Alexander Hamilton Papers Publication Project records, 1700-1981
Alexander Hamilton Papers Publication Project records, 1700-1981
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#0544
- Bib ID:
- 4078858 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 160 linear feet (321 boxes including 282 microfilm reels, 32 card file drawers in a black filing cabinet on stack 14 near 53e.)
- 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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This collection is located off-site. 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.
Description
Summary
Correspondence, typescripts, photocopies, microfilms, card files, and notes of the Alexander Hamilton Papers Publication Project, 1955-1981. The correspondence files of the editor, Harold C. Syrett, and his staff concerning the operations, activities, gathering of data, photocopies, and microfilm reproductions of letters, manuscripts, and documents by, to, and about Alexander Hamilton and selected and edited for publication by Columbia University Press as THE PAPERS OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON (New York, 1961-1970). Also, the corrected typescript copies of texts to be published, photocopies of letters, manuscripts, and documents by, to, and about Alexander Hamilton; microfilms of manuscript materials in a variety of repositories; and photocopies of newspaper articles relating to Hamilton.
Arrangement
Photocopies of letters, manuscripts, and documents by, to, and concerning Hamilton are arranged in chronological order.
Some Special Files are arranged in alphabetical order by name or subject.
Microfilm reels are arranged on the shelf by collection title.
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.
This collection is located off-site. 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.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Reproductions 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); Alexander Hamilton Papers Publication Project records; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Reproduction Note
Type of reproduction--Photocopies in part
Type of reproduction--Microfilm in part. 282 reels of microfilm.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Columbia University Press. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1981. Accession number--M-81.
Publications About Described Materials
Alexander Hamilton. The Papers of Alexander Hamilton. New York : Columbia University Press, 1961-1979.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Processed by BRC/AR - 6/81. Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/89.
Revision Description
2010-02-10 Legacy finding aid created from Pro Cite.
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
2022-12-16 Microfilm from law school added to finding aid. kws
Biographical / Historical
The Alexander Hamilton Papers Publication Project ran from 1955 until 1981. The correspondence files of the editor, Harold C. Syrett 1913- (M. A. 1938; Ph.D. 1944) and his staff concerns the operations, activities gathering of data photocopies of letters manuscripts and documents by to and about Alexander Hamilton 1757-1804 selected and edited for publication by Columbia University Press as The Papers of Alexander Hamilton New York 1961-1979.
Harold C. Syrett (1913-) was the editor for this project (M.A., 1938; Ph.D., 1944).
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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Series I: Correspondence
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Series II: Special Files
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Series III: Chronology
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Series IV: Typescriopt Files
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Series V: Book Reviews of the Published Volumes
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Microfilm transferred from the law school, 2022.
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Series VIII. Card File Indexes
Box Drawer 1 Folder File 1
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