Columbia University Libraries records, 1890s-1980s

Call No.:	UA#0136
Bib ID	5956382 View CLIO record
Creator(s)	Columbia University. Libraries
Title	Columbia University Libraries records, 1890s-1980s
Physical Description	42;08 linear feet
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.
	All administrative records of the University are restricted for 25 years from the date of creation. 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. Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Description

Summary

This collection contains the records of the libraries of Columbia University, including the East Asian, business, geology, engineering libraries as well as the Columbiana collection. The records include annual reports, accession records, reader's permits, administrative records, correspondence files and scrapbooks.

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.

All administrative records of the University are restricted for 25 years from the date of creation.

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.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Single photocopies 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.

Related Materials

This collection contains the records of the individual departments, units or committees within the Libraries. For the correspondence records of the University Librarian and the office files of central administration of the Columbia University Libraries, please consult the Columbia University Library Office files, 1890-1998.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Processing Information

Collection-level record describing unprocessed material made public in summer 2019 as part of the Hidden Collections initiative.

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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