Office of the General Counsel records, 1926-1985
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- UA#0082
- Bib ID:
- 5799357 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Columbia University. Office of the General Counsel
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 4 linear feet (4 record cartons)
- Language(s):
- English .
- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
All administrative records of the University are restricted for 25 years from the date of creation.
Description
Summary
This collection consists of records from the Office of the General Counsel regarding the site of Rockefeller Center and Baker Field, the dormitory authority bonds and the modernization of Presbyterian Hospital. There are also the collected documents of the general counsel from the 1920s to the 1950s.
Arrangement
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
All administrative records of the University are restricted for 25 years from the date of creation.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Office of the General Counsel records; Box and Volume numbers; University Archives, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University Libraries.
Related Materials
For additional information about the transactions in these volumes, please consult Central Files (Office of the President records) (UA#0001) and the Minutes of the Board of Trustees (UA#0019). Additional University agreements can be found in the Office of the Secretary records (UA#0085).
Accruals
Additions are expected.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The volumes in Box 1 were transferred from the Office of General Counsel, John Mason Harding, to the Office of the Secretary, Marion Elizabeth Jemmott, for the University Archives on June 11, 1986. Boxes 2-4 were originally part of the Columbia University Trustee Administration records, 1920s-1950s (BIBID 6943416).
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Joanna Rios in February 2022. The addition was processed by Joanna Rios in November 2024.
Revision Description
2022-02-18 Content list published (JR)
2024-11-15 Added boxes 2-4 (JR)
Historical Note
The Office of the General Counsel ("OGC") provides legal services to Columbia University. OGC attorneys advise the Trustees, Officers, Faculty, and Staff, all in their official capacities, on various issues impacting the University. Columbia first established an in-house legal department in 1974. Before 1974, an outside law firm acted as counsel to the University. Any member of the University Community seeking legal services called directly on outside counsel. Since 1974 OGC represents the legal interests of the entire University, including such geographically separate entities as the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in Rockland County, Nevis Laboratories in Westchester County, Reid Hall in Paris, and the entire Columbia Medical Center (formerly Health Sciences campus) in Washington Heights.
Subject Headings
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