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Series III. Personal Files, 1960-1998
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Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs records, 1939-2006, bulk 1956-2003

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Series III. Personal Files, 1960-1998

This series contains personal files kept by several provosts and deputy provosts, including Barzun, Cole, Goldberger, Truman, and Young. These files are primarily related to professional activities that were not part of the provost's duties. The records include appointment books, correspondence, invitations, papers, presentation materials, recommendations, speeches, and files related to teaching activities and professional trips.

Barzun, Jacques--Appointment Books


Box 48 Folder 1 to 4 1960-1963 (4 Items), 1960-1963


Box 47 Folder 1 to 4 1964-1967 (4 Items), 1964-1967

Cole, Jonathan

Personal


Box 620 Folder 2 1987-1988

Box 620 Folder 3 1989-1990

Personal Correspondence

Box 620 Folder 4 1988-1992

Box 620 Folder 5 1993-1995

Papers

Box 620 Folder 6 Chicago 1992--JRC Paper, 1991

(Ultimately not given)

Box 620 Folder 7 to 8 Daedalus Papers, 1994-1997 (2 Folders), 1994-1997

Box 620 Folder 9 Pre-Provostial, circa 1988-1989 (2 Folders), 1988-1989

Presentations, Speeches, and Reports (Cole)

Convocation Addresses


Box 569 Folder 10 to 11 "Creating a Civil Society at Columbia University," 1990 (2 Folders), 1990

Box 569 Folder 12 1991


Box 620 Folder 11 1991, 1998


Box 569 Folder 13 Promoting Diversity at Columbia University, 1991

Box 569 Folder 14 Mission Statement, 1991

Box 569 Folder 15 Provostial Essays, 1990-1991

Box 569 Folder 16 Stephanopoulos Presentation, 1994 May 24

Box 569 Folder 17 Ph.D. Production in the Social Sciences and Humanities, circa, 1991

Box 569 Folder 18 Trustees: Report on the State of the College, 1991 June

(Presentation to trustees)

Box 569 Folder 19 Undergraduate Financial Aid, circa, 1991

Box 569 Folder 20 Columbia University Statistical Abstract, circa, 1992

Speeches


Box 620 Folder 12 1989-1990


Box 621 Folder 1 to 2 1991-1999 (2 Folders), 1991-1999

[RESTRICTED UNTIL 2025]

Box 621 Folder 3 Speeches/Talks, 1991 Fall-1992, 1991


Box 620 Folder 10 Recommendations, 1988-1993

Goldberger, Robert F.


Box 561 Folder 10 to 12 Recommendations, 1981-1983 November (3 Folders), 1981-1983 November


Box 568 Folder 12 to 13 Speeches, 1983-1988 (2 Folders), 1983-1988

Truman, David

Invitations


Box 43 Folder 7 Columbia University, 1967–1968

Box 43 Folder 8 Accept, 1968

Box 43 Folder 3 Personal and Confidential File, 1967

Young, James S.

Personal Files


Box 183 Folder 10 Personal, 1971-1973


Box 175 Folder 1 to 2 JSY Personal, 1974-1977, (2 Folders)

(Includes photo)


Box 271 Folder 1 Personal Correspondence, 1972-1976


Box 175 Folder 3 JSY Personal Notes, 1975-1976


Box 183 Folder 9 Originals, 1975-1976

(Primarily related to University Planning, particularly for enrollment)

Papers


Box 175 Folder 5 JSY Liaison Paper, 1975

(Paper on the White House Liaison Office)


Box 184 Folder 8 JSY's Papers While in 205 Low, 1974-1976

Political Science and Public Affairs


Box 175 Folder 4 JSY Department of Political Science, 1971-1975

Box 175 Folder 6 to 9 Political Science--G8222y 1972-1976 (4 Folders, 1972-1976

Box 175 Folder 10 Master's Program in Public Affairs, 1973-1975

Trips


Box 183 Folder 11 California, 1974 January 21-27

Box 183 Folder 12 Organization of American Historians Annual Meeting, Denver Colorado,, 1974 April


Box 184 Folder 1 University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), 1973 December 4

Box 184 Folder 2 Conference of Academic Deans, 1971-1973

Box 184 Folder 3 University of Pennsylvania--Visit, 1973 October 4

Box 184 Folder 4 Trip to Washington, D.C., 1972 November 14

Box 184 Folder 5 Albany Trip, 1972

(Includes Six Universities meeting)

Box 184 Folder 6 Trip to Washington D.C., 1974 March 18-19

Box 184 Folder 7 Trip to New York State Institutions, 1974 May 21-23

(Visits to colleges that had used state dormitory authority funding)