations regarding graft in the University dining services, his suspension and subsequent reinstatement, and the University's investigation of Harris and The Spartan Society. Includes correspondence regarding the powers of the University and the public relations issues surrounding the case


Box 661 Folder 2 Harris, William Torrey, file, 1892-1908. (1 Folder), 2/1892-12/1908

Correspondence between William Torrey Harris and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Harris was commissioner of education in the Bureau of Education at the Department of the Interior. Most of records consist of routine correspondence and invitations. Includes correspondence regarding two issues -- changing the name of Columbian University and the problem of fake diplomas -- which were brought before Congress by the University. Also, two detailed letters (May, 1908) in which Harris argues against socialism, in particular the socialist beliefs of Henry George and Edward Bellamy

Box 661 Folder 3 Harrison, Charles Custis file, 1902-1909. (1 Folder), 1/1893-12/1909

Correspondence between Charles Custis Harrison, provost of the University of Pennsylvania, and the president of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to a variety of subjects. Topics include: entrance examinations; the College Entrance Examination Board; and efforts to establish a school of American archeology, ethnography, and linguistics in Mexico


Box 668 Folder 51 Harrison, George L., file, 1947-1948. (1 Folder), 8/1947-5/1948

Correspondence between George L. Harrison and the acting president of Columbia University. Harrison was a University trustee. Correspondence relates to a variety of subjects. Topics include: trustee nominations, arrangements for trustee meetings, and Harrison's gifts to Columbia


Box 672 Folder 62 Harrison, T. Carter, file, 1959-1960. (1 Folder), 9/1959-3/1960

Correspondence between T. Carter Harrison, director of development in the School of General Studies at Columbia University, and University administrators. Most of the correspondence relates to the fund raising campaign for the General Studies Fund


Box 412 Folder 2 to 3 Harriss, C. Lowell, files, 1947-1970. (2 Folders), 12/1947-5/1970

Correspondence between C. Lowell Harriss, professor of economics in the Department of Economics at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Harriss held appointments as associate professor and professor of economics. Most of the correspondence relates to Harriss' research projects.

Topics include payments to his research and clerical assistants and the financial administration of research projects. Also, reports and correspondence regarding Harriss' professional activities. Topics include: his work as Columbia's representative to the International Institute of Public Finance in 1950 his trip to Europe for a taxation conference in 1951 and his sabbatical leave as a Fullbright lecturer in the Netherlands from 1953 to 1954. Includes copies of a number of papers by Harriss. Correspondence dating from 1969 to 1970 includes letters in which Harriss advises the University regarding tax issues


Box 397 Folder 1 to 19 Harron, Robert files, 1945-1965. (34 Folders), 7/1945-6/1955


Box 398 Folder 1 to 15 Harron, Robert files, 7/1955-6/1965

Correspondence between Robert Harron, director of university relations at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to University publicity and community relations.

Topics include: events, appointments, programs, public services, faculty achievements, University finances, gifts to the University, awards, honorary degrees, research, discoveries, and buildings. Includes drafts and final copies of press releases. The records document Columbia's public relations strategies in response to anti-communist politics during the 1940s and 1950s and to the University's increasing community relations troubles during the early 1960s. The records also document publicity for the University's bicentennial in 1954


Box 500 Folder 21 Hart, Albert Gailord file, 1958-1961. (1 Folder), 7/1958-6/1961

Correspondence between Albert Gailord Hart, chairman of the Department of Economics at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to the department.

Topics include: faculty affairs, staffing needs, faculty appointments, budgeting, gifts, and funding for the department. Includes correspondence regarding the Ford Foundation Research Professorships and the Ford Research Professorship committee (ca. 1960-1961). Also includes a proposal and a brief exchange of letters regarding plans for a research program in international economics (January, 1961)


Box 382 Folder 8 Haskell, Henry S. file, 1940-1943. (1 Folder), 7/1940-8/1943

Correspondence between Henry S. Haskell and Provost Frank D. Fackenthal of Columbia University. Haskell was University president Nicholas Murray Butler's assistant at the Carnegie Foundation for International Peace, where Butler served as director. Correspondence relates to funding for: fellowships, faculty travel, aid to displaced European scholars, and other purposes


Box 671 Folder 27 Hasler, Frederick E. file, 1954-1955. (1 Folder), 7/1954-5/1955

Correspondence between Frederick E. Hasler of the Chemical Bank and Trust Company and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Hasler chaired Columbia's Bicentennial Birthday Fund. Correspondence relates to the honorary degree that was awarded to Hasler at Columbia's 1955 commencement ceremony. Correspondence also relates to: events, Hasler's gifts to Columbia, and the Bicentennial Fund. Includes correspondence between Hasler and donors.


Box 448 Folder 12 to 15 Hassialis, M. D. (Menelaos Dimitri), files, 1952-1971. (4 Folders), 7/1952-6/1971

Correspondence between Menelaos D. Hassialis, Henry Krumb Professor of Mining at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Hassialis held appointments at executive officer of the School of Mines and chairman of the Henry Krumb School of Mines. The records consist of correspondence and budgets relating to the school.

Topics include: sponsored research, budgeting, personnel, finances, faculty appointments, research assistants, and faculty affairs. Includes: correspondence and a procedures manual relating to the Columbia University Mineral Beneficiation Laboratory; correspondence regarding Industrial Reactor Laboratories; and a report, dating from 1964 which relates to the school's electrical engineering and electronics research laboratories. Records dating from 1970 to 1971 consist of the text and translation of a German university bill. These documents were sent to Columbia president's Cordier and McGill as an example of an alternative university governmental structure and an alternate role for the University senate


Box 438 Folder 1 to 21 Hastings, John, files, 1951-1970. (180 Folders), 7/1951-12/1953


Box 439 Folder 1 to 19 Hastings, John, files, 1/1954-1/1956


Box 440 Folder 1 to 20 Hastings, John, files, 2/1956-3/1958


Box 441 Folder 1 to 21 Hastings, John, files, 4/1958-2/1960


Box 442 Folder 1 to 21 Hastings, John, files, 2/1960-1/1962


Box 443 Folder 1 to 20 Hastings, John, files, 1/1962-5/1963


Box 444 Folder 1 to 20 Hastings, John, files, 5/1963-12/1964


Box 445 Folder 1 to 21 Hastings, John, files, 1/1965-2/1967


Box 446 Folder 1 to 17 Hastings, John, files, 3/1967-6/1970

Press releases and correspondence from John Hastings, director of the office of Public Information at Columbia University. Most of the records consist of press releases relating to a wide range of topics. Includes monthly reports regarding public relations activities and correspondence regarding the public information office. Also includes Pulitzer Prize press packets and a report on the Pulitzer Prizes which contains a list of prize recipients from 1917 to 1957


Box 661 Folder 4 Hastings, Thomas S., file, 1890-1897. (1 Folder), 3/1890-1/1897

Correspondence between Thomas S. Hastings, president of Union Theological Seminary, and the president of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to a variety of subjects.

Topics include: opening courses at Columbia and Union Theological Seminary to students from both institutions, a proposal for Columbia to begin offering Bachelor of Divinity degrees, and women students


Box 480 Folder 20 Hatch, Vermont, file, 1954-1959. (1 Folder), 9/1954-4/1959

Correspondence between Vermont Hatch, a trustee of Columbia University, and the president and vice president of the University. Correspondence relates to a variety of subjects.

Topics include: personal favors, Hatch's committee memberships, and his death, funeral, and estate. includes a report of the Alumni Federation Survey Committee dated October, 1954 (the Hatch Report ). The report discusses alumni organizations, alumni programs, and fund raising. Also includes a draft of the agreement between Columbia and the New York School of Social Work (July, 1959).


Box 668 Folder 52 Hatfield, Henry Caraway, file, 1947-1948. (1 Folder), 12/1947-4/1948

Correspondence between Professor Henry Caraway Hatfield of the Department of Germanic Languages at Columbia University and University administrators. Hatfield was also editor of The Germanic Review, which was published by the department. Correspondence relates to the finances of the Germanic Review. Also, correspondence regarding Hatfield's appointments


Box 346 Folder 1 to 11 Hawkes, Herbert E., files, 1910-1943. (11 Folders), 10/1910-5/1943

Correspondence between Herbert E. Hawkes, dean of Columbia College, and high level administrators, faculty members, religious counsellors at Columbia University. Although dean of Columbia's undergraduate college, Hawkes was also involved in overseeing extracurricular programs and student services on a University-wide basis. He served on a number of committees including the Board of Religious and Social Work and the Committee on Men's Residence Halls. Most of the correspondence relates to University residence halls and other issues involving students' lives outside of the classroom. Related topics include: student disturbances and discipline, student social life and social events, the oversight of student organizations and athletics, and the role of religious counselling at the University. Includes correspondence regarding the administration of Earl Hall, Columbia's nondenominational religious and social center, and the relationship between Earl Hall and the YMCA of Greater New York. Much of the correspondence also relates to the academic affairs of Columbia College.

Topics include: the curriculum, the organization of departments, prizes and awards, faculty affairs, faculty appointments, and admissions. Includes correspondence, reports, and proposals regarding significant curriculum revisions, the nature and role of undergraduate instruction, the student body of the college, and the college's responsibilities towards its students. Also, correspondence regarding the administration and awarding of scholarship and fellowship funds and correspondence relating to student aid policies in general. Includes correspondence regarding the Kellet Fellowships. Also, correspondence regarding numerous other topics related to Columbia College, residence halls, student services, and gifts to the College. Correspondence also documents the effects of World War I and World War II on the University's curriculum and finances


Box 661 Folder 5 Hawley, Harriet, file, 1904-1910. (1 Folder), 2/1904-3/1910

Correspondence between Harriet Hawley, secretary to the dean of Teachers College at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Most of the records consist of routine correspondence and cover letters.

Topics include: faculty appointments, financial information and statistics for the president's annual reports, and payments to cover the cost of instruction

Box 661 Folder 6 Hay, John, file, 1898-1904. (1 Folder), 10/1898-6/1904

Correspondence between John Hay, United States secretary of state, and the president of Columbia University. Most of the records consist of routine correspondence, invitations, recommendation letters and letters of introduction.

Topics include: efforts by University president Seth Low to have the British government send all of its official publications to the University library and Hay's plan to recruit student interpreters to serve in China


Box 460 Folder 1 to 20 Hayden, Philip M., files, 1926-1949. (20 Folders), 7/1926-5/1949

Correspondence between Philip M. Hayden and other high level administrators at Columbia University. Hayden served as assistant secretary of the University under Frank D. Fackenthal and later succeeded Fackenthal as secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to the numerous responsibilities of the Office of the Secretary, one of Columbia's top administrative units. During Hayden's term as secretary, the office compiled statistics and information for administrative purposes; handled personnel issues involving faculty and employees; researched issues involving the intrepretation and implementation of University policies and statutes and the use of gifts and special funds; and oversaw routine administrative tasks such as the preparation of catalogs and announcements, mailings, and the University calendar. The records include both substantive letters and memoranda as well as routine notes and cover letters. Also, 1 Folder of correspondence, charts, minutes, and amendments to the statutes relating to the major reorganization of the University's administrative structure that took place in 1949.

The records relate to a wide range of other topics including: budgeting and operations in the secretary's office, job placement services for students, policies regarding scholarships and fellowships, the awarding of scholarships and fellowships, the business of the Council for Research in the Social Sciences, Columbia's Upper Estate (the site of Rockefeller Center), and preparations for events. The records include: minutes and correspondence (ca. 1934) relating to residence halls, a report of the special committee that was appointed to study the use of the University's Claremont Avenue Apartments (1934), resolutions and a report regarding a proposed University arts center (1946), correspondence regarding the business of the University Council, and (beginning in the 1940s) resolutions of the University Council. Also, correspondence regarding Hayden's retirement.

Topics related to faculty personnel include: retirement plans and other benefits, faculty affairs, and accounting and financial planning for retirement funds. Much of the correspondence relates to retirement benefits and survivor's benefits for individual faculty members and their spouses. The records include: correspondence and reports regarding the University's retirement plan (ca. 1929-1930); records regarding the state of University clerical staff (October, 1946); and a report (September, 1933) on a review of the minutes from meetings of the University's board of trustees prior to 1892 which was conducted by the secretary's office in order to determine policies regarding pensions, widow's benefits, emeritus status, and other personnel issues. Topics related to University employees include the classification of job titles and status, tuition exemption, and employee personnel policies during the 1930s.


Box 344 Folder 16 to 18 Hayes, Carlton Joseph Huntley, files, 1910-1942. (3 Folders), 9/1910-4/1942

Correspondence between Carlton Joseph Huntley Hayes, Seth Low Professor of History and executive officer of the Department of History at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to the Department of History and Hayes' post-World War I study of France.

Topics related to the Department of History include: faculty appointments, staffing needs, faculty affairs, personnel, the curriculum, fellowships, the management of special funds, research funding, and budgeting. Includes correspondence and reports (ca. 1921 1938 and 1941) evaluating the department's educational strengths and weaknesses, curriculum, faculty, and degree requirements.

Much of the correspondence dating from the mid to late 1920s relates to a study of economic and social development in post-war France which was sponsored by the Council for Research in the Social Sciences. Includes reports on the project. Also, correspondence, reports and proposals regarding a variety of University-related topics. These include: correspondence (ca. 1912-1914) documenting the work of the Committee on Student Organizations and the creation of King's Crown, an alumni group which was established to oversee the budgets of certain student organizations; a 1921 report from the Joint Committee on Graduate Instruction which recommends changes to the University's faculty salary policies; and a proposal (ca. 1922) for instruction in Geography.

Also includes Hayes' letter in support of Professor Charles Beard who was dismissed from the University in 1917. Includes correspondence relating to Hayes' professional activities and retirement


Box 665 Folder 28 Hayt, E. K., file, 1911-1918. (1 Folder), 1/1911-6/1918

Correspondence between E. K. Hayt, assistant registrar and assistant bursar for the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, and the secretary of the University. Includes correspondence with the University bursar and treasurer. Correspondence relates to the college. Topics include: budgeting, scholarships, and other financial matters


Box 671 Folder 29 Hazard, John N. file, 1954-1955. (1 Folder), 10/1954-1/1955

Correspondence between John N. Hazard, professor of public law at Columbia University, and University faculty members and administrators. hazard appears to have been involved with the American Slavic and East European Review. Correspondence relates to the journal and routine topics involving Slavic and Eastern European studies. Includes the annual report of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, Inc. Also, records relating to Hazard's personnel issues


Box 665 Folder 29 Hazeltine, Harold D., file, 1911-1917. (1 Folder), 4/1911-11/1917

Correspondence between Harold D. Hazeltine, a reader in English law at Cambridge University, and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to: Hazeltine's visit to deliver a lecture series on the history of English law, his possible appointment at Columbia, and the University's purchase of the Bushe-Fox law library. it also appears as though Hazeltine may have visited the University as Carpentier Lecturer


Box 670 Folder 40 Heald, Henry T. file, 1953-1954. (1 Folder), 7/1953-1/1954

Correspondence between Henry T. Heald and Columbia University administrators. Heald was chancellor of New York University and chairman of the Education Group of the Greater New York Fund. Most of the correspondence relates to Heald's honorary degree from Columbia. Includes biographical information on Heald. Correspondence also relates to efforts to develop an arts center at Columbia and the University's involvement with the Greater New York Fund


Box 452 Folder 20 to 21 Healy, Charles C., files, 1953-1956. (2 Folders), 8/1953-6/1956

Correspondence between Charles C. Healy, a Columbia University development officer, and University administrators, donors, trustees, and faculty. Topics include: donor relations, gifts to the University, development activities, estates, special funds, and scholarships. Includes a photograph of the annual Class Dinner (May, 1954). Also, minutes of the University's Committee on Wills and Special Gifts dating from February and December, 1954 and January, 1956


Box 665 Folder 30 Heaton, John Langdon, file, 1911-1916. (1 Folder), 11/1911-7/1916

Correspondence between John Langdon Heaton, editor of The World newspaper, and the president of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to the University's School of Journalism. Topics include: the establishment of the school, the nature and composition of the school's advisory board, and the appointment of the school's first director. includes two letters in which Heaton vigorously opposes the nomination of Professor John W. Cunliffe as director of the school and a report from Heaton to Joesph Pulitzer regarding Columbia


Box 18 Folder 32 Heezen, Bruce C., file, 1967 (1 Folder) May-67, 1967

A press release (April 20, 1967) regarding Bruce C. Heezen's work to retrieve cosmic body fragments from the site of ancient asteroid collisions in the Pacific and Indian oceans. Heezen was an associate professor of geology at Columbia University's Lamont Geological Observatory


Box 672 Folder 27 Hefferline, Ralph file, 1957-1958. (1 Folder), 7/1957-4/1958

Correspondence regarding payments to laboratory assistants who were working for Jack Hefferline in the psychology department at Columbia University


Box 670 Folder 41 Heindel, Richard Heathcote file, 1953-1954. (1 Folder), 7/1953-6/1954

Correspondence between Richard Heathcote Heindel, deputy director of the UNESCO relations staff, and Columbia University administrators. Correspondence relates to the United States National Commission for UNESCO and the Institute on World Affairs and International Cooperation, which was located at Pennsylvania State University. Records include: an outline of a course that was taught by Heindel at the Institute on World Affairs and International Cooperation; a pamphlet on the institute; and an outline of a conference on the social impact of industrialization and urban conditions in Africa


Box 494 Folder 14 Heisler, Lillian file, 1957-1959. (1 Folder), 7/1957-12/1959

The records consist of cash deposit vouchers which were sent to the Columbia University administration by Lillian Heisler, administrative assistant for the University's Building Fund office. The vouchers record gifts to the Building Fund


Box 505 Folder 17 Heller, Lee N. file, 1962-1965. (1 Folder), 7/1962-1/1965

Routine correspondence regarding campus audio visual services. Includes one interesting memorandum regarding classroon facilities (May 27, 1963)


Box 108 Folder 24 Hendin, Herbert, file, 1970 (1 Folder) 7/1970-10/1970, 1970, 7/1970-10/1970

Correspondence between Herbert Hendin, a research associate in psychiatry at the Columbia University Health Service, and University administrators. Some of the correspondence relates to Hendin's study of depression, drug addiction, and suicide among Columbia College students. includes an outline of the study as well as a copy of a study entitled "Student Revolutionaries: Who Are They?" Also, correspondence regarding the University tennis club. Topics related to the club include: expenditures, gifts, fund raising, increasing interest in the tennis program, a proposed tennis program for Harlem youth, and budgeting


Box 448 Folder 16 to 19 Hennessy, Wesley J., files, 1952-1970. (4 Folders), 7/1952-6/1970

Correspondence between Wesley J. Hennessy and high level administrators at Columbia University. Hennessy was assistant dean of the School of Engineering and was later appointed executive dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS). Correspondence relates to the school.

Topics include: faculty appointments, salaries, development, finances, financial aid, gifts to the school, appropriations, the management of special funds, faculty affairs, and faculty personnel policies. Includes correspondence (ca. 1964-1965) regarding the work of the committees on instruction and educational policy of the SEAS and correspondence (ca. 1969) regarding faculty and student relations with the school. Also includes the text of Hennessy's address in honor of the school's centennial in March, 1965. Also, correspondence, press releases, and minutes regarding Hennessy's appointment, personnel issues, and committee memberships. Includes correspondence (ca. 1969) with University president Cordier regarding the restructuring of University government


Box 345 Folder 11 to 14 Henry, Ambrose, D., files, 1913-1937. (4 Folders), 4/1913-6/1937

Correspondence between Ambrose D. Henry, high level administrators at Columbia University, and the chairman of the University's board of trustees. Ambrose was chairman of the trustee's committee on buildings and grounds and president of the Alumni Association of Columbia College. Correspondence relates to alumni and student affairs, Columbia's buildings and campus, and the Buildings and Grounds Department. most of the correspondence dating from 1913 to 1920 relates to alumni and student affairs.

Topics include: the election of alumni trustees, student services, student social life and extracurricular activities, and class gifts to the University. Most of the correspondence dating from the mid 1920s to the late 1930s relates to Columbia's buildings and the Department of Buildings and Grounds.

Topics include: campus design and planning, building programs and construction projects, the renovation and maintenance of campus buildings, real estate purchases, and funding for construction and renovation projects. Includes correspondence regarding the design and construction of Butler Library, then known as South Hall; the gift to Columbia of the Nevis Estate (ca. 1934); and the planning of a women's residence hall. Also includes correspondence (ca. 1935-1937) regarding labor relations policies and relations with the Columbia University Employees Organization of Buildings and Grounds, an employee association in the Buildings and Grounds Department. Includes correspondence regarding employee pensions and salaries donations and correspondence regarding Hepburn's nomination for an honorary degree and election to the University's board of trustees


Box 471 Folder 1 to 23 Herpers, Richard files, 1947-1962. (91 Folders), 7/1947-6/1953


Box 472 Folder 1 to 20 Herpers, Richard files, 7/1953-6/1956


Box 473 Folder 1 to 20 Herpers, Richard files, 7/1956-4/1958


Box 474 Folder 1 to 21 Herpers, Richard files, 4/1958-3/1960


Box 475 Folder 1 to 7 Herpers, Richard files, 4/1960-3/1962

Correspondence between Richard Herpers and other high level administrators at Columbia University. Herpers held numerous appointments including assistant to the chairman of the Committee on Public Ceremonies, assistant to the secretary of the University, secretary of the University, and secretary of the Executive Committee of the University Council. Most of the records relate to the numerous responsibilities of the Office of the Secretary. Records also relate to Columbia's official events and ceremonies, the work of the University Council, and the work of the Advisory Committee on Educational Policy.

Records related to University ceremonies include correspondence, schedules, floor plans, and programs dating from the 1940s. The records document academic ceremonies and other events at the University. Includes records regarding the installation of Dwight D. Eisenhower as president of the University in 1949. Records documenting the University Council consist of correspondence, resolutions, agenda, and extracts of minutes dating from the 1940s and the 1950s. The records relate to a range of subjects.

Topics include: academic policies; the establishment of institutes, programs, and courses; degrees; fellowships; scholarships; and the routine business of the University Council. Also, resolutions, minutes, and correspondence relating to the Advisory committee on Educational Policy during the 1950s.

Most of the records relate to Herper's terms as assistant secretary and secretary of the University. Records documenting the secretary's duties consist of correspondence, budgets, procedures, policies, and memoranda dating from the 1950s. The Office of the Secretary was one of the top administrative units at the University. During Herpers' administration, the secretary and his staff handled: numerous, University-wide administrative tasks; personnel issues involving faculty and employees; and trustee affairs.

Topics include: the administration of prizes and awards, assembling statistics and information for administrative purposes, the origin and purpose of gifts and special funds, interpretation of the terms governing the use of gifts and funds, preparation of the University bulletins, the wording of degrees and certificates, the business of various University committees, honorary degrees, issuing official University credentials, arrangements for the printing of University publications, the care of University records, emergency loans to students and faculty, orders for medals and certificates, orders for academic regalia, and arrangements for events

Topics related to faculty and staff personnel include: retirement and other benefits plans and policies, faculty travel arrangements, faculty appointments, tuition exchanges for faculty children, and personnel record-keeping. Topics related to the Columbia's board of trustees include: arrangements for meetings, trustee resolutions, and other trustee business. Individual records of note include: correspondence and resolutions regarding the school of General Studies, Columbia's continuing education division; the University's weekly calendar (beginning ca. 1953); a draft of the faculty handbook (1958); a eulogy for former secretary Philip M. Hayden, which was deliverd February 18, 1959 correspondence regarding Herpers' death and memorial service in 1961 and a copy of the eulogy for Herpers


Box 54 Folder 22 to 23 Herrmann, Jeffrey files, 1965-1967. (2 Folders), 2/1965-11/1967

Correspondence between Jeffrey Herrmann and Columbia University administrators. Herrmann was a research assistant who was conducting a study of the faculty resignations that took place between 1945 and 1967. Most of the records consist of work study time sheets and policies relating to the administration of Herrmann's work study position. Includes some correspondence regarding the faculty study, which was called the faculty attrition study, and a list of faculty members who resigned between 1945 and 1967


Box 671 Folder 62 Herrod, B. file, 1954. (1 Folder) Jan-54

A report on self government that was submitted to Columbia University


Box 661 Folder 7 Herter, Christian Archibald file, 1903-1910. (1 Folder), 4/1903-2/1910

Correspondence between Professor Christian Archibald Herter and the president of Columbia University. Herter was a professor of pharmacology and therapeutics in the Department of Pharmacology, Materia Medica, and Therapeutics at Columbia University. Correspondence relates to a variety of subjects.

Topics include: a proposed pharmacology laboratory, a scholarship in pharmacology, and Herter's thoughts on the teaching of therapeutics and the therapeutics curriculum. Also, correspondence regarding Herter's appointment

Box 661 Folder 8 Hervey, Walter L. file, 1892-1908. (1 Folder), 4/1892-9/1903

Correspondence between Walter L. Hervey, president of Teachers College at Columbia University, and the president of the University. Most of the correspondence relates to the Pulitzer Scholarships, which were established in 1903 through a donation from Joseph Pulitzer. Other topics include the relationship between Columbia and Teachers College and proposed changes to the Teachers College curriculum


Box 328 Folder 1 to 4 10/1900-4/1918 Hervey, William Addison files, 1900-1918. (4 Folders), 10/1900-4/1918

Correspondence between William Addison Hervey, registrar of Columbia University and chairman of the Committee on Admissions, and the president and secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to the planning and administration of admissions and registration procedures. Includes correspondence regarding the reorganization of the University's registration procedures in 1908


Box 345 Folder 16 to 18 Heuser, Frederick J., files, 1917-1955. (3 Folders), 3/1917-3/1955

Correspondence between Professor Frederick J. Heuser of Columbia University and the high level admimistrators of the University. Heuser was a professor of Germanic languages and literatures; corresponding secretary of the Germanistic Society of America; and director of Deutches Haus, Columbia's German cultural and educational center. Correspondence relates to Deutches Haus and the work of the Germanistic Society of America. Most of the correspondence dating from 1928 to 1945 records gifts to a fund in support of Deutches Haus. Other topics related to Deutches Haus include: expenditures, the selection of a building for the center, and the revision of the center's mission following World War I. Records dating from 1946 to 1955 consist of correspondence, reports, and annual reports documenting the activities of the Germanistic Society of America


Box 488 Folder 22 Heuss, John file, 1953-1955. (1 Folder), 12/1953-3/1955

Correspondence between John Heuss, rector of the Parish of Trinity Church in New York City, and Columbia University administrators. Heuss was a trustee of the University. The records consist of routine cover letters and invitations.

Topics include: trustee business, events related to Columbia's bicentennial celebration in 1954 and honorary degrees. Includes a newspaper clipping regarding Heuss


Box 661 Folder 9 Hewitt, Abram S. file, 1890-1904. (1 Folder), 12/1890-10/1904

Correspondence between Abram S. Hewitt and the president of Columbia University. Hewitt was an alumnus of Columbia College who served as chairman of the Barnard College board of trustees and, briefly, as a columbia trustee. Correspondence relates to a variety of subjects.

Topics include: Hewitt's gifts to the University, his fund raising efforts, the Columbia College Building Fund, and Hewitt's work as chairman of the Columbia University Alumni Memorial Hall Committee. Includes correspondence regarding a biography of Hewitt's father-in-law, Peter Cooper, which was not published due to the objections of Peter cooper's widow. Also includes a letter regarding plans to incorporate Cooper Union into the educational system of the the University


Box 665 Folder 31 Heye, George G. file, 1915-1916. (1 Folder), 11/1915-2/1916

Correspondence between George G. Heye and the president of Columbia University. Includes correspondence with Franz Boas and Henry Fairfield Osborn. Correspondence relates to proposals for cooperation between the Heye Museum (the Museum of the American Indian), the American Museum of Natural History, and Columbia University. Correspondence dating from 1917 to 1918 concerns Marshall H. Saville, Loubat Professor of American archaeology. The correspondence discusses Saville's role at the University and the museum


Box 500 Folder 22 Hibbitt, George Whiting file, 1958-1960. (1 Folder), 8/1958-5/1960

Correspondence between George Whiting Hibbitt, associate dean of Columbia College, and the administrators of Columbia University. Most of the records consist of routine correspondence regarding the academic standing, discipline, and expulsion of students. Includes correspondence with individual students and their families. Also includes student records. Also, correspondence relating to Hibbitt's personnel issues


Box 669 Folder 37 Hickey, Maurice file, 1951-1952. (1 Folder), 8/1951-6/1952

Correspondence between Maurice Hickey, associate dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Columbia University, and the secretary of the University. includes correspondence with donors to the medical school. Correspondence relates to gifts in support of scholarships and prize funds in the School of Dental and Oral Surgery. Includes a list of prize recipients for 1952


Box 346 Folder 12 Hicks, Frederick C. file, 1911-1923. (1 Folder), 8/1911-8/1923

Correspondence between Frederick C. Hicks, assistant librarian at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to the administration of the University's library system.

Topics include: acquisitions, personnel, finances and budgeting, library privileges, gifts to the libraries, and library policies. includes correspondence relating to the work of the Library Council and the Law School Committee on the Law Library. Also includes a 1920 report on the Law Library


Box 495 Folder 10 Highet, Gilbert file, 1955-1957. (1 Folder), 7/1955-4/1957

Correspondence between Gilbert Highet of the Department of Greek and Latin at Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to routine departmental business.

Topics include: staffing needs, personnel, and recruiting


Box 506 Folder 19 Hildes-Heim, Norman E., file, 1964-1966. (1 Folder), 7/1964-6/1966

Correspondence between Norman E. Hildes-Heim and high level administrators at Columbia University. Correspondence relates to Hildes-Heim's efforts to secure a teaching appointment in the School of Architecture


Box 665 Folder 32 Hill, David Jayne file, 1910-1918. (1 Folder), 9/1910-4/1918

Correspondence between David Jayne Hill, American ambassador to Germany, and the president and secretary of Columbia University. Includes correspondence with Professor John Burgess. Correspondence relates to Hill's appointment to give the Carpentier Lectures at Columbia in 1911. Also, letters regarding Columbia's proposal for an international lecture series on United States' foreign policy


Box 72 Folder 14 Hillard, A. L., file, 1967-1969. (1 Folder), 5/1967-2/1969

Correspondence from Columbia University alumnus A. L. Hillard. Correspondence consists of complaint letters regarding the Columbia University Forum. Includes two issues of the Forum


Box 668 Folder 17 Hinckley, A. Dexter (Alfred Dexter) file, 1943-1944. (1 Folder), 7/1943-5/1944

Correspondence between Alfred Dexter Hinckley, assistant to the dean in the School of Engineering at Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to the school.

Topics include: scholarships; funding for student housing; and the University's Engineering, Science, and Management War Training (ESMWT) program. Includes enrollment and course information for the program. Also, correspondence regarding Hinckley's personnel issues


Box 665 Folder 33 Hirst, Gertrude file, 1911-1919. (1 Folder), 2/1911-1/1919

Correspondence between Gertrude Hirst, assistant professor of classical philology in Barnard College, and the president of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to Hirst's appointment. Correspondence also relates to the Department of Classical Philology at Barnard College, the undergraduate women's college affiliated with Columbia. Includes minutes of departmental meetings (1913 and 1914). Also, a letter from University president Nicholas Murray Butler regarding advances in women's education and a detailed letter in which Hirst responds to a report on faculty pension plans


Box 321 Folder 22 Hirth, Friedrich file, 1902-1918. (1 Folder), 4/1902-6/1918

Correspondence between Friedrich Hirth, Dean Lung Professor of Chinese in the Department of Chinese Languages and Literatures at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Most of the correspondence relates to the establishment of the department and the Dean Lung Professorship. Other topics related to the department include: staffing needs, faculty appointments, special lectures, events, and the acquisition and administration of library collections. Also, correspondence regarding lectures on fine arts in China which were given by Hirth at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1905. Also, correspondence relating to Hirth's appointment, personnel issues, and retirement


Box 394 Folder 19 to 20 Hixson, Arthur W., files, 1945-1954. (2 Folders), 7/1945-10/1954

Correspondence between Arthur W. Hixson, executive officer of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Most of the records consist of correspondence and budgets relating to the department. Also, correspondence (ca. 1954) regarding Hixon's receipt of an honorary degree from the University. Includes biographical information about Hixon. Topics related to the Department of Chemical Engineering include: personnel issues, research funding, budgeting and appropriations, faculty appointments, and faculty affairs. Includes correspondence regarding the Chandler Chemical Museum. Also includes a long-range plan for the department dating from January, 1946. Among other topics, the plan discusses the department's curriculum, enrollment, facilities, graduate program, and staffing needs


Box 667 Folder 18 Hodgdon, Daniel Russell file, 1921-1927. (1 Folder), 5/1921-10/1927

Correspondence between Daniel Russell Hodgdon and high level administrators at Columbia University. Includes correspondence between administrators and between administrators and the University's attorney. Hodgson was the principal of the Columbus, Ohio, schools. Correspondence relates to Hodgdon's dispute with Columbia over admission to the University's School of Law and Columbia's refusal to enroll him because he was on the University's black list


Box 452 Folder 18 to 19 Hoffman, Isidor B. files, 1953-1961. (2 Folders), 10/1953-6/1961

Correspondence between Rabbi Isidor B. Hoffman, counsellor to Jewish students at Columbia University, and University administrators. Most of the records consist of cash deposit vouchers for gifts in support of the University's Jewish counsellors


Box 672 Folder 13 Hofstadter, Albert file, 1956-1957. (1 Folder), 7/1956-5/1957

Correspondence between Albert Hofstadter, chairman of the Department of Fine Arts and Archaeology, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to routine departmental business


Box 507 Folder 1 Hogan, Frank S. file, 1961-1964. (1 Folder), 7/1961-6/1964

Correspondence between Frank S. Hogan and high level administrators at Columbia University. Hogan, who was the district attorney for New York County, served as an alumni-trustee of the University and chairman of the Columbia College Council. Correspondence relates to a variety of subjects.

Topics include: trustee business, the composition and mission of trustee committees, and issues involving the University's residence halls. Includes: a report on dormitories by the Columbia College Council (February, 1962); correspondence regarding tuition increases, University finances, and the role of the college council in setting tuition and fees (ca. November, 1961-February, 1962); and routine acknowledgement letters and personal notes


Box 672 Folder 42 Hogue, Helen file, 1958. (1 Folder), 7/1958-11/1958

Correspondence regarding medical and personnel issues involving Helen Hogue, an assistant in the Office of the President at Columbia University


Box 456 Folder 1 to 15 Hohenberg, John, files, 1953-1971. (25 Folders), 7/1953-6/1959


Box 457 Folder 1 to 10 Hohenberg, John, files, 7/1959-6/1971

Correspondence between John Hohenberg, professor of journalism at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Hohenberg served as secretary of the Advisory Board of the Pulitzer Prize and administered the Pulitzer Prizes for over twenty years. Most of the records consist of correspondence, minutes, agenda, jury reports, newspaper clippings, programs, and press releases relating to the Pulitzer Prizes.

Topics include: publicity, the selection of jury members, and the nomination and selection of prize recipients. Includes: correspondence regarding the establishment of the Pulitzer Prize Playhouse television program, a list of jurors dating from 1917 to 1959 an advisory board policy statement dating from 1959 and correspondence with Joseph Pulitzer Jr. Also, a draft of the Columbia Report, which was issued by a special committee of the trustees in July, 1966. Among other topics, this extensive, long-range planning report discusses the: curriculum, research, facilities, student life, faculty, administration, and public role of the University. Hohenberg was also secretary of the Faculty of Journalism. Correspondence relates to fellowships and faculty business. Includes correspondence regarding the Grantland Rice Fellowships. Also, records regarding Hohenberg's personnel issues and professional activities. Includes records relating to his address before the Air War College in June, 1954


Box 673 Folder 22 Holcomb, Herbert C. file, 1963 (1 Folder) 2/1963-7/1963, 1963, 2/1963-7/1963

Correspondence regarding the dismissal of Herbert C. Holcomb, a technician in the Language Laboratory at Columbia University


Box 661 Folder 10 Holt, L. Emmett (Luther Emmett) file, 1901-1906. (1 Folder), 5/1901-10/1906

Correspondence between Luther Emmett Holt, professor of the diseases of children in the Faculty of Medicine at Columbia University, and the president of the University. Much of the correspondence is routine. Includes correspondence regarding faculty appointments. Also includes New York State proposals regarding combined undergraduate and medical degrees. The proposals include information on curriculum and entrance requirements. Also, correspondence regarding Holt's appointment as director of the Vanderbilt Clinic in 1904 and other personnel issues


Box 354 Folder 19 Hopkins, John T. file, 1928-1936. (1 Folder), 12/1928-6/1936

Correspondence between John T. Hopkins, supervisor of purchasing at Columbia University, and the secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to the authorization and recording of purchases and the management of the Purchasing Department


Box 661 Folder 11 Hopper, John J. file, 1895-1898. (1 Folder), 5/1895-6/1898

Correspondence between John J. Hopper and Columbia University administrators. Hopper was a civil engineer and contractor who was hired by the University. The records consist of correspondence and proposals regarding the construction of Columbia's Morningside Heights campus.

Topics include: foundations, sewers, and other masonry projects. The proposals include cost estimates for construction projects


Box 671 Folder 28 Hoslett, Schuyler, file, 1954-1955. (1 Folder), 7/1954-4/1955

Correspondence between Schuyler Hoslett and the secretary of Columbia University. Hoslett was an associate professor of business administration and director of the Executive Program in Business Administration, which was offered by the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University. Correspondence relates to the routine administration of the program and Hoslett's personnel issues. Includes a statistical profile of executive program members

Box 671 Folder 30 Houssay, Bernardo A. file, 1954 (1 Folder) 9/1954-10/1954, 1954, 9/1954-10/1954

Correspondence between Bernardo A. Houssay, a scientist at the Institute of Biological and Medical Studies (Instituto de Biologia y Mediciaa Experimental) in Buenos Aires, and high level administrators at Columbia University. Correspondence relates to the honorary degree that was awarded to Houssay at Columbia's 3rd Bicentennial Convocation in 1954. Includes biographical information regarding Houssay.


Box 508 Folder 19 to 20 Hovde, Carl files, 1968-1970. (2 Folders), 7/1968-11/1970

Correspondence between Carl Hovde, dean of Columbia College, and high level administrators at Columbia University. Hovde was dean of the college during the campus disturbances of the late 1960s.

Topics include: the government of resident halls, student life, financial issues regarding student organizations, and the organization of undergraduate instruction in Columbia College and the School of General Studies


Box 328 Folder 5 to 6 Howe, Henry Marion files, 1897-1906. (2 Folders), 3/1897-4/1906

Correspondence between Henry Marion Howe, professor of metallurgy in the Department of Metallurgy at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Topics related to the department include: facilities, laboratories, equipment and supplies, expenditures, budgeting, finances, gifts to the department, faculty appointments, staffing needs, and faculty affairs. Also, correspondence regarding Howe's appointment and professional activities. Includes an abstract of a paper on technical education at Columbia which was presented by Howe to the Association of American Universities in January, 1904


Box 351 Folder 22 Howe, Herbert B. file, 1926-1935. (1 Folder), 8/1926-6/1935

Correspondence between Herbert B. Howe, a Columbia University administrator, and the president and secretary of the University. Howe was chairman of the Committee on Men's Residence Halls and director of Earl Hall, Columbia's nondenominational religious and social center. most of the correspondence relates to housing fees and the management and maintenance of University residence halls. Includes a student petition, dating from 1926 which protests living conditions in John Jay hall

Box 351 Folder 1 to 11 Howson, Roger files, 1924-1948. (11 Folders), 9/1924-5/1948

Correspondence between Roger Howson, librarian of Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to the administration of the Columbia University Libraries from the 1920s through the 1930s as well as Columbia's history and historical records. Topics related to the Columbia University Libraries include: library personnel, the acquisition of books and collections, library operations, gifts to the libraries, library privileges, facilities, insurance, budgeting, and departmental libraries. Also correspondence relating to donor relations and the evaluation of collections offered to the libraries.

Howson also served as an associate in history from 1939 to 1947 and seems to have conducted research on the history of the University. Correspondence dating from 1940 to 1946 relates to a variety of historical subjects including the University's Charters and Statutes and the Board of Trustees. Includes correspondence regarding the evaluation and disposition of the papers of John B. Pine, clerk of the University's board of trustees, and correspondence regarding other historical and official University records. Also includes manuscript chapters of a history of Columbia University


Box 669 Folder 13 Hoxie, R. Gordon (Ralph Gordon), file, 1948-1949. (1 Folder), 7/1948-6/1949

Correspondence between Ralph Gordon Hoxie, assistant to the provost of Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to the various responsibilities of the provost's office.

Topics include: faculty affairs, fraternities, scholarships, issues involving registration for the draft, and the University budget. Also, correspondence regarding the need for primary and secondary schools near the Columbia campus


Box 668 Folder 32 Hoyt, N. Demingfile 1946-1947. (1 Folder), 7/1946-6/1947

Correspondence between N. Deming Hoyt and Columbia University administrators. Hoyt served as assistant to the director of admissions and advisor to foreign students. Correspondence relates to international students at Columbia. Includes an annual report for the 1946-1947 academic year from the International Committee of Columbia University. Also, correspondence regarding Hoyt's personnel issues and professional activities, including his grant to study comparative education in Paris


Box 378 Folder 15 to 19 Hubbard, Benjamin A., files, 1934-1953. (5 Folders), 9/1934-5/1953

Correspondence between Benjamin A. Hubbard and the provost and secretary of Columbia University. Hubbard was director of Kings Crown, an alumni organization which oversaw the budgets of certain student groups. Most of the records consist of the annual financial reports of the director of Kings Crown and the budgets of Kings Crown organizations. Also, correspondence regarding administrative issues and policies involving student organizations and government. Includes minutes of the King's Crown Advisory Committee dating from 1948 to 1952. Also includes correspondence regarding prizes and scholarships


Box 661 Folder 12 Huber, Francis, file, 1898-1901. (1 Folder), 12/1898-5/1901

Correspondence between Francis Huber, instructor in the diseases of children at Columbia University, and the president of the University. Correspondence relates to an endowment to establish the Abraham Jacobi Ward for Children at Roosevelt Hospital and Columbia's authority to appoint physicians to serve as instructors in the ward


Box 352 Folder 1 to 2 Hudnut, Joseph files, 1926-1936. (2 Folders), 3/1926-2/1936

Correspondence between Professor Joseph Hudnut of Columbia University and the secretary of the University. Hudnut was a professor of the history of architecture. He served as acting director and acting dean of Columbia's School of Architecture prior to his appointment as dean of the school in 1934. Most of the correspondence relates to the School of Architecture. Topics related to the School of Architecture include: faculty appointments, faculty affairs, budgeting, expenditures, degrees, the curriculum, and alumni relations.

Includes correspondence proposing the creation of a town planning studio and a report, dating from 1934 which proposes the reorganization of the school. Also, correspondence and reports regarding Hudnut's resignation and the appointment of Leopold Arnaud as acting dean. Includes a report regarding the teaching method and educational philosophy of the school and a report containing Hudnut's recommendations regarding the selection of a new dean. Also, correspondence and reports regarding architectural and public service projects in the School of Architecture.

Topics include: cooperation between the school and the Federal Emergency Housing Administration during the Depression; a study of the Clairmont Avenue Apartments (ca. 1934); and the use of the Nevis Estate, which was donated to the University in 1935


Box 673 Folder 23 to 24 Hudson, Perry B. files, 1941-1964. (2 Folders), 8/1941-3/1964

Correspondence and legal documents relating to a lawsuit that was brought against doctors at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons by Professor Perry B. Hudson


Box 18 Folder 33 Humphrey, Hubert H., file, 1966-1967. (1 Folder), 10/1966-3/1967

Correspondence between Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and Grayson Kirk, the president of Columbia University. Among other topics, the correspondence relates to an invitation for Humphrey to visit the Lamont Geological Observatory, Columbia's facility for research and education in the earth sciences. Also includes a congressional report on the space program that was forwarded to Kirk by Humphrey


Box 669 Folder 27 Humphreys, G. H. W. (George Herbert William 1950-1951. (1 Folder), 12/1950-4/1951

Correspondence between George H. W. Humphreys, Director of the Surgical Service at Columbia University, and the secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to Humphreys' leave to travel to Taiwan and his visit to the National Taiwan University Medical College in order to investigate the possibility of a working relationship between the College and Columbia


Box 352 Folder 16 to 18 Hungate, Thad L., files, 1928-1957. (3 Folders), 1/1928-4/1957

Correspondence between Thad. L. Hungate and the faculty and staff of Teachers College at Columbia University, the high level administrators of the University, and personnel at Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association. Hungate was the auditor and controller of Teachers College, which was affiliated with Columbia. Correspondence relates to personnel issues and retirement benefits for Teachers College faculty. Also, correspondence and proposals regarding Teachers College retirement plans and policies. Most of the correspondence from the 1950s relates to the budget of Teachers College. Includes a plan, dating from 1956 which proposes a joint Teachers College-Columbia University development program. There are gaps in the records from 1930 to 1939 1942 to 1946 1948 to 1950 and 1951 to 1953


Box 670 Folder 43 Hunningher, Benjamin, file, 1953-1954. (1 Folder), 10/1953-5/1954

Correspondence between Professor Benjamin Hunningher and Columbia University administrators. Hunningher held an appointment as Queen Wilhelmina Professor of the History, Language and Culture of the Netherlands. Correspondence relates to: the nomination of Pieter Geyl as an University honorary degree candidate and the gift of a stained glass window from Netherlands Antilles to the city of New York. Includes a translation of Hunningher's article on Columbia, which was printed in the Nieuwe Rotterdamse Courant


Box 508 Folder 21 Hunt, Douglas, file, 1969-1971. (1 Folder), 3/1969-6/1971

Correspondence between Douglas Hunt, vice president for finance at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Correspondence relates to Columbia's finances, financial policies, and accounting and reporting procedures. In particular, the records relate to policies regarding restricted and special funds and attempts to establish a computerized accounting system. Includes some correspondence documenting the beginnings of Columbia's financial crisis of the 1970s. Also includes correspondence regarding the responsibilities, organization, and management of the vice president's office


Box 18 Folder 24 Huntington, Anna Hyatt file, 1963-1967. (1 Folder), 7/1963-7/1967

Correspondence between Anna Hyatt Huntington and faculty and administrators at Columbia University. Correspondence relates to Huntington's sculptures, visits to her studio in Connecticut, and the possibility of a donation from Huntington to the University. Includes correspondence between faculty members regarding Huntington


Box 328 Folder 7 Huntington, Archer M. file, 1901-1918. (1 Folder), 5/1901-6/1918

Correspondence between Archer M. Huntington, president of the Hispanic Society of America, and Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University.

Topics include: gifts in support of Hispanic studies at Columbia, the endowment in support of the Butler Medals, and other gifts to the University

Box 328 Folder 8 to 10 Huntington, George S. files, 1891-1918. (3 Folders), 11/1891-3/1918

Correspondence between George S. Huntington, head of the Department of anatomy in the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University.

Topics include: facilities, laboratories, equipment, the acquisition of specimens, faculty appointments, personnel, expenditures, and publications. Includes some correspondence on the administration of the Museum of Human and Comparative Morphology


Box 490 Folder 1 to 15 Hurd, Charles P. files, 1956-1971. (15 Folders), 11/1956-3/1971

Correspondence between Charles P. Hurd, registrar of Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to: the University's academic calendar, admissions, tuition exemption and tuition exchanges, tuition and fees, income from tuition and fees, classroom scheduling, enrollment, student affairs, registration procedures, regulations governing the awarding of degrees, attendance requirements, student services, and the preparation of diplomas and certificates. Includes a report on the academic calendar (1956) and registrar's reports that include enrollment statistics


Box 449 Folder 13 Hurewitz, J. C.file, 1952-1956. (1 Folder), 8/1952-4/1956

Correspondence between J. C. Hurewitz, assistant professor of government in the Near and Middle East Studies Institute at Columbia University, and the secretary of the University. Records relate to Hurewitz's research and clerical assistants. Hurewitz was also president of the University-affiliated Tompkins Hall Nursery School. Includes annual reports of the school from 1954 and 1955 as well as correspondence regarding the school (ca. 1955). Also includes a reprint of Hurewitz's article on the United Nations and Palestine, which was published in international Organization in 1953


Box 494 Folder 24 Hutchison, John A., file, 1957-1960. (1 Folder), 7/1957-6/1960

Correspondence between John A. Hutchison, chairman of the Department of Religion at Columbia University, and University administrators. Correspondence relates to the department.

Topics include: faculty appointments, expenditures, finances, and events. Includes a bulletin for graduate studies in religion for the 1957-1958 academic year. Records also relate to the establishment of the department. During the period covered by the records, graduate religious instruction at Columbia was overseen by the Joint Committee for the Ph.D. in Religion. The records include a committee agenda from May, 1950 and a proposal for the formal establishment of a religion department (June, 1960).


Box 328 Folder 11 to 17 Hutton, R. (Frederick Remsen) files, 1891-1907. (7 Folders), 12/1891-4/1907

Correspondence between Professor Frederick R. Hutton and the president of Columbia University. Hutton was a professor of mechanical engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and, later, Dean of the faculty of Applied Science. Topics related to the Department of Mechanical Engineering include: the organization of the department, expenditures, gifts to the department, tuition and fees, and relations with other departments. Includes detailed correspondence regarding the curriculum and mission of the department and technical education at Columbia. Also includes correspondence regarding the management, instructional use, and equipment of departmental laboratories. Topics related to the Faculty of Applied Science include: student and faculty affairs, prizes and awards, scholarships, and degrees. Also, correspondence regarding Hutton's professional activities and retirement


Box 668 Folder 33 Hyde, James H., file, 1946-1947. (1 Folder), 9/1946-6/1947

Correspondence between James H. Hyde and the acting president of Columbia University. Correspondence relates to various routine issues. Includes correspondence regarding Hyde's gift to Columbia


Box 671 Folder 63 Ihrig, Ruth, file, 1955-1956. (1 Folder), 9/1955-6/1956

Correspondence between Ruth Ihrig, departmental secretary in the Department of Music at Columbia University, and University administrative staf Correspondence relates to expenditures and requests for equipment and supplies


Box 673 Folder 1 Ikeda, Hayato, file, 1961 (1 Folder) 3/1961-6/1961, 1961, 3/1961-6/1961

Correspondence between Columbia University administrators and Japanese diplomats and politicians regarding an honorary degree that was to be awarded to Hayato Ikeda, the prime minister of Japan


Box 36 Folder 16 Imbrie, John, file, 1965-1967. (1 Folder), 12/1965-6/1967

Correspondence between Professor John Imbrie and administrators at Columbia University. Imbrie was a professor of geology and chairman of the geology department. He also served on the Advisory Board of the Lamont Geological Observatory, Columbia's facility for research and education in the earth sciences. Records relate to the geology department and to teaching and research in geology at the University.

Records include: a report on problems in the geology department, a proposal for the future organization of teaching and research in geology, and correspondence regarding a proposal to move the geology department to the Lamont Geological Observatory. Other topics include: departmental space needs, faculty appointments, and the nomination of professor Miyashiro to be the first recipient of the Vetlesen Visiting Professorship Award. Also, correspondence regarding Imbrie's dissatisfaction with his position at Columbia, his request for a leave, and his resignation


Box 495 Folder 11 to 12 Ingalls, Roscoe C., files, 1953-1959. (2 Folders), 11/1953-11/1959

Correspondence between Roscoe C. Ingalls and Columbia University administrators. Ingalls was an alumni trustee of the University and president of Columbia Associates, a group of benefactors who regularly made gifts in support of Columbia's general fund. Correspondence relates to Ingalls' gifts to the University. Includes routine cover letters, acknowledgement letters, and invitations


Box 672 Folder 28 Inghram, Howell A., file, 1957-1958. (1 Folder), 7/1957-2/1958

Correspondence between Howell A. Inghram, director of the Institute of Accounting at Columbia University, and the vice president of the University. Correspondence relates a variety of routine topics. Includes a letter regarding the tax laws governing prizes and awards granted to students and faculty members by educational institutions


Box 665 Folder 34 Ingraham, George L., file, 1910-1918. (1 Folder), 12/1910-5/1918