Luther Harris Evans papers, 1952-1970

Luther Harris Evans papers, 1952-1970

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#0406
Bib ID:
4079697 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Evans, Luther Harris, 1902-1981
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
23 linear feet (54 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.

The following boxes are located off-site: 2-55. 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.

Description

Summary

Correspondence, manuscripts, reports, and printed materials. The papers, which consist to a large extent of mimeographed and printed reports of various organizations with which Evans was affiliated, chronicle a wide range of his activities in the fields of law, international relations, and library service. Among the cataloged correspondents are: Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Norman Cousins, S. Radhakrishnan, and Paul H. Douglas.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into 11 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 following boxes are located off-site: 2-55. 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.

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); Luther Harris Evans papers; 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.

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Luther Evans, 1975 & 1976.

Transfer from Lehman Library, 1986.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Evans, Luther. Method of acquisition--Gift; Accession number--M-1975.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Processed by Mary Boone Bowling, 21 July 1976; rev. BRC 1/77; rev. BRC/PR 4/86.

Revision Description

2010-01-28 Legacy finding aid created from Pro Cite.

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

Biographical / Historical

Educator & librarian. He was Director of the Historical Records Survey, Director of the Legislative Reference Service at the Library of Congress, Librarian of Congress from 1945 to 1953, Director General of UNESCO, and Director of the international and legal collections at the Columbia University Libraries, 1962-1971.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Agendas (administrative records)
Memorandums
Reports
minutes (administrative records)
Name
American Civil Liberties Union
Cousins, Norman
Douglas, Paul H (Paul Howard), 1892-1976
Fisher, Dorothy Canfield, 1879-1958
Library of Congress
Radhakrishnan, S (Sarvepalli), 1888-1975
Unesco
Place
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989
Subject
Educators
Government executives -- United States
Government libraries
International agencies
International relations
Law
Librarians
Library science
Library science -- Societies, etc
Political refugees

Series I: Correspondence


Box 1

Cataloged letters


Box 1

UNESCO Correspondence, 1953


Box 1

Correspondence, miscellaneous, 1960s


Box 2

Correspondence, miscellaneous

Series II: Federal Library Survey Project


Box 3

1954-1962


Box 4

1954-1962 - loose


Box 5

Correspondence and drafts


Box 6

Manuscripts


Box 7

Miscellaneous reports


Box 8

Miscellaneous reports


Box 9

Miscellaneous reports


Box 10

Miscellaneous reports


Box 11

Miscellaneous reports


Box 12

Miscellaneous material


Box 13

Miscellaneous material

Series III: U.N. International Cooperation Year


Box 14

Memoranda, reports and printed material, 1965

Series IV: UNESCO


Box 15

Clippings and releases, 1953-1955


Box 16

Clippings and releases, 1953-1955


Box 17

Clippings and releases, 1953-1955


Box 18

Reprints and memoranda, 1962-1965


Box 19

Reprints and memoranda, 1962-1965


Box 20

Reprints and memoranda, 1962-1965


Box 21

Reprints and memoranda, 1962-1965


Box 22

Memoranda and reports, ca. 1955-1970


Box 23

Memoranda and reports, ca. 1955-1970


Box 24

U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Memoranda and reports, ca. 1955-1970


Box 25

U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Memoranda and reports, ca. 1955-1970


Box 26

U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Memoranda and reports, ca. 1955-1970

Series V: Copyright


Box 27

Correspondence and reprints, 1964-1967


Box 28

Correspondence and reprints, 1964-1967

Series VI: Universities and The Quest For Peace


Box 29

Correspondence and related material, 1962-1969


Box 30

Correspondence and related material, 1962-1969


Box 31

Correspondence and related material, 1962-1969

Series VII: Commission To Study The Organization Of Peace


Box 32

Memoranda, reports and some correspondence


Box 33

Memoranda, reports and some correspondence


Box 34

Memoranda, reports and some correspondence


Box 35

Memoranda, reports and some correspondence


Box 36

Printed materials

Series VIII: American Civil Libertties Union


Box 37

1964-1966


Box 38

Adgendas, memoranda, minutes, etc., 1962-1964


Box 39

Adgendas, memoranda, minutes, etc., 1964-1969


Box 40

Adgendas, memoranda, minutes, etc., 1963-1969


Box 41

Adgendas, memoranda, minutes, etc., 1963-1969


Box 42

Committees


Box 43

Committees


Box 44

Undated


Box 45

Miscellaneous


Box 46

Miscellaneous


Box 47

Printed and mimeograph material


Box 48

Printed and mimeograph material


Box 49

Printed material


Box 50

Printed material

Series IX: Miscellaneous Subjects


Box 51

Columbia University


Box 51

George Washington


Box 51

Luis Alberto Sanchez


Box 51

Miscellaneous

Series X: United States Committee For Refugees


Box 52

Memoranda, minutes and printed material


Box 53

Memoranda, minutes and printed material


Box 54

Memoranda, minutes and printed material

Series XI: Printed Material


Box 55

Miscellaneous printed items