Samuel Eilenberg Papers, 1902-1996

Series IV: Select Math Papers and Copies of Articles Published by Others, 1933-1993

This series comprises printed versions of math papers delivered by colleagues, select math clippings, a few copies of students' papers, and photo-copies of math articles published by others that Eilenberg thought worth preserving; unlike the papers and articles in Series III however, no body of correspondence accompanies these items. This series is organized by type of material, with math papers followed by photo-copies of printed articles.

Of particular interest are materials relating to commemorative math papers and conferences honoring Eilenberg (Box 7, Folders 21-22). These conferences were held at the CUNY Graduate Center in 1974 (in connection with Eilenberg's 60th birthday the prior year) and at Columbia in 1984, and a special paper was delivered in 1993 by Andre Joyal and Myles Tierny in honor of Eilenberg's 80th birthday. Sanders MacLane also delivered a paper (undated) discussing Group Extension in the light of Eilenberg's interest and work. The 1974 CUNY conference led to a 1976 publication of the papers that were presented, augmented with additional ones, in a book entitled Algebra, Topology, and Category Theory (A Collection of Papers in Honor of Samuel Eilenberg), which bore a dedication from his "former students and associates." Among those contributing papers were: MacLane, Eldon Dyer, Maurice Auslander, Alex Rosenberg, Myles Tierney, and John Rhodes. This book was one which Eilenberg retained with his papers (one copy specially bound in gilt-stamped leather), and photo-copies of the table of contents listing of papers and authors, short profiles of the participants, and the dedication have also been added to Folder 21.