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Series III: Artifacts
Series IV: Athletics
Series V: Atomic Energy
Series VI: Bicentennial
Series VIII: Class Portraits
Series X: Portraits
Series XII: University Symbols
Series XVI: Columbia University Libraries Photograph Division negatives,, 1939-1943

Historical photograph collection, 1858-

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Series VII: Buildings and Grounds

Among the largest series in this collection, images include interior and exterior images of buildings and campus features for Columbia's various homes over the years (Park Place, 49th Street, Morningside, Health Sciences) as well as places associated with Columbia but not located at one of the main campus sites (e.g., Baker Field).

Subseries VII.1: General

Images of buildings, sites and campuses associated with Columbia over the years but not at one of the major campus sites. This sub-series includes images of places such as Baker Field, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Nevis Labs and general photos of New York City.


Box XL 7 Apthorpe Mansion, Battle of Harlem Heights, undated

Box XL 7 Headquarters of the American and British, September, 1776 Located at Broadway between 91st and 92nd Streets; Disappeared by 1992, September, 1776, 1992

Artotype, E. Bierstadt, N.Y.)


Box 150 Arden House, undated

(Notes: Includes postcard and Polaroid of gates.)


Box OS 31 Baker Field, 1960 1970 ca. 1980, 1960, 1970, ca. 1980

(Notes: Color print.)


Box 150 Baker Field -- Field House, undated

(Notes: Construction and groundkeeping.)

Box 150 Baker Field -- General

(Includes the lion statue installation and the entrance gates.)

Box 150 Baker Field -- Running Track (Air Dome), undated

(Notes: April 29, 1971-indicating repairs required on structure.)

Box 150 Baker Field, Aerial View., undated

Box 150 Baker Field, Plans, 1946

Box 150 Baker Field, Football Field, undated

Box 150 Bard College, undated

Box 150 Boat House, undated

(Notes: Damaged Cabinet photograph; "Morningside boat house" from campus views; Old Roosevelt House.)


Box OS 31 Boat House, undated


Box 150 Camp Columbia, undated

Box 150 Columbia University Club (18 Gramercy Place), Exterior, undated

Box 150 Columbia University Club (18 Gramercy place), View of Gramercy Park,, undated

Box 150 Columbia University Club (4-14 W. 43rd Street), Construction, 1917

Box 150 Columbia University Club (4-14 W. 43rd Street), Exterior, undated


Box 151 Columbia University Club (4-14 W. 43rd Street), Interior, undated

(Notes: Dining hall, pool tables, restaurant, lounge.)

Box 151 Delafield Estate, undated

Box 151 DeRham House, undated


Box 208 Elgin Botanic Garden, undated


Box XL 7 Exterior Views, Unidentified, undated


Box 151 Fort Jay, undated

(Notes: 16 color Polaroid's of Fort Jay given by Mr. Bonaccorsi, Central Mail Room, Columbia University, November 12, 1982.)

Box 151 G.E. Building (570 Lexington Ave.), undated


Box OS 31 General Ulysses S. Grant Houses, proposed, 1950s

(Notes: Drawing by Schwartz)


Box 151 George Washington Bridge, undated

(Notes: One photo folded into 4.)


Box 210 Grand Central Rail Station, circa 1900


Box XL 7 Interior Views, Unidentified, undated


Box 151 Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, 1950 ca. 1960s, 1950, ca. 1960s

Box 151 Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory -- Geosciences Building, Construction, 1974 1975 1976, 1974, 1975, 1976

(Notes: Photos are curling.)

Box 151 Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory -- Oceanography Building, 1961

(Removed from B15.)

Box 151 Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Dedication, May 1951

Box 151 Law, School of, undated

(Notes: Law School before Morningside Campus.)


Box OS 31 Levien (Francis S.) Stadium, Proposed, 1981

(Notes: Print of color drawing.)


Box 151 Manhattanville, 1960s

(Notes: Riverside Viaduct, West Side Highway, elevated (subway) train, and Broadway streets.)

Box 151 Miscellaneous, undated

(Notes: Unknown building interiors.)

Box 151 Mount Columbia, undated


Box 152 Nevis -- Building, Inc. Construction and Opening, undated

(Notes: Includes members of the Physics department.)

Box 152 Nevis -- Cyclotron Building Addition, Construction, 1967-1968

Box 152 Nevis -- Miscellaneous, undated


Box OS 45 New York (Outside Columbia) Central Park, undated


Box 152 New York City, not Columbia, ca. 1890-1954

Box 152 New York City, not Columbia, Drawings and Engravings, undated

(Notes: Early Manhattan scenes and buildings, such as New York Historical Society.)


Box OS 45 New York, not Columbia, undated

(Notes: Drawings and photographs; Statue of Liberty; Consolidated Gas Company station meter.)


Box 152 Pharmacy, College of, undated

(Notes: Postcard; 115 West 66th St.)

Box 152 Reid Hall, undated

Box 152 Seth Low Junior College, undated

Box 152 Shanks Village, undated

Box 152 Social Work, School of -- Exterior, undated

Box 152 Social Work, School of -- Interior, n.d

Box 152 Speyer School

Box 152 Tropical Medicine, School of

Box 152 Upper Estate

Subseries VII.2: 49th Street Campus

From 1856 to 1897 Columbia occupied buildings at the midtown location of 49th Street and Madison Avenue. The images in this sub-series are of buildings and campus features from Columbia's second campus home. The School of Mines is well represented in this sub-series.


Box OS 26 Architecture, School of, undated

Box OS 26 Chapel, undated


Box 156 Chapel, undated


Box OS 26 Columbia Grammar School, undated


Box 156 Deaf and Dumb Asylum, n.d.

(Notes: View of the area before Columbia.)


Box OS 26 Deaf and Dumb Institution, undated


Box 156 Demolition, 1899


Box OS 26 Drawings and Engravings


Box 156 Facilities and Management, ca. 1888

(Notes: Taken by Holbrook F.J. Porter.)


Box OS 27 Hamilton Hall, undated

(Notes: Library.)


Box 156 Hamilton Hall, Demolition, 1899

Box 156 Hamilton Hall, Exterior, From Library, undated

(Notes: View of Maison de Punk façade.)

Box 156 Hamilton Hall, Exterior, Miscellaneous, undated

(Notes: Includes Horse car view.)

Box 156 Hamilton Hall, Exterior, NE corner, undated

Box 156 Hamilton Hall, Interior, undated


Box 157 Library and Law School, Demolition, 1899

Box 157 Library and Law School, Exterior, Eastern Exposure, undated

(Notes: The Law School was located in the Library.)

Box 157 Library and Law School, Exterior, Miscellaneous, undated

(Notes: The Law School was located in the Library.)

Box 157 Library and Law School, Exterior, Western Exposure, undated

(Notes: The Law School was located in the Library.)

Box 157 Library and Law School, Interior, undated, (2 Folders)

(Notes: The Law School was located in the Library.)


Box 208 Library (new), excavation for


Box OS 27 Library, Exterior

Box OS 27 Library, Interior

Box OS 27 Maison de Punk, undated


Box 208 Maison de Punk - demolition, 1891


Box 157 Maison de Punk, early, undated

(Notes: Before Hamilton Hall or Library; College Hall.)


Box 158 Maison de Punk, late, undated

(Notes: Campus with Hamilton Hall and Library; College Hall.)

Box 158 Maps, undated

Box 158 Mines, School of, Blowpipe Laboratory, 1870s

Box 158 Mines, School of, Classrooms, Miscellaneous, undated

Box 158 Mines, School of, Demolition, 1899

Box 158 Mines, School of, First Building, 1865-1883

(Notes: Original building of the School of Mines.)


Box 159 Mines, School of, First Building, Demolition, undated


Box OS 28 Mines, School of, Interior, undated

Box OS 28 Mines, School of, Interior, undated

Box OS 28 Mines, School of, Interior with People, undated


Box 160 Mines, School of, Interior, Assaying Laboratory, undated

Box 160 Mines, School of, Interior, Assaying Laboratory, Furnaces, undated

Box 160 Mines, School of, Interior, Blow Pipe Laboratory, undated

Box 160 Mines, School of, Interior, Chemical Laboratory, undated

Box 160 Mines, School of, Interior, Chemical Museum, undated


Box 208 Mines, School of, Interior, Metallurgical Laboratory, undated


Box 160 Mines, School of, Interior, Qualitative Analysis Laboratory, undated, (2 Folders)

Box 160 Mines, School of, Locomotive, undated


Box 208 Mines, School of, Library, 1892


Box OS 29 Mines, School of, Exterior

Box OS 29 Mines, School of, Interior

Box OS 29 Mines, School of, Museum Collections, undated


Box 160 Mines, School of, New Building, 1883-1897


Box 159 Mines/Engineering, Exterior Photographs, ca. 1870s, (2 folders)

Box 159 Mines/Engineering, Geological Museum, ca. 1870s, (2 folders)


Box 208 Mines/Engineering, Geological Museum, ca. 1890s


Box 159 Mines/Engineering, Interior Photographs, ca. 1870s


Box 160 Miscellaneous., undated


Box OS 28 Miscellaneous, undated


Box 160 Observatory, undated


Box OS 28 Observatory and Astronomy, Department of, undated


Box 160 Sketches and Drawings, undated

(includes a color postcard of the New Weston Hotel which occupied the 49th Street campus location at a later date)

Subseries VII.3: Health Sciences Campus

Images of the medical school campus and associated buildings located at 168th Street and its previous home at 59th Street.


Box 154 601 W 168th St, Architectural Plans, 1970

(Notes: From East Gallery.)

Box 154 Architectural Drawings, undated

Box 154 Augustus Long Library, Construction, July -Dec, 1974

Box 154 Augustus Long Library, Construction, July -Dec, 1975

Box 154 Augustus Long Library, Construction, July -Aug, 1976

Box 154 Augustus Long Library, Construction, 1973

Box 154 Augustus Long Library, Construction, Jan-June 1974

Box 154 Augustus Long Library, Construction, Jan-June 1975

Box 154 Augustus Long Library, Construction, Jan-June 1976

Box 154 Bard Hall, undated


Box OS 31 Berrie (Russ) Medical Pavilion, ca. 2004

(Notes: Color.)


Box 154 Delafield Hospital., undated

(Notes: Ceremony at Delafield Hospital.)

Box 154 General Views, 168th St., undated

Box 154 Haven Avenue Towers, undated


Box OS 31 Irving (Herbert and Florence) Cancer Research Building, 2004

(Notes: Color.)


Box 154 New York Psychiatric Institute, undated

Box 154 Nursing, School of


Box OS 30 Physicians & Surgeons, 168th Street, 1926-1967 2004, 1926-1967, 2004


Box 155 Physicians & Surgeons, College of, 1813-1817

(Notes: Drawings and Prints.)

Box 155 Physicians & Surgeons, College of -- 168th Street, undated

Box 155 Physicians & Surgeons, College of -- 168th Street, ca. 1953

Box 155 Physicians & Surgeons, College of -- 23rd Street, undated

Box 155 Physicians & Surgeons, College of -- 59th Street, undated

(Note: 59th Street and 10th Avenue.)

Box 155 Physicians & Surgeons, College of -- 59th Street, Demolition,, 1950

Box 155 Physicians & Surgeons, College of -- Barclay Street, undated

Box 155 Physicians & Surgeons, College of -- Crosby Street, undated


Box OS 29 Physicians & Surgeons, College of, Demolition, 1950

(Note: 59th Street; George Vanderbilt; Rappleye; Kirk; time.)

Box OS 29 Physicians & Surgeons, College of, Exterior, undated

(Note: 23rd Street; 59th Street.)


Box OS 30 Physicians & Surgeons, College of, Interior, undated


Box XL 7 Physicians & Surgeons, College of, Interior, ca. 1900

(Note: Board backing breaking off.)

Box XL 7 Physicians & Surgeons, College of, Osteological Museum, n.d.


Box OS 30 Physicians & Surgeons, Interior, Anatomy, Department of, undated


Box OS 31 Physicians & Surgeons, Osteological Museum, undated

Box OS 31 Physicians & Surgeons, Interior, Sloane Maternity Hospital,, undated


Box OS 30 Physicians & Surgeons, Interior, Vanderbilt Clinic


Box 155 Pre-medical Center, undated


Box OS 31 Roosevelt Hospital, Syms Operating Amphitheater


Box 155 Sloane Hospital for Women

Box 155 Vanderbilt Clinic

Box 155 William Black Medical Research Building

Box 155 William Black Medical Research Building, Construction, 1965

Box 155 William Black Medical Research Building, Construction, 1963

Box 155 William Black Medical Research Building, Construction, 1962

Box 155 William Black Medical Research Building, Construction, 1964

Subseries VII.4: Morningside Campus

Photographs of the buildings and campus features found on Columbia's Morningside campus, the school's third home since its founding in 1754. This sub-series includes images of buildings and features that have since disappeared from campus, such as Ferris Booth Hall, Bloomingdale Asylum structures and The Green. There are also several folders of "General Views" images which broadly depict the campus in various time periods.


Box 161 112th Street, ca. 1960

(Note: Bank Street College.)

Box 161 114th Street, 1958

Box 161 116th Street, 1940 ca. 1950s, 1940, ca. 1950s

(Note: College Walk construction.)

Box 161 117th Street, undated

(Note: Dean's walk; Harriman Institute.)

Box 161 119th Street, 1946

(Note: Claremont Ave.)

Box 161 120th Street, ca. 1915

(Note: The green; Teacher's College.)

Box 161 400 W 118th St, Architectural Plans, 1970

(Notes: From East Gallery)

Box 161 535 W 112 St, Architectural Plans, 1970

(Notes: From East Gallery)

Box 161 610-612 W 114th St, Architectural Plans, 1970

(Notes: From East Gallery)

Box 161 614-616 W 114th St, Architectural Plans, 1970

(Note: From East Gallery)


Box XL 7 Aerial views, facing Northwest, undated


Box OS 31 Alma Mater, undated

(Note: Includes photographic postcards, unveiling at Low Library steps in 1903.)


Box 161 Alma Mater, undated

(Note: Includes people. Also includes night-time photo with Butler Library in background taken by Jessica Raimi in 2019)


Box OS 31 Alumni House, undated


Box 161 Amsterdam Avenue, undated

(Note: Street scene.)

Box 161 Amsterdam Plaza, Construction, 1964

Box 161 Amsterdam Plaza, Construction, 1963

(Note: In front of Low Memorial Library.)


Box OS 31 Architectural Plans, miscellaneous, 1958 undated, 1958, undated

(Note: East campus and unidentified.)


Box OS 32 Avery, undated

(Note: Quad. between Avery & Fayerweather.)


Box 161 Avery Hall Extension, Construction, 1975

Box 161 Avery Hall, Exterior, undated

Box 161 Avery Hall, Interior, undated

Box 161 Avery Quadrangle/Fayerweather Courtyard, Restoration, 1982-1983


Box OS 32 Barnard, early

Box OS 32 Barnard, 1938-1985


Box 161 Barnard College, Exteriors, 1890s ca. 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s, 1890s, ca. 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s

(Note: Tennis courts, dancers, postcards.)

Box 161 Barnard College, Interior, undated

(Note: From Campus Views.)


Box XL 7 Battle of Harlem Heights Tablet Unveiling, October 16, 1897

(Note: "Sons of the Revolution, State of New York. Unveiling tablet commemorating Battle of Harlem Heights, at Columbia University… President Tallmadge presenting the tablet to President Low." Artotype, E. Bierstadt, N.Y.)


Box 162 Battle of Harlem Heights, The, 1944

(Note: September 16, 1776 "On the Site of Columbia 168 Years Ago"; by Lincoln Diamant; South Hall.)

Box 162 Bellerophon Taming Pegasus, undated

(Note: Color and black and white.)

Box 162 Bellerophon Taming Pegasus, undated


Box OS 32 Bellerophon Taming Pegasus, ca. 1977

(Accession # 2004-024. Transport of sculpture to Jerome Greene Hall, Law School.)

Box OS 32 Bloomingdale Asylum, undated

(See also "pre-Columbia.)


Box 162 Brander Matthews Dramatic Museum, undated

Box 162 Brander Matthews Hall, undated

(Includes floor plans.)

Box 162 Buell Hall, undated

(Note: From 2 folders (subject campus views).)


Box OS 32 Butler Library, undated


Box 162 Butler Library, Album, "The New Library Building of Columbia University, Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1934", ca. 1934

(Note: Photographs of the exterior and interior of Butler Library from a commemorative album presented to the Harkenss Family. Mrs. Edward S. Harkness returned the album to the library in 1950.)

Box 162 Butler Library, Architectural Plans, 1969

(Note: From East Gallery.)

Box 162 Butler Library, Browsing Room, undated

(Note: Students studying in library.)

Box 162 Butler Library, Business, undated

(Note: Students studying in library.)

Box 162 Butler Library, Construction, 1932

Box 162 Butler Library, Construction, 1933-1934

Box 162 Butler Library, Exterior, undated

(Note: Vandalism; crime resulting from Bob Burke expulsion; paint. Also includes photograph of helicopter landing in front of Butler Library during the production of the film Simon, 1979 March.)

Box 162 Butler Library, Interior, undated

(Note: Stained glass window given by the people of the Netherlands Antilles in commemoration of 300th anniversary of the founding of city by Peter Stuyvesant.)

Box 162 Butler Library, Interior with People, undated

Box 162 Butler Library, Periodicals, undated

(Note: Students studying in library.)


Box 209 Butler Library, Renovations, 1996-2001


Box 210 Butler Library, Renovations, 2002-2004


Box 163 Campus Map, 1968

(Note: From East Gallery.)


Box 208 Folder 33 Campus Planning, 1963-1967

Photos and plans of possible campus development donated by Robert Braunschweiger in October 2015. He worked for Stanley Salman on campus planning in the 1960s. He left Columbia in 1969.


Box 163 Casa Hispanica, undated

(Note: "Casa de las Españas" folder from Campus Views.)

Box 163 Casa Hispanica, Architectural Plans, undated

(Note: From East Gallery.)

Box 163 Casa Italiana, Exterior, undated

(Note: From 2 folders (subject files and Campus Views); remove group photo of Croccio Goliardico.)

Box 163 Casa Italiana, Interior, undated From 2 folders (subject files and Campus Views); remove group photo of Croccio Goliardico., undated


Box OS 32 Casa Italiana, Laying of Cornerstone, August 5, 1926


Box 163 Casa Italiana, Paterno Library, undated

(Notes: Student studying in library.)


Box XL 7 Cathedral St. John the Divine, 1961

(Notes: Morningside Park; Views from Manhattan and Morningside Avenues.)


Box 163 Cathedral St. John the Divine, undated

(Notes: From 2 folders (subject files and campus views); includes postcard.)

Box 163 Chandler Laboratories, undated

(Notes: Postcard.)

Box 163 Citizenship Center, undated

(Notes: Proposal for building on Van Am Quad.)

Box 163 Claremont Avenue, 1909

(Barnard Court.)

Box 163 Columbia House (419 W. 117th Street), undated

Box 163 Computer Science Building, Construction, 1982

Box 163 Computer Science Building, Construction, 1983


Box OS 32 Construction, 1894 1895 1896 ca. 1897, 1894, 1895, 1896, ca. 1897


Box 163 Curl, The, 1969

(Notes: Photos by V. Sladon. Located between Low Library and Uris Hall.)


Box OS 32 Dedication, 1896


Box 163 Deutsches Haus, Architectural Plans, undated

(Notes: From East Gallery.)

Box 163 Dodge Hall, undated

(Notes: From 2 folders (subject and campus views.)

Box 163 Dodge Hall, Architectural Plans, 1923

(Notes: From East Gallery.)


Box 164 Dodge Hall, Construction and Groundbreaking, undated

(Notes: From campus views.)

Box 164 Earl Hall, Architectural Plans, 1902

(Notes: From East Campus.)

Box 164 Earl Hall, Construction, undated


Box OS 33 Earl Hall, Dedication, undated

Box OS 33 Earl Hall, Exterior, undated


Box 164 Earl Hall, Exterior, undated

(Notes: Medical Office of William McCastline.)


Box OS 33 Earl Hall, Interior, undated


Box 164 Earl Hall, Interior, undated

(Notes: From 2 folders (Subject and campus views); Medical Office of William McCastline.)


Box OS 33 East Campus Development Reports, undated


Box 164 East Campus Architectural Plans, 1978


Box 165 East Campus, Construction, Jan-May, 1980

Box 165 East Campus, Construction, June -Dec, 1980

Box 165 East Campus, Construction, 1981

Box 165 East Campus, Construction, Jan-June, 1979


Box 164 East Campus, Construction, July -December 1979


Box 165 East Campus, Dedication, undated

(Notes: Exterior--no people.)

Box 165 East Campus, Demolition of Site, 1978

(Notes: Contact sheets, no negatives found.)

Box 165 East Campus, Sketches and Models, undated

(notes: Proposed graduate residence.)

Box 165 Eglise de Notre Dame, undated

Box 165 Engineering Building (See Mathematics Building), n.d

(Notes: On Broadway; For images of this building after 1962 see Mathematics Building.)


Box OS 33 Engineering Center, proposed site, undated


Box 165 Engineering Center, Proposed site, ca. 1951

(Notes: At 125th Street and Riverside Drive.)

Box 165 Exedra, undated


Box OS 33 Exedra, undated


Box 166 Facilities Management, ca. 1949

(Notes: Hamilton Hall; John Jay Hall; Ernest Veal; carpentry shop; power plant.)

Box 166 Faculty Club, undated

(Notes: Originally stood where Dodge Hall currently is; includes on copy neg.)

Box 166 Faculty House, undated

Box 166 Fayerweather Hall, undated

(Notes: Dept. of Physics.)

Box 166 Fayerweather Hall, Architectural Plans, 1896 1967, 1896, 1967

(Notes: From East Gallery.)

Box 166 Fayerweather Hall, Construction and Groundbreaking, undated


Box OS 33 Fayerweather Hall, Dedication, 1896


Box 166 Fayerweather Hall, Plans, undated

(Notes: Water damaged? Dept. of Physics.)

Box 166 Ferris Booth Hall, undated

(Notes: Columbia College Citizenship Center.)


Box OS 33 Ferris Booth Hall, undated


Box 166 Ferris Booth Hall, Construction, undated

(Notes: From 2 folders (subject and campus views); Columbia College Citizenship Center._

Box 166 Flagpoles

(Notes: Lafayette Post, Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.).)


Box OS 33 Flagpoles

(Notes: Photo by Abrose Fowler. Lafayette Post, Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.).)


Box 166 Foreign Students Center, Architectural Plans, 1878

(Notes: From East Gallery.)

Box 166 Fountains, undated


Box OS 34 Furnald Hall, ca. 1900-1914


Box 166 Furnald Hall, Exterior, undated

Box 166 Furnald Hall, Interior, undated

Box 166 Gatekeeper's Lodge, undated

Box 166 Gates, undated

(Notes: From several folders titled gates.)


Box OS 34 Gates, undated

Box OS 34 Gates, drawings by V. Winthrop New man, undated

(Notes: Gates designed by Arthur A. Stoughton; drawn on copper in pure dry point; presented to Dean J. W. Barker.)


Box 166 Gates, Engravings/Drawings

(Notes: From several folders titled gates.)


Box 179 General Views, ca. 1930

(Notes: Photographer W.L. Bogert.)

Box 179 General Views, ca. 1940-1950

(Notes: Gift of Pidhayny.)


Box OS 34 General Views, ca. early


Box XL 7 General Views, undated

(Notes: View from Jersey side of Hudson River. Retouched and distributed as color print. SEE OS folder.)


Box XXL 2 General Views, various

(Notes: Copy prints. Includes 2016 image "In Lumine Tuo" by Jessica Raimi)


Box 179 General Views, 1898 ca. 1900 early, 1898, ca. 1900

(Notes: Construction, panoramic views.)

Box 179 General Views, ca. 1920

(Notes: White Studio Prints.)


Box OS 34 General Views, 1970-1994


Box 179 General Views, ca. 1970

(Notes: Contact prints.)


Box 180 General Views -- Landscaping, ca. 1940s 1960s, ca. 1940s, 1960s

(Notes: Philosophy Hall, The Thinker.)


Box 179 General Views [from William Campbell], early

(Notes: 3"X5" prints from glass plate negatives?)

Box 179 General Views, aerial, 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 ca. 1970, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950, 1960, ca. 1970

(Notes: 2 folders, postcards.)


Box OS 34 General Views, aerial, albums and booklets, ca. 1905 -- 1930, ca. 1905, 1930


Box 180 General Views, albums and booklets,, ca. 1905-1930

(Notes: Taken by Richard Herpers, Secretary of CU; Published work by Clarence H. White photography class students; Margaret Bourke-White Columbia photographs order form.)

Box 180 General Views, Christmas Tree, 1954

(Notes: Between Low and Butler Library.)


Box OS 34 General Views, Drawings and Prints, undated

(Notes: Color.)


Box 180 General Views, Nighttime, 1912 ca. 1940-1950, 1912, ca. 1940-1950

Box 180 General Views, Postcards, 1898 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1981, 1898, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1981

(Notes: Color and photographic postcards.)


Box 200 General Views, Postcards, ca. 1900-1920

(Notes: Color and photographic postcards. Gift of Matthew Soifer, July 2015)


Box 180 General Views, Published Reproductions, 1898 ca. 1900, 1898, ca. 1900

(Notes: Miscellaneous)

Box 180 General Views, Sketches, Drawings, and Models, ca. 1940-1950 1975 ca. 1991, ca. 1940-1950, 1975, ca. 1991

(Notes: Painting by Rackstraw Downes; some aerial views.)

Box 180 General Views, Snow Scenes, undated


Box 211 General Views, Spring and Winter, 2005

Digital photos on an optical disk. Photos taken by University Photographer, Eileen Barroso. Images were provided to the School of Social Work for PR purposes.


Box 166 Graduate Residence Hall, Proposed Site, 1961

(Notes: Remobed from B15.)

Box 166 Grant's Tomb, undated

(Note: From subject and campus views; gift of Pidhayny; SEE ALSO bio photos: Grant, Ulysses S.-Funeral.)

Box 166 Grantwood, ca. 1905

(Notes: Includes Barnard, Teacher's College.)


Box 167 Green, The, undated

(Removed photo of Riverside church and Pegram Hall.)


Box OS 35 Green, The, undated


Box 167 Greene (Jerome L.) Hall, n.d

(Notes: School of Law.)


Box OS 35 Greene (Jerome L.) Hall, n.d

(Notes: Architectural rendition. Original Avery Library.)


Box 167 Gymnasium (proposed), undated

(Notes: Accession 2002.054)

Box 167 Gymnasium, 113th-114th/Morningside Drive

(Notes: 1968-1970 protests.)

Box 167 Hamilton Hall, Architectural Plans, 1905

(Notes: From East Gallery)

Box 167 Hamilton Hall, Construction, undated

Box 167 Hamilton Hall, Drawings and Plans, undated

Box 167 Hamilton Hall, Exterior


Box OS 35 Hamilton Hall, Exterior, undated

(Notes: See also Hamilton Statue.)

Box OS 35 Hamilton Hall, Interior, undated


Box 167 Hamilton Hall, Interior, undated

(Notes: The Gemot.)

Box 167 Hamilton Statue, undated

(Notes: See also Hamilton Hall, exterior.)


Box OS 35 Harriman Observatory, undated

(notes: Architectural model.)

Box OS 35 Hartley Hall, Exterior,1907


Box 167 Hartley Hall, Exterior, undated

Box 167 Hamilton Hall, Exterior

Box 167 Havemeyer Hall, undated

(Notes: Pool tables; table tennis.)

Box 167 Havemeyer Hall Extension

(Notes: From 2 folders; woodcuts; postcard.)

Box 167 Havemeyer Hall, Construction

(Notes: Color photographs.)


Box OS 35 Havemeyer, Construction and Dedication, 1896-1897

Box OS 35 Havemeyer, Exterior, undated

Box OS 35 Havemeyer, Interior, ca. 1896 -- 1904, ca. 1896, 1904


Box OS 50 Havemeyer, Interior

(Note: undated images, but appear to be from early 20th century. Folder includes one image of Harold Urey's Laboratory from 1931)


Box OS 36 Havemeyer, Interior -- Drafting Rooms, ca. 1904

Box OS 36 Havemeyer, Interior -- Museum, ca, 1900s


Box OS 35 Havemeyer, Interior -- Chemical Engineering Laboratory Accident,, 1922

(Notes: Photographer: J. Boldtman.)


Box OS 36 Havemeyer, Interior, with Students, ca. 1900


Box 167 Havemeyer, North Wall Structural Failure, ca. 1967


Box OS 36 Henry Moore Statue Accident, 1985

(Notes: In front of Butler Library, with people posing with it.)


Box 167 Hogan Hall, Dedication, undated

Box 167 Horace Mann School, undated

Box 167 Hudson River, 1890s

(Notes: "The Fleet Saluting" with Grants Tomb in distance?; ship, "Porter" United States Navy.)


Box 168 Interchurch Center, Dedication, undated

(Notes: Dwight D. Eisenhower.)

Box 168 International Affairs Building., Architectural Plans, 1970

(Notes: From East Gallery.)

Box 168 International Affairs Building, Construction, November -December 1966

Box 168 International Affairs Building, Construction, January -February1967

Box 168 International Affairs Building, Construction, 1969

Box 168 International Affairs Building, Construction, May -July 1967

Box 168 International Affairs Building, Construction, March-April 1967

Box 168 International Affairs Building, Construction, March-May 1967

(Notes: Dated photos are 5X3.5.)

Box 168 International Affairs Building, Interior, 1996

(Jean and Harvey Picker Computer Lab. John G. Ruggie.)

Box 168 International Affairs Building, Models, undated

Box 168 International Affairs Plaza, "Flight" sculpture by Schweitzer (Gertrude), 1978 ca. 1981, 1978, ca. 1981

(Notes: East Campus plaza.)

Box 168 International Affairs Plaza Restoration, 1982 1983, 1982, 1983

Box 168 International House, undated

Box 168 Jefferson Statue, undated

(Notes: School of Journalism.)

Box 168 John Jay Hall, Construction and Groundbreaking, undated

(Notes: Form several folders titled John Jay; groundbreaking.)


Box OS 36 John Jay Hall, Construction and Groundbreaking, 1925

(Notes: Copy print; Dean Herbert Hawkes; Marcellus Hartley Dodge; Henry Lee Norris; Albert W. Putnam; William Barclay Parsons.)


Box 168 John Jay Hall, Exterior, undated

(Notes: From several folders titled John Jay.)

Box 168 John Jay Hall, Interior, Dining Room

(Notes: Students.)

Box 168 John Jay Hall, Interior, Lion's Den

(Notes: Students; Drinking; Radios; Interntainment.)

Box 168 John Jay Hall, Interior, Miscellaneous, undated

(Notes: Sick students; nurses).

Box 168 John Jay Hall, Interior, Murals, 1930s 1982, 1930s, 1982

(Notes: Photos and letter recieved in 1982.)


Box OS 36 Journalism, ca. 1913 undated, ca. 1913, undated


Box 169 Journalism Building, undated

Box 169 Journalism Building, Façade Restoration, 1982

(Note: Photographic postcard; Jefferson (Thomas) statue.)

Box 169 Journalism Building, Medallions, n.d

(Notes: Photocopies.)

Box 169 Journalism Architectural Plans, 1912

(Notes: From East Gallery.)

Box 169 Julliard, undated


Box 208 Kent and Hamilton Halls, 2014, 2017

(College Walk winter lights; moon over Kent Hall; photo by Jessica Raimi)


Box OS 36 Kent Hall, ca. 1910


Box 169 Kent Hall, Exterior, undated

(Notes: Photographic postcards; Law School; Political Science.)

Box 169 Kent Hall, Interior, undated

(Notes: Law School; Political Science.)

Box 169 Kent Hall, Law Library, undated

(Notes: Students studying in library.)


Box OS 36 Kent Hall, Widley Memorial, 1913


Box 169 Kent Plaza Restoration, 1982

(Notes: Philosophy Hall.)

Box 169 La Salle Street, undated

(Notes: Children playing in street.)

Box 169 Le Marteleur, undated

(Notes: School of Mines.)

Box 169 Lerner (Alfred) Hall, undated

(Notes: Student lounge.)

Box 169 Lewisohn Hall Renovation, 1980-1981

(Notes: Formerly Mines building.)

Box 169 Lewisohn Hall, Exterior, post, 1961

Box 169 Lewisohn Hall, Exterior, pre, 1961

(Notes: Renamed Lewisohn in 1960 prior to that, it was the School of Mines Building; School of General Studies; Postcard.)

Box 169 Lewisohn Hall, Interior, pre, 1961

(Notes: School of Mines; Metallographic Lab; Furnaces; Cameras. Scrapbook pages with notes of interior laboratories, libraries, etc.)


Box OS 36 Lewisohn, Interior (Mines), pre, 1961


Box 169 Lion's Court -- Construction, 1996


Box OS 36 Locomotive Laboratory, undated

(Notes: Basement annex north of Engineering and beneath the esplanade in front of Havemeyer.)


Box 169 Low Memorial Library, Architectural Plans, 1896

(Notes: From East Gallery.)

Box 169 Low Memorial Library, Construction, 1897

(Notes: Domes; Columns; Sculpture; Statues.)

Box 169 Low Memorial Library, Construction, 1896

Box 169 Low Memorial Library, Construction, 1895

(Notes: Includes cornerstone laying; Bricklaying; Water damaged?)

Box 169 Low Memorial Library, Construction, Copy Prints, undated

(Notes: Copy prints.)

Box 169 Low Memorial Library, Construction, Copy Prints, undated

(Notes: Cornerstone laying; Dedications (ceremonies); Moldings; Used in exhibit?)


Box OS 37 Low Memorial Library, Construction, Facing East, 1895 November -1896 December, 1895


Box OS 36 Low Memorial Library, Construction, Facing North, 1895 1896, 1895, 1896


Box OS 37 Low Memorial Library, Construction, Facing Northeast, 1895 August -1897 February, 1895

Box OS 37 Low Memorial Library, Construction, Facing Northwest, 1896 April -1897 January, 1896

Box OS 37 Low Memorial Library, Construction, Facing South, 1895 August -1896 April, 1895

Box OS 37 Low Memorial Library, Construction, Facing Southeast, 1896 June -- October, 1896

Box OS 37 Low Memorial Library, Construction, Facing Southwest, 1896 April -August, 1896

Box OS 37 Low Memorial Library, Construction, Facing West, 1895 October -1897 January, 1895


Box 169 Low Memorial Library, Laying the Cornerstone, 1895 December 7, 1895

(Notes: Trustees.)


Box OS 38 Low Memorial Library, Construction, Miscellaneous, ca. July 1896-June 1897


Box 169 Low Memorial Library, Construction, Miscellaneous, undated


Box OS 37 Low Memorial Library, Construction, Vault Details, 1896 September -- December, 1896


Box OS 36 Low Memorial Library, copy prints from 1997 Low Memorial Library construction exhibit, 1895 1896 1897, 1997, 1895, 1896, 1897


Box OS 38 Low Memorial Library, Dedication, 1895

(Notes: Laying the cornerstone.)


Box XL 7 Low Memorial Library, Dedication, 1895


Box 170 Low Memorial Library, Exterior, Color, undated

(Notes: Postcards.)

Box 170 Low Memorial Library, Exterior, Facing South, pre, 1930

(Notes: South Court; Published reproductions; Stereograph; Night views.)

Box 170 Low Memorial Library, Exterior, Facing South, post, 1940

(Notes: Crowds; Scaffolding; Students; used in display at Gimbel Bros.)


Box XL 7 Low Memorial Library, Exterior, Facing South, early

(Notes: With and without Alma Mater.)


Box 170 Low Memorial Library, Exterior, Facing South, 1930

(Notes: Postcards; South Court.)


Box XL 7 Low Memorial Library, Exterior, Facing South, early


Box OS 38 Low Memorial Library, Exterior, Miscellaneous, early


Box OS 39 Low Memorial Library, Exterior, Miscellaneous, early

Box OS 39 Low Memorial Library, Exterior, ca. 1920-1940s

Box OS 39 Low Memorial Library, Exterior, Miscellaneous, ca. 1950 1960 1970 1980, ca. 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980


Box 170 Low Memorial Library, Exterior, Other Views, 1930s


Box 208 Low Memorial Library, Exterior, 2014-2018

(Includes snow and spring images and views of Alma Mater statue. Photos by Jessica Raimi.)


Box 170 Low Memorial Library, Exterior, Postcards, undated

(Notes: Postcards; Alma Mater; accession 2001-040.)


Box 171 Low Memorial Library, Floor Plans, undated

(Notes: Photocopies.)

Box 171 Low Memorial Library, Interior, pre-1934, 1934

(Notes: reading rooms; students; library stacks; books; shelving; statues; Columbiana room; exchange room, etc.)


Box OS 39 Low Memorial Library, Interior, Avery, ca. 1900


Box OS 40 Low Memorial Library, Interior, East Asiatic, undated


Box 171 Low Memorial Library, Interior, King's College Room, 1960s

(Notes: Prentis, Edmund Astley.)


Box OS 40 Low Memorial Library, Interior, Law School, ca. 1897-1904


Box OS 39 Low Memorial Library, Interior, Library, miscellaneous, ca. 1910

(Notes: Drinking fountain given by Edward A. Darling in memory of his wife Edith Pennington.)


Box 171 Low Memorial Library, Interior, Offices, pre-1934, 1934

(Notes: Carrie Haldeman; Marion Bate Westman; Elizabeth Haldeman; Rae Foster Stahl; Fanny Lake; Helen Brainerd Lay; Eugenia Wallace; Lucy Wallace; Mary Leslie Irwin.)

Box 171 Low Memorial Library, Interior, President's Office, undated


Box OS 40 Low Memorial Library, Interior, President's Room, undated


Box 171 Low Memorial Library, Interior, Room 205, 1947

(Notes: Rare Books reading room.)

Box 171 Low Memorial Library, Interior, Room 209, 1966

(Notes: Curator's Office.)

Box 171 Low Memorial Library, Interior, Room 210, 2005

Box 171 Low Memorial Library, Interior, Rotunda, post, 1934

(Notes: Speeches; Gatherings; Administrators; Librarians.)


Box OS 40 Low Memorial Library, Interior, Trustees Room, undated


Box 171 Low Memorial Library, Interior, Trustees Room, undated

(Notes: Trustees; Park Place; Includes cornerstone from original Kings College; from 2 folders (subject and campus views); Painting of Samuel Johnson now in King's College Room.)

Box 171 Low Memorial Library, Interior, Twombly Burden Room, undated

Box 171 Low Memorial Library, Interior, Zodiac, undated

Box 171 Low Memorial Library, Model from Trans-Mississippi Exposition and Indian Congress, Omaha, Nebraska,, 1898

Box 171 Low Memorial Library, Sketches, Drawings, and Models, undated

(Notes: Published Reproductions. Folder includes a 2020 donation by Judy Palfrey of an etching by F. Wilbur Hoppe)


Box OS 40 Low Plaza, 1897-1960


Box 172 Low Plaza, 1960 1970 ca. 1980, 1960, 1970, ca. 1980

(Notes: South Court.)

Box 172 Low Plaza Balustrade, 1970

(Notes: Shows condition of balustrade.)

Box 172 Low Plaza, Construction, ca. 1896

Box 172 Low Plaza, Restoration, 1982

(Notes: South Court.)

Box 172 Low Plaza, Restoration, 1983-1984

Box 172 Low Plaza Sculpture, undated

(Notes: Torchere; fountains; lamps.)

Box 172 Maison Francaise, Architectural Plans, 1970

(Notes: From East Gallery)


Box 208 Maison Francaise, Exterior, 2015

(Notes: Snow picture. Can also see a bit of Kent Hall. Photo by Jessica Raimi.)


Box 172 Maps, 1894 1917, 1894, 1917

Box 172 Marcellus Hartley Dodge Physical Fitness Center, Construction,, 1973

(Notes: Architect: The Eggers Partnership Builder: George A. Fuller co.)

Box 172 Marcellus Hartley Dodge Physical Fitness Center, Construction,, 1972

(Notes: Architect: The Eggers Partnership Builder: George A. Fuller co.)

Box 172 Marcellus Hartley Dodge Physical Fitness Center, Construction,, 1974

Box 172 Marcellus Hartley Dodge Physical Fitness Center, dedication and brochure materials,, 1974

(Notes: Cornerstone laying ceremony and construction images.)

Box 172 Mathematics Building, Architectural Plans, 1962

(Notes: From East Gallery.)


Box OS 41 Mathematics Building, Battle of Harlem Heights plaque, undated


Box 172 Mathematics Building, Construction, undated

Box 172 Mathematics Building, Exterior, pre, 1962

(Notes: Prior to 1962 this building was named the Engineering Building.)

Box 172 Mathematics Building, Exterior, post, 1962

(Notes: Prior to 1962 this building was named the Engineering Building.)

Box 172 Mathematics Building, Floor Plans, undated


Box 173 Mathematics Building, Interiors, Laboratories, pre, 1962

Box 173 Mathematics Building, Interiors, Laboratories, Locomotive, undated


Box 172 Mathematics Buildings-Battle of Harlem Heights plaque, undated


Box OS 41 Mathematics Buildings (Engineering), Interior, undated

Box OS 41 Mathematics Buildings (Engineering), Exterior, 1900 ca. 1907, 1900, ca. 1907


Box OS 42 Mechanical and Electrical Laboratores, ca. 1903


Box 173 Miller/McMillan Academic Theater, 1988


Box OS 42 Models, architectural, ca. 1898


Box 173 Morningside Gardens, Groundbreaking, 1955

Box 173 Morningside Park, undated

Box 173 Mudd (Seely W.) Hall, undated

(Notes: Includes construction, groundbreaking, and general views; from campus views and subject.)

Box 173 Observatories, undated


Box 210 Officer's Club Building, undated

(Superindent's building, Bloomingdale Asylum)


Box 173 Optometry, School of, undated

Box 173 Pan Statue, undated

Box 173 Pegram Laboratory, undated


Box OS 42 Philosophy Hall, ca. 1900-1950


Box 173 Philosophy Hall, undated

Box 173 Powerhouse, 1950s

Box 173 Pre-Columbia, 1881 ca. 1895 1991, 1881, ca. 1895, 1991

(Notes: Bloomingdale Asylum; Amsterdam Ave.; 118th st.; 121st st.; 122nd st.)

Box 173 President's House, undated

(Notes: SEE ALSO: Eisenhower, Dwight D.-at President's House.)


Box OS 42 President's House, undated

(Notes: SEE ALSO: Eisenhower, Dwight D.-at President's House.)


Box 173 President's House, Exterior, undated

(Notes: SEE ALSO: Eisenhower, Dwight D.-at President's House.)

Box 173 Proposed buildings, undated

(Notes: Drawing of building proposed by Sheve, Lamb & Harmon Architects, east of Butler Library in Van Amringe Quad area.)


Box 213 Folder 1 Pupin Hall (Room 813 - I.I. Rabi's Office), undated

Photo taken after his death. Photo was collected by Chauncey Olinger and donated in Fall 2022.


Box 173 Pupin Physics Building, undated

Box 173 Pylon, undated

(Notes: From 2 folders.)

Box 173 Revson Plaza, Restoration, 1982


Box 174 Riverside Church, undated

Box 174 Riverside Church w/ Grant's Tomb, undated

Box 174 Riverside Drive, undated

(Notes: Gift of D. Pidhayny; Samuel J. Tilden statue; Rudd Mansion; SEE ALSO bio photos: Grant, Ulysses S. -- Funeral.)

Box 174 Riverside Park, undated

(Notes: SEE ALSO bio photos: Grant, Ulysses S. -- Funeral.)

Box 174 Saint Clair Place Development, undated


Box 175 Schapiro Center for Engineering and Physical Science Research (CEPSR),, 1992

(Notes: Exterior.)

Box 175 Schapiro Center for Engineering and Physical Science Research (CEPSR) construction, 1990 March2-1991 February1, 1990

(Notes: Color photographs.)

Box 175 Schapiro Center for Engineering and Physical Science Research (CEPSR) construction, 1998 March8-1990 February12, 1998

(Notes: Color photographs.)

Box 175 Schapiro Center for Engineering and Physical Science Research (CEPSR) construction, 1991 February1-1991 November 3, 1991

(Notes: Color photographs.)

Box 175 Schapiro Center for Engineering and Physical Science Research (CEPSR) construction, 1991 December 10-1992 June 2, 1991

Box 175 Schapiro Hall, 1987

Box 175 Schermerhorn Extension, Architectural Plans, 1968

Box 175 Schermerhorn Hall, Construction, 1895-1897

Box 175 Schermerhorn Hall, Dedication, 1896


Box OS 43 Schermerhorn Hall, Dedication, 1896


Box XL 7 Schermerhorn Hall, Dedication, 1896


Box 175 Schermerhorn Hall, Exterior, undated


Box OS 42 Schermerhorn Hall, Exterior, ca. 1904


Box 175 Schermerhorn Hall, Interior, undated


Box OS 43 Schermerhorn Hall, Interior, Museum Rooms, ca. 1904

Box OS 43 Schermerhorn Hall, Interior, Staircase, ca. 1900

Box OS 43 Schermerhorn, Interior, Miscellaneous, ca. 1900


Box 176 Service Building, Architectural Plans, 1964

Box 176 Sherman Fairchild Center, Construction, 1975 June ; 1976 January -March, 1975, 1976

Box 176 Sherman Fairchild Center, Construction, 1975 March, 1975

Box 176 Sherman Fairchild Center, Construction, 1975 April -May, 1975

Box 176 Sherman Fairchild Center, miscellaneous, undated

Box 176 South Court, undated


Box OS 44 South Field, undated


Box 176 South Field, undated


Box OS 42 St. Luke's Hospital, ca. 1900


Box 174 St. Luke's Hospital, undated


Box OS 42 St. Paul's Chapel, ca. 1900-1970


Box XL 7 St. Paul's Chapel, 1946 1966, 1946, 1966


Box 174 St. Paul's Chapel, Bell, 1918

Box 174 St. Paul's Chapel, Construction, undated

Box 174 St. Paul's Chapel, Exterior, undated

Box 174 St. Paul's Chapel, Exterior with People, undated

Box 174 St. Paul's Chapel, Foucault Experiment, undated

Box 174 St. Paul's Chapel, Interior, undated

Box 174 St. Paul's Chapel, Interior with People, undated

Box 174 St. Paul's Chapel, Sketches and Drawings, undated


Box 176 Sulzberger (Iphigene Ochs) Hall-architectural drawings, 1987

Box 176 Sun Ball, undated


Box OS 44 Teacher's College, Domestic Science, Department of, ca. 1900

Box OS 44 Teacher's College, Exterior, 1894-1900


Box 176 Teacher's College, Exterior, undated

Box 176 Teacher's College, Interior, undated


Box OS 45 Teacher's College, Interior, Gymnasium and Pool, ca. 1910


Box OS 44 Teacher's College, Interior, Horace Mann School, ca. 1910

Box OS 44 Teacher's College, Interior, Miscellaneous., ca. 1900


Box 176 Terrace Building, Construction

Box 176 Thinker, The, undated

Box 176 Tight Rope Walker, undated

Box 176 Tunnels, 1950

Box 176 Union Theological Seminary, undated


Box OS 45 Union Theological Seminary, undated


Box 177 University Hall Annex, 1947

Box 177 University Hall, Construction, 1897


Box OS 45 University Hall, Construction, 1897 May 8, 1897

Box OS 45 University Hall, Dedication, undated


Box 177 University Hall, Demolition, 1962

Box 177 University Hall, Exterior, undated


Box OS 45 University Hall, Exterior, ca. 1896-1900

Box OS 45 University Hall, Interior, 1900-1915


Box 177 University Hall, Interior, undated

Box 177 University Hall, Interior -- University Commons


Box OS 45 Uris Hall, undated


Box 177 Uris Hall Addition, Construction (Book 1), 1984

Box 177 Uris Hall Addition, Construction (Book 2), 1984

Box 177 Uris Hall Addition, Construction (Book 3), 1985

Box 177 Uris Hall, Construction, 1963

Box 177 Uris Hall, Miscellaneous, undated

Box 177 Uris Hall, Prior to 1984 Addition, undated, 1984, undated


Box 178 Uris Plaza, Restoration, 1982-1983

Box 178 Van Amringe Quad/Memorial, 1986, undated

(Notes: color postcard)

Box 178 Wallach Art Gallery, 1986

Box 178 Wallach Hall, undated

(previously known as Livingston Hall)

Box 178 Warren (William and June ) Hall -- Construction, 1997

Box 178 Wellhead, undated

Box 178 West Hall, undated

Box 178 Wien (Lawrence) Stadium, undated

Box 178 Wien Hall, Construction, undated

Box 178 Wien Hall, Exterior, undated

Box 178 Wien Hall, Interior, undated

Box 178 Wildlife, 1996

Box 178 Women's Hospital, 1894 1905, 1894, 1905

Subseries VII.5: Park Place

Images of Columbia's first home in downtown New York City. Although there are some photographs of the original college building as it was being torn down in 1856, most of the images in this sub-series are sketches, lithographs and drawings of this campus site which was in use between 1754 and 1856.


Box 153 "July 17, 1754" Painting by E.P. Chrystie, ca. 1954

(Notes: By E.P. Chrystie.)

Box 153 1759 Print, undated, 1759, undated

(Notes: "King's (now Columbia) College, as it was before the Revolution")

Box 153 1760 "Reproduction of a portion of an old engraving from a drawing made by a British officer," n.d.,, 1760

(Notes: "King's College in 1760".)

Box 153 1768 print, original by P. Canot-color copy photograph, 2004, 1768, 2004

(Notes: "South East View of the City of New York"; AKA Palm tree Print.)

Box 153 1776 ink and watercolor on paper, 1776

Box 153 1790 print published in The New York Magazine, c. 1900, 1790, 1900

(Notes: Engraving by Alexander Anderson; printed in New York Magazine, May 1790.)

Box 153 1840 prints, undated, 1840, undated

Box 153 1842 prints, 1903, 1842, 1903

(Notes: "Park Place in 1842 The College Campus in the Distance.")

Box 153 1850 prints, n.d.,, 1850

(Notes: "Columbia College in 1850.")

Box 153 20th C., n.d.

(Notes: Buildings on former site of CC.)

Box 153 c 1760 print, undated, 1760, undated

Box 153 ca. 1770 print, 1878, ca. 1770, 1878

(Notes: Printed in Harper's Weekly, August 17, 1878.)

Box 153 ca. 1823 drawing by A. Cansone?, c. 1823, ca. 1823, 1823

Box 153 c. 1828 print from engraving by Balch and reproduced in the New York Mirror, undated, 1828, undated

Box 153 c. 1853 engraving by Lossing-Barritt, 1853- ca. 1900s, 1853, ca. 1900s

(Notes: Print and photo reproductions.)

Box 153 c. 1853 engraving by Richardson-Cox, 1853, 1853, 1853

(Notes: Published in Putman's Monthly, 1853.)

Box 153 ca. 1831 prints by A.J. Davis, c. 1831-1953, ca. 1831, 1831-1953

Box 153 ca. 1853 photograph by Victor Prevost, c. 1853 (1953),, ca. 1853, 1853

(Notes: Reproduced from New York Historical Society.)

Box 153 ca. 1857 photographs, c. 1857, ca. 1857, 1857

(Notes: Three different views; vintage prints.)

Box 153 ca. 1857 prints, 1907 n.d.,, ca. 1857, 1907

(Notes: Photograph and 1907 engraving based on photo.)

Box 153 College Plans and Diagrams, undated

Box 153 Miscellaneous, undated

Box 153 undated by H. Walton, undated, undated, undated

Box 153 Staffordshire Plate, ca. 1820

Box 153 Trinity Church, 1754 1954, 1754, 1954

Box 153 Wooden Bowl, 1818 n.d.,, 1818


Box OS 26 1770-1858 undated, 1770-1858, undated

Box OS 26 Trinity Church, 1840

(Notes: Engraving by J. A. Rolph.)


Box OS 49 Park Place, 1857

(Notes: Salt Print.)


Box XXL 1855 Photography by Victor Prevost, ca. 1855, 1855, ca. 1855

(Notes: Front of Columbia College before move to 49th Street. (2 prints).)

Subseries VII.6: Glass Slides

Glass slide images of several campus buildings, campus gates, and places in the surrounding Morningside Heights neighborhood circa 1900. Items donated in September 2021 by the Wayne Country Historical Society in Honesdale, PA.


Box 212 Fayerweather Hall

Box 212 Grant's Tomb

Box 212 Low Memorial Library

(2 slides. Images taken before installation of the Alma Mater statue)

Box 212 Mapes Gate

(was located at 119th Street and The Grove)

Box 212 Milbank Hall, Barnard College

Box 212 Morningside Park

Box 212 Riverside Park

Box 212 Schermerhorn Hall