Thomas Scott Fiske Correspondence, 1891-1926
Summary Information
Abstract
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#0428
- Bib ID:
- 4078760 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Fiske, Thomas Scott, 1865-1944
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 6.5 linear feet (13 manuscript boxes)
- Language(s):
- English .
- 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.
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The cataloged correspondence box is located onsite. The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 1-12. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
Box six is undergoing conservation treatment and is closed. 2023-09-21. kws
Description
Summary
Personal and professional correspondence of Fiske, including that of the Columbia University Mathematics Dept. The material consists principally of letters received by Dr. Fiske from contemporary mathematicians, teachers, and organizations in the field of mathematics. Also present are some copies of letters by Fiske.
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Series II: Chronological Correspondence
The materials comprise Fiske's corresondence, group by year(s) and then sorted alphabetically.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two series.
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.
The cataloged correspondence box is located onsite. The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 1-12. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
Box six is undergoing conservation treatment and is closed. 2023-09-21. kws
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Thomas Scott Fiske Correspondence; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Related Archival Materials
Professor Fiske's correspondence as an officer of the American Mathematical Society is now in the possession of that organization.
Reproduction Note
Type of reproduction--Copies in part
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1940. Accession number--M-40.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/89. The 19 arranged "boxes" referenced in the old typed/PDF finding are actually poorly-bound binders. These were rehoused into 12 manuscript boxes.
Revision Description
2009-06-26 File created.
2013-07-01 XML document instance created by Catherine C. Ricciardi
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
2023-09-11 Series II updated to reflect 12 boxes, not 19 boxes
Biographical / Historical
Mathematician. Fiske was professor of mathematics at Columbia University, and chairman of that department for many years. He was an officer of the American Mathematical Society.
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