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Series I: Park Place Campus
Series II: Madison Avenue Campus
Series IV: Other Real Estate

Buildings and grounds collection, 1755-2011, bulk 1880-2000

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Series I: Park Place Campus

The series includes press clippings, maps, floor plans, pamphlets, correspondence, press releases and drawings/sketches relating to Columbia's first campus location in downtown New York City at Park Place. The Park Place campus is sometimes referred to as the Lower Estate or The Queen's Farm.


Box 1 Folder 1 Campus--King's College and Park Place, Lower Estate, 1750s-2000s

Series II: Madison Avenue Campus

Columbia's second campus, located at 49th Street and Madison Avenue, is documented by press clippings, maps and publications.

Box 1 Folder 2 Campus--49th Street, 1800s-1980s

Series III: Morningside Heights Campus

This series contains information concerning Columbia's third (and current) campus located in Morningside Heights and is divided into four sub-series.

Subseries 1: Buildings

is comprised of maps, floor plans, press clippings, press releases, correspondence, reports, pamphlets, memoranda, notes, proposals, and brochures relating primarily to the buildings (past, present and proposed but never built) located on the Morningside Heights campus. This series also has files of information concerning campus planning and development, as well as files detailing specific features found on the Morningside Heights campus – such as artwork, sculpture, gates, landscaping, and walkways.

Box 1 Folder 3 2875 Broadway, 1970, 2875, 1970

Box 1 Folder 4 115-143 W109th Street, undated

Box 1 Folder 5 604/606 West 111th Street, undated

Box 1 Folder 6 535 West 112th Street, 1960s-1970s

Box 1 Folder 7 546 West 113th Street, 1970s

Box 1 Folder 8 549 West 113th Street and Van Cortlandt Residence Club, 1970s

Box 1 Folder 9 540 West 114th Street, 1970s

Box 1 Folder 10 614-616 West 114th Street, 1970s

Box 1 Folder 11 610- 612 West 114th Street, 1970s

Box 1 Folder 12 635 West 115th Street, 1970s

Box 1 Folder 13 616 West 116th Street, 1960s

Box 1 Folder 14 400 West 118th Street, 1970s

Box 1 Folder 15 315 West 125th Street, 1960s

Box 1 Folder 16 611 West 129th Street, 1960s-1970s

(Sinclair and Valentine)

Box 1 Folder 17 Alumni Center, 2000s

Box 1 Folder 18 Alumni Memorial Hall, 1890s-1920s

(see also: University Hall and Gymnasium)

Box 1 Folder 19 Architecture Details -- Correspondence, 1909-1912, undated, 1909-1912, undated

Box 1 Folder 20 Armstrong Hall, 1960s

(residence hall)

Box 1 Folder 21 Art Properties, 1890s-1990s

Box 1 Folder 22 Arts Center (proposed), 1940s-1950s


Box 25 Folder 1 to 2 Advisory Committee Publication, 1950s, (2 Folders)

Box 25 Folder 3 Brochures, 1950s

Box 25 Folder 4 Curriculum, 1950s

Box 25 Folder 5 Interviews, 1950s

Box 25 Folder 6 "A New Plan for the Arts at CU,", 1950s

Box 25 Folder 7 News Clippings, 1940s-1960s

Box 25 Folder 8 Press Releases, 1950s

Box 25 Folder 9 Review of Major Developments, 1950s

Box 25 Folder 10 Statement on Art Center, 1950s

Box 25 Folder 11 Survey for Art Center Study, 1950s


Box 1 Folder 23 Astronomical Observatory, 1840s-2000s


Box 2 Folder 1 Avery Hall, 1900s-1970s

Box 2 Folder 2 to 3 Barnard Memorial Chapel, Sheffield, Massachusetts (2 Folders),, 1850s-1990s

Box 2 Folder 4 Bells / Examination Bell, 1960s

Box 2 Folder 5 Bloomingdale Asylum, 1820s-2000s

(see also: Buell Hall/ East Hall; Campus--Morningside Heights; Gatekeeper's Lodge; Faculty Club and South Hall; West Hall)

Box 2 Folder 6 Boilers, 1980s

Box 2 Folder 7 Broadway Residence Hall, 1990s-2000s

Box 2 Folder 8 Bryn Mawr Hotel, 1960s

(see also: Real Estate)

Box 2 Folder 9 Buell Hall, Alumni House and East Hall, 1920s-2000s

(see also: Bloomingdale Asylum)

Box 2 Folder 10 Burgess Hall, 1920s-2000s

(residence hall)


Box 3 Folder 1 Butler Hall (residence hall)--Terrace Restaurant, 1970s-1990s

Box 3 Folder 2 to 3 Butler Library or South Hall (2 Folders), 1930s-2000s


Box 36 Folder 1 Butler Library - Renovation News, 1990s

Box 36 Folder 2 Butler Library - Renovation Notes and Memos, 1990s

Campus--Morningside Heights


Box 3 Folder 4 to 6 General, 1980s-2000s, (3 folders)

Box 3 Folder 7 Battle of Harlem Heights, 1900s-1970s


Box 4 Folder 1 to 3 Campus Planning, Including South Field Development (3 Folders), 1890s-2000s, undated, 1890s-2000s, undated


Box 15 Folder 11 Centennial, 1990s

Box 15 Folder 12 Centennial Exhibition, 1990s

Box 15 Folder 13 Centennial Seminar, 1996-1997

Box 15 Folder 14 Semi-centennial, 1945


Box 4 Folder 4 Construction and Renovations, 1980s-2000s

Box 4 Folder 5 Dedication ,1890s


Box 5 Folder 1 Maps, 1890s-2000s, undated, 1890s-2000s, undated

Box 5 Folder 2 McKim, Mead, and White, 1890s-1980s

Box 5 Folder 3 Models, 1900s-1920s

Box 5 Folder 4 Pedestrian Survey,1970s

Box 5 Folder 5 Planning for Columbia: an Interim Report,1970s

Box 5 Folder 6 Site Selection, 1890s-1910s

Box 5 Folder 7 Transportation Survey, 1970s

Box 5 Folder 8 Campus Appearance, Committee on--Correspondence, 1920s-1950s

(see also: Landscaping)

Box 5 Folder 9 Carlton Arms at 362 Riverside Drive (residence hall), 1980s-1990s, undated, 1980s-1990s, undated

Box 5 Folder 10 Carman Hall and New Hall (residence hall), 1950s-2000s

see also: Ferris Booth Hall)

Box 5 Folder 11 Casa Hispanica , 1930s-1960s, undated, 1930s-1960s, undated

Box 5 Folder 12 Casa Italiana, 1920s-1990s


Box 6 Folder 1 Casa Latina, 1990s

Box 6 Folder 2 Center for Chemical Research, Havemeyer Addition, 1980s-1990s

Box 6 Folder 3 Chandler Hall Laboratories, 1920s-1960s, undated, 1920s-1960s, undated

Box 6 Folder 4 Chemistry Building, 1920s

Box 6 Folder 5 College Walk at 116th Street, 1910s-2000s, undated, 1910s-2000s, undated

Box 6 Folder 6 Columbus Tapestry, 1920s-1940s, undated, 1920s-1940s, undated

Box 6 Folder 7 Computer Science Building, 1960s-1980s

Box 6 Folder 8 Cornerstones, Inscriptions, Plaques, 1890s-1990s, undated, 1890s-1990s, undated

Box 6 Folder 9 Cornerstones--Low, Physics (Fayerweather), and Schermerhorn,, 1890s undated

(compiled for 250th Anniversary in 2003)

Box 6 Folder 10 Deutsches House (538 West 113th Street), 1970s

Box 6 Folder 11 Dodge Hall--School of Business, 1910s-1990s

Box 6 Folder 12 Dodge(Marcellus Hartley) Physical Fitness Center, 1970s-2000s, undated, 1970s-2000s, undated


Box 36 Folder 3 Dodge(Marcellus Hartley) Physical Fitness Center, 1990s-2010s


Box 6 Folder 13 Earl Hall, 1900s-1960s, undated, 1900s-1960s, undated

Box 6 Folder 14 Early Law School Sites, 1870s-1880s, undated, 1870s-1880s, undated

Box 6 Folder 15 East Campus Academic Buildings Complex, 1950s-1990s, and undated

(see also: Greene Jerome Hall Law School, International Affairs Building)


Box 7 Folder 15 East Campus Residence Hall Complex, 1950s-1990s, undated, 1950s-1990s, undated

Box 7 Folder 1 Engineering Building 1900s-1990s, undated, 1900s-1990s, undated


Box 24 Engineering Center, 1950s undated


Box 7 Folder 2 Engineering Terrace, 1960s-1990s

Box 7 Folder 3 Experimental College, 525 West 113th Street, 1970s

Box 7 Folder 4 Faculty Club and South Hall (Faculty House), 1890s-2000s

Box 7 Folder 5 to 6 Fairchild(Sherman) Center for the Life Sciences, 2 Folders

(earlier known as Biological Sciences Building)


Box 34 Folder 9 Fairchild (Sherman) Center for the Life Sciences - Preliminary Drawings, 1960s-1980s, undated, 1960s-1980s, undated


Box 7 Folder 7 Fayerweather Hall—Physics Building, 1890s-1960s, undated, 1890s-1960s, undated

Box 7 Folder 8 Ferris Booth Hall, including Lion's Den, 1950s-1990s, undated, 1950s-1990s, undated

(see also: Carman Hall)

Box 7 Folder 9 Flagpoles--Lafayette Post Flagpole, 1890s-2000s

(see also: Low Plaza)

Box 7 Folder 10 Ford Hall, 1980s

Box 7 Folder 11 Foreign Student Centre, 1960s

Box 7 Folder 12 Fountains, 1910s-1990s

(see also: Low Plaza)

Box 7 Folder 13 Free School, Children's, 1970s

Box 7 Folder 14 Furnald Hall (residence hall)--including Grocery Store, Pub, 1910s-2000s, undated, 1910s-2000s, undated


Box 8 Folder 1 Garfield Powell Memorial Room--Correspondence, 1940s-1960s, undated, 1940s-1960s, undated

(includes Garfield Powell Memorial Fund, see also: Hamilton Hall)

Box 8 Folder 2 Gatekeeper's Lodge, Caretaker's House, 1930s-1960s

(see also: Bloomingdale Asylum)

Box 8 Folder 3 Gates,1870s-1990s, undated, 1870s-1990s, undated

(see also: College Walk; Statues and Sculpture, Outdoor--Pylons)

Box 8 Folder 4 Gates--119th Street and Amsterdam(Class of 1888)--Correspondence,1910s and 1960s undated, 1910s and 1960s, undated

(see also: Gates)

Box 8 Folder 5 Ghosts, 1940s-1980s

Box 8 Folder 6 Governor's Island, 1930s-2000s

Box 8 Folder 7 Greene (Jerome) Hall--Law School,1930s-1990s, undated, 1930s-1990s, undated

(see also: East Campus Academic Buildings Complex)

Box 8 Folder 8 Greene (Jerome L.) Science Center, 2000s

Box 8 Folder 9 Greenhouse Nursery School (Morningside Drive and 116th Street),, 1910s-2000s

Box 8 Folder 10 Greenwood Cemetery--Columbia's Plot, 1890s-1990s

Box 8 Folder 11 to 12 Gymnasium--Morningside Park (proposed), 1950s-1960s, (2 folders)


Box 28 Folder 6 First Report of the Committee on Columbia College Gymnasium to the President and Trsutees of Columbia University, 1958 December 29

Box 28 Folder 7 Second Report of the Committee on Columbia College Gymnasium to the President and Trsutees of Columbia University, 1960 February 19


Box 9 Folder 1 Gymnasium—Morningside Park (proposed), 1960s-1970s

Box 9 Folder 2 Community Opposition,1960s-1970s, undated, 1960s-1970s, undated

(see also: Real Estate)

Box 9 Folder 3 Hamilton Court (proposed), 1890s undated

Box 9 Folder 4 Hamilton Hall (residence hall), 1880s-2000s, undated, 1880s-2000s, undated

see also: Garfield Powell Memorial Room)

Box 9 Folder 5 Harmony Hall, undated


Box 37 Folder 4 Hartley (Marcellus) Research Laboratory, undated


Box 9 Folder 6 Hartley Hall(residence hall),1900s-2000s, undated, 1900s-2000s, undated

Box 9 Folder 7 Haskell Hall(residence hall),1960s-1970s, undated, 1960s-1970s, undated

Box 9 Folder 8 Havemeyer Hall, 1890s-1990s, undated, 1890s-1990s, undated

(see also: Center for Chemical Research, Havemeyer Addition)


Box 38 Folder 35 Havemeyer Hall Funding Documentation, 1870s-1890s


Box 9 Folder 9 Hewitt Hall(residence hall), 1924

Box 9 Folder 10 Hogan Hall (residence hall), 1970s-1990s

Box 9 Folder 11 Interchurch Center, 1950s-1960s

Box 9 Folder 12 International Affairs Building,1960s-1990s, undated, 1960s-1990s, undated

(see also: East Campus Academic Buildings Complex)


Box 10 Folder 1 John Jay Hall or Students Hall including Lion's Den, 1910s-1990s, undated, 1910s-1990s, undated

Box 10 Folder 2 Journalism Hall including Pulitzer World Liberty Window, 1880s-1990s, undated, 1880s-1990s, undated

Box 10 Folder 3 Kane House (proposed), 1920s

Box 10 Folder 4 Kent Hall, 1900s-1990s, undated, 1900s-1990s, undated

Box 10 Folder 5 Kent Hall--East Asian Library, Chinese Screen (Burden),, 1960s

Box 10 Folder 6 King's Crown Hotel, 1960s undated

Box 10 Folder 7 King's Table, 1960s undated

Box 10 Folder 8 Knowlton Hall (residence hall), 1900s

Box 10 Folder 9 Kraft Center for Jewish Life, 1990s-2000s

Box 10 Folder 10 Landmark Status of University Buildings, 1960s-1990s

Box 10 Folder 11 Landscaping, 1900s-1960s,undated

Box 10 Folder 12 Landscaping—Irises, 1930s-1940s

Box 10 Folder 13 Landscaping--Irises--Correspondence, 1930s-1940s

Box 10 Folder 14 Lenfest Hall(residence hall), 2000s

Box 10 Folder 15 Lerner Hall1990s-2000s, undated, 1990s-2000s, undated

(see also: Ferris Booth Hall)


Box 37 Folder 2 Lerner Hall Student Affairs Feasibility Study, 2008


Box 10 Folder 16 Lewisohn Hall--School of Mines, 1900s-1990s, undated, 1900s-1990s, undated


Box 11 Folder 1 to 3 Low Memorial Library (3 Folders), 1890s-2000s, undated, 1890s-2000s, undated

Box 11 Folder 4 Committee on Coykendall Report, 1935,1944

Box 11 Folder 5 Faculty Room, 1960s-1990s

Box 11 Folder 6 Trustees Room, 1920s-1950s, undated, 1920s-1950s, undated

Box 11 Folder 7 Twombly-Burden Room, 1960s-1970s, undated, 1960s-1970s, undated

Box 11 Folder 8 Low Plaza1910s-2000s, undated, 1910s-2000s, undated

(see also: Flagpoles; Fountains; Statues and Sculpture, Outdoor--Alma Mater)

Box 11 Folder 9 Maison Francais, 1970s

Box 11 Folder 10 Mathematics Building--Engineering Building, 1890s-1960s, undated, 1890s-1960s, undated

Box 11 Folder 11 Brander Matthews Hall, 1940s-1990s, undated undated, 1940s-1990s, undated, undated

Box 11 Folder 12 McBain Hall, 1960s-2000s, undated, 1960s-2000s, undated

Box 11 Folder 13 McIntosh Student Center, 1960s-2000s

Box 11 Folder 14 McVickar Hall, 1960s undated

Box 11 Folder 15 Milbank Hall, 1900s-1990s

Box 11 Folder 16 Miller Theater and McMillan Academic Theater, 1920s-2000s

Morningside Heights


Box 30 Folder 1 Newspaper Clippings, 1940s-1960s, (4 Folders)


Box 26 Folder 1 to 2 Morningside Heights Site, (2 Folders)

Box 26 Folder 3 Appeals mailings, 1890s

Box 26 Folder 4 to 7 Budgets, 1890s, (4 Folders)

Box 26 Folder 8 Committee on Site, 1890s


Box 27 Folder 1 Copy of Trustee's Notebook, 1892

Box 27 Folder 2 Dedication Ceremonies, 1896

Box 27 Folder 3 Description, 1907

Box 27 Folder 4 Faculty Concerns, 1890s

Box 27 Folder 5 General Descriptions and Images, 1890s

Box 27 Folder 6 Indentures and Agreements, 1890s

Box 27 Folder 7 Miscellaneous, 1890s-1900s

Box 27 Folder 8 Notes on Future Campus Design, 1890s

Box 27 Folder 9 to 10 Titles and Agreements, 1890s, (2 Folders)


Box 29 Folder 1 Morningside Protective Association, 1890s

Box 29 Folder 2 to 3 List of Owners, 1890s, (2 Folders)


Box 11 Folder 17 Morningside Residence Club (100 Morningside Drive at 120th St.),, undated

Box 11 Folder 18 Morris Hall (residence hall), 1920s

Box 11 Folder 19 Mudd (Seeley W. Mudd) Hall, 1950s-1990s


Box 12 Folder 1 Northwest Corner Building, 2000s-2010s


Box 37 Folder 1 Northwest Corner Building - Program of Requirements, 2005 September 13


Box 12 Folder 1a Nussbaum, 2003

Box 12 Folder 2 Paint Analysis--Building Interiors, 1980s-1990s

Box 12 Folder 3 Paintings and Sculpture on Campus, 1890s-1920s, undated, 1890s-1920s, undated

Box 12 Folder 4 Pegram Laboratory (physics laboratory), 1950s-1960s


Box 32 Folder 1 Pegram and Pupin Halls—Renovation Notebook, 1982


Box 12 Folder 5 Philosophy Hall, 1910s-1980s

Box 12 Folder 6 Pierce Building (proposed), 1920s

Box 12 Folder 7 Plimpton Hall (residence hall), 1960s

Box 12 Folder 8 Poe, Edgar Allan, Mantelpiece, 1920s-1980s

Box 12 Folder 9 Postgraduate Center Residence II, 1990s

Box 12 Folder 10 Power Plant, 1890s-1990s

Box 12 Folder 11 Prentis Hall, 1960s-1980s

Box 12 Folder 12 President's House , 1900s-1990s, undated, 1900s-1990s, undated


Box 31 Folder 1 Account Statements, 1910s-1940s

Box 31 Folder 2 Furnishing and Equipment Fund Expenditures, 1910s-1940s

Box 31 Folder 3 Furniture Estimates and Proposals, 1910s-1930s

Box 31 Folder 4 General Information, 1910s-1940s

Box 31 Folder 5 Gifts, 1930s-1940s

Box 31 Folder 6 Insurance/Appraisal, 1910s-1930s

Box 31 Folder 7 Inventories, 1910s-1930s


Box 12 Folder 13 Proposed Dormitory, 115th Street, 1980s

Box 12 Folder 14 Pupin Hall, 1890s-2000s


Box 32 Folder 2 Renovation Notebook, 1960s

Box 32 Folder 3 Renovation Plans, 1980s


Box 36 Folder 4 Rabi Memorial Room (813 Pupin Hall), 1992-1996

Materials collected by Chauncey Olinger about the creation and dedication of the Rabi Memorial Room. Donated Fall 2022.


Box 12 Folder 15 Residence Halls and Dormitories--General, Planning, 1890s-1990s, undated, 1890s-1990s, undated

Box 12 Folder 16 Revson Plaza Law School Bridge, 1960s

(see also: Statues and Sculpture, Outdoor)


Box 13 Folder 1 River Hall, 1960s-20000, undated

Box 13 Folder 2 560 Riverside Drive at 125th Street, Faculty Residence, 1960s

Box 13 Folder 3 Riverside Park Athletic Field (proposed),1900s-1990s,undated

Box 13 Folder 4 Ruggles Hall, 1960s-1990s

Box 13 Folder 5 to 6 St. Paul's Chapel (2 Folders), 1900s-2000s, undated, 1900s-2000s, undated


Box 35 Folder 1 Clippings and Programs re: the building, 1900s-1950s

Box 35 Folder 2 to 5 New Organ Dedication R.S.V.P.s, 1939, (4 Folders)

Box 35 Folder 6 Plans and Article Photos, undated


Box 13 Folder 7 Peace Altar, 1990s


Box 34 Folder 10 "Service Building" Below campus, 1967

Box 34 Folder 11 Saint Clair Place – 2 St. Clair Pl (W 129th), undated


Box 13 Folder 8 Schapiro(Morris A.) Center for Engineering and Physical Science Research, 1980s-1990s, undated, 1980s-1990s, undated

Box 13 Folder 9 Schapiro (Morris A.) Hall (residence hall), 1980s-1990s

Box 13 Folder 10 Schermerhorn Hall and Extension, 1890s-2000s

Box 13 Folder 11 Schermerhorn Hall--Wallach Fine Arts Center, 1980s-2000s

Box 13 Folder 12 Schuyler Hall(residence hall), 1970s

Box 13 Folder 13 South Field,1900s-2000s, undated, 1900s-2000s, undated

(see also: Campus--Morningside Heights--Campus Planning)


Box 32 Folder 4 Approved Plans, 1900s

Box 32 Folder 5 Balustrade, Gift of Class of 1894, 1910s

Box 32 Folder 6 Balustrade and Steps in Memory of G.L. Rives, 1910s

Box 32 Folder 7 Tax Exemption Status, 1900s


Box 33 Folder 1 South Hall, 1930s

Box 33 Folder 2 Newspaper Clippings, 1930s


Box 13 Folder 14 Stadium--Riverside Park (proposed), 1910s

Box 13 Folder 15 Stained Glass Windows, 1890s-2000s

Statues and Sculpture(Outdoor), 1890s-2000s

Box 13 Folder 16 General, 1900s-2000s

Box 13 Folder 17 "Alexander Hamilton", 1900s,undated

Box 13 Folder 18 "Alma Mater" by Daniel Chester French, 1900s-200s

(see also: Low Plaza)

Box 13 Folder 19 "Bellerophon Taming Pegasus" sculpture by Jacques Lipchitz,1970s-1980s, undated, 1970s-1980s, undated

(see also: Revson Plaza)

Box 13 Folder 20 "The Curl" by Clement Meadmore, 1960s-2010s, undated, 1960s-2010s, undated

Box 13 Folder 21 "Evangelists and Prophets"(St. Paul's Chapel),, 1980s

Box 13 Folder 22 "Great God Pan" by George Grey Barnard, 1950s-1990s, undated, 1950s-1990s, undated

Box 13 Folder 23 Henry Moore Sculptures and Henry Moore Sculpture Reserve at Arden House,, 1960s-2010s

Box 13 Folder 24 Kent Bust, 1920s

Box 13 Folder 25 "Le Marteleur" or "The Hammerman" by Constantin Meunier, 1900s-1990s, undated, 1900s-1990s, undated

Box 13 Folder 26 "Life Force" by David Bakalar, 1990s

(see also: Revson Plaza)


Box 14 Folder 1 Pylons, 116th Street gate, 1890s-1970s

(see also: Gates)

Box 14 Folder 2 The Thinker by Auguste Rodin, 1920s-1980s, undated, 1920s-1980s, undated

Box 14 Folder 3 Thomas Jefferson by William Ordway Partridge, 1910s

Box 14 Folder 4 Sulzberger Hall, 1990s

Box 14 Folder 5 Sun Ball, Sun Dial, 1910s-1980s, undated, 1910s-1980s, undated

Box 14 Folder 6 Temporary Buildings, 1940s-2000s,undated

(see also: Ferris Booth Hall, Lerner Hall)

Box 14 Folder 7 Tunnels, 1900s-1990s,undated

Box 14 Folder 8 Union Theological Seminary, 1910s-1980s

University Hall


Box 33 Folder 4 Baker Foundation Proposal, 1952

Box 33 Folder 5 Construction Proposals, articles, 1890s-1910s


Box 14 Folder 9 University Hall Gymnasium, 1890s-1960s, undated, 1890s-1960s, undated

Box 14 Folder 10 Uris (Percy) Hall, 1960s-2000s


Box 15 Folder 1 Van Amringe Memorial and Plaza, 1910s-1980s, undated, 1910s-1980s, undated


Box 34 Folder 1 Committee Meeting Minutes, 1910s

Box 34 Folder 2 Pamphlets, 1910s

Box 34 Folder 3 Press Releases, 1910s

Box 34 Folder 4 Sketch, undated

Box 34 Folder 5 Subscriber Lists, 1910s


Box 15 Folder 2 Walkways and Paths, 1910s-1990s

Box 15 Folder 3 Wallach Hall, also known as Livingston Hall (residence hall),, 1910s-1980s

Box 15 Folder 4 Warren Hall, 1990s undated

Box 15 Folder 5 Watson, 1960s

Box 15 Folder 6 West Hall, 1900s-1910s

(see also: Bloomingdale Asylum)

Box 15 Folder 7 Weston (M. Moran) Plaza, 2000s

Box 15 Folder 8 Whittier Hall, 1910s-1960s, undated, 1910s-1960s, undated

Box 15 Folder 9 Wien Hall, also known as Johnson Hall, 1920s-2000s, undated, 1920s-2000s, undated

Box 15 Folder 10 Woodbridge Hall, 1950s-1990s

Subseries 2: Correspondence

is primarily photocopies of correspondence to and from university president Seth Low discussing the planning and development of Columbia's Morningside Heights campus. Correspondence is mainly with the architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White, who designed this campus, but also includes some letters between President Low, Columbia administrators and architecture professors. There is also one file of correspondence, again primarily photocopied, from President Low's successors discussing aspects of continued campus development.


Box 16 Folder 1 to 2 President Seth Low Correspondence, 1889-1899, (2 Folders)

Box 16 Folder 3 Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1900s-1970s, undated, 1900s-1970s, undated

Morningside Heights Site Correspondence


Box 28 Folder 1 Alumni News, 1890s

Box 28 Folder 2 Contractors, 1890s

Box 28 Folder 3 Cross Streets, 1890s

Box 28 Folder 4 Interest Fund, 1890s

South Field Correspondence


Box 32 Folder 8 Class Gifts, 1900s-1910s

Box 32 Folder 9 Field Development, 1900s-1910s

Box 32 Folder 10 Land Purchase, 1900s


Box 33 Folder 3 South Hall Correspondence re: Formal Opening, 1934


Box 34 Folder 6 to 8 Van Amringe Memorial Correspondence, 1910s, (3 Folders)

Subseries 3: Maps and Floorplans

consists of photocopied maps of Columbia University's various campuses and real estate holdings (e.g. Reid Hall in Paris, France and Camp Columbia in Connecticut) as collected by the Facilities Department. Also include maps detailing the surrounding neighborhood in Morningside Heights. Floor plans are original and arranged by building name for a particular year. Both maps and floor plans were removed from the binders in which they were originally kept.


Box 16 Folder 4 to 5 Maps, 1890-1990s, (2 Folders)


Box 29 Folder 4 to 6 Morningside Protective Association—Maps of Districts, 1890s, (3 Folders)


Box 33 Folder 6 University Hall—Floorplans and Campus Maps, 1950s

Box 33 Folder 7 Construction Blueprints, 1950s


Box 17 Folder 1 to 4 Floorplans, 1939-1953, (4 Folders)

Subseries 4: Reports

was created by assorted university officials regarding buildings and campus planning, as well as reports created by Daniel Feuchtwanger for his Facilities project. Many of these reports contain specific information about various buildings owned by Columbia and there is a very useful report detailing the names and inscriptions found throughout campus buildings.

Art Center

(proposed)


Box 25 Folder 12 Progress Reports, 1950s

Box 25 Folder 13 Report, 1950s


Box 18 Folder 2 Names and Inscriptions Index, 1960s-1980s


Box 28 Folder 5 Morningside Heights Site—Site Reports, 1890s


Box 18 Folder 3 Capital Planning Report, 1980s

Box 18 Folder 4 to 5 Office of Physical Planning Reports (2 Folders), 1970s

Box 18 Folder 6 to 7 Proposals (2 Folders), 1880s-1970s, undated, 1880s-1970s, undated


Box 19 Folder 1 Proposals, 1890s-1960s, undated, 1890s-1960s, undated

Box 19 Folder 2 to 5 Space Inventories (4 Folders), 1980s-1990s


Box 32 Folder 11 South Field—Report of the Special Committee on Development, 1900s

Series IV: Other Real Estate

Series V contains press clippings, pamphlets, brochures, press releases, maps, correspondence, and floor plans relating to properties (past and present) held by Columbia University but not located at the Park Place, Madison Avenue or Morningside Heights campuses. Properties included in this series include the Medical School complex in Washington Heights, Baker Field, Arden House, Nevis Laboratories, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Campus, and Rockefeller Center. This series also includes files regarding general facilities topics such as rent, energy, recycling, and facilities management.


Box 20 Folder 1 Arden House at Harriman, New York, 1900s-2000s, undated, 1900s-2000s, undated

Box 20 Folder 2 Athletic Grounds, Williamsbridge, 1890s-1910s, undated, 1890s-1910s, undated

Box 20 Folder 3 Audubon Biomedical Science and Technology Park 1980s-2000s,undated

Box 20 Folder 4 Baker Field--Wien (Lawrence A.) Stadium, 1920s-2000s,undated

Box 20 Folder 5 Baker Field—Correspondence, 1900s-1950s, undated, 1900s-1950s, undated

Box 20 Folder 6 Bard Hall, 1960s-1990s, undated, 1960s-1990s, undated

Box 20 Folder 7 Black (William) Medical Research Building, 1960s-1970s

Box 20 Folder 8 Boat Houses, 1870s-1980s, undated, 1870s-1980s, undated

Campus--College of Physicians and Surgeons

Box 20 Folder 9 59th Street, 1910s-1950s, undated, 1910s-1950s, undated

Box 20 Folder 10 Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Ce, nter—Plans, 1920s-1970s


Box 21 Folder 1 Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center – Washington Heights, 1920s-2000s

Box 21 Folder 2 Delafield Estate, 1960s-1970s,undated

Box 21 Folder 3 Fort Jay at Governor's Island, New York, 1950-1980s,undated

Box 21 Folder 4 Fort Ticonderoga, 1910s-1930s,undated

Box 21 Folder 5 Harriman Observatory, 1960s

Box 21 Folder 6 Kolb (Lawrence C.) Research Laboratories, 1980s

Box 21 Folder 7 Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Nature Sanctuary,1940s-2000s,undated


Box 37 Folder 3 Manhattanville Dedication, 2016


Box 21 Folder 8 Manhattanville Expansion, 2000s-2010s


Box 37 Folder 5 Manhattanville Expansion, 2010s-2020s


Box 34 Folder 12 Nash Building (3280-90 Broadway) - Leases, 1940s


Box 21 Folder 9 Nevis Laboratories, Nevis Estate and Glencoe Estate, including Cyclotron, 1910s-1990s,undated

Box 21 Folder 10 Real Estate--Holdings and Transactions, Landlord Functions, Campus Expansion and Community Relations, Including School of Pharmacy Site Issue, 1890s-2000s, undated (3 folders)


Box 22 Folder 1 to 2 Real Estate--Holdings and Transactions, Landlord Functions, Campus Expansion and Community Relations, Including School of Pharmacy Site Issue, 1890s-2000s, undated

Box 22 Folder 3 Reid (Helen) Hall, 1960s

Upper Estate

Box 22 Folder 4 Elgin Botanic Garden, 1809-1970

Rockefeller Center

Box 22 Folder 5 Publications, 1929-1985

Box 22 Folder 6 Press releases, newspaper clippings and articles, 1917-2000


Box 23 Folder 1 Press releases, newspaper clippings and articles, 1960s-1990s

Box 23 Folder 2 Materials related to the lease, 1953-1975

Box 23 Folder 3 Materials related to the property sale, 1973-1985

Box 23 Folder 4 G.E. Building and R.C.A. Building, 1990s

Upper Estate/Elgin Botanic Garden correspondence


Box 38 Folder 1 Canfield, James H. to John B. Pine New York, 1906 December 19, 1906

(t.l.s. 1 p.)

Box 38 Folder 2 Canfield, James H. to John B. Pine, New York, 1906 December 22, 1906

(t.l.s. 1 p.)

Box 38 Folder 3 Tolman, Frank L. to John B. Pine, Albany, NY, 1907 January 4, 1907

(t.l.s. 1 p. and encl.)

Box 38 Folder 4 Pine, John B. to Frank L. Tolman, [New York] 1907 January 8, 1907

(t.l.s. (carbon))

Box 38 Folder 5 Pine, John B. to Addison Brown, [New York] 1907 January 22, 1907

(t.l.s. 1 p. (carbon))

Box 38 Folder 6 Brown, Addison to John B. Pine, New York, 1907 January 23, 1907

(a.l.s. 4 pp.)

Box 38 Folder 7 Brown, Addison to John B. Pine, New York, 1907 February 2, 1907

(a.l.s. 1 p.)

Box 38 Folder 8 Brown, Addison to John B. Pine, Cragsmoor, NY, 1907 July 19, 1907

(a.l.s. 2 pp.)

Box 38 Folder 9 Brown, Addison to John B. Pine, Cragsmoor, NY, 1907 August 23, 1907

(a.l.s. 2 pp.)

Box 38 Folder 10 Pine, John B. to Addison Brown, [New York] 1907 August 26, 1907

(t.l.s. 1 p. (carbon))

Box 38 Folder 11 Pine, John to William A. Dunning, [New York] 1907 October 7, 1907

(t.l.s. (carbon))

Box 38 Folder 12 Dunning, William A. to John B. Pine, New York, 1907 October 14, 1907

(a.l.s. 4 pp.)

Box 38 Folder 13 Pine, John B. to William A. Dunning, [New York] 1907 October 15, 1907

(t.l.s. 1 p. (carbon))

Box 38 Folder 14 Brown, Addison to John B. Pine, New York, 1907 October 28, 1907

(a.l.s. 1 p.)

Box 38 Folder 15 Pine, John B. to William A. Dunning, [New York] 1907 October 28, 1907

(t.l.s. 1 p. (carbon))

Box 38 Folder 16 Dunning, William A. to John B. Pine, New York, 1907 October 30, 1907

(t.l.s. 1 p.)

Box 38 Folder 17 Pine, John B. to Addison Brown, [New York] 1907 October 31, 1907

(t.l.s. 1 p. (carbon))

Box 38 Folder 18 Pine, John B. to Addison Brown, [New York] 1908 April 6, 1908

(t.l.s. 1 p. (carbon))

Box 38 Folder 19 Brown, Addison to John B. Pine, New York, 1908 April 7, 1908

(a.l.s. 1 p.)

Box 38 Folder 20 Crane, Henry W. to John B. Pine, New York, 1912 November 29, 1912

(t.l.s. 2 pp.)

Box 38 Folder 21 Pine, John B. to Peter Nelson, [New York] 1917 September 12, 1917

(t.l.s. 1 p. (carbon))

Box 38 Folder 22 Nelson, Peter to John B. Pine, Albany, NY, 1917 September 13, 1917

(t.l.s. 1 p.)

Box 38 Folder 23 Fleming, Thomas P. to Chauncey D. Leake, [New York] 1955 March 16, 1955

(t.l.s. 1 p. (carbon))

Box 38 Folder 24 New York State Legislature, Report of the Committee to whom was referred the memorial of David Hosack, 1808 April 7, 1808

(ms. doc. draft photostat 1 p.)

Box 38 Folder 25 Hosack, David to the Legislature of the State of New York, 1808 April 5, 1808

(ms. doc. draft photostat 2 pp.)

Box 38 Folder 26 Hosack, David, Deed of Botanic Garden to the People of the State of New York, 1811 January 11, 1811

(6 leaves photostat, original in New York State Library, Albany)

Box 38 Folder 27 Hosack, David, Memorial presented to the Legislature of the State of New York relating to the Botanic Garden, 1811 March 27, 1811

(4 ms. leaves photostat, original in New York State Library)

Box 38 Folder 35 New York (State) University. Regents Minutes, volume 2, page 18 1811 April 1, 1811

(2 ms. leaves photostat, original in New York State Library)

Box 38 Folder 28 Hosack, David to the Legislature of the State of New York, New York, 1813 February 28, 1813

(ms. doc. 4 pp. photostat)

Box 38 Folder 29 Botanic Garden financial records, 1823-1858

(ms. leaves 22)

Box 38 Folder 30 Columbia College Trustees, Resolution directing the Standing Committee to inquire about the Botanic Garden's lease and get surrender or make property available, 1836 March 7, 1836

(ms. doc. 1 p.)

Box 38 Folder 31 Columbia College Treasurer, Copy of the Report of the Treasurer to the Standing Committee about the Botanic Garden and finances of Columbia College, carefully made by John MacMullen, AM, School of Arts, Class of 1837, 1850 January 31, 1850

(ms. doc. 7 pp., signed G.G. Van Wagenen, Treasurer)

Box 38 Folder 32 Botanic Garden notes, undated

(17 ms. leaves)

Box 38 Folder 33 Notes and chronology for a documentary history of the Botanic Garden,, undated

(ms. doc. 21 pp.)

Box 38 Folder 34 Compilation of documents relating to the Botanic Garden, 1808-1851 undated, 1808-1851, undated

(Compiled by John B. Pine; typescript, 170 pp.)


Box 23 Folder 5 Shanks Village, 1940-1980s, undated, 1940-1980s, undated

Box 23 Folder 6 Clausland Mountain Property, 1960s

Box 23 Folder 7 Energy, 1970s-2000s

Box 23 Folder 8 Facilities Management, 1930s-2000s

(including Department of Buildings and Grounds)

Box 23 Folder 9 Printing Services, 1960s-2000s, undated, 1960s-2000s, undated

Box 23 Folder 10 Recycling Program, 1990s-2000s, undated, 1990s-2000s, undated

Box 23 Folder 11 Rent, 1980s

Box 23 Folder 12 Vermont Project Summary by Professor Robert Pollack, 1980s

Box 23 Folder 13 "Who Owns New York?", 1960s