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

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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