Historical biographical files, 1800-2022

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
UA#0004
Bib ID:
4202865 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Columbia University. Archives
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
184.31 linear feet (434 document boxes, 11 half-size document boxes, 1 tube box)
Language(s):
Material is primarily in English, with some French, German, Spanish, and Italian.
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

There are no restrictions on this collection.

The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 348-440 and 443-445. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

Description

Summary

The 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.

Arrangement

The files are arranged alphabetically by last name. In addition to specifically named files, there are general alphabetical files (e.g."AA-AB") and files for multiple individuals with the same last name (e.g."Jones"). The general alphabetical files generally precede the specifically named files in each alphabetical range. If a listing for a specific individual is not found in the container list, it is possible that there is relevant materials in the appropriate general alphabetical file.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

There are no restrictions on this collection.

The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 348-440 and 443-445. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. Responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Historical Biographical Files; Box and Folder; University Archives, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University in the City of New York.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Revision Description

2010-07-30 File created.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

2023-01-19 Box 446 added.

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Genre/Form
Clippings (Information Artifacts) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Correspondence CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Ephemera (general object genre) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Menus CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Press releases CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Programs (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Reports CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Speeches (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Barzun, Jacques, 1907-2012 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Bromfield, Louis, 1896-1956 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Clinton, DeWitt, 1769-1828 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Columbia University CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Columbia University -- Administration CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Columbia University -- Alumni and alumnae CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Columbia University -- Faculty CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Columbia University -- Officials and employees CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Columbia University -- Presidents CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Columbia University -- Students CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Cordier, Andrew W (Andrew Wellington), 1901-1975 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Coykendall, Frederick, 1872-1954 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Dewey, John, 1859-1952 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Dewey, Melvil, 1851-1931 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Drisler, Henry, 1818-1897 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Eisenhower, Dwight D (Dwight David), 1890-1969 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Gildersleeve, Virginia Crocheron, 1877-1965 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Haswell, Hollee CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Hogan, Frank CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Holtzoff, Alexander, 1886-1969 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Kemp, James Furman, 1859-1926 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Kirk, Grayson L. (Grayson Louis), 1903-1997 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Krutch, Joseph Wood, 1893-1970 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Lamont, Corliss, 1902-1995 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Lohf, Kenneth A. CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Low, Seth, 1850-1916 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
McGill, William J. (William James), 1922-1997 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Moses, Robert, 1888-1981 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Pei, I. M., 1917- CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Prezzolini, Giuseppe, 1882-1982 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Pupin, Michael, 1858-1935 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Rudd, Mark CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Sovern, Michael I. CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Tannenbaum, Frank, 1893-1969 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Wechsler, Herbert, 1909-2000 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
College administrators -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
College students -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID