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Columbia University Archives

Columbia University Archives

6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027, USA
uarchives@columbia.edu
The University Archives, a unit within the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, preserves the institutional memory of Columbia University through the acquisition of official University records and related historical collections and materials from its founding in 1754 to the present day.
Start Over Repository Columbia University Archives Collection Central Files (Office of the President records), 1890-1984
Columbia University Archives

Central Files (Office of the President records), 1890-1984

927 linear feet
Central Files is composed chiefly of correspondence sent and received between Columbia University administrators and other University officers, faculty, and trustees, as well as correspondence sent and received between University administrators and individuals and organizations from outside the university.
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10/1900-4/1918 Hervey, William Addison files, 1900-1918. (4 Folders), 10/1900-4/1918 Box 328, Folder 1 to 4

Correspondence between William Addison Hervey, registrar of Columbia University and chairman of the Committee on Admissions, and the president and secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to the planning and administration of admissions and registration procedures. Includes correspondence regarding the reorganization of the University's registration procedures in 1908

  1. Series I: Central Files, 1895-1971
  2. Subseries I.2: Personal Names, 1890-1971

10/1953-3/1954 Warren, Earl, file, 1953-1954. [1 Folder], 10/1953-3/1954 Box 671, Folder 7

Correspondence regarding the invitation for Chief Justice Earl Warren to give the principal address at Columbia University's first bicentennial convocation in 1954. Includes 2 copies of Warren's speech at the Bicentennial Alexander Hamilton Dinner, which was held in January of 1954. Also includes correspondence between Warren's staff and the University

  1. Series I: Central Files, 1895-1971
  2. Subseries I.2: Personal Names, 1890-1971