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Albert Field Collection of Playing Cards, 16th - 20th centuries
6300 itemsThe Albert Field Collection of Playing Cards contains more than 6300 individual decks of playing cards as well as extensive ephemera and a library of reference books. The decks, ranging from the 16th through the 20th centuries, and across the world, are a rich vein of primary source material in popular imagery, costume, advertising, propaganda, as well as elite culture. Holdings are especially strong from early modern England, revolutionary France, the early American Republic, across a broad range of nineteenth-century national styles, and especially in transformation cards.
Alumni Class Records, 1850-1989
24.84 linear feetThe Alumni Class Records contains materials pertaining to the alumni from the Classes of 1842 to 1963, from Columbia College and the School of Mines, later the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Content includes programs, menus, invitations, clippings, correspondence, and printed matter related to activities from college days to the many reunion events in the subsequent years.
Buildings and grounds collection, 1755-2011, bulk 1880-2000
15.85 linear feetColumbia Clefhangers records, 1991-2013
0.42 linear feetThe collection consists of musical arrangements, correspondence, flyers, schedules, membership lists, budget information, newsletters as well as two CDs of recorded music.
Columbia University in World War I Collection, 1914-1970
8.92 linear feetColumbia University in World War II collection, 1933-1975
32.02 linear feetComic Art collection, circa 1884-2016
9 linear feetA teaching collection of original comic art, much of which sheds light on various historical styles or techniques. Accompanied by several comic books. Materials includes daily newspaper strip art, Sunday newspaper strip art, single-panel cartoons, comic book pages, and related comics material, such as printing plates and ephemera.
Historical biographical files, 1800-2022
184.31 linear feetThe materials that comprise the Historical Biographical Files have been collected and added to from a variety of sources over the years by current and previous staff. The files consist of materials related to people who have a connection to the University whether as student, alumni, administrator, faculty, staff, guest lecturer, or honorary degree recipient. Materials generally consist of newspaper and magazine clippings, press releases, programs, ephemera, printed matter, lists, reports, and pamphlets.
Historical subject files, 1810s-2022, bulk 1968-1972
182.23 linear feetJoanne Grant research files, 1963-1968
1.44 linear feetLGBT Ephemera from countries of Eastern Europe, 2019
2 Linear Feet6 brochures (folded), 1 T-shirt, 2 tote bags, 2 pinback buttons, 4 stickers
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Collection, 2020
2.42 Linear FeetA 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
Seymour B. Durst Collection of Historical Manuscripts, Documents & Newspapers, 1764-1990
67 Linear FeetA collection of 17 cataloged items collected by Seymour B. Durst as part of his Old York Library collection. In addition there is a quite extensive collection of newspapers.