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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.

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Academic costumes and textiles collection, 1820s-2000s

85.02 linear feet
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This collection consists primarily of academic robes and hoods of various Columbia professors and administrators, especially those given to these individuals for honorary degrees at other universities. The collection also contains some other textile materials, including the Women's Banner or Butler Library Banner (in two parts), Columbia College banners and flags, and some crew sweaters. Additional textiles can be found in the University Artifacts Collection (UA#0016).

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Alumni Federation Cards, 1750s-1970s, bulk 1880s-1940s

40 linear feet
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A collection of alphabetical card files kept by the Alumni Federation, these records contain degree and year for alumni as well as information about their lives after Columbia: occupation, addresses, milestones, etc.
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Central Files (Office of the President records), 1890-1984

927 linear feet
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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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Class of 1943 reunion records, 1988

0.42 linear feet
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This collection contains color slides and negatives, black & white negatives, sound recordings, moving pictures, and papers used for the Columbia College Class of 1943 45-year reunion in 1988. Materials were presented in an audio visual slide presentation at the Faculty House. It includes newspaper headlines, photographs of people and campus scenes, and original images of people and subjects. The collection also contains negatives, one 0.25" reel, one 45-minute audio-cassette, and one compact VHS cassette of magnetic tape.

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Columbia Alumni News issues, 1909-1957

48 Volumes
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This finding aid represents the Columbia Alumni News holdings at the University Archives and those available online. This finding aid was created to facilitate access. If you cannot find a volume or issue you are interested in, please contact the University Archives at uarchives@columbia.edu.

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Columbiana Manuscripts, 1572-1986, bulk 1850-1920

39.25 linear feet
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An artificial collection comprised of correspondence, diaries, lecture notes, essays, administrative documents, minutes, and other documents related to Columbia University. Materials were created by or for students, alumni, faculty, administrators, staff, trustees, and honorary degree recipients.
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Columbia University Alumni Directories and Registers, 1820s-2010s

70 Volumes
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This collection represents the alumni directory and register holdings at the University Archives. This finding aid was created to facilitate access to the most requested volumes. There are also links for those volumes available online. For the most part, Alumni Directories include information about alumni living and who have shared contact information for publication. Alumni Registers list former students, including those who are no longer living. If you cannot find the volume for the school or program you are interested in, please contact the University Archives at uarchives@columbia.edu.

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Columbia University Founding Anniversaries Collection, 1837-2004

7.08 linear feet
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This collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, calendars, posters and other printed matter, memorabilia including textiles, such as banners and t-shirts that document and commemorate the anniversary celebrations of Columbia University.

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Flat Files Collection, 1754-2017

60.16 linear feet
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This artificial collection consists of oversized posters, maps, newspapers, drawings, floor plans and architectural plans related to Columbia events, people and locations. The collection has been organized by subject matter.

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Harold Brown papers, 1941-1950

3 linear feet
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This collection contains Harold Brown's course work in physics, mathematics, chemistry, and the core curriculum. Materials include syllabi, readings, notebooks, exams, problem sets, and essays from both his undergraduate and graduate studies at Columbia University in the 1940s. A copy of his dissertation (Beta-spectra of gaseous A41 and O15) is also included in this set of materials.

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