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Andrew W. Cordier papers, 1918-1975
160 linear feetCarnegie Corporation of New York records, circa 1872-2015
3000 linear feetMinutes, correspondence, annual reports, press releases, financial records, photographs, memorabilia, audiovisual, digital and printed materials document the philanthropic activities and administration of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The collection is actively growing, primarily through regular document transfers from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Andrew Carnegie's biographical information and personal philanthropic activity can be found in Series VII. In addition, his pre-1911 gifts, most notably his donations for libraries and church organs, can be found on microfilm (Series II), in the Home Trust Company Records (VI.A), and Financial Record Books (I.C.1). Grant files (Series III.A), which comprise the bulk of the collection) provide information on projects and institutions founded, endowed or supported by the Corporation. The Special Initiatives series (Series IV) contains the records of task forces, commissions and councils, formed by the Corporation mostly during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s to address specific issues. The Corporation's records include those of other Carnegie philanthropic organizations (Series VI), including the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Home Trust Company, both of which shared staff, officers, and office space with the Corporation for a period of time.
Columbia LGBT records, 1961-1990, bulk 1967-1989
8.83 linear feetColumbia University Committee on Student Organizations records, 1905-1919
0.83 linear feetColumbia University Library Office files, 1890-1998
48.37 linear feetColumbia University. School of Library Service. Alumni collection, 1887-1967
35 linear feetCorrespondence, memoranda, reports, etc.
Constance Baker Motley Papers, 1935-2006
13.72 linear feetThe bulk of the Motley papers document her professional life. The papers include correspondence, manuscripts, memoranda, speeches, interviews, photographs, audio cassettes, and memorabilia.
Dan Carpenter papers, 1880-1993
6.5 linear feetDouglas Putnam Haskell papers, 1866-1979-(bulk 1949-1964).
56 Linear FeetEast Side House records, 1851-1992
18 linear feetThe records include addresses, annual reports, correspondence, memos, minutes, program files, newsclippings, administrative records, photographs, video tape, and film. They include material dating from the decades prior to the establishment of the settlement which shed light on the philosophy and motivation of its founders, and offer a unique view of the first wave of the settlement house movement in America. The records document social conditions, demographic change, political activity and philanthropy in New York City. Addresses by East Side House founder Everett P. Wheeler, included in Series I, document his family history and career as a lawyer and civic reformer prior to the founding of East Side House. Wheeler's correspondence details his role in establishing the settlement and managing it during its first decades.