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Columbia University historical recordings, 1902-1985
18.55 linear feetAn artificial collection of phonograph records, reels of audio tape recordings, and motion picture films recording a variety of Columbia University academic and extra-curricular activities and events such as lectures; speeches, some at award ceremonies; commencement; installation of Nicholas M. Butler and Dwight D. Eisenhower as presidents of the university; King George VI of England during his visit, 1939; speech of England's Queen Mother, Elizabeth in 1954; homecoming; football, the band; academic and alumni conferences; and radio programs under the auspices of Columbia. Many of the recordings are of Eisenhower. Other prominent personalities include John Foster Dulles, Herbert Hoover, Isidor Rabi, Eleanor Roosevelt, John R. Dunning, and the Shah of Iran.
Department of Physics Historical records, 1862-1997, bulk 1906-1957
2.29 linear feetGuastavino Fireproof Construction Company architectural records, 1866-1985, bulk 1890-1942
40.1 linear feet"No More Shadows: Women Leaders of Color at Columbia University" records, 1993
0.25 linear feetSlides (28 items) were taken of the exhibited black-and-white photographs. The slides were separated and rehoused in a slide storage box. The remaining documentation was re-foldered and arranged in its original order.
Office of Alumni and Development Photograph Collection, 1948-2006, bulk 1982-1997
20.6 linear feetSamuel McCune Lindsay papers, 1877-1957
80 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, reports, slides, records, film and card files, and scrapbooks. The papers reflect Lindsay's various activities and are arranged in two sequences, an alphabetical name file and an alphabetical subject file. Since many of the subjects are closely related, the division between them is not always very sharp. Among the subjects covered are: social legislation, I.L.O., National Child Labor Committee, prohibition, labor, Republican National Committee, Institute for Social Research, League of Nations, humane legislation, housing, Harmon Foundation, Educational Radio Corporation, and the Bergh Foundation. Boxes 167-169 contain the files of the Committee for Industrial Relations, 1912-1914