Collections : [Columbia University Archives]

This collection consists of the records of the President's Committee on the Educational Future of the University. The committee files consists of correspondence, planning documents, questionnaires, and other studies. The "non-committee" records contain an extensive library of reports and background materials, both created at Columbia and at other schools. Finally, there are drafts, revisions and final copies of the Macmahon Report.

This collection consists of 6 guest books kept at the President's House, 60 Morningside Drive. The guest books include the signatures of numerous guests attending a wide range of events held at the House during President Nicholas Murray Butler's tenure. Events include dinners with dignitatiries, dinners in honor of convocation honorees, commencement dinners, etc.

This collection contains Prof. Nurkse's faculty papers. There are course materials, including course outlines, reading lists, exam questions, notes, clippings, etc. There are also lectures and administrative correspondence.

This collection consists of Grayson L. Kirk's correspondence, calendars, memos and speeches. It includes some 1964-1965 World's Fair materials.

This collection consists of Robert G. Davis papers both as a faculty member and actively engaged member of the University community.

Contents include correspondence, articles, reports, photographs, clippings, printed materials and floppy disks documenting the career of Professor Robert Pollack at Columbia University as Professor of Biology (1978-present) Dean of Columbia College (1982-1989) Director of CSSR (1999-present) and Director of University Seminars (2010-present).

The collection consists of Roger Lehecka's records from the Office of the Dean of Students of Columbia College (1979-1998), including his time as Acting Dean of Columbia College (1989), and as the Director of Alumni Programs and Special Adviser to the Dean (1998-2001).

A collection of items left by members of the Columbia community, as well as some local community neighbors, in tribute to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg following her death on September 18, 2020. The contents include notes, letters, posters, flowers and objects. Also includes 136 digital images of the memorial at Alma Mater as well as at Ginsburg's portrait in the Law School taken by the University Photographer, Eileen Barroso

This collection consists of 84 World War I-era scrapbooks compiled by Ruth Payne Burgess.

This collection contains materials either written or collected by Samuel Eilenberg, including original mathematics notes, books and article drafts and revisions, correspondence with fellow mathematicians, friends, art museums and collectors, photographs, and family, personal and legal documents spanning 1902 to 1996.

This collection contains a nearly complete run of Summer Session course bulletins between 1900-2006 as well as copies of internal reports concerning Summer Session course listings, enrollments and financial issues dating from 1959-1994. Summer Session is part of the School of Continuing Education.

This collection consists of the records of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS): correspondence, minutes, and matriculation books.

These records consist of a wide range of documents: reports, copies of speeches and articles by the Deans, university publications about the academic programs, history, and mission of the School and student publications, alumni office correspondence concerning General Studies and Alumni Association mailings, press releases, newspaper clippings, and student applications to writing courses. These records formed part of the Historical Subject Files, acquired or aggregated at unknown dates. Much of the material in the Subject Files—correspondence, newspaper clippings, invitations, press releases, and publications about the School of General Studies—was collected by the office of Harold Emerson, Assistant to the President and Vice President for Alumni Programs. The Alumni Affairs Office similarly collected materials about alumni programs, events, mailings to alumni, and publications, and the Office of Public Affairs compiled both Columbia press releases and newspaper clippings relating to General Studies news or new programs. This collection thus represents an assemblage from different sources.

This collection contains the records of the School of International and Public Affairs, formerly known as the School of International Affairs. It includes materials from Zbigniew Brzezinski's Soviet studies courses.

This collection consists of records and files generated by the Columbia University School of Library Service from 1926 to its closure in 1992. The materials consist of alumni files, Office of the Dean files, course materials, copies of course bulletins, annual reports, and student records.

This collections consists of the correspondence and administrative records of the School of Mines Alumni Association.

The School of the Arts Records consists of administrative files from several offices within the School. The files span from the creation of the Department of Fine Arts through the mid-1990s and document the day to day maintenance of the School as well as the large scale vision held by faculty and administration. General administrative files such as financial records, meeting minutes, proposals, reports, and correspondence comprise the bulk of the collection. Correspondence from Dean Davidson Taylor and Associate Dean Grafton Nunes is well represented. Records from the Translation Center tend to focus on individual issues, but there are also files concerning fundraising, publicity, and the many awards granted on a yearly basis.

The scrapbooks are as varied as the collectors who composed the different books. They cover an assortment of topics, mostly related to Columbia University history from the 1850s to the 1960s. Among the subject areas addressed in these books are Columbia schools, student life, fraternities, sports teams, reunions, commencement, and famous alumni.

Thirty-three transcripts from the network broadcast of Seminar in 1952-1953.

This collection consists of the membership files, dinner records and minutes of the Society of Older Graduates.

A collection of over 340 pieces of original material related to the demonstrations at Columbia University and their aftermath, focused on activities led by the Columbia Students for a Democratic Society (Columbia SDS) to protest the Vietnam War, end the construction of a Columbia gymnasium on public park land in Harlem, and include University students in institutional decision-making. Most items date to the spring and fall of 1968, including newspaper and magazine clippings, flyers for protests and demonstrations, letters, leaflets, journal and newspaper issues, essays, notices, press releases, memos, meeting minutes, proposals, and many other items, all collected and archived by Stuart Gedal, a student at Columbia (1966-1969) and prominent SDS member. The collection also includes numerous SDS related material such as founding documents (Port Huron Statement), conference materials, and educational pamphlets. There is also some content concerning the Weatherman Underground Organization, an off-shoot of SDS, including a rare first printing of the booklet Prairie Fire.

This collections contants the administrative papers from 1950 to 1970s, which document the establishment of the Assembly and how it operated in the framework of Columbia University and its Business School. It also includes the volumes created for each Assembly topic and meeting year. The volumes contain both original manuscript material (e.g., correspondence, memos, reports, photographs, programs, etc.) related to the planning and execution of each meeting as well as published reports and publications generated for the meeting. Topics addressed by the Assembly over the years include: US Foreign Policy, Outer Space, Nuclear/Atom Power, International Relations, Collapse of the USSR, Arms Control, US Economy, Domestic policy issues (health insurance, labor, black economic development), Religion and American Life, Social Issues, Arts and Public Policy, Environmental issues, Politics, Tax System, Financial Systems, World Migration and US Policy. The collection also includes The Assembly's publications and a participant index.

This collection represents the Columbia Jester holdings at the University Archives. This finding aid was created to facilitate access. Please note that the "Laddies' Home Journal" parody issue can be found in the Flat Files Collection (UA#0180). Where available, links to digital issues have been included.

This collection consists of Thomas A. McGoey's records, from the various administrative positions he held and some personal records he collected during his over-30-year career at Columbia. The office files include subject files, reading files (outgoing correspondence), and meeting minutes. The personal files contain mostly articles, newspaper clippings, and press releases, but also some memorabilia and correspondence.

Minutes, constitution, by laws, administrative records, financial records, rosters

This collection consists of deeds from various land transactions and gifts of property from donors to Columbia University.

The University Artifacts Collection contains objects, textiles, buttons, trophies, ribbons, plaques, plates, and other three-dimensional items used as well as created by or for the University since its founding in 1754 as King's College. Some items were created for specific individuals or classes.

This collection consists of the records related to ceremonies, events, prizes, dinners, etc. It includes the planning records of events related to University prizes (Butler Medal, Bancroft, Cabot, Horwitz), honorary degrees, dignitary visits, presidential inaugurations and commencement. There are also materials related to the University's greetings, credentials and representation at non-Columbia events.