Columbia University Founding Anniversaries Collection, 1837-2004

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Series IV: Columbia University 175th Anniversary



Box 1 Folder 7-8 General, 1929, (2 folders)



Box Flat Files Poster, 1929


Box Flat Files Campus Exhibition Listing and Map, 1929


175th Anniversary Committee Records, 1928-1929

These files belonged to Dixon Ryan Fox, Professor of History, who was appointed the Chair of the General Committee in charge of the Program to Commemorate the Founding of King's College, Now Columbia University. Fox seems to have been working on a report of the events held during the celebration. The materials include committee minutes, correspondence, exhibition catalogues, printed materials and information about the funding for the newly commissioned portraits.



Box 13 Folder 1 Bronze medals, 1929

These service medals were "awarded to [47] alumni of foreign birth and training who have returned important public service in their own lands, or for service to the Univesity." For a service medals, please see the Columbia Medals collection.


Box 13 Folder 2 Committee, 1928-1929

In addition to matters related to the membership of the committee and the minutes, this folder includes correspondence and clippings.


Box 13 Folder 3 Exhibitions - Correspondence, 1929

Correspondence with Department Heads about special departmental exhibitions in the libraries.


Box 13 Folder 4 Exhibitions - Summaries and Inventories, 1929

Reports from the department heads who were asked to make "a full descriptive catalogue" of the exhibitions for publication in the general 175th report. Includes department information as well as from the general Columbia exhibitions (John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, Seth Low, etc.).


Box 13 Folder 5 Guests - Ambassadors, 1929


Box 13 Folder 6 Lectures, 1929

Correspondence between Dixon Ryan Fox and possible speakers.


Box 13 Folder 7 Luncheons, 1929

Over 2,500 alumni, faculty members and current students atteneded the dpeartmental luncheons held on campus on Wednesday, October 30, 1929. From Library Service to Philosophy, History, English and Comparative Literature, Teachers College, Engineering, departments welcomed their guests to lunch at their home offices, libraries, International House, Faculty House, etc. For departments that did not organize a luncheon, guests were asked to lunch at the Grill in John Jay Hall. Prof. Fox asked department heads to submit summaries of the luncheons for inclusion in the final 175 report. This folder contains those accounts.


Box 13 Folder 8 Portraits, 1929

55 artworks were on display during the celebration: 52 portraits (including new commissions and loaned works); one model of the King's College building by McKim, Mead & White; and two sculptures (John Dewey by Jacob Epstein and James Earl Russell by Sergei Konenkov).


Box 13 Folder 9 Portraits - Beard, Charles A., 1929


Box 13 Folder 10 Portraits - Dunning, William Archibald, 1929


Box 13 Folder 11 Portraits - Jackson, A.V.W., 1929



Box 14 Folder 1 Portraits - Livingson, William, 1929


Box 14 Folder 2 Portraits - Seligman, E.R.A., 1929


Box 14 Folder 3 Portraits - Wilson, Edmund Beecher, 1929


Box 14 Folder 4 Press clippings, 1929

Newspaper and Columbia Alumni News, November 1929


Box 14 Folder 5 Printed materials, 1929

Program, seating list, ticket requests


Box 14 Folder 6 Synopsis (including a full schedule of events), 1929

Includes multiple drafts


175th Anniversary Committee Chair's Correspondence


Box 14 Folder 7 A-G, 1929


Box 14 Folder 8 H-R, 1929


Box 14 Folder 9 S-Z, 1929


Box 14 Folder 10 Anniversary Memos, 1929


175th Anniversary Mailings and Printed Materials


Sample Invitations, 1929



Box 15 Folder 1 Notice to Alumni, 1929


Box 15 Folder 2 Notice to Faculty, 1929


Box 15 Folder 3 Distribution Records, 1929


Box 15 Folder 4 Events Program, 1929 October 25-31


Box 15 Folder 5 Service of Praise and Thanksgiving Program, 1929 October 27

Includes the text of the address delivered by Rev. Raymond C. Knox


Box 15 Folder 6 Catalogue of Portraits, 1929 October 28-November 8


Box 15 Folder 7 University Assembly Program, 1929 October 30


Box 15 Folder 8 Alumni Dinner Menu, Program and Seating List, 1929 October 30

Hotel Pennsylvania


175th Anniversary Celebration Convocation


Box 15 Folder 8 University Convocation Invitation, 1929



Box 16 Folder 1 Anniversary Celebration Program, 1929 October 31


Box 16 Folder 2 Formulas used by President Nicholas Murray Butler in Conferring Honorary Degrees at the University Convocation, 1929 October 31


Box 16 Folder 3 Ave Mater Immortalis - Concluding Address by President Butler at the 175th Anniversary University Convocation, 1929 October 31